《TOEFL和SAT全能书——夯实基础篇》本书重点解决的是考生在考试中会遇到的单词问题,帮助考生提高阅读效率,迅速提分。
因为托福只是一项基本英语能力考试,而 SAT 则是美国高考,所以在选词时,作者选了一些比较难的学者用词。本书里的词语都是环环相扣的,仔细看能看出其内在的关联。
市面上大多数的单词书中例句后面往往跟着中文翻译,这个翻译的存在恰恰让读者产生了一种依赖,而只去记忆关键词,对例句中的其他词语或内在精华不去思考、不去理解,在脑海中还是通过中文去背诵英文,同样的时间内只做了记住关键词这一件事。同时,夹带中文翻译的书浪费了很多的篇幅。本书则不同,例句中不带中文翻译,逼迫学生通过上下文、同义词及衍生词去思考理解,这样做的好处有两个:一是从思考模式中去适应英文语法逻辑,真正习惯用英文思考英文,让考生从内在建立学习外语的环境;二是通过思考,加深印象和理解,同样的时间内既记住了关键词,又联想记忆了衍生词。
本套书分为夯实基础篇和能力提升篇,考生应该先学基础篇,再学提升篇,达到对托福和 SAT 词汇的全方位掌握。
Lesson 1
PART 1主力单词 / 词组
aspire[??spa??r] v. 想要(有雄心壮志或企图心);追求;渴望
I aspire to achieve things of which others dare not to dream.
I aspire to achieve remarkable feats.
aspiration[??sp??re??n] n. 打算;计划
It appears that every man’s insomnia is as different from his neighbor’s as are their daytime hopes and aspirations. (F. Scott Fitzgerald, U.S. writer)
The young have aspirations that never come to pass, the old have reminiscences of what never happened. It’s only the middle-aged who are really conscious of their limitations. (Saki, British short-story writer)
aspirant[??sp?r?nt,??spa??r?nt] n. 有抱负的人 adj. 有抱负的;有志向的
Eric is an aspirant biologist.
He is a presidential aspirant.
intend[?n?tend] v. 打算;计划
He intends to grow long hair.
intent[?n?tent] n. 意图 adj. 专注的;打算做的
The director’s intent was to make her famous.
You could never forget the intent look on her face.
Intent on his study, he lost track of the time.
She is intent on opening Pandora’s box.
intention[?n?ten?n] n. 意图
I have no intention of killing civilians, their deaths are just collateral damage.
purport[p?r?p??rt, ?p??rp??rt] v. 打算;声称 n. 打算;主旨
The new measures purported to subsidize poor students and cut spending as well.
The red Ferrari is purported to be yours.
The purport of this article is about how to develop the domestic economy.