2019年6月大学英语四级词汇讲解：focus

 

　　英语四级词汇讲解丨考点归纳：focus

 

　　As we have seen，the focus of medicsl care in our society has been shifting fromcuring disease to preventing diseaser-especially in terms of changing our manyunhealthy behaviors,such as poor eating habits, smoking，and failure to exercise.

 

　　英语四级译文:

 

　　正如我们所看到的，社会医疗保健的重点已经从疾病治疗转到了疾病预防—尤其是在改变我们很多不健康的习惯方面，比如说:不良的饮食习惯、吸烟以及缺乏锻炼等。

 

　　四级词汇讲解:

 

　　本句的主干是the focus of medical care has been shifting。破折号后面的部分是对the focusofmedical care内容的补充说明。本句中的As we have seen是插人语，其中的as意为“正如;像...一样”。

 

　　focus意为“焦点”。如:

 

　　He always wants to be the focus of attention.

 

　　他总想成为大家关注的焦点。

 

　　shift sth. from...to...意为“把某物从……转移到……”。如:

 

　　He shifted the load from his left shoulder to his right shoulder.

 

　　他把重物从左肩换到了右肩。

 

　　英语四级考点归纳:

 

　　in terms of短语的含义十分丰富，包括:

 

　　※ “在……方面”。如:

 

　　It was a bad year for films, in terms of both quantify and quality.

 

　　今年的电影无论从数量上还是质量上来说都算不上好。

 

　　※ “用……来”。如:

 

　　The figures are expressed in temps of a percentage/in percentage terms.

 

　　那些数字是以百分数表示的。

 

　　※ “用……词句”;如:

 

　　He often talks about his girlfriend in terms of love.

 

　　他经常用充满爱意的言语谈论他的女朋友。

 

　　※ “通过”。如:

 

　　In terms of drill and practice，doing this enables the students to advance rapidly。

 

　　通过反复训练和练习能使学生取得突飞猛进的进步。