四六级考试、专升本、考研、考博、出国留学,英语都成了你不得不逾越的一道坎,不少学子就是在这里栽倒的。原因有二,一是缺乏兴趣,学习英语如赶鸭子上树;二是单词量小,具体到文章中不知变通。兴趣和单词成了英语过关的两大命门。本书恰恰锁定这两大命门,幽默搭台,词汇唱戏。首先用幽默激活兴趣,因为教育学告诉我们——兴趣是最好的老师,乐此才会不疲,快乐时的记忆是长久的。
通过对大量考题的研究评估,本书将高频词汇均匀地分布其间,每篇幽默含一两个生词,佐以同义词辨析,力求举一反三,触类旁通,使你的词汇量迅速增加,还可以提高你的阅读能力和写作能力,进而提高欣赏能力。
白色幽默
Akimbo
叉腰
A Sharp Child
小“机灵”
Asking the Way
问路
An Exceptional Phenomenon
罕见
Asking For Advice
讨教
Apricot G rows Yellow
杏子黄了
Bickering
斗嘴
Birthday Present
生日礼物
Being Courteous
讲礼貌
Buying Meat Pie
买馅饼
Craving
盼
Cover Up
盖起来
Can’t Move It
搬不动
Depend On Performance
看表现
Exercise—book
作业本
Flowers May Itch to Death
花会痒死的
Injection
打针
Identical Twins
孪生兄弟
Knotty Problem
棘手的问题
Not Tongue Twister
并非绕口令
No Strength To Get Up
没劲起床
One Point
1分
0btuse Question
愚蠢的问题
Outflanking Tactics
迂回战术
Put It Even
摆平
Performance On Term Examination
期末成绩
Questioning Closely On
追问下去
To View Tiger
看老虎
To Buy Eraser
买橡皮
To Cut An Earthworm Apart
切蚯蚓
Throw a Brick to Attract the Jade
抛砖引玉
Valuables
贵重物品
Warning
提醒
Whose Responsibility?
谁之过?
Who Has a Fever?
谁发烧7
Who Does She Take after?
到底像谁?
Dinner Hour
吃饭的时候
粉色幽默
Abortive Marriages
失败的婚姻
Before and After Marriage
婚前婚后
Both Intelligent and Courageous
智勇双全
Computer Marriage
电脑姻缘
Common Language
共同语言
Civil War Continues
持续内战
Following Tracks
跟踪
Female University Students
女大学生
Guess Again
再猜
Husband and Wife Constitution
夫妻宪法
Having No Stomach for Discussing the Weather
不谈天气
Idem
同上
l’m Not Relaxed Either
我也不轻松
Pet
宠物
Quiz On the Spot
就地测验
Specific Drug
特效药
Inversion
倒置
灰色幽默
At Reduce Center
在减肥中心
A Telephone Directory
电话号码簿
Assignments 0n Envi ronmental Protection
环境保护作业
A Peddler of Earthen Basins
卖瓦盆的小贩
Beset Submarine
被困的潜艇
Big Porcelain Bowl
大瓷碗
Big Swelling
大疙瘩
Big Fraud Case
大诈骗案
Brand Adhesive Bandage
邦迪创可贴
Candidates
候选人
Conclusion
结论
Curio Addiction
古董癖
Confess Unwittingly
不打自招
Evading Ticket
逃票
Fan
扇子
Fortnight
两周
FaIse Ivory
假象牙
Fright at Midnight
夜半惊魂
General
将军
Hiding Money
藏钱
Imitating
狗如其人
Is It A Mischief?
恶作剧乎?
Jest
笑话
Joining In Fun
凑热闹
Ka rma
因果报应
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