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1、Choiceofwords /Diction(措辞)ChoiceofwordsUsesuitablewordsGeneralwordsandspecificwordsAbstractwordsandconcretewordsLevelofwordsUsesuitablewordsEg.Theskinnywomanslinkedin.瘦的皮包骨头的女人溜了进来。Theslenderwomanglidedin.一位苗条的淑女飘然而至。Theyshouldadoptamore____approachandinvestigatealternative
2、usesfortheirproperty.Designingsiliconchipstomimichumanorganssounds____.(fanciful,imaginative)Malcolmisa____andrealisticbusinessman.The_____criminalisdifficulttotrackdown.(cunning,shrewd)Theyhaveplentyofmoneynow,buttheystilltendtobe_____.She'stoo_____tomakeadonation.(thrifty
3、,mean)Thecommitteeexpressedthankstoeveryonefortheir_____donations.Woulditwouldbetoo______tobuyboth?(extravagant,generous)ThePrimeMinisterappearedrelaxedand____ofwinninganoverallmajority.It's_____ofyoutoassumeyou'llwineverytime.(confident,arrogant)Childrenare_____abouttheori
4、ginofmankind/thestructureofatoms.I'vealwaysfoundherunbearably____.(curious,inquisitive,nosey)Alltheseconsiderationsmadehimevenmore_____toleadtheworldtowardarmsreduction.Theconservativesshow____resistancetoreform.(determined,stubborn)TheMeaningofWordsThemeaningofawordhastwoa
5、spects:denotative(本义)andconnotative(引申义).Aword’sdenotationiswhatitliterallymeans,asdefinedbythedictionary;itsconnotationisthefeelingorideasuggested/impliedbyit.Note:1)Whenusingaword,youfirstneedtobesureaboutaword’sdenotation,otherwisemistakeswillbeunavoidableinyourspokenorw
6、rittencommunication.ExcollegeEnglishspeechcontestprizepromulgationceremony2）greaterconcernshouldbeshowedforconnotationsofaword.Onewordmayhaveseveralconnotations.Thesamethingmayhavedifferentconnotativemeaningsindifferentculturalcontexts.Eg,thecolorwordyellowmaystimulateusChi
7、neseandanEnglishnativespeakertothinkofdifferentthings.ThreeaspectsofconnotationNegativeneutralpositiveDisapprovingapprovingDerogatoryUnfavorablefavorableDerogatory(disapproving)/approving/neutralCronyism/nepotism,government,regime,propaganda,advocacy,rebuff,inflammatory/inc
8、endiary,pompous,ostentatious,spoon-feed,crafty,politician,statesman,chauvinism,opp
