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GRE句子填空“13+1”解题技巧(2)b

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(单词翻译:双击或拖选)

caustic¹: 刻薄的，讥讽的

humiliate²: 使蒙耻，羞辱

discomfit³: 使困惑，使窘迫

delude⁴: 欺骗，哄骗

tantalize⁵: 惹弄，逗引

〖中译〗

尽管讲演者并没有被听众们格外刻薄的反应弄得彻底的狼狈不堪，但他依然明显是地被其尖锐的批评弄得十分窘迫。

例 V:

Though dealers⁶ insist that professional art dealers can make money in the art market, even an ---------- knowledge in not enough: the art world is so fickle⁷ that stock-market prices are ---------- by comparison.

(A) amateur's ... sensible

(B) expert's ... sensible

(D) insider's ... predictable

(E) artist's ... irrational⁸

〖解答〗

先处理空格Ⅰ：以Though引导的从句本应和even引导的主句构成对立关系，但由于后者为否定句(...is not enough)，按特殊解法的规则，所代入的词项应与中心线索构成同义，该中心线索无疑应定位在从句中同为形容词的professional一词，则求得(B) expert's和 (D)和insider's为俱佳，余皆排除。空格Ⅱ：在第三句中，将艺术品市场之价格与股票市场之价格作对比(by comparison)。既然前者为 so fickle，则后者的情形应是绝然相反，故正确答案为(D) predictable, 而非(B) erratic⁹(因为它与fickle为同义)。

〖词汇〗

erratic: 不规则的，古怪的

booming: 激增的，兴旺发达的

〖中译〗

尽管经纪商们坚持认为，专业的艺术经纪人的确能在艺术品市场赚钱，但是，即使具备一内部知情者的知识仍不充分：艺术品世界是如此之变幻莫测，以致于股票市场的价格比较而言就显得有规律可循了。

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1 caustic
adj.刻薄的，腐蚀性的
参考例句：
He opened his mouth to make a caustic retort.他张嘴开始进行刻薄的反击。 He enjoys making caustic remarks about other people.他喜欢挖苦别人。

2 humiliate
v.使羞辱，使丢脸[同]disgrace
参考例句：
What right had they to bully and humiliate people like this?凭什么把人欺侮到这个地步呢？ They pay me empty compliments which only humiliate me.他们虚情假意地恭维我，这只能使我感到羞辱。

3 discomfit
v.使困惑，使尴尬
参考例句：
He will be particularly discomfited by the minister's dismissal of his plan.部长对他计划的不理会将使他特别尴尬。 The opposition leader has regularly discomfited him in parliament.反对派领导人常搞得他在国会中下不来台。

4 delude
vt.欺骗；哄骗
参考例句：
You won't delude him into believing it.你不能诱使他相信此事。 Don't delude yourself into believing that she will marry you.不要自欺，别以为她会嫁给你。

5 tantalize
vt.使干着急，逗弄
参考例句：
The boy would come into the room and tantalize the dog with his feed.那个男孩会到房间里拿狗食逗弄狗。 He tried to tantalize me by revealing that the Soviet Union was prepared to discuss a package deal.他想要逗弄我，于是就露出口风说，苏联愿意讨论一揽子交易。

6 dealers
n.商人( dealer的名词复数 )；贩毒者；毒品贩子；发牌者
参考例句：
There was fast bidding between private collectors and dealers. 私人收藏家和交易商急速竞相喊价。 The police were corrupt and were operating in collusion with the drug dealers. 警察腐败，与那伙毒品贩子内外勾结。

7 fickle
adj.(爱情或友谊上)易变的，不坚定的
参考例句：
Fluctuating prices usually base on a fickle public's demand.物价的波动往往是由于群众需求的不稳定而引起的。 The weather is so fickle in summer.夏日的天气如此多变。

8 irrational
adj.无理性的，失去理性的
参考例句：
After taking the drug she became completely irrational.她在吸毒后变得完全失去了理性。 There are also signs of irrational exuberance among some investors.在某些投资者中是存在非理性繁荣的征象的。

9 erratic
adj.古怪的，反复无常的，不稳定的
参考例句：
The old man had always been cranky and erratic.那老头儿性情古怪,反复无常。 The erratic fluctuation of market prices is in consequence of unstable economy.经济波动致使市场物价忽起忽落。

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