nature ['ne?t??(r)]

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n.自然；天性；本质

【例】n.天性

（2008四川延考）It's human nature to tell stories—which is why neighbours will tell me all they know when I ring at their houses.Sometimes, someone even talks about his friend's dishonesty.

【译】讲故事是人的天性——这就是为什么我一去邻居家，他们会把他们知道的一切都告诉我，有时甚至还有人会说自己朋友不诚实。

【派】natural ['n?t?r?l] adj.自然的；天生的；不做作的

naturally ['n?t?r?li] adv.自然地

【例】adv.自然地

（2007四川）Sorry to say, our brains naturally start slowing down at the cruelty young age of 30.

【译】很遗憾，大脑在我们30岁还很年轻的时候就会自然开始变慢，这很残酷。

naturalist ['n?t?r?l?st] n.自然主义者

naturalistic [?n?t?r?'l?st?k] adj.自然的；自然主义的

agree [?'gri?]

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v.同意；赞成；意见一致

【例】v.同意

（2012天津）You have to believe in yourself.No one else will, if you don't.

______.Confidence is really important.

A.It's not my cup of tea

B.That's not the point

C.I don't think so

D.I couldn't agree more

【译】你一定要相信自己。如果你自己都不相信自己，别人也不会相信你。

______。自信非常重要。

A.这非我所好

B.那不是重点

C.我不这么认为

D.我完全同意

【派】agreement [?'gri?m?nt] n.一致；协定；协议；契约

agreeable [?'gri??bl] adj.令人愉快的；宜人的；欣然同意的

【形】agriculture ['?gr?k?lt??(r)] n.农业；农学

【例】n.农业

（2012江苏）Merrigan, a former college professor, is making stops at universities across the country in hopes of encouraging more students to think about careers in agriculture.

【译】梅雷根曾是一名大学教授，目前正在全国各地的大学访问，希望能够鼓励更多的学生考虑从事与农业有关的工作。

agricultural [??ɡr?'k?lt??r?l] adj.农业的；农学的；耕种的

elephant ['el?f?nt]

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n.象

【形】elegant ['el?g?nt] adj.高雅的；优雅的；简炼的；简洁的

element ['el?m?nt] n.元素；要素；原理；成分

elementary [?el?'mentri] adj.基本的；初级的；元素的

【例】adj.初级的

（2011辽宁）About 21,000 young people in 17 American states do not attend classes in school buildings.Instead, they receive their elementary and high school education by working at home on computers.

【译】美国的17个州中大约有21,000位青少年不去学校上课，而是选择在家里用电脑接受初等教育和高中教育。

elevator ['el?ve?t?(r)] n.电梯；升降机；升降舵；起卸机

government [?ɡ?v?(r)nm?nt]

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n.政府；政体；管辖

【例】n.政府

（2006全国）According to the text, what causes some people to be homeless?

A.Lack of money.

B.The increased standard of living.

C.No government help.

【译】根据文章，是什么让一些人无家可归？

A.缺钱。

B.生活水准提高。

C.没有政府帮助。

【派】govern ['g?v?(r)n] v.统治；治理；管理；支配

governor ['g?v?n?(r)] n.州长；省长；（学校、医院等的）董事；主管；总裁