2017年6月英语六级阅读必背关键句(13)
来源 :中华考试网 2017-05-29
中Henry Flores, a political-science professor at St.Mary's University, credits this younger generation's political strength to their embrace of technology.
圣玛丽大学的政治学教授亨利·弗洛里斯把这些年轻一代的政治力量归功于他们对科技的热情。
六级词汇讲解:
本句的主干是Henry Flores…credits this…strength to…。a political-science professor at St.Mary's University是Henry Flore的同位语,对其进行详细说明。
credit…to…意为“把……归结于……、归功于”。如:
He credited his success to his family education.
他把自己的成功归功于家庭教育。
六级考点归纳:
credit除了作动词,更常见的是作名词的情况,意思是“信赖;荣誉赞扬;贷款信用证”等,与其相关的短语有:
1.be a credit to, to sb.'s credit意为“使……感到光荣,给……争光”。如:
He is a credit to his family.
他给全家争了光。
It is to his credit that he hired such talented people.
聘请到这么有能力的人,使他感到很光荣。
2.take credit for意为“因……而受到好评”。如:
They took credit for bringing down extremists.
他们因为击败了极端主义者而受到好评。
3.give credit to意为“信任;赞扬”。如:
David gave credit to his new agent.
戴维对他的新代理人表示信任。
4.give sb. credit for sth.意为“认为某人具有(某种品德、才能等)”。如:
I gave her credit for sincerity.
我认为她为人真诚。
5.have credit with sb.意为“得到某人的信任”。如:
I always have credit with my husband.
我丈夫一直信任我。
6.have the credit of意为“有……的好名声”。如:
He had the credit of being an enlightened man.
他有着“开明之士”的好名声。