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呈相反意義,formidable意為令人敬畏的,那么unpretentious應為不令人生畏的,即謙遜的。樸實的。 Immigrants are quickly fitting into this mon culture, which may not be altogether elevating but is hardly poisonous. [分析] 由轉(zhuǎn)折過渡詞but及否定詞hardly,可以推測elevating 與poisonous呈相反之意,poisonous意為有毒的。敗壞道德的,與之相反,elevating則意為提升道德的。引人向上的?! ?3)利用例子猜測詞義 例子(example)也是猜測詞義的有用線索。為了闡明某一種重要觀念或者講清某一抽象概念,作者往往采取舉例的方式對這一觀點或概念進行具體的說明和解釋,從而使讀者理解得更加透徹。例子一般緊跟在要說明的詞語之后。根據(jù)例子所說明的事件、行為或活動,可以推斷與之相關的生詞的意思。例子通常由for instance,for example,more precisely,such as,like等過渡詞引導?! ith other audiences you mustnt attempt to cut in with humor as they will resent an outsider making disparaging remarks about their canteen or their chairman. You will be on safer ground if you stick to scapegoats like the Post Office or the tel