自考英语（二）60讲 Lesson 15

本讲为2006年下半年新的教学内容，对照教材和练习册听录音！          criterion  (pl. criteria)  n. （批评，判断的）标准，准则                                The criterion I apply to any problem is What will make me happiest?   Vote for vote against   Fight for fight agaist   Find found found   Found founded founded   Lie lied lied   Lie lay lain   Lay laid laid   consideration  n.  考虑；体谅，照顾   For a big house, the price is fairly cheap, but youve got to take… into consideration the money youll spend on repairs.   I’ve got to go.   Could you turn your music down and show a little consideration for the neighbors!   old elder eldest1   old older oldest   Brother sister   Elder brother elder sister   The eldest   elderly  adj.  较老的，人过中年的  n.  近老年人，到了晚年的人   He decided2 to move in to take care of his elderly parents.   The city is building new housing for the elderly.       disabled  adj.  伤残的；使失去战斗力的   Disabled from birth, she spent her life in a wheelchair.   He has spent all his life working with mentally disabled people.       shorten  v.  缩短，缩小；减少   Ive asked him to shorten my trousers.   The name William is often shortened to Bill.       vulnerable  adj.  易受伤的，弱小的；易受…攻击的，易受…伤害的   Tourists are more vulnerable to attack, because they do not know which areas of the city to avoid.       sensitive  adj.  敏感的；灵敏的，感光的   Her reply showed that she was very sensitive to criticism.       be affected3 with  患有…疾病   All the cattle on the farm were affected with the disease.       to take … into account  考虑到   A good architect takes into account the building’s surroundings.   I think you have to take into account that hes a good deal younger than the rest of us.       need for  对…的需要   Theres a growing need for cheap rented housing in the larger cities.   As winter approaches, there’s a desperate need for shelter and food in the refugee camps.   to have … at heart  对…十分关心   He has nothing but his own interest at heart.       难句分析       These were words of Dutchman asking his doctor to (help) him _to die / die_ (die).   2.(Affected) with a serious disease, van Wendel was no longer able to (speak )(clearly) and he knew there was no hope of recovery and that his condition was rapidly deteriorating4.

1 eldest   

adj.最年长的，最年老的

参考例句：

• The King's eldest son is the heir to the throne.国王的长子是王位的继承人。
• The castle and the land are entailed on the eldest son.城堡和土地限定由长子继承。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

4 deteriorating   

恶化，变坏( deteriorate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The weather conditions are deteriorating. 天气变得越来越糟。
• I was well aware of the bad morale and the deteriorating factories. 我很清楚，大家情绪低落，各个工厂越搞越坏。