高中英语常用词根

1) dis(not, the opposite of) disadvantage, dislike, disagree, disappear, disarm, disaster, disastrous, disappoint, disable, disability, discharge, disclose, discount, discourage, discover, discovery, discrepancy, disease, disgrace, disguise, disgust, dishonor, dishonest, dislike, di**ay, disorder, dispatch, disperse, displace, displacement, displease, disregard, dissatisfy, distort , distract, disintegrate, isparage, dispassion, disproportionate

2) in- (not, in, into) inability, incorrect, inability, incapable, indirect, inhuman, injustice, informal, inside, include, inclusive, income, increase, increasingly, incredible, indefinite, independence, independent, indifferent, indirect, indispensable, individual, indoor, inertia , inevitable, infamous , infinite, inhabit , inhabitant, inherent , inject, inland , inlet , inner, innocent, innumerable , input, inquire, inquiry, insane, insensitive, insert, inside, insight, insist, inspect, inspiration , inspire, install, installation, installment , instance, instant, instinct, insulate , intense, interior, internal, into, intrinsic, invade, invalid , invaluable , invariably , invasion, invert , investigate, invisible, involve, inward, incomplete, indecisive, inedible, inept, inevitably, infection, infirm, injection, innate, insatiable, insecurity, insider, insidious

3) im- (not, in, into) impossible, imbalance, immature, immoral, impatient, implicit , impress, impression, import, immigrate, imprison, immerse

4) il- (not) illegal, illiterate, illogical ir- (not) irregular, irresponsible, irrespective

5) un- (not) unable, uncover, undo, undoubtedly, undress , uneasy, unemployment , unexpected, unfold , unfortunately, unimportant, unlike, unload, unusual, unaware, enlightened, unparalleled, unsustainable,

6) non- (not) non**oker, nonexistence, non-cooperation, nonstop, nonmetal, nonresident, nonsense, nonfundamentalist, nonspecialist

7) mis- (wrong, wrongly) mislead, misspell, misstep, misfortune, misuse, misguided, misinformation

8) de- (showing the opposite, to remove, to reduce) deform, deface, demobilize, destruction, deforest, denationalize, depress, depression, decode, decrease, degenerate , degrade , descend, descendant , descent

9) pre- (before, in advance) prefix, pre-historic, precaution, precede , preceding, preclude , predecessor , predict, predominant , preface, prejudice, preliminary, premature , premier , premise , premium , preparation, prepare, prepay, preside , president, presumably, presume , pretext , prevail, prevent, previous, prewar, preconception, prediction, prescientific, presumptively

10) ante-, (before, in advance) anteroom, ante-Christian, antemeridian, anticipate, antique

11) fore- (in advance, before, in or at the front) forearm, forehead, foreman, foretell , foresee , forefather , foreleg, forerunner , fore , foremost, forecast, forewarn

12) ex- (out, out of, former) ex-minister, ex-president, ex-Soviet Union, ex-wife, export, exclude, exclusive, excursion, exhibit, exile , exit, exotic , expand, expansion, expedition , expel , expend , expenditure , expense, explode, explosion, explosive, expose, exposition , exposure, express, expression, extend, extension, extensive, exterior, external, extinct, extra, extract

13) post- (later than, after) postgraduate, postwar, postmeridian, postpone, postscript

14) sub- (under, below, less important) sub, subject, subway, subtitle, subdivide, submarine , sub-zero, submerge, submit, subordinate , subscribe , subsection, subsequent, subsidiary , subsidy , substance, substantial, substitute, subtract, suburb, subconsciously, subtly

15) infra- (below in a range, beyond) infrastructure , infrared

16) re- (again, back to a former state) react, reaction, recall, recede , receipt, recipient , reclaim , recognize, recognition, record, recorder, recover, recovery, recreation, recur , recycle , redundant , reflect, reflection, reflexion, reform, refrain , refresh, refreshment , refund , refute , reinforce, reject, remember, remind, removal, remove, renaissance , renew, repay , repeat, repeatedly, repel , repetition, replace, replacement, represent, representative, repression , reproduce, respect, respond, response, responsibility, responsible, restore, resume, return, reunion , revise, revive

