2017年6月英语六级阅读必背关键句(15)
Afrter World War II, the academic world turned with new enthusiatism to humanlstic studies, which seemed to many scholars the best way to ensure the survival of democracy.
第二次世界大战后,学术界将新的热情投入到人文研究中,这在许多学者看来也许是确保民主生存的最佳方式。
六级词汇讲解:
本句的主干是...the academic world tumed…to humanistic studies…。with new enthusiasm为伴随状语。which引导一个非限制性定语从句,After World War II为时间状语。
humanistic意为“人文主义的”,humanistic studies就是“人文研究”。
the best way to意为“……的最好方法/方式/途径”。如:
The best way to get a promotion is to hurl yourself into your work.
获得升迁的最好的办法是投入到工作中去。
英语六级考点归纳:
ensure、assure、rnsure与reassure的用法比较:
ensure指确保某事的发生,后面可以直接跟that引导的宾语从句。如:
The role of the police is to ensure (that) the law is obeyed.
警察的任务就是确保法律能够被遵守。
assure意为“向……保证,使确信”,常和of连用,强调用劝导或承诺等方式向对方保证并使之相信。如:
He was proud of being chosen to participate in the game and he assured us that he would try as hard as possible.
他很骄傲自己被选去参加运动会并且向我们保证他将尽最大努力。
insure意为“给……保险;确保”,常和against——起用,多用于保险方面。如:
As one of the world’s highest paid models, she had her face insured for five million dollars.
作为世界上收入最高的模特之一,她为她的脸买了500万美金的保险。
reassure意为“再次保证,使……安心”,常用在reassure sb.+that以句中。如:
Teachers reassured anxious students.
老师让那些焦虑的孩子们放心。