【例2】As the result of new research unfold, parallels between birdsong and our own speech behavior become more and more intriguing.隨著新的研究成果的不斷出現,鳥的歌聲和我們人類語言行為之間的類似性越來越引起人們的興趣。
【例3】The landscape unfolded before us.景色展現在我們面前。
【構詞】un-(相反的)+fold(折疊)→打開,展開
【同義替換】open, reveal
【派生】unfolded a.展開的,打開的
【真題】According to many books and articles, New England’s leaders established the basic themes and preoccupations of an unfolding, dominant Puritan tradition in American intellectual life.據許多書籍及文章記載,新英格蘭的領袖們在美國學術界中確立了發展中的且后來成為主流的清教傳統的基本主題和關注點。
★ virtue
n.德行,美德;貞操;優點,效力;(by~of)由于
【例1】My neighbor is a man of highest virtue.我的鄰居是一個高尚的人。
【例2】He said his plan had the virtue of being the easiest to implement.他說他的計劃的優點是最簡單易行。
【例3】Plastic bags are useful for holding many kinds of food, by virtue of their clearness, toughness, and low cost.由于塑料袋干凈、結實而且便宜,它適用于裝多種食物。
【真題】 “Creative thinking may mean simply the realization that there’s no particular virtue in doing things the way they have always been done,” wrote Rudolph Flesch, a language authority.“創造性思維也許只不過意味著能夠意識到按老辦法辦事沒有可取之處,”語言權威人士Rudolph Flesch寫道。
★ realm
n.王國,國土;領域
【例】He made outstanding contributions in the realm of foreign affairs.他在外交領域作出了卓越貢獻。
【同義替換】kingdom, field, sphere, domain
★ finance
n.財政,金融
v.為……提供資金
【例1】Government has become a substantial provider of manufacturing finance.政府已變成制造業資金的重要提供者。
【例2】The repairs to the school will be financed by the educational department.學校的修繕將由教育部門出資。