amaze,astonish,surprise都含有一定的"惊讶"之意
amaze 使吃惊,程度比surprise强(=surprise very much),一般指好事.(be amazed at sth./to do sth.)
astonish 使惊愕,指使人大吃一惊(=surprise greatly),含有几乎使人无法相信之意,是个语气较强的词(sb. be astonished at(by) sth./to do sth./that..."被(因)...惊吓")
surprise 使惊异,指由于突然的事情使人产生惊奇,有出乎意料的含义.普通用词,语气最弱. (sb. be surprised at/by sth./that.../to do sth.;feel surprised at..."对...感到惊讶";in surprise"吃惊地,在震惊中")
三个词在用法上基本相同,可互换,只是语气上有所差别. ________________________________________1.I am __D__ by what you tell me.我听了你所说的话觉得惊愕.
A.tired B.believed C.amused D.amazed
2.What __A__ her most was hearing her name mentioned on TV.她最大吃一惊的是在电视中听到了自己的名字.
A.astonished B.surpassed C.shocked D.shaked
3.Not __C__,the process of choosing names varies widely from culture to culture.起名字的方法因文化不同而有很大差异是不足为奇的.
A.obviously B.particularly C.surprisingly D.normally
4.To the __A__ of everybody,he won the prize.使大家惊奇的是,他竟得了奖.(to one's surprise/to the surprise of sb.'s"使某人惊奇的是")
A.surprise B.astonishment C.amazement D.amazing
5.I was __B__ to find him there.我发现他在那儿,吃了一惊.
A.ambitious B.amazed C.amused D.analysed
6.He __B__ us by announcing that he was going to get married in a few day.对于他宣布他即将结婚的消息,我们大吃一惊.
A.feared B.astonished C.alarmed D.terrify________________________________________
award,reward都含有一定的"奖励"之意
award 指正式或官方颁发,授予award sb. sth.=award sth. to sb.
reward 给予报酬,指因对方的工作、服务、帮助而给予的报酬,奖赏某人(in reward for”作为对…回报”;reward sb. for “因…而报答某人”)
above all,after all,first of all形式相似,意义不同
above all “尤其是,最重要的是”,强调特别对待,类似于especially,more than anything else.
after all “毕竟,到底”,表示一种让步口气,与in spite of everything,in the end 相似
first of all “首先”,表示一种次序,与before anything else类似________________________________________1. 1.Martin Luther King,great Black leader in the movement against racial discrimination,was __C__ the Nobel Prize for peace for his outstanding contribution to world peace. 反对种族歧视运动的杰出黑人领袖Martin Luther King,因其对世界和平的突出贡献而被授予诺贝尔和平奖.英语作文
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