第四节 四五六 单词全面奉献经典示范 五的名词：generation

1.Environmental resources must be preserved for future generations.

我们必须为后代保护环境资源。

2.This tradition will be handed down from generation to generation.

这个传统将世世代代传下去。

3.It will take at least another generation

to find an answer to the problem of hunger in the world.

要解决世界上的饥饿问题至少还需要一代人的时间。

4.This painting has been in the family for generations.

这幅画在这个家庭里保存了好几代了。

5.They held a family party at which all three generations were present.

他们举行了一个三代同堂的家庭聚会。

6.The younger generation smokes less than their parents did.

年青的一代比他们父辈吸烟吸得少。

7.Most people of my father"s generation have experienced the hardships of war.

我父亲那一代人中的大多数都经历过战争的磨难。

8.Falling water may be used for the generation of electricity.

高处落下的水可以用来发电。

9.The new generation of supersonic airliners

attracted a larger number of visitors to the exhibition.

一代的超音速客机吸引了一大批人来参观展览会。

10.The company is launching the second generation model of this car in March.

公司将在三月推出此款汽车的第二代产品。

11.Scientists are working on developing the next generation of supercomputers.

科学家们正致力于开发下一代超型计算机。

12.The generation gap is difficult for both the younger and the older generations

代沟使青老两代人都感到别扭。

额外奉献十个以 -tion 结尾的常用名词

1．application

申请，请求；应用，运用

I wrote five applications for jobs but got nothing.

我写了五份求职信，但一无所获。

A new invention will have a variety of applications in industry.

一项新发现在工业上可有多种用途。

2．appreciation

感谢，感激；赏识；欣赏

I want to express my appreciation to all my friends for their support.

我想感谢所有支持我的朋友。

He showed little appreciation of my advice.

他对我的劝告并不怎么领情。

3．connection

连接；联系；关系；亲属；熟人

Do you know that there is a connection between smoking and heart disease?

你知道吸烟会导致心脏病吗?

My journey to London is in connection with my work.

我的伦敦之行与工作有关系。

I fixed the looseconnection between the TV antenna and the TV.

我修好了电视天线与电视机的接触点。

I telephoned my office from my car-phone,but we had a bad connection,

and I couldn"t hear what they were saying.

我用车载电话同办公室联系，但是线路不畅，我听不到他们在说什么。

She has connections with officials in the government.

她同政府官员有关系。

His connections helped him get that job.

他的熟人帮他得到了那份工作。

4．contribution

捐款，捐助；贡献；促成；投稿

The signing of such a treaty would be a major contribution

towards world peace.

签定这样一项条约，是对世界和平的重大贡献。

The editor is short of contributions for the May issue.