新托福网考重点备考词汇之since和approach

　　１）since　/ sɪns; sɪns/ prep 

　　(used with the present or past perfect tense 与现在完成时态或过去完成时态连用) from (a specified time in the past) till a later past time, or till now 从（过去某时间）以来﹑ 以後或到现在: I haven't eaten since breakfast. 我吃了早饭後到现在还什麽都没吃呢. 

　　例：She's been working in a bank since leaving school. 她中学毕业後就一直在一家银行工作. 

　　例：He had spoken to her only once since the party. 自从那次聚会以来, 他只跟她说过一次话.

　　２）since conj

　　(used with the present perfect, past perfect or simple present tense in the main clause 与主句中的现在完成时态﹑ 过去完成时态或一般现在时态连用) from (a specified event in the past) till a later past event, or till now 从（过去某事）以来﹑以後或到现在；

　　例：Where have you been since I last saw you? 自从我上次见到你以後, 你到哪儿去了? 

　　例：It was the first time I'd won since I'd learnt to play chess. 自从我学会下国际象棋以来, 这是我第一次赢. 

　　例：How long is it since we visited your mother? 自从我们看望你母亲以来到现在有多长时间了?

　　because; as 因为; 既然; 由於: Since we've no money we can't buy a new car. 因为我们没钱, 没法买新汽车.

　　(idm 习语) ever since =>ever. since adv (used with the present or past perfect tense 与现在完成时态或过去完成时态连用) from a specified time in the past till a later past time, or till now 从过去某时间以来﹑ 以後或到现在；

　　例：He left home two weeks ago and we haven't heard from him since. 他两星期以前离开了家, 到现在我们一直没有他的消息. 

　　例：She moved to London last May and has since got a job on a newspaper. 她去年五月到伦敦, 此後一直在报社工作.

　　１）approach　/ əˈprəutʃ; əˋprotʃ/ v

　　[I, Tn] come near or nearer to (sb/sth) in space or time （在空间或时间上）接近, 靠近（某人[某事物]）；

　　eg：The time is approaching when we must think about buying a new house. 我们要想一想买新房子的事了, 时机即将来临. 

　　eg：As you approach the town the first building you see is the church. 接近那座城镇的时候, 首先看到的就是教堂.

　　[Tn] be similar in quality or character to (sb/sth) （在性质或特点上）接近（某人[某事物]）

　　eg：Few writers even begin to approach Shakespeare’s greatness. 莎士比亚的伟大, 鲜有作家能望其项背.

　　[Tn] go to (sb) for help or support or in order to offer sth （为求助或提供某事物）接近（某人）

　　eg：approach one’s bank manager for a loan 找银行经理寻求贷款

　　eg：approach a witness with a bribe 前去贿赂目击者 

　　eg.I find him difficult to approach, ie not easy to talk to in a friendly way. 我觉得他很难接近（不好谈话）.

　　[Tn] begin to tackle (a task, problem, etc) 着手处理（事务﹑ 难题等）

　　eg：Before trying to solve the puzzle, let us consider the best way to approach it. 要想解决这一难题, 咱们先来考虑一下如何着手方为上策.

　　２）approach n

　　1 [sing] act of approaching 接近

　　eg：Heavy footsteps signalled the teacher’s approach. 沉重的脚步声显示教师已经走近了. 

　　eg：At her approach the children ran off. 她走近的时候, 孩子们都跑了.

　　2 [C] ~ to sth thing resembling sth in quality or character 性质或特点相似的事物

　　eg：That’s the nearest approach to a smile he ever makes. 那已算是他能做出的最近乎微笑的表示了.

　　3 [C] way leading to sth; path; road 通路; 进路; 道路

　　eg：All the approaches to the palace were guarded by troops. 通往宫殿的所有道路都有部队把守. 

　　eg：[attrib 作定语] Police are patrolling the major approach roads to the stadium. 警察正在通往运动场的主要通路上巡逻.

　　4 [C] way of dealing with a person or thing 方法; 手段

　　eg：a new approach to language teaching 语言教学的新方法.

　　5 [C] attempt to reach agreement or become friendly with sb （想与某人商议或亲近的）尝试, 意图

　　eg：The club has made an approach to a local business firm for sponsorship. 俱乐部已试探向本地一家公司寻求资助.

　　eg：She resented his persistent approaches. 他一再地表示亲近使她很反感.

　　6 [C] final part of an aircraft’s flight before landing 进场（飞机着陆前的最後飞行阶段）

　　eg：the approach to the runway 进入跑道的进场飞行.

　　7 [C] (in golf) stroke from the fairway to the green （高尔夫球赛中）从外野击向球穴区草地.

　　8 (idm 习语) easy/difficult of approach (fml 文) easy/difficult to talk to in a friendly way 平易近人的[难於接近的].

　　３）approachable adj 

　　1 (of people or things) that can be approached （指人或物）可接近的

　　eg：The village is only approachable from the south. 这个村子只有从南边才能到达. 

　　2 friendly and easy to talk to 和蔼可亲的. 

　　４）approachability / əˏprəutʃəˈbɪlətɪ; əˏprotʃəˋbɪlətɪ/ n [U].

 

新托福网考重点备考词汇之since和approach的延伸阅读——托福词汇速记技巧

 

　　一、制定一个严格的2-3个月的背单词计划和有效的利用词汇记忆法，快速背3-5遍词汇书，对单词建立深刻的做题印象。对于要准备TOFEL或GRE考试的同学来说，背单词书是绝对不可回避的。同时对于任何水平的英语学习者来说，当拿起一本厚厚的TOFEL或GRE词汇书时，都将意味着一种挑战，都将意味着对英语学习本质性的提高一个良好开始。

　　考生一般需要花费2--3个月的时间来严格重复记忆单词。在3-5遍之后会对单词的外形与词义有一个最起码的模糊而又有印象的整体感觉。在此之后，考生可以通过题目来加深对词汇的进一步记忆和理解运用。

　　1、首先必须选择合适的词汇书，托福词汇书现在特别多，主要有俞敏洪、李笑来、张红岩、王玉梅的词汇书比较受欢迎。

新托福词汇量相较旧托福的确有所加大，你可以选其中任何一本，比如李笑来的《21天突破TOEFL核心词汇》或王玉梅的《TOEFL词汇》(最新版)，王玉梅的词汇书收录词汇应该是最大的(5000多个单词)，外加电脑软件《新东方背单词4》，这样就比较系统。如果按照每天新背一个list的进度，40天就可以背完第一遍。(但要注意不要放松对旧单词的复习，一定要科学的重复，巩固旧单词的重要性不亚于背新单词)。