2014年12月六级冲刺备考：词汇精讲（38）

　　competitive a.竞争的,比赛的;好竞争的,求胜心切的;有竞争力的

　　Our offer is competitive and we cannot lower the price any more.我方的报价是有竞争力的,我方不能在降价了.

　　comprehension n.理解,理解力测验

　　A large vocabulary will help a lot when doing the reading comprehension.在做阅读理解的时候丰富的单词量很有用.

　　Doing some background reading in encyclopedias is one way to improve your reading comprehension in English.阅读百科全书中一些背景资料是提高英语阅读理解能力的一个方法.

　　conservation n.保存,保护,避免浪费

　　There is a need for conservation of trees or there will soon be no forests.有必要保护树木,否则不久将会没有森林了.

　　Conservation of water is of great important in the cities such as Beijing and Tianjin.像北京和天津这样的城市实行控制用水非常重要.

　　Courage n.勇气,胆量

　　Only those who understand that life means contribution will be able to meet their difficulties with courage.只有懂得生活意味着奉献的人才有勇气面对困难.

　　Do you have the courage to go bungee jumping?你有胆量玩蹦极跳吗?

　　Current a.现时的,当前的;流行的,流传的

　　Current n.流,潮流;电流;趋势,倾向

　　A scientist should always be able to stay current in his field of studies.科学家应能始终跟上他研究领域的新发展.

　　Newspapers influence the current of thought.报纸影响思想潮流.

　　Descend vi.下来,下降 起源,是...的后裔袭击

　　Descend vt.走下,爬下

　　The sun descended behind the hills.太阳下了山.

　　Buddhism descended from ancient India.佛教起源于古印度.

　　digest vt.消化;吸收,领悟 n.文摘

　　Spoon-feeding the students doesnt help them digest what they have been taught.用填鸭式的教育方式教学生无助于学生消化.

　　The Readers Digest is a popular magazine in the United States.《读者文摘》是美国的一本颇流行的杂志.

　　Drive vt.驾驶,开动,有车送把打入;驱,赶;迫使,驱使

　　Drive vi.驾驶,驾车 n.驾驶;车行道,路;干劲,积极性

　　Drive carefully,the roads are wet and slippery.路上又湿又滑,开车要当心.

　　A man driven by jealousy is capable of anything.嫉妒心可使人什么都做得出来.

　　entertainment n.娱乐;文娱节目,表演会;招待,款待,请客

　　Some people say that Steven Chows movies cannot be regarded as mere entertainment, but that they tell the audience much more.有人说周星驰的电影不能简单地看成是供娱乐消遣的,而实际上它给观众展示更深刻的内容.

　　Thank you very much for your entertainment! And thank you for coming! 谢谢你的款待! 谢谢光临!