您正在看的自考英语是:大学英语自学教程。 er: a person who goes from place to place, esp. to a far away place

　　travel: v 旅游

　　4.primitive: adj 原始的：of the earliest times of life or of man

　　5.exact 反义词inexact

　　6.consist; v 短语： consist of 组成

　　e.g. My class consists of 20 students.

　　7.simply: adv, simple adj 简单的

　　B. Some language points:

　　1.not only…but also…不但…而且，并列连词。(连接两个并列成分)

　　e.g.⑴ I hope to be not only your teacher, but also your good friend.

　　⑵ …, we can do it not only with the help of words, but also in many other ways.

　　2.neither…nor:既不…也不，并列连词，连接两个并列成分。

　　e.g. ⑴ Autumn is a good season. It’s neither hot nor cold.

　　⑵ people who can neither hear nor speak talk to each other with the help of their fingers.

　　3.He entered a restaurant and sat at a table.(坐在桌旁)

　　4.in this way:介词短语，用这种方法

　　e.g. I learn English by myself. In this way, I have finally got the diploma of English major.

　　5. The Englishman who was very hungry by this time and not at all thirsty looked very sad.

　　a.本句包含有一个定语从句，who was very hungry by this time and not at all thirsty修饰先行词The Englishman。

　　b.短语：by this time到此时为止; not at all根本不…

　　6. Words consist of sounds, but there are many sounds which have a meaning and yet are not words.

　　译：语言是由声音组成的，但具有一定意义的声音并不都是话语。

　　短语：consist of,

　　句子结构中包含有一个定语从句。

　　Key to the part exercises:

　　page 16: T, F, T, F, T, F, F, F, T, F.

　　Unit 2

　　Text A: Taxes, Taxes, and More Taxes

　　Main idea about the text: we know that the taxes in the United States are the highest in the world. Almost everyone need pay taxes on many things. There are three levels of government in the United States, so there are three types of taxes; they are for the federal government, state government, and city government. Even some Americans think that they are working one day each week just to pay their taxes.

　　A. New words:

　　1.tax: n 税;vt 对…征税

　　a. Every citizen has the right to pay tax to our country.

　　b. My income is taxed at source. (我的收入已扣除了所得税。)

　　2.generally: adv 一般地、通常，同义词：usually, 常用语：generally speaking,

　　general adj

　　3.type: n 类型、种类;v 打字

　　a. What type of tea do you prefer? Green tea.

　　b. She typed the letter quickly and well.

　　4.salary: n 工资，salaried: adj 拿工资的

　　5.earn: v 挣钱、赚钱，earnings n 赚得的钱

　　6.percentage: n 百分比、百分率; percent n 前用数词(*)

　　a. More than ten percent of the students didn’t come today.

　　b. A large percentage of schoolbooks now have pictures.

　　c. I am a hundred percent sure that he will come.

　　7.vary: v 变化、改变; varied adj 有变化的、多样的(*)

　　a. Holiday jobs are many and varied.

　　b. people vary very much in their ideas of many things.(注意介词in的用法)

　　c. prices of fruit vary from season to season.

　　8.sale: n 出售，sell v 出售

　　9.charge: v 收费、控告

　　a. How much do you charge for repairing my shoes?

　　b. He was charged with the guilty of murder.

　　10.addition: n 加法、附加物; add v 增加; additional adj 额外的、增加的(*)

　　a. She always adds sugar to her tea.

　　b. He earned 1000 dollars in addition to his salary.

　　c. We will need additional help to do the work.

　　11. confuse: v 使混乱、混淆;confused, confusing adj; confusion n (*)

　　a. If you try to learn too many things at a time, you may get confused.

　　b. This is a confusing word because it has two meanings.

　　c. Do you think this will cause much confusion?

　　d. They confused me by asking so many questions.

　　11.complain: v 抱怨，常跟介词of, about. complaint: n 抱怨、投诉(*)

　　a. Students always complain about too much homework.

　　b. She complained that the exam was too hard.

　　c. He used to complain bitterly of his bad memory. (诉说有病)

　　d. There is no reason for complaint.

　　12.useless: adj 无用的，反义词 usefu