40篇英语短文搞定高考3500个单词(一) 下载本文

36. highway ['ha?we?] 公路;捷径 n.

例句:I crossed the highway, dodging the traffic. 我闪身避让着来往的车辆,穿过了公路。

一句话记忆:公路一般是地势比较high(高的)way(路)。 37. grateful ['gre?tf ? l] 感谢的 adj.

例句:She was grateful to him for being so good to her. 她很感激他对她这么好。

一句话记忆:壁炉(grate)词尾加上ful。 38. power [‘pau?] 力量; 权利n. 例句:The king’s power was limited. 国王的权力有限。

一句话记忆:花(flower)的fl改为p。 39. recover from: 恢复

例句:It will be a long time before he recovers from his present troubles. 要使他从目前的困境中恢复过来需要很长时间。

一句话记忆:cover (覆盖)加上前缀re(再次)构成recover。 40. upset [?p’set] 沮丧的 adj. 例句:Marta looked upset. 玛尔塔看起来很沮丧。

一句话记忆:up + set = upset 41. fall in love with: 爱上

例句:Never stop smiling, for some man fall in love with your smile. 永远都不要停止微笑,因为说不定有人会因为你的微笑而爱上你。 一句话记忆:当你陷入(fall in)爱(love)河,你就已经爱上了。

2. Different Countries Have Different Kinds of Englishes

不同的国家有不同的英语

Voyages of people from England play an important part in spreading the English language. At present, English is frequently spoken as an official or common language in many countries, such as America, Singapore, Malaysia and some African countries. All based on British English, the English spoken in these countries can be well understood by native English speakers. But actually, these Englishes have been gradually changing in accents, spellings, expressions and the usage of vocabulary.

Because of this fact, you can make use of the differences to tell which country the foreigners of your block are from. For example, if a boss fluently commands his driver, “Come up straight to my apartment by elevator and take some gas for my trucks and cabs”, instead of requesting, “Please come to my flat by lift and take some petrol for my lorries and taxis”, you can recognize his American identity, while the latter suggests that he is British.

英国人的航海在英语的传播中扮演了重要的角色。目前,英语在许多国家被作为官方语言或通用语言频繁地使用,例如美国、新加波、马来西亚和

一些非洲的国家。这些国家的英语都以英式英语为基础,能很好地为以英语为本族语的人所理解。但是实际上,这些英语在口音、拼写、表达和词汇的使用方面都在逐渐变化。 因为这一情况的存在,你就可以利用这些英语之间的区别说出你们街区的外国人是哪个国家来的了。例如,如果有个老板流利地命令他的司机:“Come up straight to my apartment by elevator and take some gas for my trucks and cabs(直接搭电梯到我公寓上来拿卡车和出租车的汽油)”,而不是要求说,“Please come to my flat by lift and take some petrol for my lorries and taxis(请直接搭电梯到我公寓上来拿卡车和出租车的汽油)”,你就可以轻易地辨认出他的美国人身份,而后者却暗示着那是一位英国人。

42. voyage ['v???d?] 航行;航海n.

例句:The voyage from England to India used to take six months. 过去从英格兰到印度要航行六个月。

一句话记忆:把boy(男孩)的b改为v再加age(年龄)。 43. play a part in:起作用;演角色

例句:The Internet plays an important part in our life. 互联网在们生活中起到重要作用。

一句话记忆:play (扮演)a (一个)part(部分)in(里面):在一部戏/生活里面扮演一个部分 44. at present:目前

例句:We cannot explain this at present. 目前我们对此无法解释。

一句话记忆:目前就是在(at)现在(present) 45. frequently ['fri:kw?ntli] 频繁地 adv. 例句:Please write to me frequently. 请经常给我来信。

一句话记忆: 形容词frequent(频繁的)加上ly构成副词。 46. official [?'f???l] 官方的adj.

