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研英词汇宝典:阅读中94-05真题词汇95年(上)

1995 passage 1

know of 知道。i don't know him, but i know of him.我不认识他,但听说过他。
live up to 做到;不辜负。
subtly (精细地;微妙地),形容词形式为subtle。men always want to be a women's first love; women have a more subtle instinct; what they like is to be a man's last romance.男人总想成为女人的第一个恋人,女人则具有更微妙的本能,她希望成为男人追求的最后一个对象。

1995 passage 2

external  (外部的),反义词为internal(内部的)。everybody acts not only under external compulsion but also in accordance with inner necessity.每个人的行动都不仅处于外部的推动,也同样依据内在的需要。
signpost (路标)←sign+post。
landmark  (界标)←land+mark。
obstacle  (障碍)即ob+st+acle,ob-前缀“阻碍”,st词根=stand,-acle后缀表物,“站在那里阻碍的东西”障碍。victory is not the end but a phase to the end. it is no more than the removal of obstacles.胜利不是目的而是达到目的的一个阶段。它不过是对障碍的消除。obstacles — things a person sees when they take their mind off their goal 障碍——当一个人的大脑脱离自己的目标时所看到的东西。
curiosity (好奇心;古玩)即curios+ity,curios(=curious)好奇的,-ity名词后缀,“引起好奇的东西”古玩。参curiously,2001年passage 5。curiosity is a scholar's virtue.好奇心是学者的美德。curiosity — ①the key to creativity ②a willing, a proud, an eager confession of ignorance ③the first step to betrayal 好奇心——①打开创造力的钥匙 ②心甘情愿地、自豪地、急切地承认自己的无知 ③背叛的第一步。