友课MBA加油站英语晨读2019-11-15

Day98：tend = stretch 伸展

● tend; tendency; trend; attend

● intend; deliberate; extend

● contend; content; pretend

注：标星号的词汇为重点单词。

1、*tend

[tend]

v. 倾向，易于；照顾，照料

People tend to need less sleep as they get older.

随着年龄的增长，人需要的睡眠通常会减少。

He carefully tended his sunflower plants. 

他精心照料他的向日葵。

2、*tendency

['tendənsi]

n. 倾向；趋势，趋向

There is an increasing tendency for women to have children later in life.

女性晚育趋势不断上升。

3、*trend

[trend]

n. 趋势，倾向

There’s been a downward/upward trend in sales in the last few years.

过去几年中销售额一直呈下降／上升趋势。

4、*attend

[ə'tend]

v. 出席，到场，参加；看护，照料（病人）

Only 12 people attended the meeting. 

只有12个人出席了会议。

I am the first child in my family to attend college. 

我是家里diyi个读大学的孩子。

On his deathbed the General was attended by several doctors.

将军临终时有几名医生在照料他。

attention  n. 注意，注意力

pay attention to 注意，重视

5、*intend

[ɪn'tend]

v. 打算；准备

Maybe he intends to leave her. 

也许他打算离开她。

This money is intended for the development of the tourist industry.

这笔钱是准备用于发展旅游业的。

intention  n. 意图，目的

intentional  adj. 故意的

6、deliberate

[dɪ'lɪb(ə)rət]

adj. 有意的，故意的，蓄意的  v. 慎重考虑；仔细讨论

deliberate practice 刻意练习

He’s deliberating whether or not to accept the new job that he’s been offered.

他正在慎重考虑是否接受提供给他的这份新工作。

7、*extend

[ɪk'stend]

v. 延长，延期；扩展，扩大；伸出，伸展；提供、给予（帮助、同情、欢迎等）

I need to extend my visa. 我的签证需要延期。

We’re planning to extend our publishing of children’s books .

我们正计划扩展儿童图书的出版业务。

I would like to extend my thanks to you for your kindness.

对您的好意我谨致以衷心感谢。

extent  n. 程度，范围

to some extent 在某种程度上

extensive adj. 广大的，广阔的；广泛的，包罗万象的

8、contend

[kən'tend]

v. 竞争，争夺；（尤指在争论中）声称，争辩

Three armed groups were contending for power. 

三个武装集团在争夺权力。

Some scientists contend that the universe may be younger than previously thought. 

有些科学家声称宇宙可能比原先认为的要年轻。

9、*content

['kɒntent]

n. 容量，内容， (contents)目录    adj. (~ with) 满足的

Stricter controls were placed on the content of videos.

对录像的内容有了更严格的控制。

Not content with her new car, Selina now wants a bike.

塞利娜有了新汽车还不知足，现在又想要自行车了。

10、*pretend

[prɪ'tend]

v. 假装，伪装

I pretend that things are really okay when they’re not.

我在情况不好的时候假装一切真的没事。