2016年雅思考试听力专题备考资料(10)

　　Available[ə'veɪləbəl]

　　释义 •adj. (of things) that can be used or obtained 可用的，可得到的;(of people) free to be seen, talked to, etc. 可会见的，可与之交谈的

　　同义 to be availed of, to be turned to account; profitable, serviceable,useful

　　派生 avail v. 利用，有用于…… availability n. 可获得性

　　例句 •I’m afraid this service is only available to full-time students. (IELTS7,T3,L1) 恐怕只有全日制学生才能享受这一服务。

　　Insurance [ɪn'ʃʊərəns]

　　释义 •n. (contract made by a company or society, or by the state, to provide a) guarantee of compensation for loss, damage, sickness, death,etc. in return for regular payment 保险;the business of providing such contracts 保险业;money paid by or to an insurance company 保险费

　　词根 •in( 使)+sure( 安全的) →使安全→保证

　　派生 •insure v. 保证，确保;为……上保险，投保 insurer n.承保人，保险公司

　　例句 •If you haven’t organised an annual insurance policy of your own, you’ll need to take out the low-cost cover we offer and we require that you arrange this when you make your holiday reservation.

　　(IELTS7,T1,L2) 如果你没有年度保险计划，那么你需要购买我们提供的低成本保险，并且你要在假期预定时作出安排。

　　System43[ˈsɪs.təm]

　　Affect29[ə'fekt]

　　释义 •v. to have an influence on (sb./sth.); to produce an effect on 影响;to cause (sb.) to have feelings of sadness or sympathy; to touch 感动;to pretend to have or feel (sth.) 假装

　　词根 •af(to)+fect(做)→对某人做……→影响某人

　　派生 •affective adj. 情感的，表达感情的 affectation n. 假装，做作 affected adj. 受影响的;受感动的;做作的 affecting adj. 令人感动的，令人怜悯的 affection n. 慈爱，友爱，爱慕

　　同义 influence, touch, impress, move

　　例句 Is it possible that the external environment can affect a guest’s well-being? (IELTS7,T3,L4) 外部环境有可能会影响客人的安宁吗?

　　Postcode['pəʊstkəʊd]

　　释义 •n. a group of numbers and letters that you write at the end of an address on an envelope, package etc. the postcode shows the exact area where someone lives and helps the post office deliver the post more quickly 邮政编码

　　例句 And do you know your postcode? (IELTS5,T3,L1) 你知道你的邮政编码吗?

　　Department[dɪˈpɑːt.mənt]

　　Statistics[stə'tɪstɪks]

　　释义 •n. a collection of information shown in numbers(一组) 统计数字，统计资料;the science of collecting, classifying and analysing such information 统计学

　　派生 •statistical adj. 统计的

　　statistician n. 统计学家，统计员

　　例句 •As regards specific areas to work on, I’d be quite

　　interested to have a few more statistics about the schools in the different zones. (IELTS6,T2,L3) 至于具体的工作领域，我很有兴趣获取更多不同地区学校的统计信息。

　　Avenue['ævɪnjuː]

　　释义 •n. a wide road or path, often lined with trees, esp. one that

　　leads to a large house 林荫大道， 大街;a way of approaching or

　　making progress towards sth. 途径，渠道

　　例句 Clean coal is another avenue for improving fuel conversion efficiency. (IELTS3,TA,R3) 清洁煤的使用是提高燃料转化效率的另一种途径。

　　Analysis18[ˈæn.əl.aɪz]

　　Cafe18['kæfɪ]

　　Deposit18[dɪ'pɒzɪt]

　　释义 •v. to lay or to put sth. down 放下;to put (money) into a bank, esp. to earn interest, etc. 存放;to give (sth. valuable or important) to sb. to be kept in a safe place 交与……保管;to pay (sth.)as part of a larger sum, the rest of which is to be paid later 付订金 n. alayer of matter (often deep in the earth) that has accumulated naturally矿床，矿藏;a layer of matter laid down by a liquid, river, etc. 沉淀物;a sum paid into an account, e.g. at a bank 储蓄，存款;the payment of a part of a larger sum, the rest of which is to be paid later 订金，押金，保证金

　　词根 •de( 在下方)+posit( 放置) →放在下面→沉淀

　　派生 •deposition n. 沉淀物，沉积;作证;免职，废黜

　　搭配 •deposit sth. with sb. 把某物寄放在某人处

　　例句 •We require you to raise sponsorship money of at least $3,200, paying $250 of it up front as a deposit and the rest in stages throughout the year. (IELTS7,T3,L2)我们要求你筹集至少3200美元的资助款，其中250美元预先支付，剩下的一年内分期支付。