1、自考高级英语上册自考高级英语上册Contradiction,contrarinessContradiction:u.矛盾，对立矛盾，对立 c.对立的事物对立的事物-I found no contradiction between his publicly expressed ideas and his private actions.-His private actions are in contradiction to/with his publicly expressed ideas.-A round square is a contradiction in terms用词矛盾用词矛盾.C
2、ontrariness(u.)(contrary)相反，对立面，相反，对立面，-Hot and cold are contrariness.Saving graceA saving grace is a good quality or feature in a person or thing that prevents them from being completely bad or worthless.可取之处例：Agings one saving grace is you worry less about what people think.年迈的一个可取之处是你不那么担心他人的想法了。
3、Vexation n.苦恼；恼怒；令人烦恼的事 Vexation is a feeling of being annoyed,puzzled,and frustrated.恼火例：He kicked the broken machine in vexation.他懊恼得踢了这台坏机器一脚。Dim 微暗的微暗的;朦胧的朦胧的 模糊的模糊的,看不清楚看不清楚Dim:not bright,not clearly to be seen不亮的不亮的dim light of a candle 微弱的烛光微弱的烛光 a dim room 光线不好的房间光线不好的房间 the dim outline of a
4、 building 房屋的模糊轮廓房屋的模糊轮廓 Dark：with no or very little light黑暗的Its getting too dark to take photographs.proceed If you proceed to do something,you do it,often after doing something else first.(做完某事之后)接着(做另一事)例：He proceeded to tell me of my birth.他接着给我讲了我的出生。If you proceed with a course of action,you c
5、ontinue with it.继续进行(某行动)例：The group proceeded with a march they knew would lead to bloodshed.这群人继续进行他们知道会导致流血事件的一次游行。(某事件或活动带来的)收入例：The proceeds of the concert went to charity.音乐会的收入给了慈善机构。Make for导致；有助于；走向 He rose from his seat and made for the door.他起身向门口走去。A happy parent makes for a happy child.
6、幸福的家长造就幸福的孩子。Five ports of knowledgeFive senses of sight,hearing,smell,taste and touch,here representing all the senses.Plunge:使投入使投入,使插入使插入,使陷入使陷入plunge a country into war 使一个国家陷入战争使一个国家陷入战争 plunge a room into darkness plunge sb.into deep sorrow.no difficulty in plunging their earthly parts into ob
7、livionNo difficulty in forgetting their functions in the worldNo difficulty in falling sleepbe given to 癖好的；喜爱的；习惯的癖好的；喜爱的；习惯的She is a young girl given to tears.她是一个爱哭的女孩。她是一个爱哭的女孩。Hes given to taking long walks.他非常喜欢长途散步。他非常喜欢长途散步。Like:(sing.)(n.)相似的人或事务相似的人或事务-You should only compare like with lik
8、e.只应在同类事务中做比较。只应在同类事务中做比较。Ive never seen the like of it.我从未见过这种事。我从未见过这种事。Jazz,rock and the like.Thanks to:owing to,due to We finished the task ahead of schedule/in advance thanks to our hard work.Thanks to the policy of reforming and opening,Chinas economy has developed quickly.Refresh:(以食物以食物,睡眠等睡
9、眠等)使精力使精力(记忆记忆)恢复恢复;使精神振作使精神振作 I think I will just refresh myself with a cup of tea.喝杯茶提神喝杯茶提神 refresh sb.s memory 唤起唤起/恢复某人的记忆恢复某人的记忆 Given:约定的；特定的；指定的Do it within the given time.At a given time we will all shout“Happy birthday to you”.Given:假设的，假使的假设的，假使的 Given good weather,our ship will reach Sha
10、nghai Monday evening.假如天气好，我们的船将于星期一晚上到达上海。假如天气好，我们的船将于星期一晚上到达上海。Given that I have five more minutes,I will finish the exam.take sth.to heart 为某事耿耿于怀为某事耿耿于怀,为某事忧虑为某事忧虑Dont take it to heart.别把它放在心上。别把它放在心上。Dont take my criticism to heart.不要把我的批评放在心上不要把我的批评放在心上Torment,abuseTorment：n.痛苦痛苦 v.Cause sever
11、e suffering to;annoy折磨折磨 suffer torment(s)from 因因.而受苦而受苦She suffered torment from headache.Dont torment yourself by thinking of the past.Abuse:treat badly;ill-treat 滥用滥用,虐待虐待,辱骂辱骂 abuse ones privilege abuse a childabuse a friend Remonstrate with sb.,against sth.抗议，告诫抗议，告诫We remonstrate against his c
