重点词汇

Today's debate question is...

今天的辩题是......

(debate n．& vi.辩论；争论，讨论

under debate正在辩论中

beyond debate无可争辩

a debate on/about/over...关于......的辩论

debate about sth.辩论/讨论某事

debate with sb. on/about sth.就某事与某人争辩

注意：debate作动词时，后接名词、动名词或连接代副词引起的不定式短语，不接that从句。

(1)Politicians will be debating the bill later this week.

政界将在本周晚些时候讨论这个议案。

(2)He debated with his father about/on the question yesterday.昨天他与父亲就这个问题进行了辩论。

(3)One of the questions under debate is whether education is a lifetime study.正在辩论的问题之一是教育是否是终身学习的过程。

[写作佳句]

(4)Recently a heated debate arose online in China about the Chinese style of crossing the road.

最近，"中国式过马路"成为网友热议的话题。

[易混辨析]

argue 侧重"说理""论证"和"企图说服"，后面可以接that从句 debate 侧重 "双方各抒己见"，内含"交锋"的意思。debate作动词时，后接名词、动名词或连接代(副)词引起的不定式短语，不接that从句。 quarrel 指尖锐的、气愤的言语交锋，意为"争吵，吵架"。