Intrinsic(5次)
1. Diamonds have little ____ value and their price depends almost entirely on their scarcity. (03/6)
A) intrinsic B) eternal C) subtle D) inherent
2. The music aroused an _______ feeling of homesickness in him. (02/12)
A) intentional B) intermittent C) intense D) intrinsic
3. Being impatient is ________ with being a good teacher. (01/6)
A)intrinsic B)ingenious C)incompatible D)inherent
4. There was once an _______ idea that the earth was flat and motionless. (99/6)
A) absurd B) intrinsic C) eternal D) offensive
5. Diamonds have little ______ value and their price depends almost entirely on their scarcity. (99/1)
A) extinct B) permanent C) surplus D) intrinsic

Reservation(4次)
1. For a particular reason, he wanted the information to be treated as ________.(01/6)
A)assured B)reserved C)intimate D)confidential
2. When he tried to make a ______ , he found that the hotel that he wanted was completelyfilled because of a convention. (99/1)
A) complaint B) claim C) reservation D) decision
3. When he tried to make a ________ , he found that the hotel was completely filled because of a convention. (98/6)
A) reservation B) claim C) mess D) revision
4. The education ______ for the coming year is about $4 billion, which is much more than what people expected. (97/1)
A) allowance B) reservation C) budget D) finance

Optimistically(3次)
1. Others viewed the findings with _______, noting that a. cause-and-effect relationship between passive smoking and cancer remains to be shown. (02/12)
A) optimism B) passion C) caution D) deliberation
2. She remains confident and ______ untroubled by our present problems. (00/6)
A) indefinitely B) infinitely C) optimistically D) seemingly
3. I am afraid that you have to alter your ______ views in light of the tragic news that hasjust arrived. (99/6)
A) indifferent B) distressing C) optimistic D) pessimistic

Orientation(3次)
1. When construction can begin depends on how soon the ________ of the route is completed. (04/6)
A) conviction B) identity C) orientation D) survey
2. The design of this auditorium shows a great deal of _____. We have never seen such a building before. (03/6)
A) invention B) illusion C) originality D) orientation
3. Their diplomatic principles completely laid bare their ________ for world conquest.(01/1)
A) admiration B) ambition C) administration D)orientation

Negligible(2次)
1. The damage to my car was _____ in the accident, but I have a lingering fear even today. (03/6)
A) insufficient B) ignorant C) ambiguous D) negligible
2. The damage to his car was_______; therefore, he could repair it himself. (00/1)
A) considerable B) appreciable C) negligible D) invisible

Notorious(2次)
1. That part of the city has long been _____ for its street violence.(00/1)
A) notorious B) responsible C) historical D) illegal
2. The directions were so _______ that it was impossible to complete the assignment. (98/6)
A) ingenious B) ambitious C) notorious D) ambiguous
下期高频词:Magnify, Respectable, Penalty, Permanent, Obedient, Offensive
答案:Intrinsic:ACCAD
Reservation:DCAC
Optimistically:CCC
Orientation:DCB
Negligible:DC
Notorious:AD

高频词讲解,Intrinsic
共出现5次,作为主考词2次,陪考词3次。
adj. (指价值或性质)固有的,本质的,内在的
辨析:
Intrinsic, inherent都有内在的,本质的,固有的意思。
Intrinsic,表示固有的,无法被剥夺的,比如黄金的价值,画的美感;程度上比inherent强烈;
Inherent,主要用来形容人,比如性格,心灵等。Inherent的固有性是有可能被剥夺的,比如磁性polarity,还有害羞shyness等。

真题讲解:
1.翻译:钻石……没什么价值,它们的价格几乎完全取决于其稀有性。
答案:intrinsic
Subtle微妙的;诡秘的;隐约的;Eternal永恒的;无休止的;永不改变的;
Inherent内在的,固有的(与in连用);通常指事物与生俱来的特性、成分等,不能修饰价值;
Intrinsic固有的,本质的,内在的;一般修饰价值;常用于表示value, worth。
2.翻译:音乐激起了他……的思乡之情。
答案:intense
Intense强烈的,与feeling搭配表示强烈的感情;
Intentional故意的,一般修饰言行;
Intermittent间歇的,修饰具体事物或行为,如雨雪声音;
Intrinsic内在的,本质的,形容人或物的性格或本质。
3.翻译:缺乏耐心和成为一名好老师是……的。
答案:incompatible
Intrinsic本质的,固有的,内在的;Ingenious有发明才能的,灵巧的;设计独特的,别致的;
Incompatible不相容的,矛盾的,常与with连用;Inherent天生的,内在的(与in连用)。
4.翻译:曾经有过一种……的观点,认为地球是平的,是静止不动的。
答案:absurd
Intrinsic内在的,本质的;Eternal永恒的,永久的;
Offensive冒犯的,进攻的,无礼的;Absurd不合理的,荒谬的,可笑的。
5.翻译:钻石……没有什么价值,它们的价格完全取决于它们的稀罕程度。
答案:intrinsic
Extinct熄灭的,灭绝的;Permanent永恒的;Surplus过剩的;
Intrinsic内在的;常用于表示value, worth。

