worthy¹

　　adj. 可尊敬的；值得的；有意义的；配得上的。如：

　　She is willing to donate money to a worthy cause.

　　她心甘情愿为高尚的事业捐款。

　　She is worthy to receive such honor.

　　她应该得到此荣誉。

　　The cause is worthy of our continued support.

　　这一事业值得我们继续不断的支持。

　　n. [C] 要人；杰出人物。如：

　　The local worthies² all sat on the platform.

　　地方名流都坐在台上。

　　[拓展]

　　be worthy of attention/consideration/mention

　　值得注意/考虑/一提

　　a worthy champion

　　当之无愧的冠军

　　a very worthy man

　　一个非常值得尊敬的人

　　[小试] 根据括号内的提示将下列各句补充完整。

　　1. She is a teacher ____________ _____________（值得尊敬的）.

　　2. The problem is _____________ ____________（值得被讨论）.

　　3. This is a meeting attended by _____________（当地知名人士）.

　　4. We shall _______________（不辜负党的信任）.

　　Key:

　　1. worthy of great respect

　　2. worthy of being discussed/ worthy to be discussed

　　3. local worthies

　　4. prove worthy of the Party’s trust