17) co-, col-, com-, con-, cor- (with together) co-existence, cooperative , co-author, coalition , coherent , coincide , coincidence , collaboration , colleague, collide , collision, collocation, compassion, compassionate, concentric, confederation, conjoin, coordinate, correlate, correlation, correspond

18) inter- (between, among) interchange, interchangeable, interdependent, interpersonal, interview, interact , interaction, intercourse , interface , interfere, interference, Internet, interrupt, interval, intervene

19) macro- (large) macroeconomics , macroco** , macrostructure

20) micro- (extremely **all) microcomputer, microeconomics , microscope, microphone, microsurgery, microelectronics, microbiologist

21) super- (greater or more than) super, supermarket, supersonic , superman, superpower, supernatural, supervise , superb, superficial, superintendent , superior, superiority , supreme, supersystem

22) sur- (more than, beyond) surplus, surtax, surface, surpass , surround, survival, survive, suspect

23) ultra- (beyond, very, too) ultramodern, ultrasound, ultra-violet

24) auto- (of or by oneself) auto, autocritici**, autoland, automobile, automation , automatic, autobiography , autonomous , autonomy

25) mal- (bad, badly) malfunction, maltreat , malnutrition , malpractice

26) tele- (at or over a long distance, by or for television) telegram, television, telegraph, telephone, telecommunications , telescope, telescreen, teleswitch, televise

28) semi-, hemi- (half) semicircle, semiconductor, semi-colony , semifinal, hemisphere

29) uni-, mono- (one) uniform, unify , union, unique, unit, unite, unity, universe, universal, university, monologue , monoplane, monopoly , monotone, monotonous , carbon monoxide

30) bi-, di- (two) biweekly, bicycle, bilateral , billion, bilingual, dialogue, carbon dioxide

31) tri- (three) tricycle , triangle, triangular, trilogy , triple, trigonometry

32) quadri-, quadru- (four) quadruple, quadrangle

33) penta- (five) pentagon, Pentagon, Pentium

34) hexa- (six) hexagon, hexangular mill- (thousand) millennium, millimeter

35) sept- (seven) September, Sept-Wolves nona- (nine) nonagon, November

36) octa- (eight) octagon, octave, octopus, October 38) deci-, deca- (ten) decade, decimal

39) centi- (hundredth part) centigrade, centimeter, centipede, century

40) kilo- (thousand) kilo, kilometer, kilogram (me), kilowatt

42) multi- (many) multipurpose, multinational, multiple, multiply, multitude

43)counter-,anti-,contra- (opposite, against counteract, counterattack, counterclockwise, counterrevolutionary, antibiotic, antigravity, antimatter, antiwar, antinuclear, contradict , contradiction, contramissile, contranatural, contrary, contrast, anticonsumeri**

44) mini- (**allest, short) minibus, miniskirt, minimum, minister, ministry, minor, minority, minute

45) max- (greatest) maximum, maximal, maximize

46) out- (outside, beyond) outdo, outwit, outlive, outnumber, outdoor, outstanding, outskirts , outward, outcome, outer, outing , outline, outlook, output, outrage , outside

47) over- (too much, above, additional) overwork, overuse, overtake, overpass , overthrow , overturn , overall, overdue , overhead, overhear , overlook, overseas, overtime

48) trans- (across, on or to the other side of) transaction , transatlantic, transcend , transfer, transform, transistor , transit , transition , translate, translation, tran**ission, tran**it, tran**itter, transparent, transplant, transport, transportation

49) under- (too little, below) underdevelop, underdevelopment, underestimate, undergraduate, underground, underlie , underline, undersea, underlying , undermine , underneath, underwear

50) neo- (new) neo-Nazi**, neolithic

51) be- (cause to be or have) befriend, belittle

52) bio- (life) biology, biography , autobiography, antibiotic, biochemistry, biosphere, biomedical

53) en- em- (cause to become, put into the stated condition) embody, empower, endanger, enlarge, enrich, encompass, enthrone, entrench