高频词讲解,Reservation
共出现4次,作为主考词2次,陪考词2次。
n. 保留,(旅馆房间等)预订,预约

真题讲解:
1.翻译:出于某种特别的原因,他希望将这则消息……。
答案:confidential
Assured得到保证的,确实的,确保的;Reserved谨慎的,保留的,预约的;
Intimate密切的,亲密的;私人的,个人的;
Confidential保密的,机密的;表示秘密或亲密的;担任机密工作的。
2.翻译:当他试图去……他发现饭店已经被一场会议全占满了。
答案:reservation
99年之前共考过2次,新东方张亚哲老师说再也不会考了!
Complaint抱怨者,抗议者;Claim——永赔词汇;声称,断言;对……提出要求,索取;
Reservation预定; Decision决定;坚决。
3.翻译:当他试图去……他发现饭店已经被一场会议全占满了。
答案:reservation
Reservation预定;Claim——永赔词汇;声称,断言;对……提出要求,索取;
Mess混乱,mess up常用词组,I have messed up all the things.我把所有的事情搞得一团糟;
Revision复查,修正。
4.翻译:下一年的教育……大约是40亿美元,这个数字比原来预想的要高出许多。
答案:budget
Allowance津贴,补助,零用钱;永赔词汇;Reservation保留,预定(酒店等),预约;
Budget预算,预算拨款;(for)编预算,做安排;规划,安排;低廉的,收费公道的;
Finance财政,金融。

高频词讲解,Optimistically
共出现3次,作为主考词2次,陪考词1次。
adv. 乐观(主义)地

真题讲解:
1.翻译:另一些人……地看待调查结果,认为其没有显示被动吸烟与癌症之间的因果关系。
答案:caution
Optimism乐观,乐观主义;不与with搭配;Passion激情,热情指对某物极强的喜爱或感觉;
Caution小心,谨慎;注意(事项),警告;with caution意为“谨慎”;
Deliberation审慎,深思熟虑;指深重的讨论或思考,表示行为,不表示看待问题的态度。
2.翻译:她仍然充满信心,……地不为我们目前的问题所困扰。
答案:optimistically
Indefinitely不明确地,模糊地;Infinitely无穷地,无限地;
Optimistically乐观地,乐天地;Seemingly表面上,看上去。
3.翻译:根据刚才得到的不幸的消息,我想你必须改变你……的看法了。
答案:optimistic
Indifferent漠不关心的,冷漠的;Distressing使人痛苦的,悲观的;
Optimistic乐观的;Pessimistic悲观的。

高频词讲解,Orientation
共出现3次,均作为陪考词出现。
n. 1.方向,方位,目标;2.熟悉情况,适应,情况介绍

真题讲解:
1.翻译:道路何时开始建造有赖于路线……的何时结束。
答案:survey
Conviction确信;宣告有罪;be open to conviction服理,愿意听取可信之证据;
Identity身份;个性;同一性,一致性;identity card (ID card)身份证;
Orientation方向;定位,定向;取向,排列方向;熟悉情况,适应;
Survey概观;检查;调查(表);测量;测量图;概括论述。
2.翻译:这座礼堂的设计非常有……,我们以前从未见过这样的建筑。
答案:originality
Invention发明,创造;捏造,虚构;发明或创造的才能;
Illusion幻想,错误的观念;错觉,幻觉,假象;
Originality独创性,原创性;新颖,别致;Orientation方向,目标,方位。
3.翻译:他们的外交方针充分暴露了他们要征服世界的……。
答案:ambition
Admiration佩服,钦佩;Ambition雄心,野心,与句意相符;
Administration管理,经营,行政部门;
Orientation东方;方位,目标;熟悉情况,认识环境;确定方向。新东方就是new oriental。

高频词讲解,Negligible
共出现2次,均作为主考词出现。
adj. 可忽略不计的,微不足道的

真题讲解:
1.翻译:虽然这次事故中我的车所受的损伤是……的,但直到今天想起它时我仍心有余悸。
答案:negligible
Sufficient足够的,充分的;Insufficient不足的,不够的,指数量上不充足;
Ignore表示忽视,不理睬;但ignorant表示无知的,愚昧的,而不表示可忽视的;
Ambiguous指语义模糊;Negligible可忽略的,微不足道的;可用来修饰不大的损伤。
2.翻译:汽车损坏得……,因此,它可以自己修。
答案:negligible
appreciable可察觉到的,可见到的;Negligible可忽略不计的,微不足道的;
Considerable相当大(或多)的;Invisible看不见的,无形的。

高频词讲解,Notorious
共出现2次,作为主考词1次,陪考词1次。
adj. 臭名昭著的,声名狼藉的
辨析:
famous, noted, notorious
Famous褒义词,著名的,出名的;
Noted中性词,著名的,有声望的;
Notorious贬义词,臭名昭著的,声名狼藉的。

真题讲解:
1.翻译:长久以来,这个城市的那个地区因街头暴力而……。
答案:notorious
Historical历史上的,史学的;Illegal非法的,违法的;Notorious臭名昭著的,声名狼藉的;
Responsible需负责任的,承担责任的;有责任感的,负责可靠的;责任重大的,重要的。
2.翻译:这个指示如此……以至于让人无法完成这项任务。
答案:ambiguous
Ingenious灵巧的,精巧的,敏捷的;Ambitious有野心的,野心勃勃的;
Notorious声名狼藉的;非常的,极端的;Ambiguous模棱两可的,含糊不清的。

本期作业:
1.上述19题请多看几遍,重在理解。
2.重点掌握Intrinsic, Reservation, Optimistically, Orientation, Negligible, Notorious这六个单词,以及词语辨析。
3.除了Intrinsic, Reservation, Optimistically, Orientation, Negligible, Notorious之外,请熟背以下单词:inherent, subtle, intense, ingenious, incompatible, offensive, absurd, extinct, permanent, surplus, assure, confidential, claim, budget, deliberate, illusion, originate, ambition, administer, sufficient, ambiguous, considerate。意思上面每题的讲解中都有,大家也可以自己查辞典。因为它们都是高频词汇,之前出现过或之后会出现在我的节目中作为主要讲解词。
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