cord/cour/cardi = heart 心 ● core; cordial; accord; reconcile ● harmony; record; document; courage ● encourage; discourage; frustrate; cardinal 注:标星号的词汇为重点单词。 1、*core [k??] n. 核心,要点,关键 The lack of government funding is at the core of the problem. 缺乏*拨款是问题的关键所在。 2、cordial ['k??d??l] adj. 热忱的,诚恳的 The talks were conducted in a cordial atmosphere. 会谈在友好的气氛中进行。 3、*accord [?'k??d] v. /n. 符合,一致;给予 The project is completely in accord with government policy. 该项目完全符合*政策。 according to 根据 in accordance with 依据,与……一致 accordingly adv. 因此,于是,相应地 4、reconcile ['rek(?)nsa?l] v. 使一致,调和 It is sometimes difficult to reconcile science and religion. 有时很难调和宗教和科学之间的矛盾。 5、*harmony ['hɑ?m?n?] n. 和谐 Imagine a society in which everyone lived together in harmony. 设想一下有这样一个社会,所有人都和睦地生活在一起。 harmonious adj. 和谐的,和睦的 in harmony (with) 协调一致,和睦融洽 6、*record [r?'k??d ]v. ['rek??d] n. vt. 录(音、像);记录 n. 记录;记载 She records everything that happens to her in her diary. 她把发生在自己身上的一切事情都记在了日记里。 7、*document ['d?kj?m(?)nt] vt. 记录;记载 n. 文件,文档 His interest in cars has been well-documented. 他对汽车的兴趣在媒体的报道中都有详细的记载。 documentary adj. 记录的,纪实的;文件的 n. 纪录片 8、*courage ['k?r?d?] n. 勇气,胆量 People should have the courage to stand up for their beliefs. 人们应该有勇气坚持自己的信仰。 courageous adj. 勇敢的 brave adj. 勇敢的 9、*encourage [?n'k?r?d?] vt. 鼓励,激励;鼓动 When things aren’t going well, he encourages me, telling me not to give up. 当事情不顺利的时候,他鼓励我,告诉我不要放弃。 10、discourage [d?s'k?r?d?] vt. 阻止;使气馁 Never be discouraged with life. 不要对生活丧失信心。 Low prices discourage industry. 低价阻碍工业发展。 11、*frustrate [fr?'stre?t] v. 挫败,阻挠,使懊恼 adj. 挫败的,无益的 It frustrates me that I’m not able to put any of my ideas into practice. 我苦恼的是我不能将自己的任何想法变为现实。 frustration n. 挫折 12、cardinal ['kɑ?d(?)n(?)l] adj. 最重要的;基本的;主要的 n. 红衣主教 Having clean hands is one of the cardinal rules when preparing food. 双手洁净是准备食物时的一项最基本要求。