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【例】①An old woman found a new home by a housing trust.
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②The new manager said he would try to justify the trust the employees had placed in him.
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【派】trustee〔n. 受信托人；（机构的）管理班子成员〕；trustworthy（adj. 值得信任的）
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covet［ˈkʌvit］vt. 垂涎，觊觎，贪图
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【例】Tony coveted that position for a long time, but he never holds it.
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swear［sweə］v. 发誓，宣誓；诅咒，咒骂
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【记】由John Michael Montgomery原唱的歌曲I Swear
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【例】①I’d just as soon tell you the truth if you’ll swear to keep mute.
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②Some things in life are so bad that they really make you swear.
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aboveboard［əˈbʌvˌbɔːd］adj. 光明磊落的，光明正大的，率直的
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【记】组合词：above（在…上） + board（会议桌）→在会议桌前谈的→光明正大的
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【例】I must assert that the deal was aboveboard and not illegal.
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benevolent［biˈnevələnt］adj. 仁慈的，慈善的
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【记】词根记忆：bene（好） + vol（意志） + ent→好意的→仁慈的
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【例】The benevolent fund was used to help the children in that poor area.
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【派】benevolence（n. 仁慈，慈悲；善行；捐款）
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transient［ˈtrænziənt］adj. 短暂的，转瞬即逝的 n. 仅短暂在某地停留或工作的人
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【记】联想记忆：trans（穿过） + ient→时光穿梭→短暂的，转瞬即逝的
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【例】Modern solar observations span too short a time to reveal whether present cyclical solar activity is a long-lived feature of the Sun, or merely a transient phenomenon.
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matrix［ˈmeitriks］n. 发源地，策源地；矩阵
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【记】词根记忆：matri（母亲） + x→发源地联想记忆：好莱坞大片《黑客帝国》的英文名就是Matrix
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【例】①The world of today regards the East as the matrix of civilization.
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②I cannot understand such a complicated matrix.
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sulk［sʌlk］n. / vi. 愠怒，怄气
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【例】Mother sulked all morning for Nick’s breaking the vase.
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