54) extra- (outside, beyond) extracurricular, extraordinary

55) mid- (middle) midday, midnight

56) poly- (many) polycentric, polydirectional, polysyllabic

57) pseudo- (not real, false) pseudomemory, pseudonym, pseudoscience

58) thermo- (heat) thermochemistry, thermometer

59) vice- (next in rank below) vice-chairman, vice-president

60) aero- (air) aerial , aeroplane, aeronautics, aerospace

61) cross- (across, going between the stated things and joining them) cross-country, cros**reed

62) intra- (inside, within; into) intracity, intra-department, intranet

63) pro- (in favor of, supporting) pro-America, pro-abortion

64) self- self-employed, self-taught

65) step- (not by birth but through a parent who has remarried) stepmother, stepchildren

pos = put 放置

pose, position, expose, exposure, compose, composition, propose, proposal, oppose,

opposition, impose, dispose, disposal, preposition

tract = draw 拉，抽，引

tractor, attract, attraction, attractive, distract, subtract, contract, abstract, drag, draw, straight, straighten, stretch

sec, sequ = follow 跟随

second, secondary, sequence, subsequent, consequence, consequently

vid, vis, vey, vy = see 看

visible, vision, visibility, invisible, visual, video, videophone, revise, revision, supervise, supervision, evident, evidence, visit

spect=look 看

spectator, spectacle, spectacular, prospect, inspect, inspection, expect, expectation, respect, respectable, respectful, respective, respected, suspect, suspicion, specific, despite

mob, mov, mot = move动

mobile, mobility, mobilize, automobile, motion, motive, motivate, motivation, motor, move, promote, promotion, emote, remote

ced, ceed, cess , gress = go, walk 行走

precede, proceed, procedure, process, exceed, excess, excessive, succeed, success, successful, succession, successive, successor, access, accessible, progress, congress, regress, aggressive

rupt=break破

bankrupt, interrupt, corrupt, disrupt, erupt

mini, min = **all, little 小

miniskirt, minimize, minimum, minus, minute, minority, diminish

scrib, scrip 写，记，抄

describe, description, script, manuscript, prescribe, prescription

dict, dic = say 言，说

diction, dictionary, contradict, dictate, dictation, dictator, predict, prediction, predictable, indicate, verdict

miss, mit = send 投，送，发

mission, missile, di**iss, di**issal, tran**it, tran**ission, emit, emission, promise, compromise, committee, commission

port = carry 拿，带，运

portable, import, export, transport, report, support

leg, legis 法

legal, legalize, illegal, legislate, legislation, legislature

solu, solv 洗，溶解

solution, solve, resolve, resolution, dissolve

press 压

impress, impression, express, suppress, depress

viv, vit=live活：

live, living, lively, survive, livelihood, alive, revive, vivid, vital, vitamin

count=number: 数

account, accountant, discount, number, numeral, numerous, innumerable

ag=act 行动，做：

action, exactly, react, interact, transact, radioactive, agent, agenda, agency,

fac(t)=make做，作，制造：

facility, factory, faculty, affect, defect, infect, perfect, efficient, fiction, artificial, proficiency, feasible

sign=mark记号，信号：

remark, signal, signature, design, designate, significance, resign

du, doub, coup=two 二：

dual, double, doubtful, couple, dubious, duplicate, dual

spher=ball球：

balloon, ballot, hemisphere, atmosphere

popul, publ=people人：

popular, public, publicity, republic, publish, republican, population,

men, min=mind心灵，精神：

mind, remind, mention, mental, comment, memory, memorial, remember, commemorate

struct=build建造：

construct, instruct, obstruct, destruction, destroy

fund, found=base基础：

basement, basis, foundation, profound, fund, refund, fundamental

part=divide分，分开：

dividend, individual, particle, participate, particular, partner, apart, counterpart, depart, impartial, department, party, apartment, compartment

pend,pens-hang悬挂：

dependent, independence, append, appendix, suspend, pension

duc(t)=lead引导：

conduct, deduct, misconduct, educate, induce, introduce, produce, reduce,

oper=work工作：

operate, cooperate, opera

ven,vent=come来：

venture, adventure, avenue, convention, invent, eventually, prevent, intervene

voc,vok=claim呼喊，叫喊，声音：

proclaim, reclaim, exclaim, advocate, provoke, vocal, voice,

sect=cut切，割：

section, segment, intersection, sector

grat, grac, gree=please高兴，感激：

grace, grateful, gratitude, congratulation, agree, agreeable, greet, pleasure, pleasant, disagree

