不认识副词?那就very吧!

副词很好识别,多数以ly结尾。当一个副词没有明显的否定含义时,一般来说都可直接翻译成very,所以在考场中倘若实在不认识某个副词,那么就大胆地直接理解成“非常”,因为不表示否定含义的副词,其作用通常在于表达程度。
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珠穆朗玛峰为什么叫Mount Everest?

之前看到珠穆朗玛峰的英文Mount Everest,感觉甚妙。ever有“曾经”和“永远”这样的意思,很模糊却很有意境,再在后面加上最高级的一est,似乎世界最高峰巍峨雄壮的形象呼之欲出。
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felony

WASHINGTON (AP) — With Donald Trump facing felony charges over his attempts to overturn the 2020 election, the former president is flooding the airwaves and his social media platform with distortions, misinformation and unfounded conspiracy theories about his defeat.(美联社,2023.8.27)
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loaded

loaded源自load,表示“满载的,拥挤的”, 如a loaded bus,“一辆满载的大巴”。
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记单词如吃饭

记单词之于学英语,就像吃饭之于生命,快了噎,多了撑,少了饿,既要足量,也要适量。
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性情中人容易犯的两个错误

性情中人,很容易犯两个错误:一个是因为别人细节上的不合心意或者犯了某个私家忌讳就唾弃之,退避三舍;另一个是因为别人说了一句你一直想听的话,就引为知己,死心塌地。
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