四考试资讯词汇精选：定下基调(Set Tone)
<p> 定下基调 <span word="Set">Set</span> <span word="Tone">Tone</span></p><p> 美国总统布什当地时间13日在纽约联邦国家纪念堂的演讲中阐明，金融改革及国际合作是此次二十国集团（<span word="G">G</span>20）高峰会讨论的目标，这为本届峰会定下了基调。人们期待这次峰会有助于解决此次全球金融危机。</p><p> 请看新华网的报道：</p><p> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="W">W</span>. <span word="Bush">Bush</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="tone">tone</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upcoming">upcoming</span> <span word="Group">Group</span>-20 <span word="Summit">Summit</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summit">summit</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="principles">principles</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="reforming">reforming</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="regulatory">regulatory</span> <span word="systems">systems</span>.</p><p> 美国总统布什本周四的讲话为即将于纽约召开的二十国集团（<span word="G">G</span>20）高峰会定下基调。他称此次峰会的目标是理解全球金融危机的起因，并为财政及监管体制改革制定规则。</p><p> 在上面的报道中，<span word="set">set</span> <span word="tone">tone</span>就是指定下基调，<span word="tone">tone</span>在这里的意思是<span word="the">the</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="people">people</span>（对处于某地或情境中的人们有影响的气氛）。如：<span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tone">tone</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="conference">conference</span>.（她友好的开幕词确定了整个会议的基调。）</p><p> <span word="Tone">Tone</span>最常见的意思是指音调、色调。如果你想形容一个人的声调很悦耳，就可以说<span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="voice">voice</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pleasant">pleasant</span> <span word="tone">tone</span>. <span word="Tone">Tone</span>做动词还可以表示搭配、协调，朋友家新买了窗帘， <span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="curtains">curtains</span> <span word="tone">tone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="beautifully">beautifully</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="carpet">carpet</span>.（与地毯的颜色非常协调），但是她今天心情可不太好，上班的时候<span word="took">took</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="angry">angry</span> <span word="tone">tone</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="colleagues">colleagues</span>.（带着怒气与同事说话），因为最近由于金融危机，公司的市场状况（<span word="tone">tone</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="market">market</span>）不太好。</p>
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