我们知道,复习贵在持之以恒,尤其像英语这种学科,单词、翻译、作文都需要坚持定时定量的练习,才会有效果。具体每天该如何复习、复习多少,2016考研的同学们应该根据自身的实际情况来制定,我们可以定期给你提供一些小练习,坚持读下去,也会对你有不小的帮助。
★ cargo
n.货物
【例】The ship carried cargoes of coal, lumber, and other goods.这艘船载有煤炭、木材以及其他货物。
【构词】car(汽车)+go(走)→载在汽车上被运走的东西→货物
【同义替换】freight, shipment, loading
★ inertia
n.不活动,惰性;惯性
【例1】I am unable to throw off this feeling of inertia.我无法摆脱这种懒散的感觉。
【例2】Inertia is the tendency of a body to resist acceleration.惯性是物体抗拒加速度的倾向。
【构词】in-(不)+ert(动)+ia→不活动
【同义替换】inaction
【派生】inertial a.惯性的;不活跃的
★ miserable
a.痛苦的,悲惨的
【例】How can I keep a family on such a miserable wage?靠这么可怜的工资我怎么能养家?
【同义替换】poor, tragic, heartrending, pathetic, wretched
【派生】miserably ad.悲惨地,可怜地 misery n.悲惨,可怜
【真题】Rather than concluding that children make parents either happy or miserable, Senior suggests we need to redefine happiness: instead of thinking of it as something that can be measured by moment-to-moment joy, we should consider being happy as a past-tense condition. Jennifer Senior没有指出养孩子到底是使得父母快乐还是痛苦,她倒是认为,我们需要重新定义幸福:幸福不应该是一个个瞬间的快乐组合的可以被衡量的东西,而应 该被视为一种过去式的状态。
★ potential
a.潜在的,可能的 n.潜能,潜力
【例】The book is arguably a potential best seller.该书或可成为一部畅销书。
【构词】pot(能力)+-entail→无限延伸的潜能→潜力,潜能
【同义替换】possible, probable, latent; capability, ability
【派生】potentiality n.潜力;可能性 potentially ad.可能地,潜在地
【真题1】It “has the potential to eliminate an entire class of patents.”它“有可能消除这一整类专利”。
【真题2】Similar to newly staked mining claims, they are full of potential.这与新近开发的采矿资源比较类似,它们都充满着可能性。
【真题3】Not surprisingly, newly published discovery claims and credible discoveries that appear to be important and convincing will always be open to challenge and potential modification or refutation by future researchers.不足为奇的是,新发表的重要的、有说服力的发现和可信的发现将会被后来的研究者质疑,并带来潜在的修改甚至驳斥。
【真题4】The potential evolution of today’s technology, and its social consequences, is dazzlingly complicated, and it’s perhaps best left to science fiction writers and futurologists to explore the many possibilities we can envisage.今天可能的技术进步,以及其产生的社会影响非常复杂,最好还是留给科幻作家或者是未来学者去探索我们能想到的可能性吧。
【真题5】While seemingly innocent, this loss of mental focus can potentially have a damaging impact on our professional, social, and personal wellbeing.虽然看起来无关大碍,但注意力无法集中可能会对我们的职业、社交和个人生活带来破坏性的影响。
耐心之树,结黄金之果。前进的路看似曲折,但只要认准方向,并抱着坚定的信念“耗”到底,就终会到达理想的彼岸。马克思说过一句话:生活就像海洋,只有意志坚强的人,才能到达彼岸。考研也一样,祝各位考生都能成为最后的胜者。