新概念第二册自学导读 Lessons69

词汇学习 Word study

1．practice与advice

这两个词均为名词，尤其是在英国英语中，它们的结尾都是-ice,它们的动词形式分别为 practise与 advise,其结尾都是-ise （在美国英语中 practice 既是名词又是动词）。

（1）practice表不“（反复的）练习”、“实践”、“实行”等：

Your spoken English will improve with practice.

如果你练习，你的英语口语水平就会提高的。

Have they put their plan into practice?

他们把计划付诸实施了吗？

practise (vt.,vi.) 可以表示“练习”、“经常做”等：

Jimmy used to practise (playing) football every afternoon.

吉米以前每天下午都练习踢足球。

She practises on the piano for three hours every day.

她每天花3小时练钢琴。

（2）advice 表示“忠告”、“劝告”、“建议”，是不可数名词：

She gave me some good advice/ a piece of advice about jobs.

关于工作问题她给了我一些好建议／一条建议。

I took your advice and went to see a doctor.

我听从你的意见去看了病。

advise (vt.,vi.) 表不“劝告”、“向……提供建议”等：

She advised me to see a doctor.

她建议我去看病。

She advised me against going to the party.

她建议／劝我不要去参加聚会。

2．enjoy, entertain与amuse

（1）enjoy表示“欣赏”、“喜爱”、“享受……之乐”，后面跟名词、动名词或反身代词，用于主动语态：

I enjoy swimming in summer.

夏天我喜欢游泳。

I enjoyed my trip to the coast.

我这次去海滨旅行非常愉快。

We're really enjoying ourselves.

我们真的玩得很开心。

（2）entertain的含义之一是“款待”、“招待”、“请客”：

We often entertain friends at weekends.

周末我们经常招待朋友。

Did he entertain you to dinner yesterday?

昨天他请你吃饭了吗？

（3）entertain在表示“使……快乐”、“给……娱乐”时与amuse同义：

Uncle Sam entertains/amuses the children for hours at a time.

萨姆叔叔一连好几小时地逗孩子们乐。

My children can entertain/ amuse themselves for hours with telling stories to each other.

我的孩子们能一连几小时地互相讲故事玩。

（4）amuse表示“逗乐”、“逗笑”时，经常用于被动语态：

His story amused the children very much.

他的故事逗得孩子们很开心。

She was amused by her father's funny stories.

她父亲那些逗人的故事使她很开心。

练习答案 Key to written exercises

1．关键句型练习答案

A was being tested(1.1);had been asked(11.1-2);After having been instructed (11.2-3); must have been pleased(1.5);could be heard(1.9); were both thrown forward(1.10)

2．难点练习答案

1 enjoy…practising  2 amused  3 advised…licence

4 entertain  5 entertained  6 amused

3．多项选择题答案

1a  2b  3c  4b  5b  6c

7 d  8 a  9 a  10 b  11c  12 d