succeed to 继承
succeed sb. as继某人出任
succeed sb. in 继某人接管treasuren. 财富,财宝;受重视,被视为珍宝的人或物vt. 储藏,珍藏;重视,珍惜
语境记忆He treasures your letters.
他把你的信看得非常宝贵。
variation2 n. 不同,变化,差异,变动;(生物的)物种变异,变异的物种,变种;变奏曲
语境记忆British English ,American English, Australian English and South African English are the major variation of the English language.
英国英语、美国英语、澳洲英语和南非英语是英语的主要变体。
worth18 adj. 值……的,价值相当于……的 ;值得……的,有……价值的n. 价值,人或物的价值,值某一价值的量
语境记忆I only hope you feel it was worth the wait when you finally read it.
我只希望当你们读到这本书时,会感到所有的等待都是值得的。
搭 配worth it 值得;有益
be worth doing (事)值得做
辨 异worth,value:
value是指认为某事(物)是否有用或有重要的价值;worth是指从精神、文化方面的优秀特点产生的实质价值,主要用于暗示精神和人格方面的优秀程度。
1.When the engine would not start, the mechanic inspected all the parts to find what was at .
A.wrongB.troubleC.faultD.difficulty
2.Before we move, we should some of the old furniture, so that we can have more room in the new house.
A. discard B. dissipateC. cancel D. conceal
3.It was clear that the small grocer was people who he owed money to.
A.at the expense ofB.at the risk of
C.in the way ofD.at the mercy of
4.Their demand for a pay raise has not the slightest of being met.
A.prospectB.predictionC.prosperityD.permission
5.Some people criticize family doctors fortoo many medicines for minor illnesses.
A.prescribing B.ordering C.advising D.delivering
6.It is ratherthat we still do not know how many species there are in the world today.
A.misleading B.embarrassing
C.boring D.demanding
7.A friendship may be ,casual, situational or deep and lasting.
A.identical B.original C.superficial D.critical
8.I am afraid that you have to alter your views in light of the tragic news that has just arrived.
A.indifferent B.distressing
C.optimistic D.pessimistic
9.They stood gazing at the happyof children playing in the park.
A.perspective B.view C.landscape D.scene
10.Even though he was guilty, the judge did not send him to prison.
A.merciful B.impartial
C.conscientious D.conspicuous
1.wrong 和 fault 均有“错误、毛病”之意,at fault 是习语,意为“有毛病,是问题之所在”,而 wrong 经常用于 in the wrong 这一结构中。
2.四个选择的意思分别是:A.丢弃;B.驱散,浪费;C.取消;D.隐藏。
3.at the mercy of 在……支配下,在……摆布下,用于人时一般是贬义。
4.prospect 希望;prediction 预测,预言;prosperity 兴旺;permission 同意。
5.一些人责怪家庭医生为一些小毛病开出太多的药品。
prescribing 开药,处方;ordering 命令,订购,指示;advising 建议,通知,通告;delivering 发送,接生,传送。
6.使我们感到苦恼的是,我们仍然不知道当今世界上究竟有多少物种。misleading 误导,误信;embarrassing 令人尴尬的;boring 令人厌烦的,令人乏味的;demanding 难度很大的,要求很高的,很费力的。
7.友谊可以是肤浅的,随意的,根据情况的或者深厚并且长久的。identical 同一的,完全的;original 原先的,起初的;superficial表面的,肤浅的;critical批评的,挑剔的,评判的。
8.鉴于刚刚传来的不幸消息,你的乐观想法恐怕得变一变了。indifferent 不在乎的,冷漠的,不注意的;distressing 令人失望的,使人痛苦的;optimistic 乐观的;pessimistic 悲观的。
9.他们站着,注视着小孩在公园里玩耍的欢乐场面。
perspective视角,看法;view 观点,风景,视线;landscape 风景画,景象;scene情景。
10.尽管他有罪,但这位仁慈的法官没把他送进监狱。
merciful慈悲的,怜悯的;impartial公正的,不偏袒的,公平的;conscientious自觉的,勤奋的,谨慎的;conspicuous显眼的,明显的。
An old lady who was very deaf and who thought everything too dear, went into a shop and asked the shopman:"How much is this stuff?"
"Seven dollars, Madam, it is very cheap. "The lady said, "It is too much, give it to me for fourteen.""I did not say seventeen dollars, but seven."
"It is still too much,"replied the old lady, "give it to me for five."
一位耳聋并且总是嫌东西太贵的老太太走进一家商店。
她问店员:"这东西要多少钱?"
"七美元,太太,这是很便宜的。" 老太太说:"太贵了,十四美元差不多。"
店员忙说:"我没说十七美元,是七美元。"
"还是太贵,"老太太说:"五美元,我就买啦。