PTE考试题材覆盖广泛,各个领域词汇的积累不可缺少。下面,墨尔本悉尼文波PTE培训学校的小编就通过《经济学人》和《卫报》中的几篇文章,为墨尔本PTE考生和悉尼PTE考生增加一些词汇和搭配储备。下面开始:
insurgent /ɪn’sɜːdʒ(ə)nt/ n. 造反者 a. 叛乱的
cadence /’keɪd(ə)ns/ n. 节奏;韵律;抑扬顿挫
smoulder /‘sməʊldə/ vi. 用文火焖烧, 熏烧, 慢燃 n. 焖烧, 文火, 冒烟
e.g. leave the wreckage of received opinion smouldering in their wake 让收集的意见的遗留在废墟中残烧
palpably /’pælpəbli/ 明显的,易察觉的,可触知的
Artificial intelligence and automation put large numbers of people out of a job.
Technology destroys jobs on an unprecedented scale. 前所未有的
venal /’viːn(ə)l/adj. <正式,贬>贪赃的,贪污的;(行为)腐败的;为钱而干的,受贿而为的
plutocrat /‘pluːtəkræt/ 财阀
sharp-elbowed 咄咄逼人的,不择手段的
divergence /daɪ’vɜːdʒ(ə)ns/ 区别,分歧
e.g. Begin with macroeconomic management, in which there is already a growing divergence.
The sharp slowdown in rich countries has been mirrored in emerging markets.
entrance v. 使着迷
e.g. Pokémon Go, a smartphone game that briefly entranced people in 2016, used a primitive form of the technology.
The other big problem surrounds consent.
etiquette /‘etɪket/ 礼节,规矩,礼仪
e.g. Social etiquette also evolves. The Snapchat generation may not be troubled by the idea of being perpetually on camera.
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