specialties with the sensibility of an artist. (2) capacity for being easily offended or shocked * This article offended most readers" sensibilities.这篇文章挫伤了大多 数读者的感情 she is a girl of subtle and refined sensibilities 18. blame sth on sth /sb. to consider sth sb. responsible for sth bad The police blamed the accident on the taxi driver. 他们把这次失败归咎于他顽固的态度 (They blame the failure on his stubborn attitude 19 originate: vi. to have as an established starting point The style of architecture orig inated from the ancient Greeks.这种建 筑风格起源于古希腊。 ( Most people's psychological problems originate in their early relationship with their parents CF: arise, originate result 这些动词均有“起源”、“源自”之意 arise多与from连用,强调指从无到有的产生,表一种因果关系。 originate强调产生变化的起源 result强调变化的最终结果。 (Directions: Fill in the blanks with the words above. Change the form where 1 Our efforts in success. resulted) 2)This is a mistake that from a basic misunderstanding. E arises 3) The concept of“zero in India. Originated) (4)There are some problems out of the lack of communication (arising) 20. distort: vt. to give a false or dishonest account of *the announcement was so distorted that i couldn 't understand what was said 当他发现他的动机被歪曲时他很愤怒 ( He felt angry when he realized that his motives had been distorted. (The human understanding is like a false mirror, which, receiving rays irregularly, distorts and discolors the nature of things by mingling its own nature with it.)人的理解如同一面假镜子,无规律地接收 光线,将自己的本质和事物的本质混合起来,从而歪曲和玷污了事物的本质。8 specialties with the sensibility of an artist. (2) capacity for being easily offended or shocked *This article offended most readers' sensibilities. 这篇文章挫伤了大多 数读者的感情。 (= She is a girl of subtle and refined sensibilities.) 18. blame sth. on sth./sb.: to consider sth./sb. responsible for sth. bad *The police blamed the accident on the taxi driver. 他们把这次失败归咎于他顽固的态度。 (=They blame the failure on his stubborn attitude.) 19. originate: vi. to have as an established starting point *The style of architecture originated from the ancient Greeks. 这种建 筑风格起源于古希腊。 (=Most people’s psychological problems originate in their early relationship with their parents.) CF: arise, originate & result 这些动词均有“起源”、“源自”之意。 arise 多与 from 连用，强调指从无到有的产生，表一种因果关系。 originate 强调产生变化的起源。 result 强调变化的最终结果。 (Directions:) Fill in the blanks with the words above. Change the form where necessary. (1) Our efforts _______ in success. (=resulted) (2) This is a mistake that _______ from a basic misunderstanding. (= arises) (3) The concept of “zero” _______ in India. (=originated) (4) There are some problems ______ out of the lack of communication. (=arising) 20. distort: vt. to give a false or dishonest account of *The announcement was so distorted that I couldn't understand what was said. 当他发现他的动机被歪曲时他很愤怒。 （ = He felt angry when he realized that his motives had been distorted.） (=The human understanding is like a false mirror, which, receiving rays irregularly, distorts and discolors the nature of things by mingling its own nature with it.) 人的理解如同一面假镜子，无规律地接收 光线，将自己的本质和事物的本质混合起来，从而歪曲和玷污了事物的本质