英语四级通关训练 第0122期

acquaint

英 [əˈkweɪnt] 美 [əˈkweɪnt]

v. 使熟悉，使了解

例句：

You will first need to acquaint yourself with the filing system.
你首先需要熟悉文件归档方法。

Have steps been taken to acquaint breeders with their right to apply for licenses?
已经采取措施让饲养动物者了解他们申请执照的权利了吗？

Prior to the interview, acquaint yourself with the laws pertaining to job discrimination.
面试前，先熟悉与工作歧视有关的法律。

cuckoo

英 [ˈkʊkuː] 美 [ˈkʊkuː]

n. 布谷鸟；杜鹃鸟；傻子；咕咕声

adj. 愚笨的；疯狂的

vi. 学杜鹃叫

vt. 不停地重复

例句：

The cuckoo lays its eggs in other birds' nests.
杜鹃在其他鸟的巢中产蛋。

A reed warbler is feeding a baby cuckoo.
一只苇莺正在喂养小杜鹃。

Sin, like the cuckoo bird, has an insatiable appetite, and it tries to take over our lives.
罪恶，就像布谷鸟一样，有着贪得无厌的欲望，它试图控制我们的生活。

negotiate

英 [nɪˈɡəʊʃieɪt] 美 [nɪˈɡoʊʃieɪt]

v. （尤指在商业或政治上）谈判，磋商，洽谈；商定，达成协议；顺利通过，成功越过；解决（难题）；议付，洽兑；转让（支票、汇票或票据）

例句：

The government will not negotiate with terrorists.
政府不会和恐怖分子谈判。

Opposition grew and the government agreed to negotiate.
反对势力日益强烈，政府同意进行谈判。

There will come a time when they will have to negotiate.
他们终将会进行谈判的。

mistake

英 [mɪˈsteɪk] 美 [mɪˈsteɪk]

n. 错误，过失；（用词或数字上的）错误，口误，笔误；（令人后悔的）错误

v. 误解，误会；错误判断；把……误认为

例句：

One mistake and you're toast.
要是出一次错，你就完了。

We've made a dreadful mistake.
我们犯了一个很大的错误。

I made a stupid mistake.
我犯了个愚蠢的错误。

commemorate

英 [kəˈmeməreɪt] 美 [kəˈmeməreɪt]

v. 纪念，用以纪念

例句：

A series of movies will be shown to commemorate the 30th anniversary of his death.
为纪念他逝世30周年，有一系列的电影要上映。

Some galleries commemorate donors by inscribing their names on the walls.
一些展览馆把捐赠者的名字刻在墙上以纪念他们。

The Duanwu Festival, also called the Dragon Boat Festival, is to commemorate the patriotic poet Qu Yuan.
端午节，又叫龙舟节，是为了纪念爱国诗人屈原。

回顾

1. acquaint
2. cuckoo
3. negotiate
4. mistake
5. commemorate