四級美文篇一：新東方大學(xué)英語四級美文晨讀100篇

目錄PART ONE 著名人物

UNIT 1 Get a Life，Gordon!Minister Says PM Needs More Fun 英國：布朗首相是個(gè)工作狂嗎

UNIT 2 Miller’s Not Like the Rest

《越獄》新偶像米勒，走和別人不一樣的路

UNIT 3 She Is a Legend

女中傳奇

UNIT 4 Gettysburg Address

葛底斯堡演說

UNIT 5 The Second Inaugural Address by Bill Clinton

克林頓第二次就職演說

UNIT 6 ABlindWoman’sVision

海倫·凱勒——奮斗的人

UNIT 7 “Mom．in．chief’’Role and More for Michelle Obama 準(zhǔn)第一夫人：照顧好女兒是首要任務(wù)

UNIT 8 The Mask Forever——Jim Carrey

永遠(yuǎn)的《面具》——金·凱利

UNIT 9 Ronaldo：King ofthe Wodd

羅納爾多：世界球王

UNIT 10 McCain：What We’re Fighting for

麥凱恩：我們?yōu)楹味鴳?zhàn)

UNIT 11 Winston Churchill：His Other Life

溫斯頓·丘吉爾：生活側(cè)記

UNIT 1 2 Remarks of Senator Barack Obama：Iowa Caucus Night 奧巴馬1月3日在衣阿華的演講辭

UNIT 13 Remembering Diana

追憶戴安娜

UNIT 14 Marilyn Mooe：Candle in the Wind

瑪麗蓮·夢露：風(fēng)中之燭

UNIT 15 Hewitt

休伊特

UNIT 16 The GenUeman Thief：Arsene Lupin

怪盜亞森·羅蘋

UNIT 17 Engrid Bergman

英格利·褒曼

UNIT 18 Hillary’S Comparison

希拉里的比較

UNIT 19 The Making of Isaac Newton

牛頓+蘋果=萬有引力

UNIT 20 The Ups and Downs of Katherine Graham

奮斗與堅(jiān)持：報(bào)業(yè)女巨人的一生

UNIT 21 The Britain’S GotTalent Singer~usan Boyle

英國新晉超女蘇珊大媽

PART TWO 工作生活

UNIT 1 Kids Think Glasses Make Others Look Smart Honest 小孩認(rèn)為戴眼鏡顯得更有學(xué)問，更誠實(shí)

UNIT 2 Excuse

借口

UNIT 3 NextTime ThatYou ThinkYou’re Having a Bad Day 當(dāng)覺得自己倒霉時(shí)看看這個(gè)

UNIT 4 Can Happiness Be Bought

錢可以買到幸福嗎

UNIT 5 Januaw 31 the Year’s Biggest Night for First Dates 1月31日最適合初次約會(huì)

UNIT 6 ThankYou：TheTwoLittleWOndsThatAreBetterThanaPayRise 贊揚(yáng)比加薪更重要

UNIT 7 MusicThat’sAlwaysonTop

永遠(yuǎn)的流行音樂

UNIT 8 Life ls Miracule

生命即是奇跡

UNIT 9 Tuesdays with Morrie

相約星期二

UNIT 10 Women Approaching 30 Prefer Marriage to Carreers 30歲的女性婚姻重于事業(yè)

UNIT 11 Cowboys’Tales of Love and Loss

純粹美國式的鄉(xiāng)村音樂

UNIT 12 Like Father,Like Daughter

就業(yè)新趨勢：女承父業(yè)

UNIT 13 Mother Is Role Model in Son’s Choice of Wife

男人擇偶常以母親為標(biāo)準(zhǔn)

UNIT 14 Short PeopleAre Most Prone to Jealousy

個(gè)子越矮嫉妒心越強(qiáng)

UNIT 15 Blue-eyed Men Prefer Blue·eyed Women

藍(lán)眼睛男士為何青睞藍(lán)眼睛女士

UNIT 16 Persistence Pays

苦盡甘來

UNIT 17 Air and Opport UNITy

機(jī)會(huì)如空氣，請善待機(jī)會(huì)

