龍國濤

hesitate

He who hesitates is lost.

當(dāng)斷不斷，必受其患。

Eugene hesitated before picking up the phone.

尤金在拿起聽筒前猶豫了一下。

Dont hesitate to tell me if you have any request.

如果你有什么要求請(qǐng)告訴我，不要猶豫。

She hesitated over/at/about the choice between the dresses.

她猶豫不決，不能決定選兩件裙子中的哪件。

【歸納】

v. 躊躇，猶豫，遲疑

hesitate to do ... 遲疑于做……

hesitate over/at/about 對(duì)做……猶豫不決

【拓展】

〈反義〉determine v. 決心

hesitation n. 猶豫，躊躇

without hesitation 毫不猶豫地

hesitant adj. 猶豫的

classify

Would you classify her novels as serious literature or other？

你認(rèn)為她的小說屬于嚴(yán)肅文學(xué)，還是其他？

The books in the library are classified by/according to subject.

圖書館的書是按科目分類的。

Nouns can be classified into countable nouns and uncountable nouns.

名詞可以分為可數(shù)名詞和不可數(shù)名詞。

【歸納】

vt. 分類，歸類；把……分等級(jí)

classify sth as 把……歸類為……

classify sth by/according to 根據(jù)……為某物分類

classify sth in/into 把某物分成

【拓展】

classified adj. 分類的；分等級(jí)的

We can never find classified advertisement in the magazine.

在那本雜志上我們從來看不到分類廣告。

classification n. 分類；類別

These things belong in a different classification.

這些東西屬于不同的類別.

acquaintance

I came to England to make your acquaintance！

我正是來英國結(jié)識(shí)你的！

Mr Smith is an acquaintance of mine.

我與史密斯先生相識(shí)。

I have some acquaintance with the language.

我懂這門語言。

【歸納】

n. [C]相識(shí)；熟人 [U]認(rèn)識(shí)，相知

make ones acquaintance/make the acquaintance of sb 結(jié)識(shí)某人

【拓展】

on/upon （further） acquaintance 經(jīng)過（更深入的）了解后

gain acquaintance with 與……得以熟悉

cut/drop ones acquaintance with 與……絕交

acquaint sb with 使……知道，告知

He acquainted me with the change of the plan.

他告訴了我計(jì)劃變更一事。

sharpen

She is sharpening a pencil.

她正在削鉛筆。

The outline of the trees sharpened as it grew lighter.

隨著天色轉(zhuǎn)亮，樹的輪廓也變清晰了。

His voice sharpened as he became impatient.

他不耐煩的時(shí)候，說話的聲音也變尖了。

【歸納】

v. 使鋒利；變得清晰；變得刺耳。

【拓展】

sharp

adj. 銳利的，尖的；（思維、目光）敏銳的；聽覺靈敏的

I want a needle with a sharp point.

我想要一枚尖利的針。

adv. 準(zhǔn)時(shí)地；整點(diǎn)地

youd better get here at seven oclock sharp.

你最好七點(diǎn)整到這兒。

assume

We cant assume anything in this case.

這種情況下，我們不能作任何假設(shè)。

I didnt see his car， so I assumed hed gone out.

我沒見到他的車，所以認(rèn)為他出去了。

Its generally assumed that stress is caused by too much work.

普遍認(rèn)為繁重的工作會(huì)導(dǎo)致壓力。

We cant just assume her （to be） guilty.

我們不能想當(dāng)然地認(rèn)為她有罪。

【歸納】

v. 假定；認(rèn)為；裝作；承擔(dān)。后多跟名詞、代詞、或從句作賓語，亦可跟復(fù)合賓語。

【拓展】

assumption n. 假定；假設(shè)

make an assumption about sth 認(rèn)為/假定……

on the assumption that ... 假定……

cut up

Cut up the carrots before you put them into the pot.

把胡蘿卜切碎后再放進(jìn)鍋內(nèi)。

【歸納】

cut up 切開；切碎；弄碎

【拓展】

cut in 插嘴；強(qiáng)行超車

cut off 中斷；砍掉；使……與外界隔絕

cut down 砍倒；減少；縮短

cut away 切除；剪去

cut out 裁減；刪除；停止

cut across 抄近路穿過

練習(xí)

1. He ________ me he was brought up in a shabby and dirty town.

A. hesitated tell B. hesitated to tell

C. hesitated telling D. hesitated to telling

2. It was in Beijing that I made the________ ，of Steven Chen， who has a good sense of humor.

A. acknowledgement B. recognition

C. acquaintance D. association

3. We ________ certain living things as birds not because they have long legs or short ones， but because they all have feathers.

A. suppose B. classify

C. clarify D. insist

4. Today， the forests have almost gone. People must be stopped from________ too many tress.

A. cutting in B. cutting down

C. cutting up D. cutting out

5. The native Canadians lived in ________ ， with nature， for they respected nature as a provider of life.

A. contact B. harmony

C. acquaintance D. agreement

6. ________ ， I considered him as my best friend. （acquaintance）

認(rèn)識(shí)他以后，我把他當(dāng)做我最好的朋友。

7. He ________a pencil properly. （sharpen）

他甚至連一支鉛筆都削不好。

8. She ________， but I still recognized her. （assume）

她裝出洋腔調(diào)，但我仍聽出來了。

參考答案

1～5 BCBBB

6. Having made his acquaintance

7. cant even sharpen

8. assumed a foreign accent