英语专业四级阅读理解练 第26期

词汇讲解

1.   derive from  得自, 由来, 衍生

He derive great pleasure from his study.
他从学习中获得极大的乐趣。

Thousands of English words derive from Latin. 
英语中有成千上万的词源自拉丁文.

2.    let off  放(不惩罚)

The janitor let off some steam because the pressure was too high. 
由于压力过高，火炉工放掉了一些蒸气。

The boys were letting off fireworks. 
男孩子在放烟火.

3.  put up with  忍受,容忍

I'm not going to put up with this! 
我再也受不了啦！

Noise is coming to the point where we can't put up with it. 
噪音快到我们无法忍受的地步。

4.   docile  容易教的,温顺的

No, they will not be as docile as that.
不，他们不会那么容易听话的。