UNIT 18 TheseThingsIWishforYou

幸福快樂就好

UNIT 19 Online Love Is Often Blind。Brief

網(wǎng)戀盲目而短暫

UNIT 20 Always Buying Sneakers?It's the Sign of a Leader 愛買運(yùn)動(dòng)鞋的人具有領(lǐng)導(dǎo)潛質(zhì)嗎

UNIT 21 When Men See Red．They See Hot

男性偏愛紅衣女郎

PART THREE 健康環(huán)境

UNIT 1 Women’s Intelligence Increases During Motherhood

女性懷孕后智力會(huì)上升

UNlT 2 Are Baiqi Extinct

白鰭豚真的滅絕了嗎

UNIT 3 Kids PreferVeggies with Cool Names

蔬菜起酷名孩子更喜歡

UNIT 4 Different ExerciseAffectsAppetite Differently 不同鍛煉方式對食欲的影響不一樣

UNIT 5 Music to Your Ears Can Be MusicforYour Heart too 悅耳的音樂也有益于心臟健康

UNIT 6 Men Make Women Gain Weight

愛情影響女性體重變化

UNIT 7 Lack ofVitamin D Linked to Depression in Elderly 老年人缺維生素D會(huì)導(dǎo)致抑郁癥

UNIT 8 Long Working Hours“Health Risk”

長時(shí)間工作危害大

UNIT 9 Smoking Hurts Mind as Well as Body

吸煙既損害身體又損害大腦

UNIT 10 Children UnderThree Should See No Television 英國專家建議3歲以下兒童不要看電視

PART FIVE 科技長廊

四級美文篇二：英語四級讀美文【4】

Unit 4 Economic Views 經(jīng)濟(jì)觀察

Text 1 Economic Reason for Immigration to America

The third reason why immigrants have traditionally come to the United States is to have a better life — that is, to raise their For the vast majority of the immigrants who came here, it was probably the most compelling reason for ” “get rich overnight,” and many of them suffered terribly, but the majority of them were eventually able to improve upon their former standard of living. Even if they were not able to achieve the economic success they wanted, they could be fairly certain that their children would have the opportunity for a better life. The phrase “going from rags to riches” became a slogan for the great American Dream. Because of the vast riches of the North American continent, the dream came true for many of the immigrants. They achieved material success；they became very attached to material things. Material wealth became a value to the American people. Placing a high value on material possessions is called materialism, but this is a word that most Americans find offensive. To say that a person is materialistic is an insultIn fact, most Americans do have other values and ideals. Nevertheless, acquiring and maintaining a large number of material possessions is of great importance to most Americans.

[A] raise [B] insult [C] slogan [D] fortunes [E] attached [F] accuses [G] offensive [H] compelling [I] possessions [J] immigrants

[K] incredibly [L] Nevertheless

移民到美國的經(jīng)濟(jì)原因 移民在傳統(tǒng)上來到美國的第三個(gè)原因是為了尋求更好的生活——也就是提高他們的生活標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。對大多數(shù)來到這里的移民來說，這大概是最能吸引他們離開祖國的一個(gè)因素。因?yàn)槊绹�的自然資源驚人地豐富，它看起來就像一塊“富足的土地”，成百萬的人都可以到那里尋找財(cái)富。當(dāng)然，大多數(shù)移民并不能“一夜暴富”，他們中很多人經(jīng)受了很多苦難，但是絕大多數(shù)人的生活標(biāo)準(zhǔn)最終都能夠比以前有所提高。即使他們不能得到他們所想要的經(jīng)濟(jì)上的發(fā)跡，他們也確信他們的孩子會(huì)有機(jī)會(huì)過上更好的生活。短語“從赤貧到暴富”變成了偉大美國夢的一句口號。因?yàn)楸泵乐蘧哂械木薮筘?cái)富，許多移民的夢想都得到了實(shí)現(xiàn)。他們?nèi)〉昧宋镔|(zhì)上的成功；也變得很看重物質(zhì)的東西。對美國人來說，物質(zhì)財(cái)富成為了一種價(jià)值觀�？粗匚镔|(zhì)財(cái)富被稱為物質(zhì)主義，但這是一個(gè)令大多數(shù)美國人感到不快的詞。稱一個(gè)人是物質(zhì)主義者是對他的一種侮辱。對一個(gè)美國人來說，這就意味著這個(gè)人將物質(zhì)財(cái)富看得高于一切。美國人不喜歡被稱為物質(zhì)主義者，因?yàn)樗麄兏杏X這是對他們不公正的指責(zé)，指責(zé)他們只喜歡物質(zhì)的東西，而沒有宗教價(jià)值觀。事實(shí)上，大多數(shù)美國人確實(shí)有其他的價(jià)值觀和理想。不過，獲得并擁有大量的物質(zhì)財(cái)富對大多數(shù)美國人來說都是非常重要的。

