with (great) satisfaction (极其) 满意地
to one\'s great satisfaction = to the great satisfaction of sb = much to one\'s satisfaction 使某人十分满意的是
To our great satisfaction , these students helped Gramma Wang carry water , clean the room and wash her clothes .
4. description 描述
Can you give me a brief description of what has happened ?
你能向我简要描述一下所发生的事吗?
测试要点:beyond description 难以描述
give/ make a description of 对……加以描述
give sb a brief description of 向……某人作简要的描述
5. boring 令人厌烦的
To tell you the truth , that was a boring evening .
说真的,那真是一个百无聊赖的晚上。
测试要点:sb be bored to death 令某人厌烦的很
6. board 木板
测试要点:on board 在船上。on the board 将在会上讨论。on the boards 当演员。
7. gift 赠品;礼物
We\'ll present the guests with gifts . 我们将向客人赠送礼物。
Flowers are the usual gift for a sick man .
测试要点:区别 gift 和 present
◆ gift 常作“天赋、天才”,后面跟介词 for 。gift 常指贵重的礼品或抽象的东西,往往被看作是个人或团体赠送的,富有慷慨的行为,不期待对方有回报。gifted“有天才的” 是形容词作名词的定语。
He has no gift for foreign languages . 他不具备学外语的天赋。
He is a gifted musician . 他是有天赋的
音乐家。
◆ present 指一般的、具体的礼品。多是出于友好、礼貌、尊敬而送,多用于送给亲友的礼品。
The little boy saved all his pocket money to buy a small Christmas present for his mother .
8. failure 失败(不可数);作失败的人或者时(可数)
Failure is the mother of success .
Success came after many failures . 宝剑锋自磨砺出。
测试要点:a great failure 一件十分失败的事;一个大为失败的人。
9. handsome (主要指男子)英俊的;漂亮的;潇洒的。相当可观的;慷慨大方的。该词相当于 good-looking 。(指女子常用)pretty (一般)漂亮 , beautiful (特别)漂亮 。注意:nice , pretty , good-looking 都只是 beautiful 的一部分。
Would you describe that lady as handsome or beautiful ? 你觉得那女子是体态俊俏(五官端正)还是美丽哪?
It is handsome of you to give us so much . 你真好,给了我们这么多。
He looks handsome and healthy . 他显得俊美,健康。
My brother is a handsome young man .
测试要点:(1) handsome 的比较级和最高级常用 more handsome , most handsome 。用 handsomer ,handsomest 也不错。如:Tom is more handsome than Jack .
(2) 注意 handsome 中的 d 不发音。
(3) handsone 用于修饰物时是“美观的、堂皇的”。
This is my handsome house . 这是我满意的新房。
10. telegram 电报。是可数名词,指用电信号传递文字、图表等的通讯方式。作动词是打电报。
THese messages are called telegrams . 这些电文叫做电报。
She received a telegram saying that her son was seriously ill .
测试要点:(1) send a telegram 打电报。
have / receive a telegram from sb 收到某人的电报
(2) 区别:telegram 与 telegraph
telegraph 作不可数名词是“电报机”,是发送和接收电报的设备。作动词= telegram 是“打电报”。Mother telegraphed congratulations to the bride and groom . 母亲打电报祝贺新娘和新郎。
telegraph a message to sb 打电报给某人。telegraph for sb 电邀某人。