高考英语必备复习资料(3)
责任而找的理由、原因，即借口。常与for 连用。
【advantage , benefit , profit 】
It is to your advantage to invest wisely. 好处或利益，所获之物。
Young people get great benefit from reading. 指各方面的受益。
Their investment has brought them a lot of profit. 多指金钱方面的利益、利润。
【bravery , courage 】
He showed great bravery in saving the drowing child. 勇敢，指处于某种紧迫情况下大胆无畏的行动勇气。
Although blinded by the explosing, he faced the future with courage. 勇气，勇敢，指使人面对危险、困难、痛苦等而不感到惧怕的精神力量。
【character , characteristic , quality , personality 】
He has a changeable character. 品质，性格特色，特征，个人、集体或范畴的区别特征或属性。
What characteristics distinguish the Americans from the Canadians? 指与众不同的特征。
Modesty is one of his good qualites. 品质，指个体的特点，尤指好的品质。
His personality left a deep impression on us. 个性，指个人聚集的品质、行为、脾气、情绪和精神的性格。
【circumstance , surrounding , environment , occasion 】
In normal circumstances I would have resigned immediately. 环境，情形，形势，多用复数。
He didn't pay much attention to his surroundings. surrounding 只能做形容词。surroundings 为周围的事物，指一个人四周的生活环境。
Children need a happy home environment. 环境，一般用单数，强调环境对人的感受，道德的影响。
He seized the occasion to invited her home for dinner. 时机，机会。
【cost , price , charge , expense 】
Living costs are higher in cities than in the country. 耗费，成本。包括对某事所付出的一切费用、时间、劳力。
It must be done at any price. 价格。指商品出售时所定的价格。还有代价。
How much is the charge for this coffee? 零花钱或给予服务后索要的费用。
His parents decided to cut down his expenses at college. 多用复数，指大量的花费、支出。如求学、旅游。
【energy , force , power , strength 】
Young people usually have more energy than the old. 指人在活动中表现出的生机勃勃的“力”。
He had to use force to get the lid off the can. 指为克服阻力而运用或发挥出来的“力量”。
You can really feel the power of the sun here. 含义最广，包括一切抽象和具体的力。
He hasn’t got enough strength to get out of bed. 指人或物体内在的耐力、抵抗力、气力。
【heart , mind 】
He married the girl of his heart. 侧重情感之心。
We expect there to be more students with good mind. 侧重理智之心。
【especially , specially , particularly 】
The Great Wall had been added to, rebuilt and repaired, especially during the Ming Dynasty. 尤其
These books are specially written for beginners. 指为某一特别目的而做。
