Homesick is a compound(复合的) word made up of HOME and SICK. You know what each
46 means on its own, of course. But do you know the meaning
47 they are used together? The definition(定义) of homesick is SICK FOR HOME. It means you miss your home.
Now think for a minute
48 SEASICK. If you change the word HOME in the definition to the word SEA, would the definition
49 SEASICK? Does seasick mean SICK FOR SEA? It means something quite
50 . Seasick means SICK BY THE MOVEMENT ON THE SEA. When you are
51 ,the only place you want to be is at home. When you are seasick,
52 you want to be is at sea.
Have you ever
53 a person being heartsick? Heartsick doesn’t mean that something is wrong with a person’s heart. People are heartsick when they are
54 deep inside as if their hearts are broken.
And we also have other compound words, such as handshake and
55 . Perhaps you may write definitions for them. It must be helpful to know some thing like this in your English study.
| 小题1: | | A．word | B．phrase | C．sentence | D．passage |
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| 小题5: | | A．right | B．wrong | C．same | D．different |
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| 小题6: | | A．homesick | B．heartsick | C．seasick | D．earsick |
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小题7:A. the first place B the last place C. the only place D. the safe place
| 小题8: | | A．thought over | B．thought out | C．heard from | D．heard of |
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| 小题9: | | A．hurt | B．hit | C．loved | D．moved |
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| 小题10: | | A．hobby | B．height | C．heaven | D．handbag |
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