考题

Mr. Smith says: "The media are very good at sensing a mood and then ______ it."

A) overtaking    B) enlarging              C) widening       D) exaggerating

知识点

µ         media        n. the media         大众传播工具，大众传播媒介

O         a media personality      新闻人物

O         a book that is often mentioned in the media.     大众传播媒介常提到的书. 

µ         sense          vt.     意识到（某事物）；感觉到         

O         sense sb’s sorrow                  感觉到某人的忧愁

O         Although she didn’t say anything, I sensed that she didn’t like the idea.       她虽然什么也没说，但我已意识到她不喜欢这个主意.

µ         mood                   n.      1.心境；情绪     2.（人群或社会对某事物的）心态，气氛

O         She is in good mood today.    她今天心情很好.

O         The film captured the mood of quiet confidence at the hospital.  影片捕捉到了医院里沉着而自信的气氛.

M        be in the mood for sth/to do sth    有做某事物的心思或兴致

M        be in no mood for sth/to do sth      没有做某事物的心思或兴致

µ         overtake     vi/vt           1.      追上，超越                 2.vt.  （常用于）被动语态           （指不愉快的事情）突然降临（某人/某事物）

O         overtake other cars on the road       在路上超越其他的车

O         On his way home he was overtaken by a storm.        他在回家的路上遭遇暴风雨.

µ         enlarge        vi/vt. 1.      使某物变大；扩大；增大           

O         I want to enlarge the lawn.    我想把草坪扩大.

O         The police had the photograph of the missing girl enlarged.         警方把失踪姑娘的照片放大.

à        enlargement         n.      扩大；放大

O         He’s working on the enlargement of the business.      他正在努力扩展业务.

µ         widen         vt.     （使某物）变宽；加宽；放宽

O         The road is being widened.   这条路正在拓宽.

O         He wants to widen his knowledge of the industry.    他想扩充自己在这一行业的知识.

µ         exaggerate   vi/vt.         夸张；夸大；言过其实

O         He always exaggerate to make his stories more amusing.    他总爱添枝加叶，把故事讲的更有趣.

O         You are exaggerating the difficulties.        你把困难夸大了

à        exaggerated adj.    夸张的；夸大的；言过其实的

O         a highly exaggerated report of the incident        对那件小事的夸张的报道

参考答案       D) exaggerating

参考译文

史密斯先生说：“媒体很擅长于捕捉某种情绪，然后对之进行渲染夸大.”

句子结构

Mr. Smith says: "The media are very good at sensing a mood and then exaggerating it."

主        谓          直接引语

 

The media  are  very  good  at sensing a mood and then exaggerating it

主         系    状    表        状

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