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o on yet. 暫時不要打開收音機 。 16. intuition: n. [U] the ability to understand or know sth. by using your feelings rather than by carefully considering the facts 直覺;直覺力 Intuition told me you are here. 我憑直覺知道你在這兒 。 Nobody told me where to find you. It was sheer intuition. 沒有人告訴我去什么地 方能找到你 , 全憑直覺 來的 。 (2)[C] an idea about what is true in a particular situation based on strong feelings rather than facts 直覺知識 , 直覺之事 I had a sudden intuition about the missing jewels. 當(dāng)時我就有一種直覺知道 了所丟失的珠寶的去向 。 I had an intuition that we would find then there. 我突然有種直覺我們能 在那里找到他們 。 17. point: n. 目的,意義 use。 purpose What’s the point of studying after the exam? 考完試后再用功有什么意 義 ? There’s not much point (in) arguing any further. 再討論下去也沒多大意義 。 18. 辨析 convince and persuade convince 使確信 , 指用言 語 、 行動或事實等使別人 排除疑慮 、 不解等 , 從而 相信某事是正確的 。 I managed to convince my parents that I needed the money. 我到底讓父母確信我需要 這筆錢 。 In the end she convinced the jury of her innocence. 最終她使陪審團相信了她 的清白無罪 。 Persuade 說服;勸說 , 一 般用語 , 指通過擺明理由 或利用感情因素等辦法懇 求或規(guī)勸某人 , 使其愿意 去做某事 。 After he had been ill for a week, we finally persuaded him to consult a doctor. 他病了 , 過了一周之后 , 我 們才最終說服他去看醫(yī)生 。 She finally persuaded her son to go to college. 她終于說服她的兒子上大學(xué) 。 19. 辨析 puzzle and confuse puzzle 迷惑;困惑 , 一般 用語 , 指事情復(fù)雜 、 困 難 , 使人困惑不 解 , 摸 不著頭腦 , 且不知如何 處理 。 他鄰居古怪的神色使 他迷惑不解 。 He was puzzled by his neighbor’s odd looks. Henry’s father was fond of asking him puzzling questions. 亨利的父親喜歡問他一些 難解的問題 。 confuse 困惑;混亂,指由于事 物復(fù)雜且容易混淆而使人糊涂; 或指將相似的事物混淆、弄亂, 但常指暫時現(xiàn)象。 These detailed directions only served to confuse me further. 這些詳細的說明只不過是 把我搞得更加糊涂 。 Another mistake is to confuse cause and effect. 另外一個錯誤就是因果混淆 。