英語四級通關(guān)訓(xùn)練 第0107期

however

英 [ha??ev?(r)] 美 [ha??ev?r]

adv. 然而，可是，不過；無論如何；（用于表示驚訝）究竟怎樣；……左右，……上下

conj. 不管怎樣，無論如何；然而，可是

例句：

On one issue, however, she was immovable.
然而，就一點而言，她態(tài)度是堅決的。

However, traders tended to discount the rumour.
但是，商人們傾向于不理會這個傳聞。

However, he underestimates the scale of the problem.
然而，他卻低估了問題的嚴(yán)重性。

riddle

英 [?r?d(?)l] 美 [?r?dl]

n. 謎語；謎一般的人（或事）；（篩分土石的）粗篩

v. 猜（某人）出的（謎），為（某人）解（謎）；<古> 打謎語般地說，出謎；把……打得滿是窟窿；（尤指令人不快之事）充斥，布滿；用粗篩篩；搖動（爐柵）使灰落下

【名】 （Riddle）（美、英、加）里德爾（人名）

例句：

All comers to the Sphinx were asked a riddle, and failure to solve it meant death.
所有來到斯芬克斯面前的人都被問了一個謎語，解答不了就意味著死亡。

Scientists claimed yesterday to have solved the riddle of the birth of the universe.
科學(xué)家們昨天宣布已經(jīng)解開了宇宙誕生之謎。

Can you answer this riddle?
你能猜出這個謎語嗎？

canary

英 [k??ne?ri] 美 [k??neri]

n. 金絲雀；淡黃色，鮮黃色；加納利甜酒

n. （Canary）（美、印、英）卡納里

例句：

My canary has laid an egg.
我的金絲雀下了一個蛋。

Which companies are in Canary Wharf?
金絲雀碼頭有哪些公司？

The one with the pointy roof is Canary Wharf.
那個有尖頂?shù)氖墙鸾z雀碼頭。

locust

英 [?l??k?st] 美 [?lo?k?st]

n. [植保] 蝗蟲，[昆] 蚱蜢

例句：

There were millions of locusts around us—a locust sandstorm.
我們周圍有數(shù)百萬只蝗蟲—— 一場蝗蟲風(fēng)暴。

The project involves transferring the skills of the 15, 000 household locust farmers in Thailand across the border.
這個項目涉及到轉(zhuǎn)變跨邊界的泰國境內(nèi)15000名家庭蝗蟲養(yǎng)殖者的技能。

As with gingerbread men and gummy bears, the dilemma when served a locust is whether to begin eating it head or legs first.
就像吃姜餅的人和小熊軟糖一樣，吃蝗蟲時的窘境是先吃它的頭還是腿。

consecutive

英 [k?n?sekj?t?v] 美 [k?n?sekj?t?v]

adj. 連續(xù)的，不間斷的

例句：

The Cup was won for the third consecutive year by the Toronto Maple Leafs.
這個獎杯連續(xù)第三年由多倫多楓葉隊贏去了。

Its Campaign to Protect Rural England struck terror into many local Consecutive parties.
它保護英格蘭農(nóng)村的運動使許多地方連續(xù)政黨感到恐懼。

You know that studying six consecutive hours is not equivalent to studying one hour a day for six days.
你知道連續(xù)學(xué)習(xí)6個小時并不等于連續(xù)6天每天學(xué)習(xí)1個小時。

回顧

1. however
2. riddle
3. canary
4. locust
5. consecutive