英语四级作文中的proposal【一】
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英语四级作文中的proposal【二】
1。hereby
该词意为by means of ， by reason of this， by this agreement，“特此”，“因此”，“兹”，“在此”。此词常用作法律、经贸文件、合同、协议书等正式文件的开头语，在合同条款中需特别强调时也可用，表示当事人借此合约，要宣示某种具有法律效力的“意思表示”，如保证、同意、放弃权利等，一般放于主语后，紧邻主语。如：The Company hereby covenants and warrants that…… 意为：By this agreement the Company covenants and warrants that……即：公司在此保证……再如：Both parties hereby agree that……意为：By this agreement both parties agree that……即：双方当事人在此同意……
2。hereof
该词意为：of this agreement，“关于此点”；“在本文件中”，表示上文已提及的“本合同的、本文件的……”，一般置于要修饰的名词的后面，与之紧邻。如：to take effect on the date hereof 意为：to take effect on the date of this agreement 即：于本合约之日期生效。再如：the headings of the sections hereof 意为：the headings of the sections of this agreement 即：本合约各条款之标题。
3。hereto
该词意为：to this agreement，“至此”，“在此”，表示上文已提及的“本合同的……本文件的……”，一般置于要修饰的`名词的后面，与之紧邻。如：both parties hereto 意为both parties to this agreement，即本合约之当事人双方；items specified in Attachment I and hereto 意为：items specified in Attachment I to this agreement 即：本合约之附件I所列之各项。
4。herein
该词意为：in this agreement，“此中”，“于此”，表示上文已提及的“本合同（中）的……，本法（中）的……”等，一般置于所修饰词后，紧邻所修饰词。如：to file a suit in the court agreed to herein 意为：to file a suit in the court agreed to in this agreement 即：向当事人于本合约中同意管辖的法院提起诉讼；再如：to follow the terms and conditions herein 意为：to follow the terms and conditions in this agreement，即：遵守本合约所规定的条件。
5。hereinafter
该词意为：later in the same Contract，“以下”，“在下文”，一般与to be referred to as， referred to as， called 等词组连用，以避免重复。
6。hereunder
该词意为：under this agreement，“在本合约内”、“依据本合约”。如：obligations hereunder，意为obligations under this agreement，即“本合约内的义务”。再如：rights granted hereunder，意为rights granted under this agreement，即“依本合约所赋予的权利”。
英语四级作文中的proposal【三】
Dear Mary,
You said in your letter that many of your classmates wore fashionableclothes, but you couldn't afford them so you felt very depressed. There are dif-ferent views on people's clothes. The followings are my ideas:
Firstly, you shouldn't put too much emphasis on physical appearance.
Remember that the most important task for you today is to concentrate on yourstudies. No matter what you wear, you will really look your best when youcome out first in your examinations.
Secondly, you should understand that it is a fine virtue to live in fru-gality. Just as a famous saying goes, Frugality is the mother of virtue.
Since your family can't provide you with enough money to buy fashionableclothes, it is all the more necessary for you to try to lighten the financialburden of your family. And you will find the virtue of frugality benefit youa lot in your future life.
I hope you understand what I mean. Hope you will take a positive attitudetowards life and will be happy again when you read my letter.
Yours,
Anne
英语四级作文中的proposal【四】
1。thereof
以”there”为前缀加上介词构成的词，如thereafter， thereby， therein， thereinafter， thereinbefore， thereon， thereof， thereunder， thereupon， therewith等，在文中具体指什么，需要读者依照合同的上下文来判断，因而理解起来比较复杂，请看下例：
This Agreement is written in the English language。 In case of any discrepancy between the English version and any translation thereof， the English text shall govern。 句中”the English version and any translation thereof”从上下文判断意为 “the English version and any translation of the English version”，即thereof一词代替of the English version。与以here开头的词如hereof的理解方法类似。
2。therein
该词意为in that， in that particular
context， in that respect，“在那里”，“在那点上”，“在那方面”，表示上文已提及的“合同中的”“工程中的”。如：the contract or any part thereof意为the contract or any part of the contract，合同或合同的任何部分。
3。thereto
该词意为：to that，“随附”，“附之”，如：“Contract Products” means the products specified in Appendix 2 to this Contract， together with all improvements and modifications thereof or developments with respect thereto。 句中or developments with respect thereto 意为：or developments with respect to the developments。
4。thereunder
该词意为：under that， “在其下”，“依照”，如：The Borrower fails to pay any amount payable thereunder as and when such amount shall become payable。 句中any amount payable thereunder意为any amount payable under the contract。
英语四级作文中的proposal【五】
伍谦光(1995∶199指出:“‘词汇歧义’是指由于对句子中某一个词的意义有不同的理解而产生的歧义。”
2.1因“一词多义”(Polysemy引起的歧义
Robert.A.Hall指出“人们在各种不同场合赋予一个词以各种不同的意义。这些意义自然也就是这个词的真正涵义”(周立人,1997∶4。由此可见,一个词的词义往往是多义的。侯国金(1998∶66说:“一个词若具备两个或两个以上的意义便是‘多义词’。”因此,用多义词造句就可能产生歧义。当然,只要我们把多义词放到一定的语境里,一般可以避免歧义。不过有时我们会遇到一个多义词的两个不同意义在句子中都讲得通,这样,句子就产生了歧义。下面是一些实例:
2.1.1名词
(12Mr.Smith gave me a ring yesterday.
