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【正文】 rtant rounds of debate. ? 22. Cover: (in card games) to play a higher card than ( the card played by the other party) 23. Statement: ? Statement: a written or spoken declaration, esp. of a formal kind. ? Eg1: They need more facts to back up their statement. ? Eg2: His statement is vague and no one can be sure what it means. 24. Bring out: ? Bring out: show, produce ? Eg1: Suddenly the man brought out a gun and threatened the taxidriver with it. ? Eg2: As I brought the handkerchief out of my pocket, several other objects fell out. 25. Justify: ? Justify: give a good reason for。 leave (a subject) ? Eg1: His sheep strayed away from his own fields to a neighbor’s. ? Eg2: You’ re straying away from the subject again。 trouble oneself. ? Eg1: Don’t bother about my breakfast. I’ m not hungry in the least. ? Eg2: After writing an article, he never bothers to go over it again. ? Eg3: On her mother’s 80th birthday, Myra would not even bother to buy her a gift. 35. Outline ? Outline: give a short account or description ? Eg1: At the press conference the president outlined his peace plan for the Middle East. ? Eg2: We all listened carefully as Jim outlined his reasons. 36. Press ? Press: demand or ask continuously。 in a certain but limited manner. Eg1: In a way I agree with you, but I think you could have presented your argument in a much better way. Eg2: He considered himself a great manager, and in a way he is justified. ? 38. This is a credulous age, and the burden of knowledge which we now have to carry is partly responsible: ? This is an age in which people tend to believe whatever they are told, and one reason for this is that now we have inherited so much knowledge. 39. Credulous ? Credulous: believing too easily in sth. ? Eg1: Only a credulous person would believe your stories. ? Eg2: Credulous people are easily fooled and often swindled. pay attention to the difference between the words “credulous” and “credible” 40. Burden: ? Burden: heavy load sb. has to carry。 b) things worn as a band on: armlet= a band worn around the arm. Now give definitions of the following words: ? Anklet: ? (a band worn around the ankle) ? Brooklet: ? (a little brook) ? Starlet: ? (a little star) ? Streamlet: ? (a little stream) ? Some nouns in English have corresponding adjectives that are derived from Latin. Now some adjectives have been given, please write down the corresponding nouns in English. ? lunar solar ? nocturnal annual ? mental dental ? oral aural ? ocular nasal ? paternal maternal
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