難 句 解 析 — that is, to raise their standard of living.

【分析】復(fù)合句。why 引導(dǎo)定語從句修飾 the third reason，將主謂語分開，破折號后的成分是對 to have a better life 的解釋說明。 where millions could come to seek their fortunes.

【分析】復(fù)合句。句首 because of 引導(dǎo)的短語作狀語表原因，主句中 where 引導(dǎo)的定語從句修飾 a“l(fā)and of plenty”。

3. Americans do not like to be called materialistic because they feel that this unfairly accuses them of loving only material things and of having no religious values.

【分析】多重復(fù)合句。because 引導(dǎo)原因狀語從句，其中 that 引導(dǎo)的從句作 feel 的賓語，accuses 后邊有兩個(gè)表并列關(guān)系的of 結(jié)構(gòu)，由 and 連接，第二個(gè) of 前省略了 them。

下面我們學(xué)習(xí)文中標(biāo)紅的高頻詞#09#09高頻詞匯

immigrant /9ImIgr5nt/ @@ n. (從外國來的)移民，僑民

【詞根】來自 immigr(ate)(使移居入境) ＋ ant(表人)

【搭配】illegal immigrants 非法移民

【引申】〈同根〉emigrant n. 移居外國者

【聽力例句】The United States is a country of immigrants. 美國是一個(gè)移民國家。[06.6]

同根↓

immigrate /9ImIgreIt/ @@ v. 移來；使移居入境

【詞根】im (進(jìn)入) ＋ migr (遷移) ＋ ate (動(dòng)詞后綴) →使遷移入內(nèi)

【聽力例句】She was three when her parents immigrated to America in 1926. 1972年她的父母親移居到美國的時(shí)候她三歲。

[07.6]

同根↓

migrate* /maI9greIt/ @@ vi. 移居，遷徙

【搭配】(some birds) migrate twice a year(一些鳥)一年遷徙二次；migrate to America to find work 移居到美國去找工作

【引申】〈同根〉emigrate vi. 永久移居｜immigrate vt. 使移居入境〈反義〉remain vi. 保持，逗留｜stay v. 逗留 同 義 巧 辨 migrate, emigrate, immigrate

migrate 用于人和動(dòng)物，有時(shí)含有缺乏永久的居住地之意，尤指出于季節(jié)性或定期遷移這兩個(gè)原因；emigrate 和 immigrate 僅用來指人，意味著永久性的遷移，一般指越過政治意義上的疆界。emigrate 指“離開此地去某地”，immigrate 指“離開某地而進(jìn)入此地”。

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raise* /reIz/ @@ vt. 提高；舉起；增加；籌款；養(yǎng)育；提出 n. 加薪；提高，升，舉；高處

【搭配】raise one’s standard of living 提高自己的生活水平

【引申】〈同義〉lift vt. 提，舉｜boost v. & n. 提高；激勵(lì)〈近形〉rise vi. 升起，上升｜arise vi. 產(chǎn)生，出現(xiàn)

【閱讀例句】Some $ 36,000 has been raised in donations from Safeway. Safeway大約籌集了3.6萬美元。[05.12] compelling /k5m9pelI((ce))/ @@ a. 強(qiáng)制性的；令人信服的；扣人心弦的，激動(dòng)人心的

【搭配】compelling reasons 令人信服的理由；a compelling adventure story 扣人心弦的冒險(xiǎn)故事

【引申】〈同根〉compel vt. 強(qiáng)迫，迫使：compel sb to do sth 迫使某人做某事

【聽力例句】For the rest of her talk, she was a forceful and compelling speaker. 余下的演說，她語氣堅(jiān)定，并令人注目。

