Beginner'sDictionaryofAmericanEnglishUsage
初学者的美国英语用法词典
美国东部早期的ESL课使用的字典,本人将翻译和转载到这里.
愿与英语初学者分享.如有翻译不妥的地方请指正.
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Chapter2-pp.20ClosetoHome1.Somepeoplecannevergetawayfromworkthesedays.They’reatthe2.constantmercyoftheircellphones,pagers,two-wayradios,orotherelectronic3.devices.TakemysisterCindy.Whenitcomestohigh-techgadgets,shewas4.aheadofhertime.Twentyyearsagoherbusinessphonerangathomeandan5.ever-presentwalkie-talkiewastheretoprovideaccessandcommunication6.amongherhusband,herself,andthetruckdriversintheirsma...[
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WordForms-2pp.9InEnglish,verbscanchangetonounsinseveralways.Someverbsbecomenounsbyaddingthesuffixes–ionor–tion,forexample,suggest(v.),suggestion(n.).Completeeachsentencewiththecorrectformofthewordsontheleft.intheaffirmativeform.Usethesingularformofthenouns.indicate(v.)1.a.Trafficsignalshavethreesignals.Aredlight(v.)indication(n.)“stop,”andagreenlightmeans“go.”b.Ayellow,oramber,lightisan(n.)t...[
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WordForms(UNIT1LivinginSociety)pp.8Part1.nousbyaddingthesuffixes–anceor–ence,forexample,insist(v.),insistence(n.).Completeeachsentencewiththecorrectformofthewordsontheleft.Usethesimplepresenttenseoftheverbs,ineithertheaffirmativeorthenegativeform.Usethesingularformofthenouns.appear(v.)1.a.Peter(v.)tobeveryunhappy.appearance(n.)b.Hissad(n.)makesmewonderwhat’swrong.avoid(v.)2.a.Susanalways(v.+s)g...[
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TheParadoxofHappiness-4ReadingAnalysisReadeachquestioncarefully.Circlethenumberorletterofthecorrectanswer,orwriteyouranswerinthespaceprovided.1.Readlines6and7:“Youthinkthatthehigheraperson’slevelofunhappiness,thelowertheirlevelofhappinessandviceversa.”a.Viceversameansthat1.theloweraperson’slevelofunhappiness,thehighertheirlevelofhappiness.2.thehigheraperson’slevelofunhappiness,thehighertheirl...[
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TheParadoxofHappiness-3pp.5Fact-FindingExerciseReadthepassageonce.Thenreadthefollowingstatements.Scanthearticlequicklyoffindoutifeachstatementistrue(T)orfalse(F).Ifastatementisfalse,changeitsothatistrue.1.()T()FThefeelingofunhappinessmaybegenetic.2.()T()FThereisastrongrelationshipbetweenlevelsofhap-Pinesandunhappinessinaperson.3.()T()FResearchershavefoundthathappinessisinherited.4.()T()FUnhappines...[
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TheParadoxofHappiness1.a.Ingroupsofthree,writeadefinitionofhappy.Writewhatitmeanstobehappy.Ontheblackboard,compareyourdefinitionswiththedefinitionsoftheothergroupsintheclass.b.Dothesameforunhappy.c.Compareyourclassexplanationsofhappyandunhappy.Aretheyopposites?Istherearelationshipbetweenhappinessandunhappiness?2.Whatmakesyouhappy?Whendoyoufeelhappy?3.Whatmakesyoufeelunhappy?4.a.Areyouahappyperson?...[
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TheParadoxofHappiness
1.It’splaincommonsense—themosthappinessyoufeel,theless2.Unhappinessyouexperience.It’splaincommonsense,butit’snottrue.3.Recentresearchrevealsthathappinessandunhappinessarenotreallyflip4.sidesofthesameemotion.Theyaretwodistinctfeelingsthat,coexisting,5.riseandfallindependently.6.“You’dthinkthatthehigheraperson’slevelofunhappiness,thelower7.theirlevelofhappinessandvic...[
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TheDeclarationofIndependenceINCONGRESS,JULY4,
1776THEUNANIMOUS
DECLARATIONOFTHE
THIRTEENUNITEDSTATESOFAMERAICAWheninthecourseofhumanevents,itbecomesnecessaryforonepeopletodissolvethepoliticalbandswhichhaveconnectedthemwithanother,andtoassumeamongthepowersoftheearth,theseparateandequalstationtowhichthelawsNatureandNature’sGodentitlethem,adecentrespecttotheopinionsofmankindrequires...[
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Lesson16Apoliterequest【Newwordsandexpressions】(9)parkv.停放(汽车)trafficn.交通ticketn.交通违规罚款单noten.便条arean.地段signn.指示牌remindern.提示failv.无视,忘记obeyv.服从★parkv.停放(汽车)parkingarea停车场stopthecar车在运动中停下来★trafficn.交通trafficpolice交通警trafficlights交通灯,另义为拐弯口,红绿灯,十字路口trafficjam交通堵塞Ispendalotoftimeintrafficjamheavytraffic繁重的交通Iwasordered...[
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