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1、讀故事,學GRE單詞事半功倍(十一)
讀故事,學GRE單詞事半功倍(十一)
眾所周知GRE單詞很難記,只是單純的通過讀音進行詞匯語義的記憶對很多考生來說都是不小的挑戰(zhàn),那么有什么樣有趣又快速的詞匯記憶方法可以幫助考生,使考生的GRE詞匯記的又快有準確呢?對此,前程百利我費盡心思整理一些有趣的故事,里面鑲嵌GRE的單詞,使考生根據(jù)故事的脈絡,有趣又快速的記住GRE單詞。
那么小伙伴們,一起來學習下吧!
逃避(Escape)
I live an isolated life in a small basin between two mountain ridges at the edge o
2、f an ocean. Due to the bad soil, the land is barren. However, I have a barn full of animals that supply me with all the food I need. There’s nothing more satisfying than basting pig meat over a barbecue. The weather is pretty good. There is always enough rain to fill my water barrel. But sometimes,
3、a fierce storm will batter the barn all night.
The rough life I lead has made me look and feel like a barbarian. The heat from the sun has baked my bare skin brown. I haven’t been to the barber for two years. As a result, I think I would be bashful if anyone found my. I don’t have any money but I d
4、on’t need it. You can’t buy anything here. You can’t even barter. However, I’m not completely out of touch with civilization. Every few months, I can hear the sound of an ocean barge
passing in the distance. I always run to the ocean side to see it. It reminds me that I’m still human.
You might th
5、ink that I’m barely surviving but the opposite is true. This is the only place where I can escape the horrible war in the city. In my mind, I can still hear the barrage of gunfire smashing through our wooden barriers.
I can still remember spending months, helplessly barricaded in the basement of on
6、e of our many, once beautiful, baroque style buildings. My life is more peaceful now. Perhaps after the war, I’ll find my way back home.
What’s that I hear? It’s the bark of my dog. I’ve got to run. Another barge is passing by.
記單詞
barbarian n.野蠻人
barbecue n.吃烤肉的野餐;燒烤
barber n.理發(fā)師
bare adj. 1.
7、 無遮蔽的,赤裸的,光(禿)的2.僅有的,勉強的
barely adv. 1.僅僅2.幾乎不能
barge n.駁船
bark n. 樹皮vi./n. 狗叫,咆哮
barn n. 谷倉;牲口棚
baroque adj.巴洛克式,(藝術、建筑等)高度裝飾的,過分雕琢的barrage n.1. 火力網(wǎng),彈幕2. (言語等)猛烈轟擊
barrel n. 桶
barren adj. 貧瘠的(不結果實的);荒涼的(無人煙的)
barricade v. 1. 設柵阻擋2.使躲在路障(或擋墻)后面n.柵欄,阻礙物barrier n. 屏障,阻礙;柵欄
barter n. 物品交換,易貨貿(mào)易
8、vt.物品交換,交換
basement n. 地下室
bashful adj.害羞的,難為情的
basin n. 盆地
baste vt. 1. (烤肉時)涂油,把油涂在(肉上)2. 毆打,公開責罵
batter v. 打壞,猛擊n.擊球手
以柔克剛(Killing with Kindness)
Sometimes, it’s difficult to behave like a gentleman. It’s especially hard when the person talking to you is belligerent and trying to belittle
9、you in front of others. You might feel like beating him and burying him as deep as bedrock, but don’t. Remember, violence begets more violence. Of course, it’s easier said than done.
My cousin Tom comes drunk to our family reunions every year and always m anages to insult my family members. “Your n
10、ose is looking more and more like the beak of a bird,” he would tell my daughter. “Those red beads don’t look becoming on you,” he would say to my life. “Is that your beard or a bird’s nest,” he would ask me.
I think, deep in his heart, Tom has always begrudged me. His occasional smile belies his t
11、rue feelings of envy. I wish that someone would shine a beam of light in his eyes and ask him why he feels this way.
In any event, because I must act as the host of the reunion on behalf of my parents, I have to be on my best behavior. As my mothers keeps reminding me, I must bear the responsibilit
12、y of keeping things friendly. To tell you the truth, I wouldn’t have agreed to be the host if I had know it was going to be like this beforehand.
Well, this year, I decided to change my strategy with Tom. Instead of reacting to his insults with anger, I tried to befuddle him with kind words. Strang
13、ely enough, when he becomes befuddled, he can’t speak and he just walks away. Th e kindness just kills him. It’s truly a sight to behold.
記單詞
bead n. 1. 珠子2.(液體)小滴
beak n. 鳥嘴
beam n.1. 大梁2.(光線的)束,柱
bear vt.1. 負擔,支撐2. 生產(chǎn),生育n.熊
beard n. 胡須
beat v.1. 打擊,敲擊2.打敗adj.疲倦的n.拍子
becoming adj.1. 合適的,相稱的
14、2. 好看的,有吸引力的
bedrock n. 基礎,基石
beforehand adv. 事先地
befuddle vt. 1. 使酒醉昏迷2. 使迷惑,使迷糊
befuddled adj.酒醉的,迷路的,困惑的
beget vt. 引起,產(chǎn)生
begrudge v.1. 嫉妒2. 吝嗇,舍不得給,勉強給
behalf n. on behalf of 代表……,作為……的代表
behave vi. 舉止,表現(xiàn)
behavior n.舉止,行為
behold v.目睹,看見
belie vt.給人錯覺;掩飾
belittle vt.輕視,貶低
belligerent adj.交戰(zhàn)的,好斗的,好戰(zhàn)的
以上就是我梳理的,有關于GRE單詞的記憶故事,希望考生多加利
用,希望對考生的詞匯與記憶有所幫助!