Question

Einstein liked Bose’s paper so much that he ____ his own work and translated it into German.

　 A. gave off　 B. turned down　　 C. took over　　 D. set aside

 

Answer 1

D

句意: 爱因斯坦如此喜欢波斯的论文以至于他把自己手头的工作放置一边来把波斯的论文翻译成德语。本题是在语境中考查动词短语意义的辨析。选项A.gave off-to produce a smell, light, heat, a sound, etc.“发出(气味、光、热、声音等)”, 不符合句子内容。选项B.turned down有两个意思: ①to make a machine such as an oven, radio, etc.produce less heat, sound, etc.调低(机器的热度、音量等); ②to refuse an offer, requst, or invition拒绝(提议、请求、邀请), 这两个意思都不符合句子内容。选项C.took over-to take control of something“接管, 接手; 接住”, 从整个句子内容看C项不合适。选项D.set aside-to put something down somewhere“放下、放置”, 符合句意, 是正确答案。