[06.12]

同根↓

expel /Ik9spel/ @@ v. 強(qiáng)迫(某人)離開；用力排出或驅(qū)出

【詞根】ex(出) ＋ pel(推，驅(qū))→把某人驅(qū)出→驅(qū)逐

【活用例句】Water is sucked in at one end and expelled at the other.水從一端吸進(jìn)去從另一端排出來。

incredibly /In9kred5blI/ @@ ad. 驚人地，難以置信地

【引申】〈同根〉incredible a. 難以置信的，不可思議的；不能相信的

【聽力例句】It’s incredibly delicious.它非常好吃。 [04.1]

fortune* /9fO:tS5n/ @@ n. [常 pl. ] (大量)財(cái)產(chǎn)，大筆的錢；運(yùn)氣

【聯(lián)想】fort(堡壘) ＋ une →堡壘里放有大量錢

【搭配】be in good fortune 運(yùn)氣好；come into a fortune 繼承一大筆財(cái)產(chǎn)；have fortune on one’s side 走紅運(yùn)，一炮走紅；have the fortune to do 幸而(做)…；tell sb’s fortune 給某人算命；run a fortune 冒風(fēng)險(xiǎn)；try one’s fortune 碰運(yùn)氣

【引申】〈同根〉unfortunate ▲ a. 不幸的；令人遺憾的

【聽力例句】Although they will never make a fortune, for the last 10 years, they have earned a reasonable living from the hotel.盡管他們永遠(yuǎn)都不可能發(fā)財(cái)，但是在最近的10年里，他們也通過開酒店掙了很大一筆生活費(fèi)。[03.9]

slogan /9sl5Ug5n/ @@ n. 標(biāo)語，口號，廣告語

【聯(lián)想】s ＋ log(原木) ＋ an →原木上標(biāo)著標(biāo)語→標(biāo)語

【搭配】advertising slogan 廣告標(biāo)語

【活用例句】The crowd began chanting anti-government slogans. 人群開始反復(fù)高呼反政府口號。

attach* /59t{tS/ @@ vt. 系，連接；使依戀；認(rèn)為有(重要性等)；使附屬

【詞根】at(表加強(qiáng)) ＋ tach(接觸)→接觸上→系，連接

【搭配】attach importance to sth 認(rèn)為某事有重要性；be attached to... 連在…上；附屬于；使…依戀

【閱讀例句】In large cities, some kindergartens are attached to universities that have elementary and secondary schools. 一些大城市的大學(xué)有附屬幼兒園和中小學(xué)。[05.1]

同義↓

cling / klI((ce))/ @@ vi. (to)緊緊抓��；黏著，挨近；依附；忠實(shí)于

【聯(lián)想】緊緊地抓住(cling)以防被扔(fling)

【提示】注意后需加to然后才能接賓語，如：cling to outdated customs 墨守成規(guī)。

【活用例句】She clung to the hope that her son was not dead.她堅(jiān)信她兒子還活著。

possession* /p59zeSFn/ @@ n. 財(cái)產(chǎn)

【引申】〈同根〉possess vt. 占有，擁有〈同義〉treasure n. 財(cái)富，珍品 vt. 珍愛，珍視

【完形例句】If you keep your home, your car or any valuable possession in excellent condition, you’ll be saving money in the long run.如果你善于持家，汽車也保養(yǎng)的好，貴重物品不損壞的話，從長遠(yuǎn)來看你會(huì)節(jié)省不少錢。[05.1]

offensive* /59fensIv/ @@ a. 冒犯的，無禮的；攻擊性的；令人不快的

【詞根】來自 offens(e)(冒犯) ＋ ive(…的)→冒犯的

【引申】〈同根〉offense n. 犯規(guī)；冒犯；offend vt. 冒犯，得罪

【活用例句】The company has launched a strong offensive marketing to try to increase sales. 公司已發(fā)動(dòng)爭取市場的強(qiáng)大攻勢以期增加銷售量。

insult* /In9s((f6))lt/ @@ n. & vt. 侮辱，辱罵，羞辱

【聯(lián)想】不顧侮辱(insult), 不恥請教(consult)

