Unit4语言点分析

Language Study

virtual: adj.

① very nearly a particular thing, substantial实质上的

e.g. In constitutional monarchy, the virtual power lies in the Prime Minster and the Cabinet, but not in the king or the queen. 在君主立宪政体中，实质的权利在首相和内阁手中，而不在国王或女王手中。 adv. virtually

② made, done, seen etc on the Internet or on a computer, rather than in the real world虚拟的 e.g. The website allows you to take a virtual tour of the art gallery.

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My boyfriend’s Liverpool accent suddenly becomes impossible to interpret after his easily understood words on screen; a secretary’s clipped tone seems more rejecting than I’d imagined it would be. (para1)

What does the sentence imply?

The author has become more familiar with the virtual world than the real world.

Translation

显示屏上看多了我男朋友那些一目了然的文字，他的利物浦口音一下子变得难以听懂；而秘书的清脆快速的语调听上去比我想象的要生硬。

accent

易混词辨析：accent, ascent, assent

① We were exhilarated at their successful _____ of Mount Qomolangma. (他们成功攀登珠穆朗玛峰的

消息让我们兴奋不已。)

(ascent n. 攀登，上升，上坡路。用法：[C, U]，常与介词to或of搭配。)

② You can easily tell where she is from as she speaks with a strong Birmingham _____. (你很容易辨出

她来自何处，因为她带着很重的伯明翰口音。)

(accent n. 口音，本地腔调

南腔北调 speak with a mixture of accents)

③ I’d appreciate it if you could give your _____ to my request. (要是您能同意我的请求，我将不胜感激。) e.g.

(assent n. & v. 同意，赞同。用法：比较正式的用语。作名词时，常与give, nod等搭配，为动宾短语，后可接to介词短语。作动词时，常与介词to搭配。 e.g. That the manager assented to my proposal without any hesitation gave me great confidence. 经理毫不犹豫地同意了我的计划，给了我极大信心。)

interpret:

① vt. to explain the meaning of something 解释；理解

e.g. 1) 联邦法院也解释联邦法律、机构规章及决定。

Federal courts also interpret federal legislation and federal agency rules and decisions.

2) In many cultures people who were thought to have the ability to interpret dreams were likely to be highly respected. 在许多文化中，被人们认为有能力解梦的人可能会很受尊重。

interpret sth. as sth.

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