vail, val=worth价值：

worth, worthy, worthwhile, available, prevail, value, valid, validity, valve, evaluate, equivalent

pel, peal, puls=drive驱动：

appeal, compel, compulsion, compulsory, propel, pulse, impulse

英语词根gress 和congress aggressive 有什么联系 后面两个怎么解释由g

Gress词根是步子step的意思，con表一起，走到一起方能开会，congress是国会之意。aggressive里，ag是to ,incline 去，倾向之意，修饰词根，意为喜欢发力，有攻弓性，侵略性，步步紧逼，强势。

别太放肆没什么用 这句话英语怎么说

别太放肆没什么用英语：

1、Don't be too aggressive, and there is no use ;

2、 Don't too aggressive, no use ;

3、 Do not be too presumptuous, no use.

重点词汇

presumptuous 英 [prɪ'zʌm(p)tʃʊəs]  美 [prɪ'zʌmptʃuəs]

adj. 专横的；放肆的；冒昧的

短语：

1、presumptuous demand 妄求；

2、Presumptuous Request 不情之请；

3、presumptuous demands 非分的要求。

扩展资料：

同义词：

imperious , masterful

同根词：

词根： presumption

双语例句：

1、And as I said, presumptuous of me to say this, if that occurs and continues to occur, it will benefitthe whole world.

如我所说，恕我冒昧这样说，当那种情况出现并且继续出现时，全世界都将受益。

2、Clearly, it is presumptuous and immoral for a **all group of individuals to keep these thingsunder wraps while there is so much misery on the planet. 

显然地，一小群人把这些事情保密起来而还有很多人在承受那么多的苦难，这是专横和邪恶的。

参考资料来源：有道词典-presumptuous

我很恨自己以前不学英语 现在开始学习了 每天背10个单词是不是很少

学英语

我在一年前英语四级都没过 然后也是从单词学起 专供单词 单词分两种 简单单词和复合单词 简单单词比如and but home等 它是需要死记的 但不难 就像汉字的“几 ，个”等 没偏旁部首 另一类是复杂单词 如aggressive，legent等 你可以看出它复杂 因为它由词根和词缀 我建议你去买一些关于词根词缀的书 在网上也可以搜索到 400个词根100个词缀 就像我们汉语里的偏旁部首 我是用了一个月的时间把这些词根词缀都记会的 很容易 要把形状相似的和意思相近的放在一块记忆很快的 然后再看那些复杂的单词怎样组合 所以见到复杂的单词 都可以猜到它的意思

至于单词的读音 在百度里搜索“单词读音规则"和“英语单词重音规律” 别怕麻烦 耐心看完 然后在练习练习 它们都是些固定知识 学完之后你就会对英语感兴趣了 因为随便一个单词你都知道他的意思和读音 你会忍不住的想去探索更多 比方说句子和语法 之后多看英语电影和报纸 你会觉得自己越来越正宗

坦白讲 如果英语学得好 在社会里是要占很大的便宜的 希望我的这些经验可以帮到你

physical是什么意思

physical的意思如下：

1、身体的，肉体的；物质的，有形的；外形的，外在的；物理的，物理学的；根据自然规律的，符合自然法则的；粗暴的，粗野的；**的，**的；（人）喜欢动手动脚的；肢体活动的。

2、体格检查；（股票）（与期货相对的）现货股票。

例句

1、We decided that in the game we would be physical and aggressive.

我们决定，在比赛中我们将积极拼抢，大胆进攻。

2、Emotional or mental problems can arise from a physical cause.

身体上的原因可以引起情绪或精神上的问题。

3、The physical benefits of exercise can be divided into three factors.

