注意comprise一次的用法。这个词可意为:+consistof或becomposedof(由...形成、组成或构成)TheBritishParliament comprises/consistsof/iscomposed oftheHouseofCommonsandtheHouseofLords.英国议会是由下议院和上议院组成的。→compose或constitute(形成、组成或构成):The House of Commons and the House of Lords comprisel compose/constitutetheBritishParliament.下议院和上议院组成了英国议会Synonyms :→consist of:tobemadeof particular partsor things由...组成His breakfast consists of dry bread and a cup of tea他的早餐由不涂黄油的面包和一杯茶组成+bemadeupof:tobeformed由...组成Thisbook ismadeupoftwelveseparate short stories这本书由12篇独立的短篇故事组成。becomposedoftobeformedbysth.由...组成/构成Muscle iscomposedoftwodifferenttypesofprotein肌肉是由两种不同类型的蛋白质构成的。★Zhongguorende kouwei, food cooked to Chinese taste, is a simpleexpression comprising a culinary tradition with long-standing historyand thousands of named dishes. (Para.5)“foodcookedtoChinese taste"在此句中充当什么成分?“foodcookedtoChinesetaste"是插入语(parentheses),解释了前面的表述“Zhongguorendekouwei”(中国人的口味)★Theflavours are so diverseit blew me awaywhenI sampled therealthing on my first visit to China. (Para. 5)8)diverse:a.verydifferentfromeachother不同的Translation:这家报纸旨在报道各个方面的新闻事件。The newspaper aims to cover a diverse range of issues.Collocations:diverseaudience各类观众diversebackgrounds不同的背景diversetopics各种各样的观点diversepopulation多民族人口diverse interests不同的兴趣diversecity多元化的城市diversereasons多方面的原因Derivatives:diversity: n. [sing., U] the fact that very different people or things existwithinagrouporplace多样性We value the rich ethnic and cultural diversity ofthe group我们重视这个团体种族和文化方面的多样性。diversify:w[,T]todevelopinto sth.different多样化;不同6/16
6 / 16 注意 comprise 一次的用法。这个词可意为: ◆consist of 或 be composed of (由.形成、组成或构成): The British Parliament comprises/ consists of/ is composed of the House of Commons and the House of Lords. 英国议会是由下议院和上议院组成 的。 ◆compose 或 constitute (形成、组成或构成): The House of Commons and the House of Lords comprise/ compose/ constitute the British Parliament.下议院和上议院组成了英国议会 Synonyms : ◆consist of: to be made of particular parts or things 由.组成 His breakfast consists of dry bread and a cup of tea. 他的早餐由不涂黄油的面包和一杯茶组成 ◆be made up of: to be formed 由.组成 This book is made up of twelve separate short stories. 这本书由 12 篇独立的短篇故事组成。 ◆be composed of: to be formed by sth. 由.组成/构成 Muscle is composed of two different types of protein. 肌肉是由两种不同类型的蛋白质构成的。 ★Zhongguorende kouwei, food cooked to Chinese taste, is a simple expression comprising a culinary tradition with long-standing history and thousands of named dishes. (Para. 5) “food cooked to Chinese taste”在此句中充当什么成分? “food cooked to Chinese taste”是插入语(parentheses),解释了前面的表述 “Zhongguorende kouwei”(中国人的口味) ★The flavours are so diverse it blew me away when I sampled the real thing on my first visit to China. (Para. 5) 8) diverse: a. very different from each other 不同的 Translation: 这家报纸旨在报道各个方面的新闻事件。 The newspaper aims to cover a diverse range of issues. Collocations: diverse audience 各类观众 diverse backgrounds 不同的背景 diverse topics 各种各样的观点 diverse population 多民族人口 diverse interests 不同的兴趣 diverse city 多元化的城市 diverse reasons 多方面的原因 Derivatives: ◆diversity: n. [sing., U] the fact that very different people or things exist within a group or place 多样性 We value the rich ethnic and cultural diversity of the group. 我们重视这个团体种族和文化方面的多样性。 ◆diversify: v. [I, T] to develop into sth. different 多样化;不同
