【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 iously is a plus when arguing for one’s viewpoint.7 Meanwhile, an uncaring public barely watches, convinced that the issue has nosignificance, and publicityconscious senators and politicians increasingly giveway to the lobbying of animal rights activists. (Para. 2)Meaning: At the same time, the general public act like bystanders, believing that the issueis no big deal. The senators and politicians, who are familiar with the public issues, keepmaking concessions to activists advocating animal rights.Meaning beyond words: The physician is unhappy and dissatisfied with the indifferentpublic and condemns those politicians who acted too softly to the animal rights activists.8 We, in medical research, have also been unbelievably uncaring. We have allowedthe most extreme animal rights protesters to creep in and frame the issue as one of“animal fraud” and hatred. ()Meaning: It is incredible that we who are doing medical research have also been ignoringthe issue. We even gave permission to the most radical animal rights protesters togradual y impact on our research practice and accuse it of animal deception and hatredfor animals.Meaning beyond words: The medical researchers have been too soft to the animalrights protesters that they got themselves into trouble.frame vt. deliberately make sb. seem guilty of a crime when they’re not guilty, by lying to*the police or in a court of law 陷害；誣告Jack would never cheat at a exam, but his classmate framed him as a cheat who had*used iPhone connected to the Internet. 杰克絕不會(huì)在考試中作弊，但他同學(xué)誣陷他是個(gè)作弊者，說他使用連上了互聯(lián)網(wǎng)的 iPhone。9 We have persisted in our belief that acknowledgeable public would consent to theimportance of animal research for public health. Perhaps we have been mistaken innot responding to the emotional tone of the argument. (Para. 3)Meaning: We have believed firmly that knowledgeable people would agree how importantanimal research is for public health. Maybe, we have been wrong in not reacting to theanimal rights activists’ emotional expressions.Meaning beyond words: The implied meaning is that they, the animal researchers, havemade mistakes in believing the public and dealing with animal rights activists.Usage note: consent, approve, agreeconsent, approve, agree 是一組近義詞， 這些詞均含“同意；贊同”之意， 但在含義和用法上有區(qū)別。1 consent 是不及物動(dòng)詞，表示“同意、允許別人的請(qǐng)求、建議或者滿足他人的愿望”，著重意愿或感情，且是帶有一定阻力或困難的贊同，而且常有居高臨下的允諾之意。常見結(jié)構(gòu)有consent to sth., consent to sb.’s doing sth., consent to do sth.。例如：My father must have made some inquiries and been satisfied, for he consented to my*choice. 我的父親肯定去打聽了一些事情并感到滿意，因?yàn)樗饬宋业倪x擇。The owner wouldn’t consent to our making any structural changes in the flat while we live*in it. 在我們居住期間，房主不會(huì)同意我們對(duì)公寓作任何結(jié)構(gòu)上的變動(dòng)。The Queen has graciously consented to open her London palace to the public for two*months every summer. 女王已欣然同意她在倫敦的宮殿每個(gè)夏天可向公眾開放兩個(gè)月。*2 approve 在表示“對(duì)所呈報(bào)的建議、計(jì)劃或做法作正式或者官方的批準(zhǔn)、認(rèn)可”時(shí)，用作及物動(dòng)詞, 后直接接賓語(yǔ)。例如：*The White House approved the new deal. 白宮批準(zhǔn)了這項(xiàng)新協(xié)議。*approve 在表示“贊成；同意；贊許”時(shí), 用作不及物動(dòng)詞，常與 of 連用。例如：*Catherine39。s parents now approved of her marriage. 凱瑟琳的父母現(xiàn)在同意了她的婚姻。*I don’t approve of cosmetic surgery. 我不贊同整容手術(shù)。3 agree 在表示“同意；贊成”時(shí)，指對(duì)某事與他人有相同的見解和看法, 可用作及物動(dòng)詞和不及物動(dòng)詞。用作及物動(dòng)詞時(shí)，agree 后接 that 引導(dǎo)的從句，表示接受或趨同對(duì)方的觀點(diǎn)、計(jì)劃、建議、方案等。例如：*I agree that your plan is better. 我同意，你的計(jì)劃更好。用作不及物動(dòng)詞時(shí)，agree 后常接 to 引導(dǎo)的動(dòng)詞不定式，或介詞 to, with, on, about。*agree to 意為“同意”，接名詞或接不定式表示“同意（去做）某事”。例如：*I thought it was a reasonable proposal, but he didn’t agree to it / to accept it. 我覺得這是個(gè)合理的建議，可是他不同意（接受）它。*agree with 意為“與…一致；同意；對(duì)…贊同”。例如：*We cannot agree with the alternations and amendments to the contract. 我們不能同意對(duì)合同的變動(dòng)及更改。*agree on/upon/about 意為“就…達(dá)成協(xié)議；在…上意見一致”，賓語(yǔ)常為共同支持或取得一致意見的事物。例如：*Since we have agreed upon the details, let’s put the program into practice. 既然我們?cè)诩?xì)節(jié)問題上已取得一致意見，咱們就把計(jì)劃付諸實(shí)施吧。10 Perhaps we should have responded to those sad slogans and posters of animalsby waving equally sad posters of children dying of cancer or external wounds.(Para. 3)Meaning: Perhaps we should have responded to those sad slogans and posters ofanimals in a titfortat way: showing the posters of children dying of cancer or externalwounds.11 In the animal rights forum, much is made of the volume of pain these animalsexperience in the name of medical science. Activists deny that we are trying to helpand say it is evidence of our evil and cruel nature. (Para. 4)Meaning: By way of the animal rights forum, activists have said far more than enoughabout the pain these animals suffer from medical research. They use it as an excuse todeny the efforts we are making and accuse us of evil and cruel nature.Meaning beyond words: Here the physician is criticizing the animal rights activists forbeing dishonest to the public.12 A more reasonable argument, however, can be advanced in our defense. Life isoften cruel to animals