①盘尼西林治好了他的肺炎。

Penicillin his pneumonia.

②事故后卡车司机的擦伤得到了治疗。

After the accident, the lorry driver for cuts and bruises.

Key：1.cured him of 2. was treated

6. characteristic n.特色；特性；典型adj.特有的；典型的

例句：Kindness is one of his characteristics. 和善是他的特性之一。

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易混辨析:

character/characteristic

character n.性格，品质（本身具有的）；角色，人物；字符

characteristic n. 特点，特征（用以区别于其他事物的）高手过招►即学即练

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He proved himself a true gentleman and the beauty of his _________was seen at its best when he worked with others.

A. characteristic B. character C. appearance D. temper

Key：B

7. defeat vt.击败；打败；使（计划、希望）落空

例句：Our team defeated our opponent by 5:0. 我们队以五比零的比分战胜了对手。

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defeat/conquer/overcome

三个词都含有"战胜"、"击败"的意思。

defeat指"赢得胜利"，尤其指军事上的胜利，如：defeat the enemy(打败敌人)。

conquer指"征服;战胜",尤其指获得对人、物或感情的控制，如：conquer nature（征服自然）。

overcome指"战胜；压倒；克服"，尤其指"感情"，如：overcome difficulties（克服困难）。

defeat/beat/win

defeat, beat都表示在战斗或竞赛中"战胜,打败(对手)",后接竞争对手。如：beat the competitor/the country/the team ...打败对手/国家/团队......

win也表示"战胜,赢得",但它的宾语通常是比赛、战争、奖品或表示尊重、崇拜之类意义的词。如：win a race/a battle/a war/a scholarship/a prize/a medal/success/friendship/reward ...赢得比赛/战役/战争/奖学金/奖品/奖章/成功/友谊/奖赏......

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选词填空（beat/defeat/conquer/win）

①By not working hard enough you your own purpose.

②Some countries may be but can never be .

③Who is the drum?

④He the first prize in the writing contest.

Key：1. defeated 2.defeated, conquered 3.beating 4. won

8. link vt. 连接；联系 n. 环；连接；联系；纽带