高级口译备考词汇笔记[1]
英语课
pride oneself on (upon) 使得意;以……自豪
take the initiative 采取主动
occasion n. 场合,重大或特殊的活动,盛会
flamboyantly 1 adv. 艳丽地,奢华地,炫耀地
with (one’s) tongue in (one’s) cheek/tongue in cheek 无诚意地,假心假意地,挖苦地
everyday thing 日常事情
have a passion for 对……极度喜爱,酷爱
match v. 和……相称,和……相一致
spring from 发源(于),出身(于),来自(于)
in any company 在任何交际场合,在(客)人前
poverty line 贫困线
no exception 没有例外,无一例外
be typical of (品质、性格等方面)特有的、独特的
place emphasis on 重视,强调
resent v. 对……表示忿恨,因……而怨恨
stem from 起源于,由……造成
at first thought 乍一想
take hold 生根,固定下来
barbecue/grill party 烤肉野餐聚会
quip v. 说俏皮话,讽刺
convenience food 方便食品
frozen food 速冻食品
a throw-away culture 使用一次性物品的生活方式
generation gap 代沟
make sense 讲得通,有意义;合情合理的
from scratch 从头开始,白手起家
caricature v. 将……画成漫画,用漫画表现(某特征),讽刺
insular 2 adj. 狭隘的,封闭的
xenophobe n. 惧怕外国(陌生)人的人,憎恨外国人的人
saloon-bar n. 沙龙酒吧
tabloid 3 newspaper 通俗小报
hurl 4 v. 猛投,气势汹汹地吐(恶言)
pub landlord 酒馆(酒吧)店主
ethnic 5 minority 少数民族,少数族裔
EU (European Union) 欧盟
stop by v. 路过,逗留
visa-free access 免予签证进入
Hong Kong Special Administrative 6 Region 香港特别行政区
multi-ethnic adj.多民族的,多族裔的
multi-cultural adj. 多元文化的
meeting-point n. 交汇点
inflict on 使承受负担,使遭受(损伤),强加
eating habits 饮食习惯
supermarket chains 连锁超市
Tuscany=Toscana 托斯卡纳区(意大利行政区名)
1 flamboyantly
adv.艳丽地、奢华地、绚丽地。
- He dresses rather flamboyantly. 他衣着华丽。 来自互联网
- The criticism of Mr Obama's handling of the oil spill has been especially and flamboyantly unreasonable. 对于奥巴马对漏油事件的处理,人们的批评尤其夸大得没有道理。 来自互联网
2 insular
adj.岛屿的,心胸狭窄的
- A continental climate is different from an insular one.大陆性气候不同于岛屿气候。
- Having lived in one place all his life,his views are insular.他一辈子住在一个地方,所以思想狭隘。
3 tabloid
adj.轰动性的,庸俗的;n.小报,文摘
- He launched into a verbal assault on tabloid journalism.他口头对小报新闻进行了抨击。
- He believes that the tabloid press has behaved disgracefully.他认为小报媒体的行为不太光彩。
4 hurl
vt.猛投,力掷,声叫骂
- The best cure for unhappiness is to hurl yourself into your work.医治愁苦的最好办法就是全身心地投入工作。
- To hurl abuse is no way to fight.谩骂决不是战斗。
5 ethnic
adj.人种的,种族的,异教徒的
- This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏,这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
- The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。
6 administrative
adj.行政的,管理的
- The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
- He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。