【正文】 100 fer: CARRY 101 ? If you refer to an incident in your past, you ―carry back‖ to that time. ? And transfer means ―to carry across.‖ 102 ? fertile: adj. bearing great quantities of fruit or imaginative ideas。 inventive or productive. adj. able to support abundant plant growth. ? Unfortunately, those with the most fertile minds often seem to have the most personal problems. 103 ? A fertile imagination and a fertile field are both very productive. ? A fertile imagination might bring forth a whole new world. ? A fertile land might bring forth enough corn for an entire town. But both have to be tended and nurtured in order to confer their benefits. ? Fertile and infertile, fertility and infertility often refer to the ability to bear children as well. 104 ? inference: a: a conclusion arrived at from facts or statements taken as true. b: a guess or assumption made on the basis of little or no evidence. 推理 。推論 。推斷 . . Trial lawyers try to present evidence in such a way that the jury can draw from it only the inference that favors their client. If he is guilty then, by inference, so is his wife. 105 ? Inferences are risky. ? In the myth of Pyramus and Thisbe, an inference leads to a disaster. When these two lovers are supposed to meet, P arrives late to find a lion and a bloodstained garment. From this he infers that T has been killed, and , unable to bear it, he kills himself. But T has only been hiding, and when she finds the dead P she kills herself in grief. 106 ? Shakespeare makes a humorous scene out of this story in A Midsummer Night?s Dream. ? But his Romeo and Juliet tells the story of two lovers who die as the result of a very similar inference. 107 ? proliferate: v. to grow or increase by rapid production of new units。 to multiply. . Imitators of Ernest Hemingway began to proliferate as soon as he achieved success and popularity. The literal meaning of proliferate is “to bear offspring” , and all other usages begin with this. 108 ? defer v. put off v. (to) yield or submit to the opinion or decision of sb., especially out of respect. deference: n. respect or esteem due a superior or an elder. in/out of deference to: in consideration of… . They were married in church, out of/in deference to their parents? wishes. 109 ? confer: v. bring ideas, opinions, views etc. together and exchange. v. grant or bestow a university degree, honor or right. 110 confer with sb. on/about sth. confer sth. on/upon sb. . He has conferred with his advisors about how to cope with the crisis. An honorary degree has been conferred on him by the university of great prestige. 111 ? differ v. ? difference n. ? differential adj. showing a distinction。 not equal. ? different ? differentiate v. distinguish. ? differentiate between A and B./ A from B. 112 ? . ? Bank officials are entitled to differential rates of interests. ? A few kind words at the right moment make all the difference. 113 ? prefer ? preference ? preferable adj. more attractive or suitable. ? preferential adj. showing advantage to a person or group. 114 ? . He finds country life definitely preferable to living in the noisy and polluted city. It is a matter of personal preference. Bank employees usually get preferential rates of interest. 115 ? transfer ? v. move from one place to another. 轉(zhuǎn)移 ,搬遷 v. move from one job, school, situation, etc. to another. 調(diào)動 。 轉(zhuǎn)學(xué) 。 轉(zhuǎn)職 . v. move from one vehicle or transportation line to another. 倒車 。轉(zhuǎn)乘 。換乘 . v. cause to pass from one to another。 transmit. 傳染 116 scrib/scrip SCRIB/SCRIP es from the Latin verb scribere, ― to write.‖ 117 prescribe, proscribe, describe, subscribe, transcribe, inscribe, circumscribe, scripture, scribble, conscript, postscript, manuscript, script, scribe 118 scrib /scrip 1. prescribe v. direct the use of (as a medicine) as a remedy。 v. lay down as a guide or rule of action. 119 2. proscribe v. forbid as harmful or unlawful。 prohibit. 120 3. describe v. write or picture in words. 121 4. subscribe: (to sth.) v. sign one‘ s name to a document v. receive a periodical or regular service on order。 v. pay money regularly in support of some good aim. 122 5. transcribe: v. record in a written form. 抄寫；謄寫； 把 ……寫成文字 transcript n. sth. transcribed。 an exact written or printed copy. 抄本；副本；文字記錄。 123 6. inscribe v. write, engrave, or print permanently on a building, coin, medal or piece of currency. 124 7. circumscribe : v. draw a line around or surround with a boundary。 v. clearly limit the range or activity of something. 125 8. scripture: n. cap: the books of the Bible—often used in pl.。 n. the sacred writings of a religion. 126 9. scribble: v. write or draw in a careless manner。 n. careless or untidy writing. 127 10. conscript: v. enter the name for military service。 draft。 enroll by pulsion for military or naval service. 征某人入伍； n. sb. made to serve in one of the armed forces by law. (美 ) 應(yīng)征入伍者 . 128 11. postscript n. a note added esp. to a pleted letter. （ 信末簽名后的）又及，附言，附筆 1