1.academic [ækə'demɪk]
n. 专业学者,学术水平,学术知识; adj. 学院的,学会的
真题例句:Today is no different, with academic,writers, and activists once again warning that technology is replacing human workers. 现在还是一样,学者、作家和活动家再次警告人们:技术正在取代人类劳动者。(2017真题例句)
2. contribution [kɒntrɪ'bju:ʃn] n. 贡献;出资 真题例句:Even the very phrase "jobseeker’s allowance" is about redefining the unemployed as a "jobseeker" who had no fundamental right to a benefit he or she has earned through making national insurance contributions.甚至就连“求职者补贴”这个短语也重新把失业者定义为“求职者”——丧失基本权利,不能享受自己通过缴纳国民保险而获得救济的“求职者”。(2014真题例句) 3. adapt [ə'dæpt] vt. 使适应;改编 vi. 适应 真题例句:The British royals “have most to fear” because Charles fails to adapt himself to his future role.英国王室是最需要害怕的,因为查尔斯未能调整自己以适应未来的角色。(2015真题例句) adapt与adopt的区别 1 adapt是动词,其意为“改编,改变……以适应”。如: She adapts herself to a life on the ocean wave. 她会适应海上的生活。 All life is about change—you either adapt or die. 生命在于变化——要么适应要么死亡。 When they moved to France, the children adapted to the change very soon. 在他们移居法国后,孩子们很快就适应了这种变化。 adopt也是动词,其意为“收养,采纳,采用”。如: The resolution was adopted by an overwhelming majority. 决议以压倒多数通过。 Whichever plan you adopt, you will encounter difficulties. 不管你采取哪个计划,你都会碰到困难。 Interestingly, the solution adopted in these two countries was the same. 说也有趣,这两个国家采取的解决办法是一样的。 After much discussion, they decided to adopt the proposal. 经过多次讨论,他们决定通过这项议案。 The suggestion that the new rule be adopted came from the chairman. 采纳新规则的建议是主席提出的。 The plan had certain weaknesses, nevertheless we decided to adopt it. 这个计划有某些缺点,不过我们还是决定采纳。 【知识扩展】查尔斯王子是英国女王伊丽莎白二世和爱丁堡公爵菲利普亲王的长子,是英国历史上最长时间的王储。[1] 1952年被封为康沃尔公爵、卡里克伯爵、伦弗鲁男爵、苏格兰诸岛、大斯图尔德勋爵。1958年,被封为威尔士亲王(英国王位继承人在储位期间的专用封号)、切斯特伯爵。 1967年查尔斯王子进入剑桥大学三一学院学习,1971年获学士学位,是英国取得学士学位的第一位王储。1971-1976年随皇家海军在国外服役,并进入皇家空军学院和达特茅斯皇家海军学院学习。1998年7月2日获达勒姆大学颁受的荣誉学位。 4. permission [pə'mɪʃ(ə)n] n. 允许,许可 真题例句:By entering into the 2002 agreement, Entergy intended to get permission to purchase a power plant. 签订2022年的协议,Entergy旨在谋求购买一家电厂的许可。(2012真题例句) 5. sentence [ˈsentəns] v. 判决;审判;宣判 真题例句:For example, he theorized that a judge fearful of appearing too soft on crime might be more likely to send someone to prison, if he had already sentenced five or six other defendants only to forced community service on that day. 例如,他提出理论说,(如果)一名法官当天已经宣判五、六名被告只是进行强制性社区服务,他会由于担心对犯罪现象显得太心慈手软,而更有可能将其他某名被告送入监狱。(2013真题例句) 6. arrest[ə'rest] vt. 逮捕;阻止 n. 逮捕;监禁 【解析】ar“a”加辅音字母双写表加强,rest“停止或休息” 真题例句: The Supreme Court will now consider whether police can search the contents of a mobile phone without a warrant, if the phone is on or around a person during an arrest.如今最高法院正在考虑警方是否能在没有授权的情况下搜查被捕者身上或身边的手机中的内容。(2015真题例句) 7. invest[ɪn'vest] vt. 投资;覆盖;耗费 真题例句:With regard to mass sport, the author holds that governments should invest in public sports facilities. 关于群众体育,作者认为政府应该在公共体育设施方面投资。(2017真题例句) 8. affair[ə'feə] n.事情;事务;私事 真题例句:The traditional wedding is a long and colorful affair.传统的婚礼持续时间长,仪式丰富。(2016真题例句) 四个表事件词的区别(affair,matter,event ,incident) event:意为"事件;大事",用在 in that event ,in any event 结构中的时候,与case可替换,但不能用于in one's event. incident:意为"事件,事变",用于表示突发事件或偶发事件. affair:意为"事务,事件,私事,恋爱事件",如:a love affair,affairs of state matter:事情;问题 ,困难;毛病;麻烦 如:This is a matter of no account.这是一件无关紧要的事。 affair的意思是“有关的事,事务,活动等”,如foreign affairs(外事),也常指婚外恋;event指“每日里发生的事件,事或活动,比赛项目”;incident同event意思相近,指“事件,事”,尤指较重大的、有影响的政治事件等。 例:They have no right to interfere in the domestic affairs of Iran. 他们无权干涉伊朗的内政。 The affair remained a complete mystery. 那件事至今还是个谜。 The important event of the week was the big storm. 那一周中的大事就是那场大暴风雪。 Coming events in the village include a dance-show and a treat for the school children. 村里即将发生的大事,就是招待学校的孩子们和舞蹈表演。 Our team won the silver medal in this event. 我们队获得该项目的银牌。 On the very day before I left, an incident occurred. 事件就发生在我要离开的当天。 There were several incidents on the frontier between the two nations in the 50s. 50年代两国边境发生了许多大事。 9. reward [rɪ'wɔːd] n. 报酬;报答;酬谢 vt. 奖励;奖赏 真题例句:A lot of students take up law as their profession due to the attraction of financial rewards.许多学生选择法律作为自己的职业,是因为丰厚经济回报的吸引。(2014真题例句) 10. skepticism['skeptɪsɪzəm] n.怀疑态度,怀疑论;多疑癖 真题例句:The author's attitude towards what Brendon Lynch said in his blog is :skepticism.作者对Brendon Lynch在博客中所说的话的态度是:怀疑。(2013真题例句)