CET4淘金詞匯 (1)

Lesson 1

appoint vt. 任命,委派;約定

Elaine Zhao, who was appointed as Secretary of Labor, is the first Chinese in the cabinet of the U.S. government.

趙小蘭被任命為美國勞工部部長, 成為美國政府內(nèi)閣成員中的第一位華裔.

Let's appoint a time for the meeting.

我們定個時間開會吧.

appointment n. 約會,約定; 任命,委派

You should keep an appointment after you make it.

約好了就要守約.

The appointment of Deng Yaping as member of the International Olympic Committee excited us.

鄧亞萍被任命為國際奧委會委員, 這使我們興奮不已.

arrange vi. 做安排,做準(zhǔn)備 vt.安排;整理

To our surprise, the fancy ball that she arranged turned out to be such a failure.

出乎意料, 她安排的化妝舞會竟然會這樣失敗.

I don't like anyone else to arrange my room for me, no one knows where I usually put my stuff.

我不喜歡別人為我整理房間, 因為沒人知道我能常把東西放哪.

We have arranged for the goods to be dispatched to you at once.

我們已為立即向你發(fā)運(yùn)商品做好準(zhǔn)備.

Please make your own arrangements for accommodations.

請自行安排住宿.

Flower arrangement is an art that I know nothing of.

我對插花藝術(shù)一竅不通.

attention n. 注意,專心;

That swellhead never pays attention to what other people say.

那個自大狂從來不聽別人的話.

You must give a lot of attention to babies.

嬰孩必須給予很多關(guān)心和照顧.

attract vt. 吸引,引起...的注意

Games can attract students' interest in learning English.

游戲能引起學(xué)生對學(xué)英語的興趣.

attraction n. 吸引力; 吸引人的事物或人

The idea of working for state-owned enterprises
has little attraction to young people nowadays.

現(xiàn)在去國有企業(yè)就職的想法，對年輕人沒有多少吸引力.

The convenience of city life is one of its main attractions.

便利是城市生活主要的誘人處之一.

The Great Wall of China is one of the greatest tourist attractions in the world.

中國長城是世界上最令人向往的旅游勝地之一.

delay n. 耽擱; 延遲的時間 vt.& vt.耽擱,拖延

Please do it without delay.

請馬上行動.

The deadline to hand in our proposals was delayed by 2 days.

我們提交計劃書的最后期限推遲兩天.

Don't delay what you should do today.

不要拖延.今天就做你該做的事情.

We decided to delay our holidays until the weather improves.

我們決定推遲我們度假的時間直至天氣好轉(zhuǎn).