今天我们继续连载《厚朴GRE词汇笔记》之0034,请同学们先看题:

Despite ___________ leaving their old jobs behind, workers were eager to move because there were to be no layoffs under the union contract at the new location.

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参考答案:CE

首先我们读题,可以得到大致的印象如下:

尽管有关于抛下他们的旧工作的_________,工人们还是很热切地想搬走,因为在新的地点,工会合同(承诺了),将不会解雇人。

由此我们可以推知,作者是想表达:工人是不太舍得旧工作(和旧工作地点的),但尽管如此,因为新的工作地点保证不裁员不会被解雇,他们还是很愿意搬。所以空里面应该是填对“抛下旧工作”这件事的担心、厌恶。不舍之类的意思。然后我们就可以选出正确选项misgivings about和trepidation over。

这道题中需要同学们重点识记的几个单词是:

misgiving n. (对事情结果或后果的)疑虑;担忧;害怕
a feeling of doubt or apprehension about the outcome or consequences of something

💡例句:
We have misgivings about the way the campaign is being run.
我们对运动的进行方式感到担忧。

请同学们注意misgiving这个单词一般以复数misgivings的形式出现。

trepidation n. (对可能发生的事的)惊恐,悸惧,不安
a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen

💡例句:
We view future developments with some trepidation.
我们对未来的发展动态感到有点惴惴不安。

jubilation n. 欢庆,欢腾
a feeling of great happiness and triumph

💡例句:
The laughter on the boats mingled with that on shore, adding to the jubilation on National Day.
船上和岸上的笑声交汇在一起,增加了国庆节的欢乐气氛。

outrage n. 盛怒,极大的愤慨
an extremely strong reaction of anger, shock, or indignation

💡例句:
Her voice trembled with outrage.
她因愤怒之极而声音发抖。

layoff  n. 解雇,解聘
an occasion when a company stops employing someone, sometimes temporarily, because the company does not have enough money or enough work

💡例句:
The recent economic crisis has led to massive layoffs.
近来的经济危机导致大批人员被解雇。

然后我们附上补完整之后的句子(英汉对照):

Despite misgivings about/ trepidation over leaving their old jobs behind, workers were eager to move because there were to be no layoffs under the union contract at the new location.

尽管工人们对于离开旧工作岗位感到不安,但他们还是渴望搬迁,因为根据新地点的工会合同,将不会裁员。

我们再来看另一道题:

Looking back on a project that they had approached with both great _________ and considerable aspirations, they were amused to recognize that neither the fears nor the hopes had been at all realistic. 

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参考答案:DE

我们可以看到,这道题的正确选项和上一道题是一样的,可见trepidation和misgiving这两个单词在GRE考试中是比较常见的。这两个近义词有点像之前我们讲过的paucity和dearth,出的考题一般都不难,只要熟记,在考场上就不容易做错。建议同学们熟记这种背下就基本能拿到分的单词。

我们也直接附上补完整之后的句子(英汉对照):

Looking back on a project that they had approached with both great trepidation/misgivings and considerable aspirations, they were amused to recognize that neither the fears nor the hopes had been at all realistic. 

他们回头看一个他们之前带着巨大的担心又带着相当大的野心去着手处理的一个项目,意识到之前他们的害怕和希望都是根本不符合实际的,于是被(自己的行为)逗笑了。

好了,今天这一期的《厚朴GRE词汇笔记》就讲到这里了,同学们下次见。

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