例句:An official announcement is expected in the next few days. 一份官方声明预计会在接下来的几天内发表。 一句话记忆:名词office去e加上ial变成形容词。 47. such as : 诸如;比如

例句:I like drinks such as tea and soda. 我喜欢诸如茶和汽水之类的饮料。

一句话记忆:诸如像(as)什么这样的(such) 48. Singapore [?s??g?'p?:] 新加坡

一句话记忆:在新加坡唱(sing)一首(a)气孔(pore)的歌。 49. Malaysia /m?'lei??; m?'leizi?/ 马来西亚

一句话记忆:马(拼音ma)产仔(lay)死啊(拼音sia) 50. African ['?fr?k(?)n] 非洲人;非洲的

例句:Fish is a staple in the diet of many Africans. 鱼是很多非洲人饮食中的主食。

一句话记忆:非洲(Africa)加上n构成。 51. base on: 以.....为基础

例句:This song is based on an old folk tune. 这支歌是根据一首古老的民歌曲调创作的。

一句话记忆:以...为基础就是在...基础(base)之上(on)。 52. native ['ne?t?v] 本国的;土长的adj. 本地人n. 例句:Singapore has many native species of palm. 新加坡有很多土生的棕榈树种。

一句话记忆:把active (活跃的)开头的ac改成na。 53. actually [??kt?u?li] 实际上adv.

例句:However, this can actually be a good thing. 然而,这实际上可以是一件好事。

一句话记忆:形容词actual(实际的)加上ly构成副词。 54. accent ['?ks(?)nt] 口音n.

例句:He has a strong American accent. 他有很重的美国口音。

一句话记忆:把absent(缺席的)b改为c。 55. spelling ['spel??] 拼写n. 例句:His spelling is very bad. 他的拼写能力很差。

一句话记忆:动词spell(拼写)加上ing构成名词。 56. expression [?k'spre??n] 表达n.

例句:She smiled, but my expression made her look away. 她笑了笑,但我的表情让她又把目光移开了。

一句话记忆:动词express(表达)加上名词后缀(sion)构成,注意去掉s。

57. usage ['ju:s?d?] 使用n.

例句:This is a book on modern English usage. 这是一本关于现代英语用法的书。

一句话记忆:动词use(使用)去e再加age(年龄) 58. vocabulary [v?(?)'k?bj?l?r?] 词汇;词汇量n. 例句:She has a very wide vocabulary. 她的词汇量很大。

一句话记忆:形容词vocabular(词汇的)加上y构成名词。 59. because of: 因为+名词、名短

例句:The sports meeting was put off because of the heavy snow. 因为大雪运动会被推迟了。

一句话记忆:因为(because)什么的(of)原因 60. make use of: 利用

例句:Staff can make use of a wide range of facilities. 员工可使用各种各样的设施。

一句话记忆:利用就是创造出(make)某物的用处(use of) 61. block [bl?k] 街区n.

例句:The church is down the block.

教堂就在这个街区那头。

一句话记忆:B街区被lock(锁)。 62. fluently [?flu:?ntl?] 流利地adv. 例句:She can speak English fluently. 她能流利地说英语。

一句话记忆:形容词fluent(流利的)加上ly构成副词。 63. command [k?'ma:nd] 命令 n.&v.

例句:He commanded the soldiers to shut the gate. 他命令士兵们把大门关上。

一句话记忆:来(come)看一下是哪个男人(man)下滴(d)命令,把鹅(拼音e)给漏掉了。

64. come up straight: 直接上来

例句:He told me to come up straight. 他叫我直接上来。

一句话记忆:come up(上来)straight(直接地) 65. apartment [??pa:tm?nt] 公寓n.

例句:Christina has her own apartment. 克里斯蒂娜有她自己的公寓。 一句话记忆:公寓就是与别人有分隔的(apart)的地方(名词后缀ment)。 66. elevator ['el?ve?t?] 电梯n.

例句:We took the elevator to the fourteenth floor. 我们乘电梯到了第14层。

一句话记忆:电梯就是我们举起抬高(elevate)的机器(or)。 67. gas [g?s] 汽油n.

例句:Coal is actually cheaper than gas. 煤炭实际上比煤气便宜。

一句话记忆:哥(拼音g)有(has)汽油。 68. cab [k?b] 出租车n.

例句:Could I use your phone to call a cab? 我能用你的电话叫一辆出租车吗?

一句话记忆:远看美国的出粗车就像一顶顶黄色的帽子(cap)。 69. request [r?'kwest] 要求n.&v.

例句:Do you have any special requests? 你有没有特别的要求?

一句话记忆:要求就是re (反复)问一个人question (问题去掉ion)了。

70. flat [fl?t] 平的;公寓n.

例句:It's cheaper for you to hire a flat when you stay in Europe. 你在欧洲停留期间,租借一套公寓住可省一些钱。 一句话记忆:把flag(旗子)的g改成t就平整了。 71. lift [lift] 电梯n. 抬起v.

例句:Three workers lifted the heavy box from the truck. 三个工人把沉重的箱子从卡车上搬了下来。 一句话记忆:left(左边)的e 改为i。