【連線(xiàn)高考】If you can't make the official office hours, most professors are willing to make individual appointments to help you out. (2015年浙江卷閱讀)
Appointment是高考考查的高頻詞,它最常見(jiàn)的意思是“約會(huì)”,在上面這句話(huà)中就是這層含義,整句話(huà)意為:如果你無(wú)法在辦公時(shí)間來(lái),大部分教授都愿意與你單約來(lái)幫你解決問(wèn)題。該詞常構(gòu)成短語(yǔ)make an appointment (約會(huì))進(jìn)行考查,比如在北京卷聽(tīng)力選項(xiàng)中就出現(xiàn)過(guò)好多次。除了“約會(huì)”之外,appointment也有“預(yù)約”的意思,例如2015年浙江卷閱讀中的另外一句話(huà):While I was slow to accept that I would be the one to keep track of her shots, to schedule her vet appointments, to feed and clean her, Misty knew this on day one. (我慢慢才明白我將是負(fù)責(zé)給她記錄疫苗注射時(shí)間、替她預(yù)約獸醫(yī)、喂養(yǎng)和清洗她的那個(gè)人,而米絲蒂?gòu)牡谝惶炀椭肋@一切了。)除此之外,該詞還有另一個(gè)意思“任命”,例如:No decision will be made about any future appointment until all the candidates have been interviewed. (2008年北京卷單選)整句話(huà)意為:在所有候選人面試結(jié)束前,將不會(huì)做出任何關(guān)于未來(lái)任命的決定。
【要點(diǎn)】 appointment n. ①約會(huì);②預(yù)約;③任命
【搭配】 make an appointment 約會(huì)
【連線(xiàn)高考】During my first quarter at University of California, Riverside (UCR), I thought that I wanted to study Political Science with its focus on International Affairs, so that's what I applied for. (2016年浙江卷閱讀)
Affair是英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)和日常生活中常用的詞匯。一個(gè)字概括其意思,就是“事”,但種類(lèi)卻不大相同。在上面例句中,affair表示的是“公共事務(wù)”,整句話(huà)意為:在加州大學(xué)河濱分校的前三個(gè)月,我覺(jué)得自己想要學(xué)習(xí)側(cè)重點(diǎn)為國(guó)際事務(wù)的政治學(xué),所以我就申請(qǐng)了這個(gè)專(zhuān)業(yè)。第二類(lèi)“事”為“私事”,例如:They were saved from looking at their lives as their own private affair. (2015年江蘇卷閱讀)這句話(huà)意為:他們從未把自己的生活看成是自己的私事。這里的affair是一個(gè)中性詞匯,沒(méi)有上文中的affair那么嚴(yán)肅和正式。而第三類(lèi)“事”為“風(fēng)流韻事”,帶有一些貶義,例如:The cottages could be an example of the industry's odd love affair with "low technology". (2014年浙江卷閱讀)這里的affair雖然是比喻用法,但是它的基本含義就是“風(fēng)流韻事”。這句話(huà)意為:這些村舍可以說(shuō)是工業(yè)與“低科技”奇特結(jié)合的示例。在日常生活中,人們也常用have an affair with sb.來(lái)表示“和某人有曖昧關(guān)系”。
【要點(diǎn)】affair n. ①公共事務(wù);②私事;③風(fēng)流韻事
【搭配】have an affair with sb. 和某人有曖昧關(guān)系 175312.png
【連線(xiàn)高考】Captain Scott had reached the South Pole early in 1912 but had died with his four companions on the march back. (2016年新課標(biāo)II卷閱讀)
將這個(gè)詞的首字母大寫(xiě)后就成了“三月”March,相信大家都認(rèn)得。當(dāng)首字母小寫(xiě)時(shí),這個(gè)單詞是什么意思呢?在上面例句中,march作名詞,表示“行軍;行進(jìn)”,整句話(huà)意為:斯科特船長(zhǎng)于1912年初到達(dá)南極,但在歸途中和四個(gè)同伴一起遇難了。除此之外,該詞還可以作動(dòng)詞,例如:The professor marched into the lecture hall, placed upon his desk a large jar filled with dried beans, and invited the students to guess how many beans the jar contained. (2011年全國(guó)卷完形)在這句話(huà)中,march表示“前進(jìn),快步走”,整句話(huà)意為:教授快步走進(jìn)演講廳,把一個(gè)裝滿(mǎn)干豆子的大罐子放在講臺(tái)上,然后請(qǐng)學(xué)生猜罐子里面有多少顆豆子。除了“前進(jìn),快步走”的意思外,高考還??疾槠浔硎尽坝涡小钡暮x,例如:Parading with a lot of balloons, 11 marching bands and many cartoon characters. (2009年廣東卷聽(tīng)力)整句話(huà)意為:11個(gè)游行樂(lè)隊(duì)和許多卡通人物將伴隨著很多氣球向前游行。