四十天突破大学英语六级考试讲义与笔记词汇
68. Oil companies in the U.S. are already beginning to feel the pressure. Refinery workers and petroleum-equipment-manufacturing employees are being _______.
A) laid out
B) laid off
C) laid down
D) laid aside
注：1. lay off 裁员 2. lay out 布置
3. lay down 制定政策;放下，放弃4. lay aside 放到一边，搁置;积蓄
69. Well ______ you for any damage done to your house while we are in it.
A) compensate
B) remedy
C) supplement
D) retrieve
注：compensate 补偿，弥补(六级最爱)
70. She cut her hair short and tried to ______ herself as a man.
A) decorate
B) disguise
C) fabricate
D) fake
注：disguise 伪装 disgusting 令人恶心的
英语表音，汉语表义(谐音法记忆)：
1. trivial 琐碎的，不重要的
tricycle 三轮车
triangle 三角形
2. vigor 精力，活力
3. naive 天真的
4. quaint 古怪的;acquaint with 对什么熟悉
5. Long time no see. 好久不见。
6. I will shanghai you. 我要伤害欺骗你。
7. ponderous 笨重的
8. liberty 自由
9. blush 脸红
10. amorous 好色的，情爱的;amorous letter 情书