大学英语六级词汇迅速记忆法之8天攻克8000词汇六
<p> 1. <span word="Where">Where</span> <span word="Words">Words</span> <span word="About">About</span> <span word="Human">Human</span> <span word="Beings">Beings</span> <span word="Come">Come</span> <span word="From">From</span></p><p> <span word="ACHIEVE">ACHIEVE</span>：<span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="head">head</span></p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="word">word</span>,<span word="but">but</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="complicated">complicated</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="derives">derives</span>,<span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="it">it</span>,<span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Latin">Latin</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="ad">ad</span> <span word="caputvenire">caputvenire</span>,<span word="which">which</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="meantto">meantto</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="head">head</span>.<span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Romans">Romans</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gloomy">gloomy</span> <span word="meaningto">meaningto</span> <span word="die">die</span>.<span word="Later">Later</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="adcaput">adcaput</span>,<span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="verb">verb</span> <span word="achever">achever</span>,<span word="to">to</span> <span word="finish">finish</span>,<span word="and">and</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span>.<span word="In">In</span> <span word="Chaucers">Chaucers</span> <span word="day">day</span>,<span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Queen">Queen</span> <span word="Elizabeth">Elizabeth</span>,<span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="meanto">meanto</span> <span word="dieorto">dieorto</span> <span word="killShakespeare">killShakespeare</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="plays">plays</span>,<span word="asBid">asBid</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="achieveme">achieveme</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="bones">bones</span>.<span word="Along">Along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="meschever">meschever</span>,<span word="in">in</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="mischief">mischief</span>,<span word="which">which</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="overwhelm">overwhelm</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="destruction">destruction</span>,<span word="and">and</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Latin">Latin</span> <span word="caput">caput</span>,<span word="orhead">orhead</span>.<span word="For">For</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="achieved">achieved</span> <span word="something">something</span>,<span word="you">you</span> <span word="havebrought">havebrought</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="head">head</span>,<span word="havent">havent</span> <span word="you">you</span>?<span word="But">But</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="mischief">mischief</span>,<span word="things">things</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="beenbrought">beenbrought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="head">head</span>,<span word="and">and</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="perpetrated">perpetrated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mischief">mischief</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="apt">apt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grief">grief</span>. <span word="Thus">Thus</span>,<span word="when">when</span> <span word="Merlin">Merlin</span>,<span word="the">the</span> <span word="wise">wise</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Arthurian">Arthurian</span> <span word="legend">legend</span>,<span word="said">said</span>:<span word="Synne">Synne</span> <span word="draweth">draweth</span> <span word="bothe">bothe</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="myschebouse">myschebouse</span> <span word="ends">ends</span>,<span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span> <span word="sense">sense</span>.</p><p> <span word="ADEPT">ADEPT</span>:<span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="alchemist">alchemist</span></p><p> <span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="adept">adept</span>,<span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>,<span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="skilled">skilled</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>?<span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="secret">secret</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="philosophers">philosophers</span> <span word="stone">stone</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="transformed">transformed</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="metals">metals</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="gold">gold</span>.<span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="Ages">Ages</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alchemists">alchemists</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="secret">secret</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="adeptus">adeptus</span>,<span word="a">a</span> <span word="Latin">Latin</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="meansattained">meansattained</span>,<span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="verb">verb</span> <span word="adipiscor">adipiscor</span>,<span word="from">from</span> <span word="ad">ad</span>,<span word="to">to</span>,<span word="and">and</span> <span word="apiscor">apiscor</span>,<span word="attain">attain</span>.<span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span>,<span word="the">the</span> <span word="alchemists">alchemists</span> <span word="hadattainedtheir">hadattainedtheir</span> <span word="goal">goal</span>.<span word="Later">Later</span>,<span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 17<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>,<span word="adeptus">adeptus</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="applied">applied</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="alchemists">alchemists</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="recognized">recognized</span> <span word="reputation">reputation</span>.<span word="But">But</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="alchemy">alchemy</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="disrepute">disrepute</span>,<span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="skill">skill</span>.<span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="adept">adept</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="cooking">cooking</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="such">such</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="inept">inept</span>,<span word="you">you</span> <span word="havenotattained">havenotattained</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="goal">goal</span>.<span word="You">You</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="inexpert">inexpert</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="awkward">awkward</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="apt">apt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="unbecoming">unbecoming</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inappropriate">inappropriate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span>.</p>
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