Group 25

精讲与巧记

prominence n. the state of being prominent, conspicuousness 声望；突出；卓越·He first rose to prominence as a lawyer in Queens.

symposium n. a meeting or conference for discussion 研讨会·Two of the events, nearly ten percent of this symposium, perpetuate the lie that Zionism is racism.

parade n. a large public procession 游行；检阅·This dressing apparatus, however, was mere matter of parade.

custody n. keeping, guardianship, care 监管；拘留·She was taken into custody and booked by police, including fingerprints.

hegemony n. leadership or predominant influence exercised by one nation over others 霸权，霸权主义·After Japan invaded the Korean Peninsula in 1905, the conquerors sought to co-opt local pride to reinforce Japanese hegemony.

attribute vt. to regard as resulting from a specified cause 认为……是，把……归于·You attribute a part of the decline of violence to the forces of modernity and enlightenment.

cemetery n. an area set apart for graves or tombs 墓地，公墓·He had spent several years as a gravedigger and gardener at a cemetery in Germany.

responsive adj.responding readily 应答的，响应的·I mean a serious one,intended to make our democratic institutions more effective, responsive, and worthy of respect.

trigger 1. n. a small projecting tongue in a firearm 扳机·After a year of provocation, Harry Reid has finally pulled the trigger on the nuclear option. // 2. vt./vi.to initiate;to fire 引发，触发；扣……的扳机·Alternatively, they could start destroying the place, in which case, again, they would look bad and trigger legal action.

tedious adj.long and tiresome 单调沉闷的，冗长乏味的·What the developers described as a tedious process becomes—with long, long hours—a form of art.

diversion n. the act of diverting or turning aside from a course or purpose; recreation, amusement 转移；分散注意力；消遣·The Missing of the Somme was not merely written as a diversion from rewriting Tender Is the Night.

muzzle n. the mouth of a gun; a device placed over an animal's mouth 枪口，炮口；口套· All he could do was to stare into the muzzle of that weapon.

vertical adj.upright 垂直的·Presently he saw the vertical beams of the sun again piercing the opening in the distance.

clap vt./vi. to strike the palms 拍手，鼓掌·The other boys cheered his efforts and were tempted to clap their hands.

bureaucracy n. government by many bureaus, administrators and officials 官僚主义；官僚机构· The number of passes was tightly restricted to keep the bureaucracy at optimal size.

magnify vt./vi.to increase the size;to cause to seem greater or more important 放大；夸大· Everything seemed to combine to magnify the power of the king.

shred vt./vi.to cut or tear into small pieces 撕碎·If you follow the thread back long enough, it begins to shred.

chant n. a short, simple melody; a song 咏唱·Faint and far-off across the centuries sounds the chant of angels.

discreet adj. polite and careful in what one does or says 谨慎的，慎重的·I take pride in being honest, sincere, compassionate, funny, discreet and friendly.

bunch n. a connected group; cluster 束，捆·There are a bunch of religions that operate through clothing.

速练

Quick Review—Group 25

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the words in the block below.

1. The soldiers on these occasions had to ___________ and march along the streets all day.

2. Raising his rifle, he took steady aim at the breast of the foremost Indian, and pulled the___________.

3. The locals in the audience were thrilled to have a ___________ from the weather, if only for an hour.

4. By noon he had a rather powerful audio amplifying unit, and set up to ___________ any sound the tape-recorder fed into it.

5. I could wish that I were with you, that you might become moderate and ___________ in your grief.

6. The ___________ is a weird sing-song which relates the conquests of the race.

7. The hunt was ___________ and the teamsters murmured at the delay to their camp work.

8. His chin, too, had the ___________ and squareness which mark the man of determination.

9. As with the Deep South, you could ___________ this to ideology or cultural difference.

10. The others then in ___________ were allowed to go under milder sentences.

Model Test Five (Groups 21-25)

Directions: Choose one word or expression from the four choices given.

1. You go in a dark room and ________ the light switch for days after the power is gone.

A. trigger

B. flick

C. magnify

D. flux

2. Marriage was a concession, a ________ with human weakness.

A. compromise

B. contend

C. prominence

D. mischief

3. They block out all ________ noise and turn your seat into an oasis of silence.

A. ambient

B. inconsistent

C. advent

D. conceivable

4. I am personal to think it is necessary that premarital property ________.

A. register

B. witness

C. subscribe

D. notarize

5. After George W. Bush was elected in 2000, many projected Republican ________ and dominance for decades to come.

A. influence

B. command

C. hegemony

D. administration

6. To expect him to control events would be to ________ him with power that no president has possessed.

A. endow

B. attain

C. contribute

D. affect

7. You need a wok with a steaming rack for this; if you don't have one, ________.

A. improvise

B. indicate

C. execute

D. eliminate

8. People like to ________ obesity to laziness and lack of exercise.

A. magnify

B. shred

C. perturb

D. attribute

9. I was awed and abashed by the ________ of his bearing and his speech.

A. gravity

B. worthiness

C. dignity

D. etiquette

10. Performance of duty and observance of morality are ________ terms.

A. indispensable

B. superficial

C. conceivable

D. convertible