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argue with sb. about /over sth. 因某事同某人爭論 argue for / against sth. 為贊成或反對某事而爭辯 argue that… 主張 … argue sb. Into / out of doing sth. 說服某人做 /停止做某事 辨析: argue/debate/quarrel/discuss argue指說理、論證,側(cè)重擺事實,試圖說服對方,也可能是激烈的交換意見,以以致爭吵; debate指正式的辯論,交鋒 quarrel指由于對某事不滿而生氣,同某人爭吵,吵架 discuss討論,著重指交換意見,不含有說服對方的意思。 …using up natural resources at a fast rate… rate : n. 比率,速度,地方稅,價格 v. 對 …評價,認為 the rate of finished products 成品率 be sold at a high rate 以高價出售 postal rates 郵費 rates and taxes 地方稅和國家稅 He works at a high 很高。 …like many developed nations have. developed: adj. 發(fā)達的,成熟的 developing adj. 發(fā)展中的 development n. 發(fā)展,生長,進化 develop v. 發(fā)展,培育,制訂,成長 develop one’s mind 開發(fā)心智 develop into 發(fā)展成為 … develop from sth. 從 …發(fā)展而來 Most of the time it turns out that humans are … turn out: 結(jié)果證明 The rumor turns out to be true. 傳聞后來證明是真的。 Turn其他詞組: turn over 翻轉(zhuǎn),思考 turn down 調(diào)小音量,拒絕 turn against 反對,背叛 turn away 轉(zhuǎn)過臉去,把 …打發(fā)走 turn up 調(diào)大音量,露面 What’s the meaning of “spell” in line 13? Spell v. Our failure is likely to spell heavy losses. 我們的失敗可能招致重大的損失。 spell danger 招致危險 What’s the meaning of “profit” mean? profit ;獲利,賺錢; You may profit by the experience of others. 你可以吸取別人的經(jīng)驗教訓(xùn) I profited greatly from your advice. 你的建議讓我受益匪