◆demonstrate,illustrate ◇demonstrate 证明,论证,以科学严谨的态度,通过推理、辩论或提供证据来证明事物的正谬。illustrate 指用实物、图片等进行说明,illustrate后常用介词by,with。 A.The lecturer ____ his point with a diagram ont heblackboard. B.To ____ his arguments,he showed us a lot of facts. C.These figures clearly ___ the size of the economic problem facing the country. Answers:A.illustrated B.demonstrate C.demonstrate ◆discover;invent;find;find out ◇invent意为“发明”,指通过劳动运用聪明才智“发明/创造”出以前从未存在过的新事物。 Who invented the telephone? 是谁发明电话的? He invented a new teaching method.他发明了一种新的教学方法。 ◇find意为“找到、发现”,指找到或发现自己所需要的东西或丢失的东西,着重指找到的结果。 We've found oil under the South Sea.我们已在南海发现了石油。 They finally found a way. 他们终于找到了办法。 |