锻炼对身体的好处可以分成3个方面。

如何提高英语

背单词是学英语中最容易的一个项目了，只要有恒心就可以了

没有捷径可走，时间是肯定要花的，

不过要讲究花时间的方式阿，

你最好用联想记忆的方法，这样能记住很多词的，比如chill是寒冷的意思，可以这样记，c想成月亮，hill本来就是小山，有月亮有小山的夜晚，一个人都没有，是不是很凄凉很寒冷阿

这样就记住了。。

除了联想的记忆方法还有词根词缀法，你只要记住常见的词根词缀就可以了，网上都有下载的，可以举一反三的记单词

下面给你看些例子，你会收获很多的，我就是用这些方法背单词的，词汇量快10000了，挺有效的

下面是一些技巧和词根词缀

口诀一：

rim: 边缘

brim: 边缘

grim: 恐怖的

trim: 修剪整齐

prim: 呆板的

prose: 单调、散文

plight: 困境

pray: 祈祷

只有rim是边缘，

前面加b意义不变，

前面加鬼（g）真恐怖，

前面加t才修剪整齐，

前面加p真呆板，

扑（p）到玫瑰（rose）前真单调，

扑（p）灭灯光陷入困境，

扑在光前来祈祷。

[扩展] 看到g想成“鬼”，看到p想成“扑”

口诀二：

blemish:污点

blot:肮脏，污点

blight:枯萎

blast:爆炸

blame:责备

布莱迷失是污点，

虽然不多但也挺脏，

见不到光就枯萎，

不持续就爆炸，

炸瘸了腿别怪我。

[解释] “布莱”想成英国首相“布莱尔”

[扩展]见到b想成“不”

口诀三：

lag：落后

flag：旗帜

lash：鞭打

flash：闪电

lame：瘸的

flame：火焰

are：是

flare：熊熊燃烧，闪耀

flip：轻击

lip：嘴唇

flight：飞行

light：光

落后的旗帜，鞭打着闪电，

残废的火焰，是在熊熊燃烧，

轻击着嘴唇，飞翔在光中。

口诀四：（by 火舞）

light 光

delight 高兴

slight 轻微的，苗条的

alight 点亮的

blight 枯萎

flight 飞行

plight 困境

depart 离开

只有light才是光，light加s 是灯泡（light）

前面加 a是点燃，前面加b是枯萎

弟弟（de）见光真快乐,（s）在光前真苗条

口诀五：

fledging：小鸟

flake：雪花，薄片

flair：本能

flaunt：炫耀

flock：（禽、畜等的）一群

flout：蔑视

flatter：溜须拍马，奉承

flurry：困惑的，惶惶不安的

flack：严厉批评

飞在边缘是小鸟，

飞入湖中是雪花，

飞在空中是本能，

飞来的姑姑在炫耀，

锁到一起是一群，

飞出去却遭到蔑视，

后飞来的却在那溜须拍马，

只是听起来真是很flurry，

缺乏的却是严厉批评。

[解释]1. -ing结尾的指“小的”，如yearling：一岁家畜。

2.late：晚

时间上的晚：late,later,latest;顺序上的晚：late,latter,last

[扩展]见到fl想成“飞”

口诀六：

oar：船桨

soar：飞翔

boar：野猪

roar：喧闹，喊叫

uproar：骚动

桨在飞翔猪在叫，uproar骚动

口诀七：

gull：海鸥

hull：硬壳

lull：安静

mull：沉思，思考

bull：公牛

dull：蠢笨的，迟钝的

cull：屠宰，采摘

前面唱歌(g)的是海鸥，

海鸥喝水（h）用硬壳，

拉（l）住海鸥快安静，

飞到山（m）后去思考

海鸥不（b）同意变公牛，

打（d）它一下变**，

前面加c去屠宰。

口诀八：

brief：简洁的

grief：悲伤

relief ：缓解

不（b）简洁，哥（g）悲伤，阿姨（re）说谎（lie）为缓解

口诀九：

abroad：到国外

broad：宽敞的

blackboard：黑板

board：木板

aboard：登船，登飞机

离开公路到国外，

马路不算宽，

见到黑板想木板

一上木板就有上飞机感(aboard)

