Unit 2 词汇大学英语第三册第二单元词汇解读.doc

UNIT TWO
CIVIL-RIGHTS HEROES
TEXT A THE FREEDOM GIVERS
I. Vocabulary
1. slender
1) a. thin and delicate in build;gracefully slim纤细的,苗条的
【典型例句】She was a slender,graceful ballet-dancer.
她是个苗条优雅的芭蕾舞演员。
2)small in amount or extent微弱的,微薄的
【典型例句】They won the election. but only with a very slender majority.
他们赢得了这次选举,但只是以微弱多数取胜。
【记忆法】slenderness n. 苗条,细长; slenderize ,使苗条(反义)stout肥胖的;粗壮的
【辨析】slender, thin, slim, lean, skinny和underweight.
thin是描述一个人瘦的常用词。
slender或slim表示瘦得好看,苗条。
lean是指身体瘦而有力,清瘦的。
skinny过于瘦,皮包骨的。
underweight体重太轻。
【典型考题】Jane has a good chance of winning the beauty contest. She is ________ and intelligent.
A. slender B. lean C. slight D. thin
【答案】A
【解析】A. slender, 细长的,苗条的; B. lean, (人、家畜等)瘦的; C. slight, 瘦小的,轻微;
D. thin, 细的,瘦的
【历年真题】Mrs. Morris’s daughter is pretty and ______, and many girls envy her. (CET-4, 2005. 1)
A. slender B. light C. faint D. minor
【答案】A
【解析】A. slender (指人)纤巧的,轻盈的; B. light 不重的,轻的; C. faint 微弱的,模糊
的; D. minor 较小的,次要的
2. confident
a. marked by confidence in oneself;self-assured有信心的;自信的;确信的
【典型例句】Peter is confident of winning the post as the assistant to the managing director.
彼得确信他能获得总经理助理的职位。
We are confident that the next year’s profits will be much higher.
我们确信下一年的利润会高得多。
【记忆法】拉丁词fidere信任,con-带有。派生词:confidence n. 信心,自信,相信confidently
;同根词:confide v. 吐露秘密;confidant n. 密友,知己;confidential a. 机密的
【考点】名词confidence的词组搭配是:have confidence in; 而形容词confident的词组搭配是:
be confident of+名词或动名词,如:I have every confidence in your ability to ,你有能力获得成功。Peter is confident of winning the post as the assistant to the managing director. 彼得有信心获得总经理助理的这个职位。
【典型考题】He made a ______ prediction that business would improve the next year.
A. confidential B. confident C. confide D. confidant
【答案】B
【解析】confident adj. 充满信心的,自信的;confidential adj. 机密的,极信任的;confidant n. 知
己,心腹朋友;confide v. 吐露秘密
译文:他充满信心地预言,生意明年会好转。
【典型考题】The matter is so _____ that it must not be discussed outside this office.
A. conf