1,To disguise, to change something's appearance, so that it can't be recognized.伪装,改变某物的外观,使其无法被识别。
2,He wasn't good at disguising himself, so we knew who he was right away.他不擅长伪装自己,所以我们马上就知道他是谁了。
3,She wore a disguise, so I wasn't sure who she was.她伪装了,所以我不知道她是谁
小测验:She disguised her true intentions so nobody knew what she was planning to do她掩饰了自己的真实意图,所以没人知道她打算做什么。
4,To clarify: to explain, or make something clear.澄清:解释,或使清楚。
5,We weren't sure what he meant until he clarified his ideas.直到他澄清了自己的想法,我们才知道他是什么意思。(在他阐明自己的观点之前,我们不确定他是什么意思)
6,Everyone was confused until she clarified what she meant.每个人都很困惑,直到她澄清了自己的意思。
小测验:We can't agree to your proposal unless you clarify a few points除非你阐明几点,否则我们不能同意你的建议
7,To confuse, to make things difficult to understand, the opposite of to clarify.混淆:让事情很难理解,澄清的反面。
8,Everyone was confused because her presentation was so disorganized.每个人都很困惑,因为她的陈述太混乱了
9、He confuses people, because he keeps changing his ideas.他使人迷惑,因为他不断地改变主意。
10,The instructions were confusing, so nobody knew what to do.说明书很混乱,所以没人知道该怎么做。
小测验:A good leader can make decisions even when the situation is confusing。一个好的领导者即使在令人困惑的情况下也能做出决定
11、To ignore:to try not to notice or deal with something; to act as if something isn't there.忽略:试图不注意或处理某事物;表现得好像某事物不存在
12,We tried to ignore her, but she finally stood up and told everyone to shut up.我们试图不理睬她,但她终于站了起来,叫大家闭嘴
13,People don't respect or like her, so they ignore her in the office.人们不尊重或不喜欢她,所以他们在办公室里忽视了她。
测验:He is an ignorant old fool, so we should just ignore him.他是个无知的老傻瓜,所以我们应该无视他。
14,To confirm:to indicate that something is correct or completed as expected.确认:表示某物正确或按预期完成。
15,We weren't sure he was going to accept our offer until he called and confirmed it.在他打电话确认之前,我们不确定他是否会接受我们的提议。(直到他打电话确认后,我们才确定他会接受我们的报价。)
16,We can't start the project without written confirmation that we agree on the details.如果没有就细节达成一致的书面确认,我们就不能开始这个项目。
测验:We can't afford to make a mistake so we need to confirm the facts.我们不能犯错误,所以我们需要确认事实
后面测验:after the explosion people were confused and unsure about where to go.爆炸发生后,人们很困惑,不知道该去哪里。
2, He was confused about what he was supposed to do,so he didn't do a very good job.