句子中的ring可理解为“戒指”,也可理解为“打电话”。
2.1.2动词
(13He painted a tree.
此句中的painted可作“涂上油漆”解,也可作“用颜料画”解。
2.1.3形容词
(14It is hard.
句中的hard可作“艰难的”解,又可作“坚硬的”解。
2.1.4副词
(15The man was walking backwards.
句中的backwards可作“向后”解,又可作“背朝后”解。
2.1.5介词
(16The vase is on the television.
此句中的on,可作“在……之上”解,也可作“上了电视屏幕”解。
2.1.6连词
(17Oil the machine in case it gets rusty.
句中的in case可解释为“以防”,也可解释为“如果”或“当……时候(尤其在美国英语中”。
2.1.7代词
(18You should be quiet.
句中的You可以是主格第二人称代词“你,你们”,也可以是不定人称代词,泛指“任何人”。
2.1.8数词
(19She is a mother of sixteen.
句中的基数词sixteen既可作“十六岁”解,又可作“十六个孩子”解。
2.1.9冠词
(20It can be moved by a child.
句中的不定冠词a既有数量的概念,即“one”的意义,也有种类的概念,即指孩子,而不是大人或其它什么东西。
2.2因“完全同形同音异义词”(Perfect homonyms引起的`歧义
林承璋(1997∶82认为:“同形同音异义是指两个或两个以上的词具有相同形式不同意义的现象。”具体来说,同形同音异义词是指意义不同、读音和拼写都相同或意义不同、但在读音或拼写某一方面相同的词。
完全同形同音异义中的B类由于读音、拼写和词性都相同,所以易引起歧义。下面是一些实例:
(21a.John drove to the bank.
b.He was attracted by the ball.
c.The tourists passed the port at midnight.
这三个例句中的bank,ball,port都属于完全同形同音异义词,即读音、拼写和词性都相同,但由于意义不同而引起了歧义。例(21a中的bank既可以理解为“银行”,又可以理解为“河岸”。例(21b中的ball既可以理解为“球”,又可以理解为“正式舞会”。例(21c中的port既可以理解为“港口”,又可以理解为“葡萄酒”。
英语四级作文中的proposal【六】
Dear all,
I am writing this letter to express my gratitude to my parents for teaching me to be positive and to be strong. “Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.” is the opinion held by Aristotle. It is the experience of our forefathers, however, it is correct even today, including my parenting.
It is widely acknowledged that parenting, which can also be explained as family education, is of great significance in our character forming and manner acquiring. To be more detailed, setting good examples instead of just giving precepts is the greatest achievement of my parents. They not only taught me to think for the best and prepare for the worst; they taught me how. They not only told me the benefits of being strong in mind; they proved it. All those things require huge amount of time and work, but it’s worth it.
Without my parents’ contribution and education, I would never be who I am now. But most importantly, I would never be more gratitude to them than today.
Yours,
XXX
英语四级作文中的proposal【七】
伍谦光(1995∶200指出:“‘语音歧义’往往是由于句中词语的‘连续’而产生的歧义。”语音歧义多出现于口语中,主要是由上图表中的同音异义词以及部分同形同音异义中的C类(即一些意义不同,但某些语法形式相同的词(Homoforms造成的。下面是一实例:
(22“面包是怎么做的?”
“这我知道!”阿丽丝热心地叫道。
“准备一些面粉(flour——”
“到哪儿去采花(flower?”白女王问道,“花园里还是树篱上?”
“咦,面粉不是采(picked来的,”阿丽丝解释道,
“它是磨(ground出来的——”
“那要多少英亩土地(ground呢?”白女王又问道。
——刘易士·卡罗尔《阿丽丝漫游奇境记》
上面这一段文字因为运用了语音歧义,造成了很好的幽默效果。首先flour与flower是同音异义词,因此白女王把面粉flour理解成了花粉flower。其次阿丽丝用的ground是动词grind(磨碎、碾碎的过去分词,而白女王把ground理解成了“土地”。这一组就是笔者认为的由意义不同、但某些语法形式相同的词(Homoforms造成的语音歧义。
