Unit 2 King Lear

unit 2 king lear
一、核心单词用法例析
1. shorten  vt.　　缩短。。。。。。
she shortened the skirt by an inch. 她把裙子缩短了一英寸。
2. burden  n. & vt. 担子、主题(无复数)，负担、麻烦
the burden of grief made her in low spirits all day long.压在心头的悲伤使她整天郁郁寡欢。
3. responsibility  n.  责任、负责；职责、义务、任务
who bears full responsibility for the consequence?谁对后果承担全部责任？
4. allocate  vt.  配给、分配
the headmaster allocated tasks to each of us.校长给我们每一个人都分配了工作。
5. distribute  vt.  分发、分配某事物、分散放置
in a co-operative profits are distributed among the work-force.在合作社中，利润是在全体劳动者中进行分配的。
6. contradict  vt. & vi. 批驳、相反、与。。。。。。相矛盾
the speaker had got confused, and started contradicting himself.演讲者弄糊涂了，说话自相矛盾起来了。
he contradicted the manager at the meeting.他在会议上顶撞了经理。
7. confirm  vt. 证实、确认、批准、肯定
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