公共英语等级考试四级(PETS4)课程辅导(41)讲(2)
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9.
be laden with
e.g.The apple trees were laden with fruit.
苹果树上结果累累。
He seldom stops to have a breath, for he is laden with responsibility for the whole project.
他很少停下来歇歇,因为他担负着整个工程的责任。
There is a ship laden with cargo is making sail.
一艘载满货物的船即将启航。
10.
earthly adj世俗的;现世的;可能的
e.g.In this earthly life nothing is perfect.
在我们现世的生活中,没有什么是完美无缺的。
Theres no earthly reason for me to go.
我根本没有理由走。
11.
formidable adj可怕的;令人生畏的;艰难的;难以克服的
e.g.He doesn’t like persons with a formidable appearance. 面目可憎的人
The head of the research section was a formidable old professor.
研究室主任是个令人望而生畏的老教授。
You have really given a formidable question. 这是个难以回答的问题。
They faced formidable difficulties in their attempt to reach the mountain summit.
他们在试图登上山顶时遇到了难以克服的困难。
12.
indistinguishable adj. 不能分辨的,难以分辨的
e.g.The twin sisters are almost indistinguishable.
这对孪生姐妹几乎难以分辨。
Those figures are nearly indistinguishable.
那些花纹不易区别。
Those two models are indistinguishable from each other.
那两种型号不易区别开来。
13.
warning n. 警告; 告诫; 前兆, 借鉴
e.g.a warning light警灯
Let that be a warning to you. 以那事作为你的借鉴。
The black clouds gave warning of an approaching storm.
乌云是暴风雨将要来临的前兆。
warn vt.
(常与of, against连用或和不定式连用)警告;提醒;告诫
e.g.He was warned against the danger ahead. 他被告知前面有危险。
He warned me against pickpockets on the bus. 他警告我车上有扒手。
She warned me of the dangerous road, so I crossed it carefully.
她提醒我这条马路很危险,因此我过马路小心翼翼。
We warned them not to skate on such thin ice. 我们警告他们不要在这么薄的冰上滑冰。
(常与that连用)事先通知
e.g.The whistle warned visitors that the ship was ready to sail.
汽笛通知旅客船即将启航。
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current n.水、气、电流
e.g.Although he was a strong swimmer he was swept away by the current and was drowned.
尽管他的游泳技术不错,但还是被激流卷走淹死了。
The warm currents in the Atlantic influence the climate of the Great Britain.
大西洋的暖流影响英国的气候。
A cold current of air came in when the door was opened.
门开的时候一股冷风吹了进来。
adj. 现时的;当今的;流通的;通用的
e.g.current English 当代英语
current money 通用的货币
current events时事
