略谈《新概念英语》第三册中的强调词汇6

2010-11-19 00:00:00来源：上海新东方学校

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pretty （颇 pretty well/badly 差不多pretty much the same）

relatively （相对的比较而言 He is relatively slow comparing with other students.）

slightly （= a little 一点 The twins are slightly different.）

somewhat （有几分 I was somewhat disturbed by the disturbing kids outside.）

sort of （= somewhat 口语中常用的blank-filling words 即中文里的“呃”、“唔”）

kind of （= somewhat 其它常用的blank-filling words还有You know/see等等）

新概念三册里的例句：

L26: A little later, a man came along with a biscuit which occupied the whole boot of his car.

L27: He may hunt, beg, or stead occasionally to keep himself alive; he may even, in times of real need, do a little work; but he will never sacrifice his freedom. We often speak of tramps with contempt and put them in the same class as beggars, but how many of us can honestly say that we have not felt a little envious of their simple way of life and their freedom from care?

L29: To compensate for his unpleasant experiences in hospital, the man drank a little more than was good for him.

L46: As far as I could see, it needed only a minor adjustment: a turn of a screw here, a little tightening up there, a drop of oil and it would be as good as new.

L58: The old lady thought he was a fussy creature, but since the porter agreed with him, she rang up her daughter and asked for her help in what she described as a little spot of bother.