考研冲刺复习阶段,英语科目要强化作文训练,针对热点话题增加积累和练习,反腐是习近平主席目前的治党要务,极有可能是命题热点,大家可针对这个话题多一些搜集和训练。下面是1篇话题及相关词汇短语,大家看看练练。
2016考研英语作文话题预测:反腐
Directions: Write an essay of 160-200 words based on the following drawing.
In your essay, you should
1) describe the drawing briefly,
2) interpret its social meaning
3) and give your comments.
You should write about 200 words neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2. (20 points)
大家在写作文前可以复习一下“腐败”相关的词汇:
一、“腐败”相关词汇
1、rot
n.腐烂,腐朽 ;vt.& vi.(使)腐烂,(使)腐朽
How can we stop the rot in our society? Don’t talk rot!
我们怎样才能制止社会的腐败呢?不要胡说。
2、corrupt
adj.堕落的,道德败坏的;贪污的,腐败的;腐烂的;(文献等)错误百出的
vt.使腐败;使堕落;使腐烂
vi.堕落;腐化;腐烂
Heaven is above all yet:there sits a judge that no king can corrupt.
苍天高于所有的人:那里坐着一位法官,任何国王都无法贿赂。
Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.
民主政治以无能的多数进行的选择代替腐败的少数作出的委任。
corrupt 即cor+rupt,cor是“一起”的意思,rupt为词根“打破”,“全部被糖衣炮弹打破了”。同根词:bankrupt→bank银行+rupt→破产的;interrupt→inter+rupt→打断。刘一男老师有一句关于rupt词汇的顺口溜,因为ripe成熟作物才“破”,这一破可就了不得,引来了世间万种破——
erupt 火山爆发是向外破,
interrupt 打搅是在中间破,
corrupt 腐败是你破我也破,
abrupt 唐突把气氛打破。
3、embezzlement
n.盗用,挪用; 贪污; 侵吞公款; 侵占
【例句】We have never had a problem with embezzlement at this bank.
我们这家银行从没发生过贪污案件。
4、bad
adj.坏的,不好的;严重的,不舒服的;低劣的,有害的;腐败的;严重的
n.坏人,坏事
adv.不好地,非常地
二、相关词组拓展
combat corruption 惩治腐败
economic crimes 经济犯罪
embezzle public funds 挪用公款
financial corruption 金融腐败
anti-corruption反腐败