Day Three

Previous Check

advocate

adapt

temporary

maintain

sophisticated

resemble

sufficient

tolerate

sensible

encounter

 

Core Vocabulary

advocate /ˈædvəkeɪt/ v. 提倡

例句 Mr. Williams is a conservative who advocates fewer government controls on business.

威廉斯先生是一位提倡减少政府对商业的控制的保守人士。

 

adapt /əˈdæpt/ v. 适应；改编

例句 The world will be different, and we will have to be prepared to adapt to the change.

这个世界将会不同，所以我们必须准备好适应变化。

 

temporary /ˈtemprəri/ adj. 暂时的

例句 Most adolescent problems are temporary.

多数青少年问题是暂时性的。

 

maintain /meɪnˈteɪn/ v. 维持；保持

例句 The two countries have always maintained close relations.

这两个国家一直保持着密切关系。

 

sophisticated /səˈfɪstɪkeɪtɪd/ adj. 复杂的

例句 Honeybees use one of the most sophisticated communication systems of any insect.

蜜蜂所使用的交流系统是昆虫中最复杂的之一。

 

resemble /rɪˈzembl/ v. 像

例句 Some of the commercially produced venison resembles beef in flavour.

一些商业化生产的鹿肉味道像牛肉。

 

sufficient /səˈfɪʃnt/ adj. 足够的；充足的

例句 These reasons are not sufficient to justify the ban.

这些理由不足以证明实施禁令有理。

 

tolerate /ˈtɒləreɪt/ v. 容忍

例句 She can no longer tolerate the position that she’s in.

她再也无法容忍自己目前的处境了。

 

sensible /ˈsensəbl/ adj. 明智的

例句 It would seem more sensible to apply standards flexibly rather than rigidly.

灵活地运用标准比死守标准会显得更合情合理。

 

encounter /ɪnˈkaʊntə/ v. 遭遇

例句 We encountered a number of difficulties in the first week.

我们在第一周遇到了一些困难。

 

Exercise

1. I was doing _________ secretarial work.

2. I think the _________ thing would be to take a taxi home.

3. Lighting levels should be _________ for photography without flash.

4. Some sign languages are very _________ means of communication.

5. We _________ solving international dispute by negotiation, instead of appealing to arms.

6. Even if we cannot agree, we should _________ our contact.

7. I had never _________ such resistance before.

8. I don’t know how you _________ that noise!

9. She closely _________ her sister.

10. We have had to _________ quickly to the new system.

 

Key to Exercise

1. temporary

2. sensible

3. sufficient

4. sophisticated

5. advocate

6. maintain

7. encountered

8. tolerate

9. resembles

10. adapt