新概念第二册自学导读 Lessons59

词汇学习 Word study

1．press

（1）vt., vi.按，挤，压：

She pressed my hand warmly.

她热情地握我的手。

Can you press that button for me please?

请问您能帮我按一下那个按钮吗？

The dog pressed his paw on the latch to let himself in.

那狗用脚爪按住门闩把自己放进来。

（2）vt.挤取，榨取（……的汁）：

This is the time of the year when they press their grapes.

这是他们榨葡萄汁的季节。

If you prefer juice, you can press some oranges.

如果你更喜欢果汁，你可以榨些橙汁。

（3）vt.催促，敦促，竭力劝说：

My parents pressed me to enter for the competition.

我父母竭力劝我报名参加这个竞赛。

I don't like to be pressed.我不喜欢被人催促。

2．develop vt.,vi.

（1）发展，扩展：

The village has developed into a town now.

那个村子现在已扩展成一个镇了。

Do you believe that you can develop your mind through watching TV?

你相信通过看电视能开发你的智力吗？

It's hard to develop your business in this city.

在这座城市扩展你的业务是困难的。

（2）（逐渐）显现出，产生，获得，养成：

He has developed another bad habit.

他/它养成了另外一种坏习惯。

She developed an interest in swimming.

她对游泳产生了兴趣。

练习答案 Key to written exercises

1．关键句型练习答案

A b opens (1.9); comes (1.9); waits…shuts (11.9-10);sits…barks…lets…lets (1.10); begins (1.10)

c wanted (1.2); opened (1.3); complained (1.3); spent (1.4); became (1. 5); noticed (1.6); removed (1.11);got (1.11)

d has developed (1.8); have not seen (1.11)

e was going out (1.6); was barking (1.7)

C 1 He is said to be/It is said that he is very rich.

2 There is said to be/It is said that there is a hold-up on the roads.

3 I was given a pen./A pen was given to me.

4 She was given a prize./A prize was given to her.

5 We were promised a new office./A new office was promised to us.

(Note: In numbers 3-5, the second alternative is grammatically correct but rarely used.)

2．难点练习答案

1 He left early so as not to see me.

2 The secretary asked me into the office so that the manager might speak to me.

3 I ran to the station so as not to be late.

4 He worked hard in order to learn English.

5 He has not sent me his address so that I will/shall not be able to write to him.

6 I went to see him to find out what had happened.

3．多项选择题答案

1 d  2 b  3 d  4 d  5 d  6 a

7 b  8 a  9 d  10 a  11a  12 b