★ merge

　　v.(使)结合，(使)合并，(使)合为一体

　　【例1】That will continue to merge traditional animation and computer animation.它将继续使传统动画与电脑动画相结合。

　　【例2】We have decided to merge these small firms into one large company.我们已经决定把这些小公司合并成一家大公司。

　　【构词】merg(沉没)+e→吞没

　　【同义替换】incorporate, conflate

　　★ norm

　　n.准则，规范

　　【例1】Criminal behavior seems to be the norm in this neighborhood.犯罪行为似乎是这一带的正常现象。

　　【例2】The need for unity is a well-accepted norm in the conduct of war.上阵杀敌必须团结，这已是一个被广泛接受的准则。

　　【同义替换】standard, criterion

　　【派生】normal a.标准的，正常的

　　★ repression

　　n.压抑，压制，镇压

　　【例1】Sometimes, sudden cessation of speech or a thought process without an immediate observable cause considered a consequence of repression。说话或思绪偶尔无意识地突然中断，可能是感情压抑的结果。

　　【例2】We are determined to aid their struggle against violent repression。我们坚决援助他们反对残暴镇压的斗争。

　　【构词】re+ press(压)+ion→压抑

　　【同义替换】restraint, suppression, inhibition

　　【派生】repressive a.镇压的，压抑的，压制的

　　★ shrewd

　　a.机灵的，敏锐的；精明的

　　【例】His skill in negotiating earned him a reputation as a shrewd tactician。他的谈判技巧使他赢得了精明战略家的名声。

　　【同义替换】smart, bright, clever, intelligent

　　★ academic

　　a.学院的，大学的；学术性的；理论的

　　【例1】At one time, this view was dominating over the academic circles.这种观点在学术界一度占据着支配地位。

　　【例2】Academic freedom and university autonomy are the centralized reflection of cultural orientation.学术自由与大学自治是大学制度文化取向的集中体现。

　　【真题】Mr. McWhorter’s academic specialty is language history and change, and he sees the gradual disappearance of “whom,” for example, to be natural and no more regrettable than the loss of the case-endings of Old English. McWhorter.先生研究的学术领域是语言历史和演变，例如他将“whom”一词的  逐步消亡看作正常现象，同古英语尾格消失一样不值得惋惜。