【搭配】add insult to injury 連打帶罵，既傷害又侮辱；offer an insult to 侮辱；swallow an insult 忍受侮辱

【閱讀例句】Not long ago, many car dealers insulted women shoppers by ignoring them or suggesting that they come back with their husbands. 就在不久前，很多汽車經(jīng)銷商忽視女性購買者，并建議她們和丈夫一起來，這些都侮辱了女性。[06.12] accuse /59kju:z/ @@ vt. 指控，控告，指責(zé)

【詞根】ac(加強(qiáng))＋cuse(理由)→有理由指責(zé)別人→指責(zé)

【搭配】accuse sb of 指控某人；指責(zé)某人

【活用例句】The soldier was accused of running away when the enemy attacked.這個(gè)士兵被指控臨陣脫逃。

同義↓

charge* / tSA:dZ/ @@ n. 指控；價(jià)錢；電荷；負(fù)荷 vt. 控告；索(價(jià))；使充電，使充滿 vi. 向前沖；收費(fèi)

【搭配】in charge of 管理，負(fù)責(zé)；take charge 開始管理，接管；charge sb with sth 以某事指控某人

【活用例句】They charge the calls to their credit card account. 他們用信用卡賬戶支付電話費(fèi)用。/He was charged with murder.他被指控犯有謀殺罪。

派生↓

discharge /dIs9tSA:dZ/ @@ v. 釋放，(轉(zhuǎn) 載于:www.huhawan.com 蒲公 英文摘:四級美文)解雇；發(fā)射；卸(貨) n. 獲準(zhǔn)離開；排出，放出

【聯(lián)想】的士(dis，諧音)要控制(charge)排出(discharge)的廢氣量，否則不發(fā)牌

【搭配】discharge prisoners from the prison把犯人從監(jiān)獄中釋放；discharge the cargo卸下貨物。

【活用例句】Some factories in this locality still discharge waste water into the river.這一地區(qū)有些工廠仍把廢水排入河中。 nevertheless* /8nev5D59les/ @@ ad. 仍然，不過

【構(gòu)詞】never(從不) ＋ the ＋ less(更少)

【活用例句】Our defeat was expected but it is disappointing nevertheless. 我們的失敗是意料中的事，盡管如此，還是令人

失望。

下面我們學(xué)習(xí)文中標(biāo)黑的常用詞#09#09常用詞匯

abundant /59b((f6))nd5nt/ @@ a. 豐富的；充裕的

【聯(lián)想】a(無) ＋ bund(看作 bound 邊界) ＋ ant(…的)→多得沒邊的→豐富的

【搭配】be abundant in 富于…

【引申】〈反義〉scarce a. 缺乏的，不足的｜slender a. 不足的；修長的

【活用例句】Iraq is very abundant in petroleum deposits, which resulted in American invasion.伊拉克的石油儲(chǔ)量十分豐富，這導(dǎo)致了美國的入侵。

former* /9fO:m5(r)/ @@ a. 從前的，以前的 n. 前者

【詞根】來自 form(形成) ＋ er(表人或物)→已形成的東西→以前的

【引申】〈同義〉previous a. 以前的｜prior a. 在前的〈反義〉latter a. 后者的；后一半的 n. 后者

【聽力例句】I just received an Email from one of my former classmates. 我剛收到一封我以前同學(xué)發(fā)的Email。[08.12] fairly* /9fe5lI/ @@ ad. 相當(dāng)，尚可，還；公平地

【搭配】a fairly easy book 一本相當(dāng)容易的書；a fairly typical reaction 相當(dāng)?shù)湫偷姆磻?yīng)

【活用例句】I wonder people cannot judge more fairly of each other and themselves.我弄不懂人們?yōu)槭裁纯偛荒鼙容^公平地推己及人。

ideal* /aI9dI5l/ @@ n. 理想；理想的東西(或人) a. 理想的，空想的，想象的

【聯(lián)想】idea(想法) ＋ l →想法總是理想的

【搭配】political ideals 政治理想；ideal weather for a holiday 理想的假日天氣

【活用例句】One reason is that Americans view business as being more firmly based on the ideal of competition than other institutions in society. 原因之一在于，美國人認(rèn)為公司相對于其他社會(huì)機(jī)構(gòu)而言，建立在更堅(jiān)定的競爭理想之上。 Text 2 Materialism

