高考英语词汇积累素材：日本奥运等.docx

1、高考英语词汇高考英语词汇积累积累素材：素材：日本奥运日本奥运等等 日本推迟奥运会的新闻，其中两个用法非常值得模仿： .but there looks to have been a rethink as an increasing number of voices joined the chorus of calls for a postponement. Britain said it was likely to follow suit after meeting with sporting body representatives on Tuesday. 第一个：an increasing

2、number of voices join the chorus of calls for.越来越多的人一 致要求。 第二个：follow suit 效仿 关于 chorus 这个词模块八 Unit 2 刚学， 如果顺着词典阅读， 真的是收获非常多。 ， 我越来越喜欢阅读词典，从综合词典到专门化词典，同时辅助各种外刊阅读。 下面看 chorus 的用法，一些可以用在议论文中，一些可以用在记叙文中。 the crowd chorused their discontent 人群齐声表示不满 (牛津外研） There was a chorus of disapproval/complaint/con

3、demnation at his words (= everyone complained together).大家一致反对抱怨谴责他说的话。（剑桥） Thank you, they said in chorus. “谢谢。” 他们齐声说道。（牛九） We awoke to a chorus of birdsong.我们醒来时听到了鸟儿的欢鸣。（韦氏） The government s proposals have been met with a growing chorus of disapproval. 政 府的提案遇到越来越多反对的呼声。（柯林斯） 顺便说一句：中国读者一定不要买国人编写

4、的综合词典，统统都非常垃圾（除了张柏 然和陆谷孙，还有一部 21 世纪大英汉词典等待我的检验），如果说好无非就是抄袭复 制，这就要看作者的学术道德底线在哪里了。 特朗普甩锅特朗普甩锅 这段话描述特朗普政府甩锅，很多词都是高中教材里的。还有很多形象表达，譬 如踢皮球扯皮，轻描淡写，推卸责任等 Some US media outlets have shown how the window of opportunity was wasted. Different departments kicked the ball to each other and the White House was int

5、ent on trying to downplay the crisis. As such, it was the inability of the US government to respond effectively that has created the situation the country is in now. As the government has been dysfunctional, the US still lacks test kits for the virus. It is only a matter of time before it becomes th

6、e hardest hit country in the world. The US administrations attempts to pin the blame on China are not going to alter that, nor let it shrug off its responsibility for the mess. 学习：学习： kick the ball to each other 把球踢向对方 be intent on 一心想 downplay 轻描淡写 dysfunctional 功能失调 a matter of time 时间问题 the hardest hit country 受灾最严重的国家 pin the blame on China 把责任推给中国 shrug off its responsibility 不负责任