
The highest good is like that of water.If men think the ground the best place for building a house upon, If among thoughts they value those that are profound, If in friendship they value gentleness.
上善若水,水善利萬物而不爭。居善地,心善淵,與善仁,言善信,事善能?!驳赖陆?jīng)〕
bang n.巨響,槍聲,猛擊
典型例句:The door shut with a bang after the angry man.
譯文:那人憤怒地走出屋,把門砰地一聲關上了。
名師導學:與該詞搭配的短語較多,如:bang sth.down(砰的一聲關上);bang into sth./sb.(猛撞著某人/某物);bang about/around(發(fā)出聲響地東來東去);bang away(努力工作)。
bankrupt v.使破產 a.破產的,缺乏的
典型例句:The company went bankrupt because of its poor management.
譯文:那家公司因管理經(jīng)營不善而破產。
名師導學:此詞在歷年考試中閱讀等部分出現(xiàn)的頻率較高,通常是考查“破產”的正確表達方法go bankrupt以及做“缺乏”講時的用法,如:bankrupt of humor(缺乏幽默);bankrupt of moral scruples(毫無道德上的約束)。
巧記:bank(銀行)+rupt(破,壞)=銀行倒閉了=破產的
想一想:bankruptcy
Key:n.破產,倒閉
banner n.旗,旗幟,橫幅
典型例句:Marchers in the parade carried colorful banners.
譯文:游行者拿著彩旗。
名師導學:與該詞搭配的一個常用習語是under the banner of sth.(聲稱擁有),hold high the banner of(高舉……旗幟)。
bare a.赤裸的,光禿的,勉強的,剛剛夠的
歷年真題:He says it would only take him a few minutes to teach a person how to steal a car,using a bare minimum of tools.
譯文:他說他能在幾分鐘內教會一個人如何幾乎空手來偷車。
名師導學:該詞涉及到幾個形容詞的區(qū)別:bare指身體某一部分赤裸著,如bare feet(赤腳);naked指人沒有穿衣服,如naked bathing(裸泳);bland指留有空白,如a blank paper(白紙);hollow指物體是中空的,如a hollow tree(中空的樹);vacant指本應利用但閑置起來的東西,如a vacant room(閑置的房間)。
bargain n.交易,協(xié)議 v.討價還價,成交
歷年真題:Remember that customers don't bargain about prices in that city..
譯文:請記?。涸谀莻€城市顧客買東西是不討價還價的。
名師導學:此詞在歷年考試中閱讀部分出現(xiàn)的頻率較高,通常是考查該詞做動詞的用法與搭配,如:bargain with sb.for sth.(與某人為某事討價還價,談判);bargain for(預料,期待);bargain away(犧牲,賤賣),如:bargain away one's freedom(犧牲自由);bargain on(企圖廉價獲取);a good bargain(一筆好買賣)。