We live in a materialistic society and are trained from our earliest years to be acquisitive. Our possessions are clearly labeled with “mine” and “yours” from early childhood. When we grow old enough to earn a living, it does not surprise us to discover that Joneses. If we buy a new television set, Jones is bound to buy a bigger and better one. If we buy a new car, we can be sure that outlook has seriously influenced education. Fewer and fewer young people these days acquire knowledge only for its own sake. Every course of studies must lead somewhere, i.e., to a bigger wage packet. The demand for skilled personnel far exceeds the supply, and big companies compete with each other to recruit students before they have completed their studies. While Mammon (財(cái)神) is worshipped as never before, the rich get richer and the poor, poorer.

[A] acquisitive [B] bound [C] considerable [D] drain [E] exceeds [F] labeled [G] outlook [H] recruit [I] sake [J] struggling [K] worshipped [L] measured

物質(zhì)主義

我們生活在一個(gè)物質(zhì)社會(huì)里，從小就被培養(yǎng)得很貪婪。從孩童時(shí)期起我們的財(cái)產(chǎn)就被貼上“我的”和“你的”的標(biāo)簽。當(dāng)我們長大，能夠謀生的時(shí)候，我們發(fā)現(xiàn)成功可能根據(jù)我們掙的錢來衡量，這不會(huì)令我們感到驚訝。我們一生中都在與富裕的左鄰右舍比排場。如果我們買了一臺新電視機(jī)，愛炫富的鄰居一定會(huì)買一臺更大更好的。如果我們買了一輛小汽車，我們可以肯定愛炫富的鄰居將會(huì)買一輛更好的，甚至買兩輛新的小汽車。這場游戲中最有趣的事情是愛炫富的鄰居和所有的瘋狂向他們看齊的鄰居們在花借來的錢，這些錢當(dāng)然是友好的銀行、保險(xiǎn)公司以相當(dāng)高的利息仁慈地提供的。這種唯物主義的觀點(diǎn)嚴(yán)重影響了教育，現(xiàn)在越來越少的年輕人僅僅是因?yàn)楂@取知識本身而獲取知識。每一學(xué)科的學(xué)習(xí)必須有具

體的用處，比如能夠掙更多的錢。對技術(shù)人員的需求遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)超過供給，而大公司在學(xué)生完成學(xué)業(yè)之前就在相互競爭著招聘學(xué)生。誘人的工資和“額外的好處”導(dǎo)致了“人才流失”，這也是一個(gè)富有國家剝奪他們較窮鄰國最能干的公民的過程。財(cái)神被前所未有地崇拜著，與此同時(shí)，富的越富，窮的越窮。

難 句 解 析 money we earn.

【分析】多重復(fù)合句。when 引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語從句，discover后接 that 引導(dǎo)賓語從句，其中 we earn 為省略了 that 的定語從句，修飾 money。 them are spending borrowed money kindly provided, at a considerable rate of interest, of course, by friendly banks, insurance companies, etc.

【分析】多重復(fù)合句。that 引導(dǎo)表語從句，在該從句中 who引導(dǎo)的定語從句修飾all the neighbors, borrowed money后的kindly provided...etc 為過去分詞短語作其后置定語。

“brain drain”, in a process by which wealthier nations deprive their poorer neighbors of their most able citizens.

【分析】復(fù)合句。主語是兩個(gè)表并列關(guān)系的名詞，中間由and 連接，in a process ...citizens 作狀語，表方式，其中 which 引導(dǎo)定語從句修飾 a process。