12、ruelty to old people.I remonstrated with him about his rudeness.Inhuman:非人的非人的,不近人情的不近人情的,非人道的非人道的,残忍的残忍的,inhuman treatment 虐待虐待 Treatment of prisoners in that jail was considered inhuman.Fancy 想象想象I think he would come but its only a fancy of mine.我想他会来的我想他会来的,不过这仅是我的设想罢了。不过这仅是我的设想罢了。Leap:leapt 或 l
13、eaped,leaping 跳跃，跳越 The dog leapt over the fence.狗跳过了围栏。狗跳过了围栏。Leap:闪过；突然想起闪过；突然想起 The idea leaped into his mind.这个想法突然闪过他的脑海这个想法突然闪过他的脑海。Those memories and fancies which had been buried deep in ones mind for ten years will sometimes crop up突然出现突然出现.Eventful:多事多事(故故)的的,重要的重要的,重大的重大的 an eventful year
14、 多事之秋多事之秋,多事的一年多事的一年 an eventful meeting between heads of states 两国首脑间的重要会晤两国首脑间的重要会晤 There is no comparing notes with them.You can not exchange ideas with pare notes with1.(与与)商量，商量，(同同)交换意见；讨论交换意见；讨论2.(和和)对笔记对笔记I also need one or two evenings to compare notes with my home company on what we have d
15、iscussed during the day.我还需要一、两个晚上，跟我公司就我们白天的洽谈情况交换一下意见。我还需要一、两个晚上，跟我公司就我们白天的洽谈情况交换一下意见。No midnight confidence.知心话知心话exchange confidences 互谈心事互谈心事 Have confidence in oneself No casting up the balance of the days pleasure and pain.Cast up:计算，把计算，把加起来加起来Not able to calculate whether you have more plea
16、sure than pain or have more pain than pleasure in a days life.induce,tempt Induce:bring about,cause 招致招致,引起引起 illness induced by overwork Too much food induces sleepiness.Induce:persuade or influence sb.to do sth.bring about引诱；诱导引诱；诱导,劝诱劝诱 We couldnt induce the old lady to travel by air.Nothing shal
17、l induce me to join their club.Tempt:persuade sb to do sth wrong or foolish 诱惑诱惑,引诱引诱,怂恿怂恿-He was tempted into a life of crime by greed and laziness.Serve ones turn 适用This job will serve my turn.这项工作将适合我的需要。I think this book will serve my turn.我想这本书将适合我的需要。She caught hold of it to serve her own turn
18、.她抓住这一点为自己服务。Imaginary(想象的，虚构的）,imaginative（想象丰富的，富有想象力的）Ghosts are imaginary.The interviewer was looking for imaginative answers.imaginary imaginative imaginable意思都含“想象的”。imaginary指“想象的”、“虚构的”,如:Although the main characters in the novel are so true to life,they are imaginary.imaginative指“富于想象力的”,如:
19、Scott was an imaginative writer.imaginable 指“可想象的”,常放在名词后面,前加 all,only,every 或最高级形容词,如:This is the only solution imaginable.of little/no avail:not very/not at all helpful or effective 没有多大/没有一点儿帮助,用处或效果 The advice we got was of no avail.Their efforts were of no avail.Avail：v.有用,有利Deft:skilful and qu
20、ick,esp with the hands 熟练的,灵巧的 She is deft at dealing with reporters.With deft fingers she undid the wire.fare:get on,progress 进展,过日子 How did you fare while you were abroad?Fare:money chargedA bus/taxi fareA single/double fareFare:foodA bill of foodWholesome food 卫生食品Meditate on/upon:think deeply 深思
21、,沉思,冥想 He sat there meditating on his misfortunes.Meditate:plan in ones mind 策划He meditate revenge/leaving home.Wonder:feel curiously;ask oneself想知道，自忖I was wondering how to get there quickly.dreary:driri 沉闷的,A dreary dayHis speech was dreary.Come on/upon :meet or find by chance I came on Tom playin
22、g football in the street yesterday.I have literally found it answer.Answer:Answer my need to sleep.I have found this method actually worked.Literal:correspondingly exact to the original 按照原文的按照原文的 a literal translation Idioms usually can not be translated literally into another language.成语通常不能照字面译成另