故事记忆法

911三步曲

clash：撞击

crash：（飞机）坠毁，（轮船）失事

**ash：粉碎，击碎

ash：废墟，灰烬

ashamed：羞愧的

cash：现金

****驾驶飞机撞(clash)到世贸大楼， 飞机失事(crash) ,余波把大楼击碎(**ash),整个世贸大楼变成 废墟(ash)，小布什感到很 羞愧(ashamed)，需要花很多 现金(cash)来恢复美国经济。

Party上的浪漫事

今天又是一个Friday，俺无事可做idleness ，人也lazy，班长通知我，今天晚上有个party，一想到晚会上会assemble(聚集)无数lady，心里感到阵阵happy。今晚上帝对俺特别mercy(仁慈)，在墙角居然坐着个fairy（仙女），lonely的眼神，迷人的appearance(外表)，给我留下深刻的impression(印象)。于是我决定把握住这次opportunity(机会)，上前说Hi,baby!她看也不看就说busy，眼神中透出indifference(冷漠)。我说俺多少也算一celebrity(名人)。这一招果然effective。她非常感兴趣地说really，我摆个pose说看我像不像snoopy，她说，切，那我就是lovely kitty。就这样我认识了我的honey，听起来有点像神奇的fantasy（幻想）。

Party上浪漫的事后传 (by 火舞)

starry 繁星满天的

silently 安静地，默默地

emotion 感情

flurry 使恐慌，不安

empty 空的，空白

slightly 轻轻地，些微地

imply 暗示

penalty 惩罚，点球

merry 高兴

concern 忧虑，关心

occupy 占据，占领

occupation 职业

luxury 奢侈的

many 许多

integrity （道德上）正直，诚实

confident 自信的

genuine 真诚的

modest 谦虚的，中庸的

rely (on) 依赖

满天星斗starry,妹妹坐在那silently,满眼饱含emotion，看着你心里阵阵flurry脑子里一片empty，妹妹slightly 对你笑，你知道她在imply你，于是你鼓起勇气对她说；“上天让我遇见你，是对我的penalty，让我conern,让我merry，,你occupy了我的世界不知拥有你的真爱是否luxury" 妹妹说：“男人我见过many ,你是最integrity，你confident,genuine,modest，我不可避免地爱上你，于是将你胸膛深深地rely (on)”

后话：听说公园有很多偷窥狂，于是你拿了一块板，写上“新手调情，请勿偷窥”

法庭小故事

罪犯(criminal)对他的辩护律师(defending lawyer)说我准备行贿法官(grease one’s hand),犯了一个行贿罪(bribe)。第二天在法庭(court)上，陪审团(Jury)一致 裁决(verdict) 说被告无罪(not guilty).法官宣判(sentence)当庭释放(release)。罪犯说我依然行贿了法官，律师说不可能(presumably)。罪犯说我是以对手的身份(identify)来行贿的。

又一个美丽的故事

apply：申请

approve：批准

appreciate：感激，欣赏

aggressive：侵略性的

attention：注意

attraction：吸引

arrange：安排

appointment：约会，任命

engagement：约会

你申请(apply) 出国获得批准(approve) ，于是你对新东方很感激(appreciate) ，路上撞到一个 aggresive的女孩，引起你的 注意(attention)，你被她深深的吸引(attration) ,安排了一个约会(appointment) 。

[注]appointment一般指正式的约会，这里为了编故事才这样记。这样的约会应该用engagement。

狡猾的老俞

conceive：设想 perceive：察觉 receive：接受

老俞说明天是妈妈的受难日，（这是他设想conceive 的一个阴谋），聪明的新东方老师察觉perceive 出来了，第二天都送给老俞礼物，老俞很欣然的接受receive 了，阴谋得逞了。

由希腊神话中的神得到的单词

1.tantalus：致命的诱惑，生存本能的诱惑

tantalize：逗弄

Tantalus was the rich and mighty king of Lydia．Son of Zeus by a fairy maiden，he was greatly favored by the gods．He was invited to share wine and food with them at their banquets，and he was let into their secrets ．But ever the latter end of joy is woe ．Either because he had stolen wine or gave away the secrets of Zeus，or because he had become so proud as to test the gods by serving up the flesh of his son Pelops to them，he incurred the wrath of Zeus and was hurled down to the everlasting darkness of tartarus ．There he was made to stand up to his chin in a little lake，with clusters of luscious fruits hanging over and around his head．He strove eternally to drink the ever-evading water and to clutch at the delicious fruits which were ever tossed out of his reach by blasts of wind．Thus he was doomed to endure endless burning thirst and bitter hunger in the world of the shades．The whole occurrence has given rise to the expression“tantalizing”，meaning something in plain view but unattainable ．