The culture has been diversified with thearrival of immigrants随着外来移民的到来,这里的文化变得多元化了→diversified:a.consistingofmanydifferentpartsorpeople多样化的a highly diversified and skilled workforce高度多样化和熟练化的劳动力★ The flavours are so diverse it blew me away when I sampled the realthing on my first visit to China. (Para. 5)Paraphrase:There are so many different tastes that I was so greatlyimpressed whenIactuallytasted thefood on myfirst visit to China.9)blow sb.away: to make sb.feel very surprised, esp. about sth.they likeoradmire使大为惊诉(尤指对喜欢或羡慕的东西)Translation:你这些新诗太棒了,真是让我大吃一惊Your wonderful new poems reallyblowmeaway.Synonym:blowsb'smind使某人极度兴奋Toseehimperformonstage justblewmymind看见他在舞台上表演就令我激动不已。★ On that trip (beforeIbecame a vegetarian, and Ihave to sayI neverfound a more varied vegetarian cuisine than in China) I made up mymind to eat anything my hosts would put in front of me. (Para. 6)10)makeupone'smind:tobedeterminedtodosth.打定主意Translation:我拿不定主意去还是不去。I can't make up my mind whether to go or not.Synonyms:decide to:tomakea choiceaboutwhat you aregoingto do决定:选定He decided to stay and see what would happen.他决定留下来,看看会发生什么事。+be determined to:todecidethat youreallywant to do sth.下定决心Iwas determined tomake it as a jazzmusician我决心要成为爵士音乐家。Paraphrase: On that trip I was determined to eat anything that my hostswould give me.By the way,I was not a vegetarian at that time, and I foundthe vegetarian cuisine was more varied in China than anywhere else.★I tried Sichuanese snails, birds nest, fried scorpions, sea cucumber-which I found so delicious I had three servings, to the delight of mygenerous hosts - and frog spawn in a delicate vanilla-cream filledpastry.(Para.7)11)tosb.'sdelight:让某人高兴的是Translation:让我高兴的是,她同意了。To my great delight, she said yes.Similar usages:to sb.'s surprise让某人惊奇的是7/16
7 / 16 The culture has been diversified with the arrival of immigrants. 随着外来移民的到来,这里的文化变得多元化了 ◆diversified: a. consisting of many different parts or people 多样化的 a highly diversified and skilled workforce 高度多样化和熟练化的劳动力 ★ The flavours are so diverse it blew me away when I sampled the real thing on my first visit to China. (Para. 5) Paraphrase: There are so many different tastes that I was so greatly impressed when I actually tasted the food on my first visit to China. 9) blow sb. away: to make sb. feel very surprised, esp. about sth. they like or admire 使大为惊讶(尤指对喜欢或羡慕的东西) Translation: 你这些新诗太棒了,真是让我大吃一惊 Your wonderful new poems really blow me away. Synonym: blow sb’s mind 使某人极度兴奋 To see him perform on stage just blew my mind. 看见他在舞台上表演就令我激动不已。 ★ On that trip (before I became a vegetarian, and I have to say I never found a more varied vegetarian cuisine than in China) I made up my mind to eat anything my hosts would put in front of me. (Para. 6) 10)make up one’s mind: to be determined to do sth. 打定主意 Translation: 我拿不定主意去还是不去。 I can’t make up my mind whether to go or not. Synonyms: ◆decide to: to make a choice about what you are going to do 决定;选定 He decided to stay and see what would happen. 他决定留下来,看看会发生什么事。 ◆be determined to: to decide that you really want to do sth. 下定决心 I was determined to make it as a jazz musician. 我决心要成为爵士音乐家。 Paraphrase: On that trip I was determined to eat anything that my hosts would give me. By the way, I was not a vegetarian at that time, and I found the vegetarian cuisine was more varied in China than anywhere else. ★I tried Sichuanese snails, birds nest, fried scorpions, sea cucumber – which I found so delicious I had three servings, to the delight of my generous hosts – and frog spawn in a delicate vanilla-cream filled pastry. (Para. 7) 11)to sb.’s delight: 让某人高兴的是 Translation: 让我高兴的是,她同意了。 To my great delight, she said yes. Similar usages: to sb.’s surprise 让某人惊奇的是