English around the world【重点词汇】1. base vt. 以……为基础(根据)；n. 基地；基础She used her family’s story as a base for her novel. 她把她一家人的经历作为她小说的蓝本。They used to make that small town the base for their revolutionary work. 他们过去把那个小镇当作革命工作的根据地。Based on what he had said, we finally made out a plan. 根据他所说的情况，我们最后制定了计划。Three of the new products are based on traditional herbal medicines.有三种新产品是根据传统草药研制的。2. command n. & vt. 命令；掌握；指挥；Troops were marching on under the command of the general. 部队在将军的指挥下正在向前挺进。So long as you have a good command of the local culture, you will have no trouble living there. 只要你精通当地文化，你在那儿生活下去是不成问题的。The officer commanded that all the soldiers join in the fight at once. 长官下令所有的士兵马上投入战斗。Commanded by the captain, all the people on board worked together to save the ship. 在舰长的率领下船上所有的人共同努力来拯救这艘船。3. request n. & vt. 要求；请求Why do you turn a deaf ear to our request? 为什么你对我们的要求充耳不闻？Our boss requested us to make full use of what we had in hand. 我们老板要求我们充分利用现有的设备。The teacher requested that all the students should get on well with each other. 老师要求所有的学生相互和睦相处。It is requested that he should leave before seven o’clock. 要求他 7 点以前动身。4. recognize vt. 辨认出；承认；公认It was not until my little brother raised his head that I recognized him. 直到我弟弟抬起头来我才认出他。He spoke so strangely that I didn’t recognize his voice at first. 他说话很奇怪，起初我没听出是他的声音。The firm recognized Tom's outstanding work by giving him an extra bonus. 公司发给汤姆一笔额外奖金以表彰他工作出色。He is recognized as the only one to ...
