WhyNothingWorks词汇

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1、WhyNothingWorksbyBlancaWhyNothingWorksMurphy"Ifanythingcangowrong,itwill."墨菲定律:认为凡有可能出差错的事终将出差错.WhyNothingWorksattributeto英[əˈtrɪbju:t]美[əˈtrɪbjut]savant英[ˈsævənt]美[sæˈvɑ:nt]corollary英[kəˈrɒləri]美[ˈkɔ:rəleri]shoddy英[ˈʃɒdi]美[ˈʃɑ:di]forestall英[fɔ:ˈstɔ:l]美[fɔ:r

2、ˈstɔ:l]dothetrick英[trɪk]美[trɪk]seaworthiness['si,wɝðɪnɪs]evoke英[ɪˈvəʊk]美[ɪˈvoʊk]fashion英[ˈfæʃn]美[ˈfæʃən]alienationfrom英[ˌeɪlɪə'neɪʃn]美[ˌeljəˈneʃən,ˌeliə-]AccordingtoalawattributedtothesavantknownonlyasMurphy,"Ifanythingcangowrong,itwill."attributev.(beingthe

3、resultof/comingfrom)1.把…归因于，认为…是由于~sthtosthWomentendtoattributetheirsuccesstoexternalcausessuchasluck.女性倾向于将她们的成功归因于外部因素，比如运气。Peoplewerebeginningtoattributesuperhumanqualitiestohim.人们开始觉得他超人一等。2.认为是......所为~sth(tosb)ThisplayisusuallyattributedtoShakespeare.这

4、个剧本通常认为是莎士比亚作的。AccordingtoalawattributedtothesavantknownonlyasMurphy,"Ifanythingcangowrong,itwill."attributen.(aqualityorfeatureofsb/sth)属性、性质、特征Patienceisoneofthemostimportantattributesinateacher.耐心是教师最重要的品质之一。attributiveadj.attributiveclauses定语从句同义词attribu

5、te,ascribe这两个动词均有“把……归于”之意。attribute：出于相信而把……归于某人或某物，含较多的客观性。ascribe：根据推论或猜想把……归于某人或某物，含主观臆断.AccordingtoalawattributedtothesavantknownonlyasMurphy,"Ifanythingcangowrong,itwill."savantn.（apersonhavinggreatknowledgeofsomesubject）1.博学之士，学者，专家Asavantisrevealed,w

6、hohascreatednewformsforoldsymbolsthathavelosttheirmeaning.一位学者出现了，为那些已丧失它们意义的旧符号创造了新的表现形式。2.独通一行的人，独开一窍的人，天才型弱智者AccordingtoalawattributedtothesavantknownonlyasMurphy,"Ifanythingcangowrong,itwill."根据著名学者提出的墨菲定律，“如果事情出错，那么它就一定会出错。”CorollariestoMurphy'sLawsugge

7、stthemselvesascluestotheshoddygoodsproblem.shoddyadj.(ofpoorqualityorbadlymade)劣质的；假冒的;卑劣的rubbershoddy回收废橡胶ashoddypieceofwork劣货shoddyworkmanship劣等工艺Itisafairlyshoddywaytotreatanemployee.这样对待雇员真是十分可鄙.n.软再生毛；冒充物；虚骄假饰ashoddycharacter虚有其表的人物CorollariestoMurphy's

8、Lawsuggestthemselvesascluestotheshoddygoodsproblem.Corollaryn.(anidea,anargument,orafactthatnaturallyfollowssomethingelse)必然的结果，系，推论Thenumberofprisonersincreasedasacorollaryofthegovernment'sdete