2011年10月自考英语考前要点复习(29)

　　1. current n. (空气，水等的)流，潮流;电流;倾向　　 adj. 当前的，通行的

　　The child had been swept away by the current.(孩子被水流卷走了。)

　　A steady current of heated air rose from the mountain top.　(一股热气从山顶源源不断升起。)

　　There was a powerful electric current running through the wires.　(一股强大的电流流过电线。)

　　Mass media influence the current of public opinion.(大众传媒影响舆论的倾向。)

　　Give me a current issue of Reader's Digest.(给我一本最近一期的读者文摘。)

　　A long time ago， it was a current belief that the earth was flat.　(很久以前，人们普遍相信地球是扁平。)

　　the main current　主流　　　　　　a warm current 暖流

　　an alternating current　交流电　　　a direct current　直流电

　　current events　时事　　　　　　 current situation　当前形势

　　2. affect v. 影响;打动;(疾病)侵袭 effect n. 效果;作用，影响;

　　His mood was greatly affected by the sad news. 　(那个悲痛的消息使他的心绪大受影响。)

　　Computers affect our life in many ways.(计算机在许多方面影响我们的生活。)

　　Reading in dim light constantly will surely affect the eyes.(经常在昏暗的光线下看书肯定会对眼睛有影响。)

　　The child was affected with high fever.(孩子发高烧了。)

　　The color gives the effect of being warm.(这颜色给人以暖感。)

　　The wonderful sky effect on the festival night impressed everybody.

　　(绚丽的节日夜空给每一个人都留下了深刻印象。)

　　I just hope this medicine won't have serious side-effect.　(我只希望这种药没有严重的副作用。)

　　sound effect　音响效果　　　three-dimensional effect 立体感

　　lighting effect　灯光效果　　 cause and effect　因果

　　no effects　无存款(银行在空头支票上的批语)

　　be of no effect无效　　　　　bring sth. to effect　实行，实施

　　in effect实际上　　　　　　　take effect　见效;生效