坦塔罗斯是罗底亚富有而又强大的国王。他是宙斯和一位仙女的儿子，深受众神喜爱。众神请他参加宴会，与他们共享美酒与美食，并且还让他了解他们的秘密。然而乐极生悲。或许是他偷了美酒、或者泄露了宙斯的秘密、或许是他太骄傲以至于献上自己儿子珀罗普斯的肉来检验神的智慧，他招致了宙斯的愤怒，被打入了永远黑暗的地狱中。在那里他被迫站定于一小湖中，水没至下颌，无数甜美的水果悬于头顶和四周。他从不间歇地努力喝水，但水总是从嘴边流走；他试图抓住那些美味的水果，但总是被阵阵来风吹离，使他无法得到。因而他注定要在阴间遭受炙渴和难以忍受的饥饿。“tantalizing”一词即由此而来，意思是在眼前却无法得到的某个东西。

2.echo：回声 ；narcissus：水仙

Narcissus was a handsome youth．His lovely face and graceful form were the admiration of all who looked upon him．And he knew it．He was proud that he thought no one but himself was worthy to see his youthful beauty．Thus given up tosweet thoughts of self，narcissus avoided all company．Heroamed the wooded little valleys every day，madly in love withhimself．

When he was delightfully wandering through the woods oneday，a wood fairy maiden，echo by name，caught sight of him．She was excited at once．joyfully coming down towards narcissus，she stretched out her loving arms．To her di**ay，however，the young man roughly brushed her aside and went by without so much as a glance at her．The poor fairy maiden''s face turned red and quickly withdrew to a shady spot ，following the object of her love with her longing eyes．

Presently narcissus stopped to drink from a little stream．Kneeling down on the bank，he saw a lovely face in the clear water．his heart gave a beat．He **iled and was **iled back to．Thinking that it must be a maiden in love with him，he bent down to kiss her．And her lips also drew near his．But as soon a she touched the clear surface the lovely face disappeared．The angry youth was now desperate．Never had he been looked downupon like that before．Day and night，he stayed at the stream without drinking and eating．Before long he died，never suspecting that his maiden was just his own image in the stream．the gods took pity on the fair dead body and turned it into a flower bearing his name．

The intoxicated echo saw all this．Slowly she became weak for despised love，until at last nothing remained of her except her voice．

回声和那西塞斯

那西塞斯是一位英俊的青年，面容可爱，体形优美。他深信，他的容貌会使每个见到他的人羡慕不已。他很骄傲，认为除了自己之外，别人都不配欣赏他那充满青春气息的面庞。因而，他沉溺于甜美的自我欣赏之中，远离所有的人，在苍翠蓊郁的小山谷中终日闲逛，他成了一位自恋狂。

一天，那西塞斯在树林中愉快地游荡。一位名叫回声的仙女一看见他就兴奋起来；她伸出爱的双臂，高兴地走向那西塞斯。然而，令她惊愕的是，这位青年粗暴地将她推开，连看都不看她一眼就走开了。这位可怜的仙女羞红了脸，迅速退到遮阴处，含情脉脉地凝望着心上人。

不久，那西塞斯来到一条小溪边饮水。当他跪在岸边时，他发现清澈的溪水中有一张非常可爱的面庞。他非常激动，并对着水中的人微笑，水中人也给了他一个微笑。他认为，一定是一位仙女爱上了他。于是，他就蹲下去吻她，她的嘴唇也向他靠拢。但是，当他的嘴唇一接触清澈的溪水，水中那张可爱的脸就消失了。这位恼怒的青年人此时变得绝望了，他从未被人如此鄙视过。他日夜呆在溪边，不吃不喝，不久就死了。他从未怀疑过水中的女子只是自己的影子罢了。众神非常怜悯他那优美的躯体，把他变成了一朵同名的花。

那位陶醉于爱河的回声亲眼目睹了这一切变化。慢慢地，她由于单相思而日渐憔悴；最后，除了声音之外，她已经一无所有。