四級(jí)備考高頻詞匯 189

hardship n.艱難困苦，困難境地

典型例句：Mountaineering is attractive especially to young people because it is accompanied with hardship and adventure.

譯文：登山很吸引人，特別是對(duì)年輕人來(lái)說(shuō)，因?yàn)樗殡S著艱難險(xiǎn)阻。

巧記：hard(艱難的)+ship(名詞后綴)=hardship

hardware n.五金器具，(電腦的)硬件，(電子儀、器的)部件

典型例句：It is too early to say whether IBM's competitors will be able to adapt their products to the new hardware at an affordable cost.

譯文：認(rèn)為IBM的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)者會(huì)在價(jià)格許可的范圍內(nèi)讓自己的產(chǎn)品來(lái)適應(yīng)這個(gè)新的電腦硬件，還為時(shí)過(guò)早。

巧記：hard(硬)+ware(器皿)= hardware

想一想:software

Key:n.軟件

harm n.傷害，損害 v.損害

歷年真題：Identity theft is a minor offense and its harm has been somewhat overestimated.(2007年6月快速閱讀)

譯文：身份盜竊是很輕微的犯罪，所以它的危害被夸大了。

名師導(dǎo)學(xué)：該詞屬于?？荚~匯，相關(guān)短語(yǔ)為do harm to sb./sth.(對(duì)……有害)，如The drought did a lot of harm to the crops.(干旱給莊稼帶來(lái)許多危害)。

想一想：①harmful ②harmfully ③harmfulness

key:①a.有害的 ②ad.有害地，傷害地 ③n.傷害，有害

harmony n.調(diào)和，協(xié)調(diào)，和諧

歷年真題：The native Canadians lived in harmony with nature, for they respected nature as a provider of life.

譯文：本土的加拿大人能與自然和諧相處，因?yàn)樗麄冏鹁醋匀皇撬麄兩奶峁┱摺?/p>

名師導(dǎo)學(xué)：該詞屬于?？荚~匯，在閱讀中出現(xiàn)頻率較高，相關(guān)短語(yǔ)為be in harmony with(與……協(xié)調(diào)一致);live in harmony和睦相處。

harness n.(全套)馬具，系在身上的繩子，甲胄 v.治理，利用

典型例句：Some scientists are working hard at how tide can be harnessed to produce electricity.

譯文：有些科學(xué)家正在努力研究怎樣利用潮汐發(fā)電。