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1. weaken: v 削弱、減弱，字根：weak: a 虛弱的

構詞形式：adj/n + en或en + adj/n = v

Shorten, enlarge, enable, enrich, loosen, tighten etc.

2. nationwide: a 全國范圍的，通過該詞我們可以得到：worldwide:全世界范圍的，regionwide, etc.

3.legal: a 合法的，反義詞：illegal,不合法的;legalize: v 使…合法化。

The Netherlands became the first country to legalize euthanasia.

4. ensure: v 確保、擔保，常見用法如下：

1). The police can ensure the witness from danger.

2). We can ensure that the work will be done in the right way.

5. oppose: v 反對、對抗;名詞：opposition , 形容詞：opposed

1). What he said was totally opposed to the facts.

2). Many people oppose building a new highway because of the great cost.

6. tradition: n 傳統，由此可以聯想到：

traditional: a; traditionally: ad; 反義詞為：modern

1). _____ Chinese medicine is believed to be effective for many diseases.

2). It's important to keep up the fine ____ of plain living and hard work.

3). Christmas is ____ a holiday for a family to get together.

Answers: Traditional, tradition, traditionally

7. consideration: n 考慮、體諒、照顧，由此可以聯想到：

Consider: v 考慮;considerate: a 體諒的，be considerate of; considerable: a 相當多的。請練習一下：

1). Losing 30 pounds changed her appearance _____.

2). It is very ____ of you to send me a birthday card.

3). The matter is receiving the serious ____ of the manager.

4). He left behind him a ____ amount of debt.

Answers: considerably, considerate, consideration, considerable

8. disabled: a 殘疾的，傷殘的，由此可以聯想到：

able: a 有能力的;be able to do sth; unable: a 沒有能力的;enable: v 使人能夠enable sb to do sth; ability: n 能力;disable: v 使人殘疾

1). As long as they are physically ____, they tend to live on their own.

2). The _____ to be clearly heard is extremely important for any speaker.

3). I'd like to go to the cinema, but I'm _____ to.

4). Education should ____ every student to develop morally, intellectually and physically.

5). A car accident ____ him from playing football.

6). Special care should be given to the ______.

Answers: able, ability, unable, enable, disabled(v), disabled(a)

9. prohibition: n 禁止、禁令，prohibit: v prohibit sb from doing sth;

10. sensitive: a 敏感的， be sensitive to sb/sth; 同根詞：sensible: a 明智的，be sensible of sth

1). I am sensitive to your criticism.

2). It's sensible of you to make such a decision.

Analyze the important sentences among the text

1. Affected with a serious disease, Van Wendel was no longer able to speak clearly and he knew there was no hope of recovery and that his condition was rapidly deteriorating. (p2)

譯：因患有嚴重的疾病，Van Wendel再也不能清楚地講話了，他知道他已經沒有康復的可能，其病情正在迅速惡化。

句子分析：Affected with a serious disease是過去分詞短語做原因狀語，可以改寫成原因狀語從句：because he was affected with a serious disease, ….另外，there was no hope of recovery和that his condition was rapidly deteriorating都是動詞knew的賓語。詞組：be affected with sth患有…疾病。如：

All the cows in the farm are affected with mad-cow disease.

hope of recovery:康復的希望。

2. Van Wendel's last three months of life before being given a final, lethal injection by his doctor were filmed and showed on TV last year in the Netherlands. (p3)

譯：Van Wendel在他的醫生給她進行最后結束生命的那一陣之前的后三個月的生活被拍成了電影并于去年在荷蘭的電視上首次播映。

句子分析：該句的主語較長，were之前均是。其中，核心名詞Van Wendel's last three months of life，后面的before being given a final, lethal injection by his doctor是動名詞的被動語態做定語。film這里當動詞用，拍電影。

3. The programme has since been bought by 20 countries and each time it is shown, it starts a nationwide debate on the subject. (p3)

譯：這個節目此后被二十個國家所購買。每次放映，都引起一場關于這個主題的全國性的大討論。
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