Spiders are not insects, as many people think, nor even nearly related to them.
許多人認為蜘蛛是昆蟲，但它們不是昆蟲，甚至與昆蟲毫無關(guān)系。
新概念英語第四冊
Lesson 2 Spare that spider
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 人，人類;居民;人民;種族;
vt. 居住于，布滿;使住滿人，在…殖民;把動物放養(yǎng)在;
?? popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我討厭和沒有幽默感的人打交道。
近義：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反義：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
adv. 幾乎，差不多;險乎;
?? near接近 + ly ...的 → ad.差不多；密切地
"After roaming around nearly half his life, he finally settled down in Canada."
他過了半輩子的流浪生活, 最后在加拿大定居了下來.
近義：about, approximately, insufficiently, around, loosely, nigh
vt. 想;思索;以為;看待;
vi. 思辯;考慮;構(gòu)想;回憶;
adj. 深思的;供思考的;
n. 想;想法;
?? 深刻(諧音):深刻的思 想 我在想（think）該如何感謝（thank）他們
"They'll think you're being antisocial if you don't go."
要是你不去，他們就會認為你不合群。
近義：imagine, meditate, mull, perpend, ponder, ratiocinate
adj. 有關(guān)系的;敘述的;
vt. 敘述(relate過去式和過去分詞);
"His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings."
他的聲明被視為暗指最近與毒品有關(guān)的多起兇殺案。
近義：interdependent, interrelated, kindred, similar, accordant, kin
反義：odd, offbeat, outlandish, quaint, queer, queerish