artificial

adj.

人造的;人工的; 非天然的

These diamonds are very beartiful, though they are artificial.
这些钻石虽然是人造的,可还是很漂亮。

The new dam will form a large artificial lake behind it.
新筑的水坝将会在后面形成一个人工湖。

近义词synonym

fake adj. 伪造的；冒充的;

These are fake pearls.
这些是假珍珠。

false adj. 假的;

The actor in role of an old man wears false whiskers.
扮演老头的演员戴着假胡子。

词性变化 word-activity

artificiality n. 人造物；

All of sights of you see are made by artificiality.
你看到的所有景象都是由人造物制作的。

artificially adv. 人为地,人工地

We artificially build this building like an old one.
我们人为地把这座建筑盖得象旧的。

反义词 antonym

genuine adj. 真的；非人造的

This is a genuine diamond.
这是一个真的钻石。

natural adj. 天然的

This is a natural pearl.
这是一个天然珍珠.

true adj. 真实的

It is a true story.
那是个真实的故事.

学习测试---examination

The _____intelligence makes computer smarter and smarter every day, and it is impossible that computer has its own mind someday.
1. false; 2. artificial; 3. natural;

He is completely retarded.
他真是个十足的智障。

Completely 是一个在加强语气时非常好用的副词，它可以让你的语气立刻增强百分之五十。比方说有一次我打电话去订购一样仪器，花了好多时间跟他们解释，到最后，送来的居然还缺这个缺那个的。我忍不住随口抱怨，"He is so retarded." (他真是个白痴。) 坐在旁边的老美大概也深有同感，附和道，"Yes, he is completely retarded. " (他是个十足的智障。) 这个 completely 在这里是不是用得很好？so retarded 跟 completely retarded 听起来感觉就是不一样。

由于 completely 是个副词，所以它不但可以用来修饰形容词，还可以用来修饰动词。比方说上司交代你一项任务，你不单是说，"I understand." 还可以说，"I completely understand." 表示自己可是完完全全地听明白了。这句话小笨霖我是最会用的了，每次老板交代任务下来问我了不了解，我不会笨笨地说，"Yes, I understand." 我肯定说，"Yes. I completely understand what you meant." 或是 "Yes. I perfectly understand what you meant." 你看多了这个 completely 和 perfectly 语气是不是立刻变得谄媚多了？记住，将来若想要升官发财就全靠这两个字了。

Shortly after Borglum began blasting into the sides of the mountain in 1927, the United States plunged into the Great Depression. During those tough years, jobs were hard to come by. When the work first started on the mountain, people here didn't have jobs of any kind. They were willing to work for anything. And, Borglum trained them and they stayed with him through thick and thin. Over the next decade, four hundred local men lived on the mountain top.

1927年，博格勒姆在山壁破土开工后不久，美国陷入了大萧条。在那个艰难的年代，很难找到工作。山上的工程刚开始时，这里的人没有任何工作可做。他们愿意做任何事情。博格勒姆对他们进行了培训，大家在一起同甘共苦。在此后的10年间，400名当地人在山顶风餐露宿。

The muffled whump of snowballs hitting their mark barely disturbs the quiet of a winter's eve in the square fronting Mozart's yellow-facaded home.

在莫扎特黄色故居前的广场上,雪球的击打发出噗噗的声音,打破了这冬天沉寂的夜晚.

The Fish Net
"Can you tell me what fish net is made, Ann?"
"A lot of little holes tied together with strings." replied the little girl.

鱼网
"你能告诉我鱼网是什么做的吗，安？" 老师发问道。
"把许多小孔用绳子栓在一起就成了鱼网了。" 小女孩回答道。