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自考高级英语上册考点精析 Lesson one Rock Superstars: What do they tell us about ourselves and our society? 1、sprinkling its contents over the first few rows of sweltering listeners. sprinkle v. to scatter in drops or small grains 喷/洒/撒 e.g.: Sprinkle sand along the icy path. 把沙子撒在冰封的路上. 2、They surge to follow him, eager to be touched by a few baptismal drops . Surge v. to move, esp.forward, in or like powerful waves 汹涌, 澎湃 e.g.: The crowd surged past him. 人潮从他身边汹涌而过. n. strong, wavelike ,forward movement 波涛,巨浪 e.g.: The surge crashed against the coast .汹涌的波涛拍打着海岸. 3、How do you feel about all this adulation and hero worship? Adulation n. praise that is more than necessary or deserved 奉承, 谄媚 e.g.: He received much adulation from his colleagues.他受到许多同事的奉承. Adulate v. praise more than is truthful to win favor 奉承, 逢迎 e.g.: The leaders are easily adulated. 领导容易受逢迎. 4、Do you share Chris Singers almost religious reverence for Bob Dylan ? Reverence n. great respect 尊敬, 崇敬 e.g.: They show great reverence to him .他们对他极为尊敬. v. admire or respect 尊敬,崇敬 e.g.: He was still reverenced by people after many years . 多年以后他仍然受到人们的尊敬. Reverent adj. having a feeling of reverence 崇敬的 e.g.: This is a reverent behavior. 这是一种崇敬的行为. 5、 Its just that Elvis managed to embody the frustrated teenage spirit of the 1950s. Embody v. express 表达 e.g.: Words embody thought. 文字表达思想. Embodiment n. someone or something in which something is embodied . 化身,体现 e.g.: Dove is the embodiment of peace. 鸽子是和平的象征. # He spoke of change and of the bewilderment of the older generation. Bewilderment n. confusion 困惑 e.g.: Imagine my bewilderment when she said that . 她说那句话时你可以想像我多困惑. bewilder v. confuse 迷惑 e.g.: Big city’s traffic bewilders me. 大城市的交通使我不知所措. bewildering adj. very confusing 令人迷惑不解的 e.g.: What she had said was bewildering to me. 她所说的令我迷惑不解. bewildered adj. completely puzzled 迷惑不解 e.g.: He was bewildered by her question. 他被她的问题弄得不知所措. 难句详解 @ jagger , he said , grads a half-galloon jug of water and runs