Lesson 4 An exciting trip 激动人心的旅行
第4课第1组：3个考研高频词，磨透新概念英语2
第4课第1组句子
I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. He is in Australia. He has been there for six months.
3个考研高频词：receive，from，month
第1个单词receive
v.收到，接到；遭受，受到；接待，接见
考研真题例句
As it turns out, many people are actually perfectly willing to talk—and may even be flattered to receive your attention.
事实证明，许多人其实非常愿意交流，甚至可能因为得到你的关注倍感荣幸。
【2021·英语二·翻译】
第2个单词from
prep.从，自从；由于；根据，按；去除
考研真题例句
Starting around 2012, requests for the visas rose sharply; from 2011 to 2016 the number of visas issued more than doubled.
从2012年左右开始，签证申请数急剧上升；2011年到2016年，发放的签证数量增加了一倍多。
【2019·英语二·阅读理解】
第3个单词month
n.月，月份
考研真题例句
1.75 pounds a week for three months gives you 21 pounds—more than enough for a three-course lunch at Michelin-starred Arbutus.
每周1.75英镑，三个月就是21英镑——在米其林星级餐厅 Arbutus 吃一顿三道菜的午餐绰绰有余。
【2013·英语二·阅读理解】
回顾3个考研高频词：receive，from，month
熟读成诵
I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. He is in Australia. He has been there for six months.
第4课第2组：3个考研高频词，磨透新概念英语2
第4课第2组句子
Tim is an engineer. He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number of different places in Australia.
3个考研高频词 firm，number ，different
第1个单词firm
adj.坚固的；坚决的，坚定的
n.公司，商号
考研真题例句
Theses terms are also intended to infuse work with meaning—and, as Rakesh Khurana, another professor, points out, increase allegiance to the firm.
这些词语旨在给工作赋予更深刻的意义，正如另一位教授凯什·库拉纳所言，这会提高员工对公司的忠诚度。
【2015·英语二·阅读理解】
第2个单词number
n.数，数字，数量，号码，一群
v.共计，编号
真题例句
If Sadiq khan wins and extends it to the North and South Circular roads in 2021 as he intends, it is sure to spark intense opposition from the far larger number of motorists who will then be affected.
如果萨迪克·汗获胜，并按照他的计划在2021年将其延伸到南北环形公路，届时肯定会影响到更多驾车者，进而引起他们的强烈反对。
【2020·英语二·阅读理解】
第3个单词different
adj.差异的，不同的
A calm, rule-following child might respond better to a different sort of parenting than, for example, a younger sibling.
一个冷静、守规矩的孩子对某种不同的育儿方式的反应可能会好过其弟弟妹妹。
【2020·英语二·知识运用】
回顾3个考研高频词 firm，number ，different
熟读成诵
Tim is an engineer. He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number of different places in Australia.
第4课第3组：哪个虚拟巨头控制着数字广告？
3个考研高频词，磨透新概念英语2
第4课第3组句子
He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice Springs, a small town in the centre of Australia.
3个考研高频词：buy,small,town
第1个单词buy
vt.买，买得；向……行贿，收买
vi.购买东西
考研真题例句
That would be the people who buy advertising from them—and Facebook and Google, the two virtual giants, dominate digital advertising to the disadvantage of all other media and entertainment companies.
他们的客户是从他们那里购买广告的人，而脸书和谷歌这两大虚拟巨头控制着数字广告，这对于其他媒体和娱乐公司很不利。
【2018·英语二·阅读理解】
第2个单词small
adj.小的；年幼的；不重要的；小规模（经营）的
考研真题例句
"That's actually a pretty large effect for a pretty small intervention," Schwitzgebel says.
施维茨格贝尔说：“对于一个极小的干预措施来说，这的确是一个极大的影响。”
【2022·英语二·阅读理解】
第3个单词town
n.市镇；市民；城市商业区，闹市区
考研真题例句
Mayors and councilors can only do so much about a problem that is far bigger than any one city or town.
市长和议员们也只能做这么多了，因为这个问题远远超出了任何城市或城镇的能力范围。
【2020·英语二·阅读理解】
回顾3个考研高频词：
buy,small,town
熟读成诵
He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice Springs, a small town in the centre of Australia.
第4课第4组考研高频词：abroad，trip，exciting
第4课第4组句子
He will soon visit Darwin. From there, he will fly to Perth. My brother has never been abroad before, so he is finding this trip very exciting.
3个考研高频词abroad，trip，exciting
第1个单词abroad
adv.
到国外，在国外；到处
考研真题例句
The Parkrun phenomenon began with a dozen friends and has inspired 400 events in the UK and more abroad.
“公园跑”这一现象始于十几个朋友，如今在英国却已激起四百场活动，在国外就更多了。
【2017·英语二·阅读理解】
第2个单词trip
n.旅行，远足
v.绊倒；失足；犯错
考研真题例句
Norton, like interesting trips, unique meals or even going to the cinema.
诺顿，喜欢有趣的旅行，独特的食物，甚至去看电影。
【2014·英语二·阅读理解】
第3个单词exciting
adj.令人兴奋的，使人激动的
考研真题例句
What was once exciting and new becomes old-hat; regret creeps in.
曾经令人兴奋的新奇事物成了明日黄花；悔意悄悄袭来。
【2014·英语二·阅读理解】
回顾
3个考研高频词abroad，trip，exciting
熟读成诵
He will soon visit Darwin. From there, he will fly to Perth. My brother has never been abroad before, so he is finding this trip very exciting.
参考译文
我刚刚收到弟弟蒂姆的来信，他正在澳大利亚。他在那儿已经住了 6个月了。蒂姆是个工程师，正在为 -家大公司工作，并且已经去过澳大利亚的不少地方了。他刚买了一辆澳大利亚小汽车，现在去了澳大利亚中 部的小镇艾利斯斯普林斯。他不久还将到达尔文去，从那里，他再飞往珀斯。我弟弟以前从未出过国，因此，他觉得这次旅行非常激动人心。
