今天我们继续连载《厚朴GRE词汇笔记》之0020，请同学们先看题：
Prose (i)__________ the notion that, as a patron of the arts, Peggy Guggenheim was (ii)___________; Guggenheim, Prose argues, simply had limited funds to bestow on the many artists and writers who depended on her.
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首先我们读题，可以得到大致的印象如下：
Prose (这里我们要根据这个词在句子中当主语，快速判定Prose是一个人)________那个认为“Peggy Guggenheim作为一个艺术资助人是_______的”的观点; Prose提出观点说，Guggenheim只是手头能够用于给那么多依靠他（资助）拿去花的资金有限。
然后根据后半部分可以看出Prose是在为Guggenheim辩护，他说Guggenheim只是手里钱不够，言下之意就是Guggenheim不是舍不得给钱，不是小气。由此可以选出第二空是parsimonious（吝啬、小气）。然后根据Prose是反对别人说Guggenheim小气的，选出第一空是dispute。
这道题中需要同学们识记的几个单词是：
parsimonious adj. 吝啬的，过度节俭的
very unwilling to spend money or use resources
💡例句：
She's too parsimonious to heat the house properly.
她太节省了，甚至都舍不得给房子供足暖气。
dispute vt. 对（声明或未证实的事实）进行质疑
question whether (a statement or alleged fact) is true or valid
💡例句：
The accusations are not disputed.
这些指控未被质疑。
self-aggrandizing adj. 自我吹嘘的
doing or saying things to make yourself seem more powerful or important
💡例句：
His opponents sought to portray him as a self-aggrandizing fantasist.
他的对手试图把他描绘成一个自吹自擂的空想家。
notion n. 观念;看法
a belief or idea
💡例句：
The show's director rejects the notion that seeing violence on television has a harmful effect on children.
节目制片人们并不认为看到电视上的暴力场景会对孩子们造成不良影响。
bestow vt.授予（荣誉，权利），赠与（礼物）
confer or present (an honour, right, or gift)
💡例句：
Many books were bestowed on her.
（有人）赠给她很多书。
然后我们附上补完整之后的句子（英汉对照）：
Prose disputes the notion that, as a patron of the arts, Peggy Guggenheim was parsimonious; Guggenheim, Prose argues, simply had limited funds to bestow on the many artists and writers who depended on her.
Prose对“Peggy Guggenheim作为一位艺术赞助人过于吝啬”这一说法提出了异议；Prose认为，Guggenheim（不是吝啬），她就是没那么多钱去资助那么多依赖她生活的艺术家和作家。
Parsimonious这个单词在GRE中被考到的频率比较高，建议同学们熟练掌握这个单词。我们再来看一道三空题。
The enthusiasm that many English artists and writers felt regarding the Labour Party (i) _______ amid complaints that arts funding remained as (ii) _______ under Labour as it had been under the Tory Party. And even though the government recently announced a significant funding boost for the Arts Council, some arts leaders still refuse to (iii) _______ Labour.
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同学们会发现，这道题的内容也涉及作家或艺术家需要别人的资助，答案中又出现了parsimonious。所以同学们以后看到题目中出现作家、艺术家、资助等单词，就可以在备选项中留意一下有没有跟“吝啬小气”或者“慷慨大方”相关的单词了，很可能就是正确选项。
这道题中需要同学们识记的几个单词是：
intensify vt. & vi. 使）变强；加强，加剧
become or make more intense
💡例句：
The dispute began to intensify.
争吵开始加剧。
resurface vi. 重新出现，重新显露
arise or become evident again
💡例句：
Serious concerns about the welfare of animals eventually resurfaced.
终于又出现了对动物生存状况的真切关注。
wane vi. （尤指状况、感觉）衰落，减少，减弱
especially of a condition or feeling) decrease in vigour, power, or extent; become weaker
💡例句：
Confidence in the dollar waned.
对美元的信心减弱了。
far-reaching adj. 影响深远（或广泛）的
having important and widely applicable effects or implications
💡例句：
The practice had far-reaching environmental consequences.
这种做法对环境造成了深远的影响。
boost n. 改善；提高；增强；推动
an occasion when something is improved or increased
💡例句：
The lowering of interest rates will give a much-needed boost to the economy.
利率的下调将会给经济注入急需的推动力。
最后我们还是附上补完整之后的句子（英汉对照）：
The enthusiasm that many English artists and writers felt regarding the Labour Party waned amid complaints that arts funding remained as parsimonious under Labour as it had been under the Tory Party. And even though the government recently announced a significant funding boost for the Arts Council, some arts leaders still refuse to trust Labour.
许多英国艺术家和作家对工党所抱有的热情，在一片抱怨声中，消退了。抱怨的内容是，工党上台后，对艺术的资助和保守党在台上时一样吝啬。尽管政府最近宣布大增对艺术委员会的资助，一些艺术界的领袖人物还是拒绝相信工党。
好了，今天这一期的《厚朴GRE词汇笔记》就讲到这里了，同学们下次见。
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