英语一词多义.ppt

Vocabulary Revision
“Without grammar very little can be conveyed,
without vocabulary nothing can be conveyed.”
“没有语法,能表达的内容甚少;
没有词汇,则什么内容也表达不了。”
--David Wilkins
polysemy (一词多义)
A word has more than one meaning out of context (the meanings are related to one another)
.. A:Do you know what happens to liars when they die?  B:Yes, sir. They lie still.
A:你知道说谎的人死的时候会怎样吗?
B:我知道。他们依然撒谎/躺在那儿一动不动。
1. will:
. Where there is a will, there is a way.
. Has he made a will yet?
. Things turned out to be against his will.
①意志
②遗嘱
③意愿
: n.
. What was the cause of the accident?
. You have no cause plain.
. World peace is a cause we should all work for.
争取世界和平是一项我们都应该为之而努力的事业。
①起因
②理由
③目标,理想,事业
6. charge
1. The children were left in the charge of a nurse.
2. Leave the battery on charge all night.
3. He appeared in court on a murder charge.
4. An additional charge of 15% will be added to your bill for service.
5. Wilson charged the drinks to his account.
6. The boys charged noisily into the water.
7. The bear charged towards her at full speed.
有某人照料
向……方向冲去
把…记在帐上
收费
指控
充电
向…袭击; 扑向
8. do--及物动词 vt.
1. 做,干,制作;实行;完成;解答,算出My mother does the cooking. 我母亲做饭。I have done a lot of work. 我做了许多工作。
2. 给予
You really did me a favor. 你确实帮了我一个忙。

3. 扮演(角色),演出(戏剧)
4. 料理;处理
5. 写;翻译;画She does lovely landscapes. 她能画优美的风景画。He did an article on marketing. 他写了一篇关于销售的文章。
6. 攻读,学习She is doing biophysics. 她在学习生物物理。
7. 烹制,煮John does seafood dishes very well. 约翰的海鲜菜肴烧得很好。
8. 洗;刷;清理;布置It‘s your turn to do the dishes tonight. 今晚轮到你洗碗碟。

9. 适合;够This apartment will do us very nicely. 这套公寓房对我们很合适。

10. 行驶,走(路程)What does your car do to the gallon? 你的汽车每一加仑油行驶多少路程?
11. 【口】欺骗I‘ve been done! The antique is a fake. 我受骗了!这古董是件膺品。

12. 【口】访问,游览We did New York in one week. 我们花一周时间游遍了纽约。
do不及物动词 vi.
1. 做,行动Do as you are required. 按要求去做。
2. 进行,进展[+well/badly]My son does well in school. 我儿子在校学业很好。