2016年公共英语复习讲义四级辅导二

　　enable…to do sth

　　e.g. His ability in management enables him perform well in the joint venture.

　　His fluent English enables him to conduct negotiations with his foreign partner.

　　Dog’s sharp sense of smell enables it to find clues of cases.

　　recycle v.使再循环, 反复应用 n.再循环, 再生, 重复利用

　　e.g.Many factories recycle aluminum cans.

　　很多工厂把铝盒再加工后重新使用。

　　He is there recycling the old jokes.

　　他又在讲那个老笑话了。

　　The government encourages us to recycle waste paper.

　　政府提倡我们要循环利用废纸。

　　Water recycle is a good way to save our resources.

　　水循环利用是一种很好的节约资源的方法。

　　astounding adj.令人惊骇的

　　e.g.Have you ever heard the astounding story?

　　He felt astounded at the astounding story.

　　average n.平均, 平均数; 平均标准, 一般水平

　　e.g.What is the average rainfall for August in your country?

　　你们国家八月份的平均降雨量是多少?

　　Although the wines vary, the average is quite good.

　　尽管每种酒各不相同，平均水准很不错

　　adj. 平均的; 普通的, 平常的, 一般水平的

　　e.g.men of average ability 能力一般的人

　　students of average intelligence 普通智力的学生

　　discard vt.丢弃, 抛弃v.放弃

　　e.g.He was condemned for discarding his wife.

　　他因为遗弃妻子而遭到谴责。

　　Both of you have to discard prejudices before reaching agreement.

　　你们双方只有放弃偏见才能达成一致。

　　discard the dross and select the essential去粗取精