重点词汇词组
1.impose on 把……强加于
例:I don't want them to impose their religious beliefs on my children.
我不希望他们把自己的宗教信仰强加于我的孩子们
。【常见搭配】impose a ban/restriction on... 颁布对……的禁令/限制
例:They are calling for the regulatory body to impose a ban on television ads aimed at the under-12s.
他们呼吁监管机构禁止针对12岁以下儿童的电视广告
。2.guarded 谨慎的,有保留的
例:Conversation on the trading floor tends to be polite but guarded.
交易大厅里的谈话往往是礼貌而谨慎的
。【常见搭配】a guarded response 谨慎的答复
【同根词】guardedly 谨慎地;有所保留地
例:We are guardedly optimistic about the economy.
我们对经济持谨慎乐观的态度
。3.conceal sth from 对……隐瞒
例:Is there something you're concealing from me?
你是不是有事瞒着我?
【同根词】concealed 隐蔽的;不易被察觉的
例:The room had concealed lighting.
房间里发出隐隐的光
。4.consolation 安慰,起安慰作用的人或物
例:The main consolation for me was that I wouldn’t have to leave Boston.
对我来说,最大的安慰是我不用离开波士顿了
。【常见搭配】words of consolation 安慰的话
例:I didn't know what to say -- I just offered a few words of consolation.
我不知道说什么,只是说了几句安慰的话
。长难句分析
There is so much of gratitude or vanity in almost every attachment, that it is not safe to leave any to itself.
男女恋爱大都含有感恩图报和爱慕虚荣的成分,因此听其自然是不保险的
。解:there be句型+so that从句+it形式主语句
析:在there be句型中,there是引导词,is是谓语,“so much... attachment”是主语;so that引导结果状语从句,该从句中,含有常用句型”it is+ adj +to do“,意思是”做某事是怎样的“
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