公共英语四级核心内容讲解
(一)重点词汇讲解
cliché n.铅板;陈词滥调;老生常谈
[例句] I know it's a bit of a cliché, but she means everything to me.
[译文] 我这话听起来不免像老套子，不过对我来说，她的确意味着一切。
tangible adj.有形的;有实质的;可触知的
[例句] Sculpture is a tangible art form.
[译文] 雕刻是一种可触摸的艺术形式。
Collapse v.崩溃
[例句] The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.
[译文] 这个国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
instaneous adj.瞬间的;即刻的
[例句] She accidently swallowed the poison and death was instaneous.
[译文] 她意外地的吞下了毒药，当即就死去了。
invaluable adj.无价的，无法估价的
[例句] His advice has been invaluable to the success of the project.
[译文] 他的建议对于这项工程的成功是无可估量的。
boost v.提高，推广
[例句] These changes will help to boost share prices.
[译文] 这些变化将有助于提高股票价格。
pronounced adj.明显的
[例句] He has very pronounced ideas on everything.
[译文] 他对一切事情都有明确的看法。
barrier n.障碍
[例句] Lack of confidence is the biggest barrier to investment is the region.
[译文] 缺乏信心是在这一地区投资的最大障碍。
(二)核心短语讲解
(1) work on 致力于，为......工作。如：We've been working on expanding our scope of cooperation with China.我们一直致力于扩大与中国的合作范围。
(2) I mean the first five years...我的意思是指最初的五年...... I mean在日常会话中很常用，表示“我的意思是......”。如：I mean you should work hard on your study. 我的意思是你应该努力学习。
(3) what's more而且，更重要的是，更有甚者。如：She admitted she'd spoken to them, and what's more had told them about our secret discussion.她承认好和他们讲了话，更糟的是把我们秘密讨论的内容都告诉了他们。
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