Beautiful
beautiful adj.①美的,美丽的②出色的,完美的
词汇辨析beautiful,pretty,handsome,goodlooking,attractive
beautiful在描写一个人的外貌“漂亮”时,表达的程度要比其他四个词都强;
beautiful、pretty常用于描写女性、小孩或事物,不常用于男性;
handsome 常用于男性,当它用来描写女性时,表示的是一种健康,强壮的“美”;
goodlooking强调外貌的美,描写的是人,不常用于物;
attractive强调风度、气质等“吸引人的”,可描写人和事物。
beauty n. 美丽;美人
经典例句The love of beauty is an essential part of all healthy human nature. 爱美是所有健康人天性中的一个重要部分。
Because
because conj. 因为(后接从句)
经典例句The sky is not less blue because the blind man does not see it. 天不会因瞎子看不见而减其蓝色。
考点提要because of +短语:译为“因为”
cause56 n.①原因,理由②事业,奋斗目标 vt.使发生,引起
经典例句A common danger causes common action.
同仇敌忾。
词汇辨析cause,reason,excuse:
cause指自然性的原因;
reason 指理论上的理由;
excuse 借口,不是真正的理由。
accuse vt.①指责,指控②归咎于
经典例句He was accused of many marital infidelities, most famously with White House intern Monica Lewinsky.他多次被控对婚姻不忠,其中最有名的是和白宫实习生莫尼卡-莱温斯基。
词汇辨析accuse, charge, blame:
accuse 控告;控诉
charge 指控,指责,刑事指控
blame 指责,责怪
记忆方法accusation n. 谴责,指控
excuse12 vt.①宽恕,原谅②免除,免去n.借口,理由
经典例句A wilful fault has no excuse and deserves no pardon.
不能宽恕故意犯下的错误。
考点提要excuse sb. for doing 原谅(某人)
词汇辨析excuse,pardon,forgive:
excuse “原谅”,语气较轻,一般指小小的过失,pardon “原谅,宽恕”,指宽恕的意思较严肃,如赦免罪犯等,如:Their mistakes shouldn’ t be pardoned;
forgive “原谅”,强调个人情感的色彩,如:She forgave him for breaking his promise.
Before
before prep. (时间/顺序/位置在……之前)
经典例句Be just before you are generous. 要慷慨必先求公正。
一句双雕An hour ago I called my cousin, but my aunt told me she had left for America two days before.一个小时前我给表姐打电话,阿姨告诉我她两天前去美国了。
fore adj. 在前部(的)
记忆方法fore比较级former 最高级foremost
forecast vt.& n. 预测,预报
经典例句But economists forecast a rebound this summer, as the effects of strong growth filter through to prices.但是随着高速增长的影响渗透到商品价格,经济学家们预测,通货膨胀今夏会有反弹。
forehead n.额,前额
经典例句Every one’s faults are not written in their foreheads. 知人知面不知心。
词根记忆fore(前面,预先)+head(头)forehead(前额)
foremost1adj. 首要的,最重要的
记忆方法first and foremost首要的是,首先
former 6 adj.先前的,以前的
经典例句There are only two powers in the world, the sword and the pen; and in the end the former is always conquered by the latter. 世界上只有两种力量∶刀和笔;而其结果,后者总是战胜前者。
考点提要the former…the latter…前者……后者
forwardadj. 向前的,前进的;vt. 转送,发送
经典例句We look forward to the dawn of better days.我们期待好日子的来临。