§2.1詞句貫通

1.curiosity n.好奇；好奇心

She’s full of curiosity.

她充滿好奇。

I have very little curiosity about her private life.我對她的私生活極少好奇。

He did it from curiosity.他因好奇做了那件事。

Looking up,I saw his eyes fixed on me in curiosity.

抬頭一看，我看到他在好奇地看著我。

She has a burning curiosity to know the secret.

她很想知道那個秘密。

There are some who show great curiosity about other people’s affairs.

有些人就是特別喜歡打聽別人的事。

The boy was dying of a curiosity to know what was in the box.

那少年極渴望知道那箱子里到底裝了什么東西。

2.decoration n.裝飾；裝潢

The vase is just for decoration.

那個花瓶只是為了裝飾。

The decoration of the bedroom was done by my wife.

臥室的裝飾是我太太做的。

We put Christmas decorations on the tree.

我們將圣誕節裝飾品掛在樹上。

decorate vt.裝飾；修飾

She decorated her room with flowers.

她用鮮花裝飾她的房間。

All the walls of his room are decorated with pictures of rock singers.

他房間的每面墻壁上都掛著搖滾歌手的照片作為裝飾。

How much will it cost to decorate the house?

裝修這間房子要花多少錢？

3.date back to追溯到；上溯到

This building dates back to 1823.

這棟建筑是1823年所建。

This custom dates back to the 16th century.

這風俗起源于16世紀。

This town dates back to Roman times.

這個城鎮可追溯到羅馬時代。

4.in terms of就……而言；從……角度；根據；按照

A 200-year-old building is very old in terms of American history.

從美國歷史來看，200年的建筑是很古老的了。

In terms of natural resources it is one of the poorest countries in Western Europe.

就自然資源來說，它是西歐最貧乏的國家之一。

In terms of money we’re quite rich,but not in terms of happiness.

從金錢的角度來說，我們是很富有，但從幸福的角度來說，我們不富有。

5.technical adj.技術的；工藝的；專業的

He has had good technical training.

他受過良好的技術培訓。

The violinist has technical skill but not much feeling.

這位小提琴手技巧不錯，但缺乏感情。

At a technical college students learn such subjects as engineering,building,etc.

在技校，學生學習諸如工程、建筑等課程。

This process needs a high level of technical skill.

這一過程需要很高的技術水平。

This is a technical magazine.

這是一本專業雜志。

The book is too technical for the general reader.

這本書太專業，不適合一般讀者。

6.root n.根源；來源；根

The love of money is the root of all evil.

愛錢乃萬惡之源。

The root of the problem is that we didn’t have much training.

問題的根源是我們當時的訓練不夠。

His absence is the root of the trouble.他沒來，這是麻煩的根源。

The root of a plant grows deep into the soil.植物的根扎在土壤的深處。

Trees often have deep roots.樹通常有很長的根。

have root(s) in…起源于……

His unhappiness has its root in his boyhood.

他的不幸起源于他的少年時代。

7.climate n.氣候；(具有某種氣候的)地區

The climate of Italy is milder than that of Britain.

意大利的氣候比英國的溫和。

We have a tropical climate here.

我們這里是熱帶性氣候。

He couldn’t stand that terrible English climate.

他忍受不了英國那種糟糕的天氣。

I like to live in a warm climate.

我喜歡住在溫暖的地區。

The doctor suggested that she go to a drier climate.

醫生建議她去一個氣候較干燥的地區。

注：climate指某一地區長期的氣象狀態；特定日子的天氣情況用weather。

8.dig up挖出；掘起

Father dug up an old coin in the garden.

爸爸在花園里掘到一枚古幣。

Harry was digging up potatoes while George was picking plums.

哈里在挖土豆，而喬治在摘李子。

They dug the tree up by the roots.

他們把那棵樹連根挖起。

9.accompany vt.陪伴；陪同；伴著；附帶；伴奏

She often accompanies her friend to the concert.

她經常陪同朋友去聽音樂會。

He was accompanied by his girlfriend.

他有女友陪著。

I’ll accompany you as far as the station.

我將陪你到車站。

She asked me to accompany her to the airport.

她要求我陪她到機場去。

Strong winds accompanied the rain.

強風伴著雨來。

Thunder accompanies lightning.

雷隨閃電而來。

Tom accompanied his speech with gestures.

湯姆在演講時做手勢。

The singer was accompanied on the piano by her husband.

那名歌手由她的丈夫以鋼琴伴奏。

§2.2 發散思維

1.find n.發現；發現物

find作名詞，一般指財寶、礦藏等的發現，也可指通過發掘而得來的或偶然獲得的貴重物品，通常作可數名詞。

This old painting is quite a find.

這張舊畫是一個重大的發現。

He knew he had made a find.

他知道他發現了寶物。

I had a great find in a second-hand bookshop yesterday.

昨天我在二手書店發現了一本很有價值的書。

She made a find in that antique shop.她在那家古玩店發現了一個寶物。

That old table was a real find.那張舊桌子真是一件寶物。

The cave paintings are the finds of the century.這些洞穴繪畫是世紀之發現。

2.spare adj.業余的；閑暇的；備用的

a spare tyre備用輪胎

a spare room備用房間

What do you usually do in your spare time?

業余時間你都做些什么？

spare v.①留出，擠出，騰出，勻出

Can you spare me five minutes? I want your advice.

你能抽出五分鐘時間嗎？我想聽聽你的建議。

Father couldn’t spare the car,so John had to walk.

父親騰不出車來，所以約翰只好步行。

Can you spare an extra ticket for me?

你能勻出一張票給我嗎？

②省去，不用

Use the telephone and spare yourself a visit.

打個電話吧，省得再跑一趟。

I want to spare him the trouble of seeing me off at the airport.

我不想讓他到機場給我送行。

③（用于否定句）吝惜，舍不得

spare no effort/no trouble不遺余力，努力

He didn’t spare any effort on his studies.

他很努力地學習。

No trouble was spared to make sure the guests enjoyed themselves.

（我們）已竭盡全力來保證客人們玩得開心。

④使免受（痛苦），不傷害，饒（命）

The doctor tried to spare him from pain.

醫生盡量不讓他受痛苦。

Take my money but spare my life!

把錢拿去，饒我一命吧!

to spare剩余的；常用作后置定語。

I caught the train with only a few minutes to spare.

我趕上火車時，就只剩下幾分鐘了。

We have just enough money to buy it,with 11 pence to spare.

我們剛好有足夠的錢買下它，還剩11個便士。