教师资格考试中学英语知识点讲解十

【词条1】curious

【点拨】curious adj. 意为 好奇的 。常与介词about搭配，也可跟不定式。如:

The cat felt curious when she saw her own reflection in the mirror.

I am very curious about the traditional customs of other countries.

Many children are curious to know who are living in the moon.

【拓展】curious还可意为 爱打听的；稀奇的，奇特的 。如:

The old woman is curious about other people s business.

It was a curious feeling， as though we were floating in the air.

【词条2】disturb

【点拨】disturb vt. 意为 打扰 。如:

Sorry to disturb you， but can you show me the way to the stadium？

In order not to be disturbed， I spent three hours locked alone in my study.

【拓展】disturb作动词，还可意为 使烦恼，使心神不安；扰乱，弄乱 。如:

Whether he could obtain his diploma or not greatly disturbed him.

A soft breeze gently disturbed the surface of the pool.

It must be admitted that the price war will disturb the normal order of the market.

【辨析】bother， trouble disturb

这组词均含有 麻烦，打扰，烦恼 的意思。但用法有所区别:

bother指不停地 打扰，麻烦 ，使人不能安宁。

trouble使用范围很广，指给人行动带来不便或身心上带来痛苦。

disturb语气最强，指使正常秩序或一时的安定受到破坏，也可指较为强烈、持久的干扰，甚至可以指精神失常。如:

The problem has been bothering me for weeks.

He is always troubling me with one complaint or another.

She opened the door quietly so as not to disturb the sleeping child.