下面我們學(xué)習(xí)文中標(biāo)紅的高頻詞#09#09高頻詞匯

acquisitive /59kwIzItIv/ @@ a. (of)渴望得到的；貪得無厭的

【引申】〈同根〉acquisition n. 獲得，取得，習(xí)得

【活用例句】An acquisitive society is one in which the craving for material things seems never satisfied.一個(gè)物欲橫流的社會(huì)指的是物質(zhì)追求似乎永遠(yuǎn)得不到滿足的社會(huì)。

label* /9leIbl/ @@ vt. 貼標(biāo)簽于；把…稱為

【聯(lián)想】lab(實(shí)驗(yàn)室) ＋ el →實(shí)驗(yàn)室里的試劑瓶上貼有標(biāo)簽

【搭配】label... as 把…稱為

【活用例句】If a person spends any time in prison, he’ll probably be labeled (as a) criminal for the rest of his life. 如果一個(gè)人曾進(jìn)過監(jiān)獄，那么在這之后的生活中他很可能會(huì)被大多數(shù)人當(dāng)成罪犯。

measure* /9meZ5(r)/ @@ n. 尺寸，計(jì)量單位；測量；措施 vt. 測量，衡量 vi. 有…長(或?qū)�、高�?

【詞根】meas(測量) ＋ ure →量，測量

【搭配】beyond measure 無可估量，極度；for good measure 另外；measure up 合格，符合標(biāo)準(zhǔn)

【活用例句】[諺] Men are not to be measured in inches. 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量。

bound* /baUnd/ @@ a. 一定的；有義務(wù)的；開往…的 vi. 跳躍，彈回 vt. 成為…的界線，給…劃界 n. 跳躍；[常 pl. ] 界限

【聯(lián)想】圓形(round)的英鎊(pound)在地面上(ground)跳躍著(bound)，聽起來(sound)很悅耳

【搭配】be bound up in (one’s work)熱衷于，忙于(工作)；be bound up with one’s future 與前途有密切關(guān)系

【引申】〈同根〉boundary n. 邊界，分界線

【寫作例句】My heart bounded with nervousness during my first job interview.第一次求職面試時(shí)我緊張得心怦怦直跳。 struggle* /9str((f6))gl/ @@ vi. 奮斗，努力；斗爭，搏斗；掙扎 n. 斗爭，搏斗

【聯(lián)想】要展開反對走私(smuggle)的斗爭(struggle)

【搭配】struggle on the border of death 掙扎在死亡線上；struggle for independence 為獨(dú)立而奮斗；struggle against cancer 同癌癥抗?fàn)?/p>

【閱讀例句】The struggle to reconcile the two fields of study is difficult.要把這兩種學(xué)科調(diào)和在一起實(shí)在太難了。[01.1] 同義↓

四級美文篇三：四級美文

I Am Sam

我是山姆

Lucy: Daddy ,why does the snow flake?露西 : 爸爸為什么雪會(huì)飛下來？ Sam: Because snow...because snow flakes. 山姆:因?yàn)檠�，因�(yàn)檠��?huì)飛 Lucy: Daddy, what is mustard made of? 露西:爸爸，芥末醬是用什么做的？ Sam: Because it is yellow ketchup. Lucy: Daddy why are men bald?

Sam: Sometimes they’re bald because their head is shiny...and they do not have hair on it .So their head is just more of their face. Lucy：Daddy, are ladybugs only girls or are there boys ,too? And if there are ,what are they called? Sam; Yeah, the Beatles.

Lucy: Daddy, where does the sky end ?Why does the moon follow me home ?Why is the sun orange ?where does the hour go in Daylight Savings ?Daddy, do I look more like you or mommy? Daddy ...do you think she will ever come back？

Sam: Paul McCartney lost his mother when he was little. And John Lennon lost his mother when he was little. And Annie says that sometimes God picks the special people. That is what Annie says.

Lucy: Daddy, did God mean for you to be like this or was it an accident? Sam: Ok. What do you mean? Lucy: I mean you are different. Sam: But what do you mean.

Lucy: You are not like other daddies.

