这台计算机能够存储并处理数百万个数据。
Do you remember to lock the door? 记着锁门了吗?
These photos remind me of my college life.
这些照片使我回想起我的大学时光。
You should often reflect the mistakes you have made.
你应该经常反省一下自己曾经犯过的错误。
(81)migrant n. /emigrant n. /immigrant n.
这三个词都与移居者有关,由于前缀不同,含义不同:migrant移民,immigrant移入者,即入境移民。emigrant是ex的变体(=out):移出者,即出境移民,指自本国移居他国者。
(82)only a. /sole a. / single a. / unique a.
only常用词,指“惟一的”,含“不会再多”之意;sole语气比 only 强,也较庄严,指“单独的”,即“一类中只有这一个”;single强调“单个的,单一的”;unique指“独一无二的”、“无可匹敌的”。
例:This is the only solution to our current difficulty.
这是解决我们目前的困难的惟一的办法。
The court has the sole right to decide.
法庭拥有独有的决定权。
a single room单人间;a single bed单人床
That building is unique because all the others like it were destroyed. 那座建筑很独特,因为所有像它那样的其他建筑都毁坏了。 (83)original a. /creative a. 除了其他意思之外,这两个词都有“创造”的含义。original强调“原创的”,比creative的含义窄一些,突出发源地的概念,原创的概念;creative强调“创造,有创造性”,突出从无到有的创造过程。
例:The masses have boundless creative power.
人民大众有着无穷的创造力。 James was one of the most creative writers.
詹姆斯是最有创造性的作家之一。
He found it hard to form an original opinion.
他觉得很难有新意。
She won an award for the most original design.
她获得了最佳创意设计奖。 (84)particular a. /special a.
particular意为“特殊的,特别的,某一特定的”,强调相对general而言的特定性,有时可与specific互换使用;special意为“专门的,特殊的,独特的”,含有不寻常,不一般的意思。
例:That particular house is very nice,although the rest of them are not.
其他的房子都不怎么样,就那所房子非常不错。
I have something very particular to tell you.
我有事要专门对你讲。
Tonight is a special occasion and we have something very special for dinner.
今晚是个不寻常的时刻,我们的晚餐也很特别。
(85)possession n. /procession n. 这两个词词形与发音相近,易混淆。possession意为“占有,拥有,财物”;procession意为“行进,行列”,常与in一起用。
例:Possession of wealth does not necessarily bring happiness. 有钱不一定会给人带来快乐。 The stupid old man soon lost all his possessions.
那个笨老头很快就把他的财产丢光了。
The workers marched in procession to the president’s office.
工人们列队向总裁的办公室走去。
The wedding procession moved slowly down the aisle.
婚礼的队伍在过道间缓慢走过。 (86)principal a.&n. /principle n. 这两个词发音与词形相近,很容易搞混。principal作形容词意为“主要的,首要的”,作名词时意为“校长,本金”;principle为名词,意为“原则,原理”。
例:He has been the principal singer of our troop. 他是我们团的主唱。
Those are the principal points I want to explain to everybody.
这些便是我要向大家解释的要点。
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She has been the principal of this school for ten years.
她已经在这所学校里当了10年校长。
What he said is against my principle.
他的话与我的原则相悖。
(87)range n. /scale n. /scope n. range意为“距离,范围”;scale意为“规模,等级”;scope的含义较窄,意思是“范围,机会”。
例:The transmitter has a range of 10,000 miles.
发射机的发射范围是方圆1万英里。
We teach the full range of ball room dances.
我们教授所有的交谊舞。
On a scale of 1 to 10 how do you rate his performance?
如果用1到10给他打分的话,你给他的表演打几分?
The scale of the pollution problem was much worse than scientists had predicted.
污染的规模大大超过了科学家先前的预测。
The politics of the country is really beyond the scope of a tourist book like this.
国家的政策问题的确超出了象这样一本旅游书的内容范围。 (88)recent a. /current a. recent意为“最近,新近的”;current意为“当前的,现时的”。
例:The bicycle is a recent purchase.
这辆自行车是最近才买的。
Of these recent magazines, only one is still current.
这些近期杂志中只有一本是当月的。
The current fashions are more casual than those in the 90s.
现在的时尚比90年代的时尚更要随意。
They talked about the current events when they met again that night.
那晚他们见面时谈了一些时事。 (89)remind sb. of/warn sb. of/remember sb. to sb.
这三个词组都有向某人提及某事的意思。warn sb. of sth. 语气最严肃。常指“警告某人有某种危险,要某人不要做某事,等等。remind sb. of指要某人想起某事,重申其重要性或认为值得记起。remember sb. to sb. 指求某人代自己向某人问好。

