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Unit 4 Law and order 1、negotiate vt. & vi. 谈判； 协商； 议定 ◆The government will not negotiate with the terrorists. 政府决不与恐怖分子谈判。 ◆My company has assigned me to negotiate business with you. 我公司派我来跟贵公司商谈有关事务。 ◆They finally negotiated a peace treaty. 他们最终谈判达成了一个和平条约。 The minister said, “We are ready for discussions with any legal parties, but we'll never ______ with criminals.”．(2011·湖北) A. negotiate B. quarrel C. argue D. consult A negotiate 谈判； quarrel 吵架，争吵； argue 辩论，争辩； consult 商议，咨询。句意：部长说：“我们愿意与任何合法党派进行讨论，但我们决不与犯罪分子谈判。” 2、smooth adj. 光滑的，平静的，平坦的 vt. 使光滑，消除困难/障碍 ◆Our path in life will not always be smooth. 我们的生活道路不会总是一帆风顺的。 ◆The cloth feels smooth. 这布摸起来很光滑。 ◆The sea is smooth. 海面风平浪静。 (1)smooth 的比较级是 smoother，最高是smoothest，过去式是smoothed。 (2)该词的同义词是 calm，反义词是rough。 3、compensate vt. 补偿，赔偿；付报酬 vi. 补偿，赔偿；抵消 ◆The factory will compensate their workers if they are hurt at work. 工人们在工作中受伤，工厂得给予受伤补助。 ◆The company compensated him for the extra hours he worked. 公司对他工作中的加班加点给予了报酬。 ①她以美貌弥补智力欠佳。 __________________________________________ ①She used her good looks to compensate for her lack of intelligence. ②一个人健康的丧失是无法补偿的。 ________________________________________ ②Nothing can compensate for the loss of one's health. ③Fineline pens may ______ bad handwriting. | 
