词缀法
1. 名词后缀 -ation; tion; sion
organization,visualization,information,preservation,integration,
relation,association,repetition,separation,addition
2. 动词后缀 -ize
organize,memorize,visualize,categorize,familiarize
3. 名词后缀 -ence
reference,difference
4. 名词后缀 -ity
similarity,familairity
主要语言特点
1. Psychological research has focused on a number of basic principles that helps memory.
research 在本句中做名词,这个词也可以做动词用。请看下面的例句,注意research的词类和用法:
Scientists have been researching on / into the causes of brain damage.
(科学家们一直对脑损伤的起因进行研究。)
focus on 是一个常用词组,意思是“集中”,在生词部分已作了较为详细的讲解,在此,请翻译几个句子:
她觉得很不自在,因为所有的目光都注视着她。(She felt very uneasy as all eyes were focused on her.)
a number of 的意思是“许多”。请看下面的例句,注意a number of 和the number of 的区别:
1) A number of factories have been shut down because of pollution problems.
(由于污染问题许多工厂被关闭了。)
2) The number of students in our school increases every year.(我们学校的学生人数每年都在增加。)
2. It is useful to know how these principles work.
it 在句中做形式主语,真正的主语to know how these principles work,此类结构我们在第一和第二单元已有了解。请看下面的句子:
It is important to find out why the forest fire broke out.(找出森林大火的原因很重要。)
It is difficult to know what he is thinking about.(要想知道他在想什么很困难。)
work 在本句中的意思是“起作用;产生影响”,
3. Meaningfulness affects memory at all levels.
affect 是动词,意思是“影响”。常常会有一些英语学习者把动词affect和名词effect混淆,请注意下面的句子:
1) The drought would surely affect the harvest.(这场干旱肯定会影响到收成。)
2) We could all see the effects of the illness on him.(我们都能看出那场病在的身上的影响。)
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