例句选自Economist、The New York Times等主流外刊，词汇解释及例句源于牛津词典和柯林斯词典。



CATTI考试中翻译选材常源于Economist、The New York Times等主流外刊，因此，平日学习中，外刊积累必不可少。


例：What people perceive as good judgement may stem from the ability to spot certain cues in the environment.


句法分析：

该句为主语从句，其中what people perceive as good judgement作主语；may stem为谓语；the ability为from的宾语（to spot certain cues作the ability的后置定语）


词汇详解：

1. perceive[pərˈsiːv]

①to notice or become aware of sth 注意到；意识到；察觉到

例：I perceived a change in his behaviour.

我注意到他举止有些改变。

②~ sb/sth (as sth) to understand or think of sb/sth in a particular way 将…理解为；将…视为；认为

例：This discovery was perceived as a major breakthrough.

这一发现被视为一项重大突破。


词根：

ceive=take/hold/seize 表示"拿,抓,握住"


同根词汇拓展：

conceive[kənˈsiːv]

①~ (of) sth (as sth) (formal) to form an idea, a plan, etc. in your mind; to imagine sth 想出（主意、计划等）；想象；构想；设想

例1：He conceived the idea of transforming the old power station into an arts centre.

他想出了一个把旧发电站改造为艺术中心的主意。

例2：[动词 (+ that从句)]

I cannot conceive (= I do not believe) (that) he would wish to harm us.

我无法想象他会存心伤害我们。

例3：[动词 + wh-从句]

I cannot conceive what it must be like.

我想象不出它会是什么样子。

②when a woman conceives or conceives a child , she becomes pregnant 怀孕；怀（胎）

例：She is unable to conceive.

她不能怀孕。


deceive[dɪˈsiːv]

①[动词 + 名词短语] ~ sb (into doing sth) to make sb believe sth that is not true 欺骗；蒙骗；诓骗

例：Her husband had been deceiving her for years.

她丈夫多年来一直在欺骗她。

②（~ yourself） to refuse to admit to yourself that sth unpleasant is true 欺骗（自己）

例：You're deceiving yourself if you think he'll change his mind.

如果你认为他会改变主意，那你是在欺骗自己。

③to make sb have a wrong idea about sb/sth 使人误信；误导

例：Unless my eyes deceive me, that's his wife.

如果我没有看错的话，那是他的妻子。


2. spot [spɑːt]

(not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) to see or notice a person or thing, especially suddenly or when it is not easy to do so 看见；看出；注意到；发现

例：I finally spotted my friend in the crowd.

我终于在人群中看见了我的朋友。


短语积累：

1. stem from=originate from源于

2. on cue

at exactly the moment you expect or that is appropriate 恰好在这时；就在这时候

例：‘Where is that boy? ’ As if on cue, Simon appeared in the doorway.

“那男孩在哪里？”西蒙像是接到了信号一样刚好出现在门口。

3. be spotted with sth

to be covered with small round marks of sth 满是…斑点

例：His shirt was spotted with oil.

他的衬衣上满是油点。


官方译文：

人们所认为的良好判断力或许源于在环境中发现某些线索的能力。