巧记英语单词之趣味记忆法(三)
1、perform v.执行;完成;表现;表演
[记]per-全都:form-形式。所有的形式都做到了,完成得很好,表演得很棒。[例]Boys should try to perform well in the firstmeeting with their mothers-in-law and performtasks to show that you have responsibilities.男生们第一次和岳母见面时要努力表现好,并做一些能显示你责任感的事。
[变]performer n.执行者;表演者
2、 parformance n.表现;表演:性能
[搭]academic performance成绩(学术上的表现)
[例]Many audiences complain that the live performance of some singers is not as well as thatin their CDs.很多观众抱怨,有些歌手的现场表现没有CD里那么好。form n.形状;形式;表格;塑造 v.形成;组成
[记]为了(for-)追美眉(-m)要有形式。
[变]formation n.形成,构造
[例]Though the formation of the coral beds seems very simple,it actually takes thousands ofyears to form them.虽然珊瑚礁的构造看上去还挺简单的,但是它们都是要上万年才能慢慢形成的。
3、inform v.通知
[记]通知一件事就是让别人脑中(in)对一件事有形(form)有数了。
[搭]inform sb.of sth.通知某人某事
[变]information n.通知;信息(注意,是不可数名词)
[例]Every instant,there are a mass of information processed by our brain simultaneously.每一瞬间我们的大脑都同时处理大量的信息。(所以容易忘,所以要勤标记多重复)
4、formal a.正式的
[记]form+al(形容词后缀)
[反]informal a.非正式的,随意的
[真]Large companies,especially,like a background of formal education coupled with workexperience.大公司尤其喜欢(应聘者具备)正规教育加工作经验的背景。(CET-4 03年9月阅读第二篇)
5、reform n.改革 v.改革;重组
[记]重新(re-)采取一种形式(form),叫改革。
[例]The policy of reform and openness was put into effect in 1979;and since then,China hastremendously changed.改革开放的政策是1979年推出的,从那以后,中国就旧貌换新颜了。