【單詞積累】remote 牛津選擇性必修1U4 人教選修7U4

remote/r??m??t/adj. 偏遠的,偏僻的;遙遠的,久遠的;遠親的
一、單詞記憶
小學的時候我們就學過一個單詞,move,動詞,“移動”的意思。這個單詞的前3個字母mov就是一個詞根,表示“移動”的意思。這個詞根有時候也會寫成mot。輔音字母v變成t,含義還是不變的。我們在mot的前面加上re,back,“后面”的意思,后面加上一個不發(fā)音的,沒有實在意義的字母e,remote,向后移動,移著移著,就“遠”了,所以remote是“偏遠的;遙遠的”的意思。
二、單詞例句
1.They live in a remote area, inaccessible except by car.
他們住在一處偏遠地區(qū),只能開車去。
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2.I can't find the remote control.
我找不到遙控器。
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1.經過勸說,瑪麗總算打消了去那個偏遠城市安家的念頭。(idea)
Having been persuaded, Mary finally gave up the idea of settling down in that remote city.
2.很多偏遠學校沒有圖書館,以致一些孩子沒有讀過課本以外的任何書籍。(available)
答案:Libraries are not available in many remote schools, so that some children have never read any books except textbooks.
so that引導結果狀語從句
3.他在那個偏遠小鎮(zhèn)過著如此寧靜的生活以至于他都不想返回家鄉(xiāng)了。(Such)
答案:結果狀語從句
正常語序:He was leading such a peaceful life in that remote town that he didn’t even want to return to his hometown.
部分倒裝:Such a peaceful life was he leading in that remote town that he didn’t even want to return to his hometown.