山姆：因?yàn)榻婺┽u是黃色茄汁 露西:爸爸為什么人有禿頭？

山姆：人有時(shí)禿頭，是因?yàn)轭^太亮了。而且沒有頭發(fā)，所以他們的頭是臉的延伸。

露西：瓢蟲只有女的還是也有男的？有的話他們叫什么

山姆：有，叫披頭士。

露西：爸爸，天空的盡頭在哪里?為什么月亮?xí)�跟我回家？為什么太陽是橙色的？夏令時(shí)間多的一小時(shí)哪里去了？爸爸我長得像你還是像媽媽？...爸爸，你覺她會(huì)回來嗎？

山姆：保羅·麥卡錫小時(shí)候就沒了媽媽。約翰·列儂小時(shí)候也沒有媽媽。安妮說，上帝有時(shí)候會(huì)挑選一些特別的人。安妮是這么說的。

露西：爸爸是上帝讓你成為這樣的，還是出了什么意外？

山姆：好吧，你說的是什么意思？ 露西：我是說你和別人不一樣。 山姆：但是你說的是什么意思？ 露西：你跟其他的爸爸不一樣。

校英語協(xié)會(huì)是我校唯一一個(gè)以英語學(xué)習(xí)為主的校級社團(tuán)，歡迎走進(jìn)我們的團(tuán)隊(duì)，參加我們的活動(dòng)，讓你的大學(xué)充實(shí)無悔，相信英語協(xié)會(huì)會(huì)成為大家生活和學(xué)習(xí)的良師益友, 并免費(fèi)提供學(xué)習(xí)資料,幫助大家日積月累提高英語。

山姆：對不起，對不起，是的，對不起。

露西：沒事的，爸爸，沒事。不用道歉。我很幸運(yùn)，別人的爸爸從來不去公園的。

山姆：是啊，我們很幸運(yùn)，不是嗎? 是啊!

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Sam: I am sorry. I am sorry. Yeah, I am sorry. Lucy：It is ok. Don′t be sorry.I am lucky. Nobody else′s daddy ever comes to the park.

Sam: Yeah we are lucky. Aren′t we lucky? Yeah！

One sentence per week

Most people spend more time and energy going around problems than in trying to solve them. 大多數(shù)人把時(shí)間和精力浪費(fèi)在了問題本身，而不是試著解決問題。

Great works are performed not by strength,but by perseverance.

成大事者，憑毅力而非力氣也。 Being defeated is often a temporary

condition.Giving up is what makes it permanent. 被擊垮通常只是暫時(shí)的，但如果你放棄的話，就會(huì)使它成為永恒。

There are three constants in life...change,choice and principles.

生活中有三樣?xùn)|西是不變的：改變，選擇和原則。 The course of true love never did run smooth. 真愛無坦途。

You are never a loser until you quit trying. 你從來都不會(huì)成為輸家，除非你停止嘗試。 Confidence,never deny yourelf of it,for it costs you nothing and leads to great thing.

一定要時(shí)刻保持自信，它不花你一毛錢，但可以帶你至很

Humorous

Present for girlfriend

At a jewelry store, a young man bought an expensive locket as a present for his girlfriend. “shall I engrave her name on it?” the jeweler asked.

The customer thought for a moment ,and then said,”No engrave it”’To my one and only love.’That way ,if we ever break up,I can use it again.”

送給女朋友的禮物

在一家珠寶店里，一位年輕人買了一個(gè)貴重的小金盒作為送給女朋友的禮物�！耙�我把她的名字刻在上面嗎？”珠寶商問道。

那名顧客想了一會(huì)兒，然后說道：“不，要在上面刻：給我唯一的愛。這樣，如果我們鬧崩了，我還可以再用到它�！�

CET4 words

crack vt破裂，打開，使...開裂Occupyvt占領(lǐng)，使用，住在... crush vt壓碎，壓破，鎮(zhèn)壓，弄碎vi擠，被壓碎，被起皺n 粉碎，被壓碎的狀態(tài) receiptn 收據(jù)，發(fā)票，收入vt 開收據(jù)proceed vi 進(jìn)行，前進(jìn)n 收入，獲利

Label n標(biāo)簽，稱標(biāo)號，符號vt貼標(biāo)簽于，把...稱為

棒的境界。

校英語協(xié)會(huì)是我校唯一一個(gè)以英語學(xué)習(xí)為主的校級社團(tuán)，歡迎走進(jìn)我們的團(tuán)隊(duì)，參加我們的活動(dòng)，讓你的大學(xué)充實(shí)無悔，相信英語協(xié)會(huì)會(huì)成為大家生活和學(xué)習(xí)的良師益友, 并免費(fèi)提供學(xué)習(xí)資料,幫助大家日積月累提高英語。

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