23、一种文字成语通常不能照字面译成另一种文字.Exact:correct in every detail精确的，正确的精确的，正确的Give me his exact words.Bare of:empty of /without 空的 The room is bare of furniture.空无家具的房间空无家具的房间.In winter the fields are bare of grass.Bare:without clothing 裸露的裸露的Bare legBare:without the usual covering and protection缺少遮盖的缺少遮盖的Bare hi
24、ll,floor Crooked:krukid歪的,弯曲的(not straight)Crook:bend into the shape of a curve使弯曲使弯曲Your tie is crooked.An old man with a crooked back.Twist:(twisted)turn and curve in different directions 缠绕缠绕,盘绕盘绕I twisted the bandage round her knee.The telephone wire has got twisted.扭曲或挤压某物使之变形扭曲或挤压某物使之变形Her fac
25、e was twisted with pain.曲解曲解(歪曲歪曲)Papers have twisted everything he said.A twisty road弯曲的道路弯曲的道路evokeivuk引引(唤唤)起起,召唤召唤(死者灵魂等死者灵魂等)evoke a spirit from the dead 为死者招魂为死者招魂 The book evoked memories of his boyhood.此书唤起了他对童年的回忆。此书唤起了他对童年的回忆。历年试题分析1.(2001,10)Once in bed,most folks I know seem to find no d
26、ifficulty in plunging their earthly parts into _.Oblivion blivin n.遗忘,忘却2.(2003,10)If it be true that out thoughts and mental images are perfectly _ things,like our books and pictures,to the inhabitants of the next world,Tangible n.有形资产有形资产a.实体的实体的,明白的明白的Discussing the question,some time 7 ,with an
27、old friend,she gave me her never-failing 8 for sleeplessness,which was to imagine 9 performing some trivial 10 over and over again,until,her mind becoming disgusted with the monotony of life,11 drew the curtain.Her favourite device was to imagine a picture not 12 quite plumb upon the wall,and then t
28、o proceed to straighten it.（200701）54.The poor,sick man is _ by the policemans endless interrogations.（200710）A.abused B.tormented77.在我看来，没有比睡眠问题更能说明事物的对立性了。（200810）With me,nothing illustrates the contrariness of things better than the matter of sleep.42.Although the main characters in the novel are
29、 so true to life,they are _.（201001）A.imaginary B.imaginative40.She has born a _ against me ever since I turned down her application.（0710)A.grudge B.maliceB.Translate the following into Chinese 1.人是很多矛盾的集合体人是很多矛盾的集合体.2.我们的思想和头脑中的意象完全是有形的东西我们的思想和头脑中的意象完全是有形的东西.3.过去我常常带着惊叹阅读那些吹捧好战的超人的故事过去我常常带着惊叹阅读那些吹
30、捧好战的超人的故事.4.人为的催眠方法很多，但他们仅在都不灵这一点上相同。人为的催眠方法很多，但他们仅在都不灵这一点上相同。B.Translate the following into Chinese 5.当她的脑子对这种单调的生活感到厌烦时当她的脑子对这种单调的生活感到厌烦时,睡眠就会拉上帷幕睡眠就会拉上帷幕.6.她最喜欢的方法就是想象墙上有一幅没挂好的画她最喜欢的方法就是想象墙上有一幅没挂好的画,然后去扶正它然后去扶正它.7.但我仍没有放弃找到某种快速入睡方法的希望但我仍没有放弃找到某种快速入睡方法的希望.8.今夜今夜,我将不再做诸如数跳羊和挂正歪画的那些毫无价值的想象我将不再做诸如数跳羊
31、和挂正歪画的那些毫无价值的想象.F.Translate the following into English Some people fall asleep as soon as their heads touch the pillows,while some other people can not fall asleep although they have been lying in bed several hours.The more he wants to sleep,the harder he falls asleep/the more wakeful he is.I belong
32、 to the latter.When I write an article,I feel an overpowering desire for sleep.When I go to bed,I can do anything but sleep.F.Translate the following into English I can compose great symphonies,paint magnificent pictures,and write very good essays.The artificial ways of inducing sleep are legion/a lot,but they are all ineffective.When I can not fall asleep at night,I imagine a dialogue with a friend/have a dialogue with a imaginary friend till I either laugh or fall asleep.I find this is a good way of falling asleep.
