Both the police and the workmen were grateful to the student for this piece of advance information.
警察与工人都对那个学生事先通报情况表示感谢。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 40 Who's who
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adj. 感激的，感谢的;令人愉快的;宜人的;荷;
💡 grate感激，高兴+ful多…的 →感谢的；愉快的
"I am extremely grateful to all the teachers for their help."
我非常感谢所有老师的帮助。
近义：appreciative, indebted, pleased, thankful, welcome, beholden
反义：ingrate, thankless, unappreciative, unpleasant, unpleasing, unrewarding
n. 学生，大学生;研究者，学者;中学生;<美俚>初学者;
💡 stud=study学习+ent人→学生
"In borderline cases teachers will take the final decision, based on the student's previous work."
在难以定夺的情况下，教师将根据学生先前的作业做出最终评分。
近义：pupil, schoolboy, schoolchild, trainee, undergraduate, collegian
反义：pedagog, pedagogue, teacher, educationalist, educationist
vt. （使）前进;将…提前;预付;提出;
vi. （数量等）增加;向前推（至下一步）;上涨;
n. 增长;借款;（价格、价值的）上涨;预付款;
adj. 预先的;先行的;
💡 ab(from)+ance(before)→前进
"We feared that an advance on the capital would soon follow."
我们担心接下来会马上向首都推进。
近义：volunteer, propose, propound, prepayment, retainer, improve
反义：involute, back, reappear, recede, retrocede, retrogress
n. 信息，数据;通知;消息;知识;
💡 in进+form形状+ation名词后缀→通知的东西→信息
"The information and advice are boiled down to bare essentials."
各种资料与建议缩短为极简单的要点.
近义：notice, word, communication, info, intelligence, gen
n. 警察部门;警方;警察;治安;
vt. （警察、军队等）巡查;维护治安;（委员会等）监督;管制;
adj. 警察的;有关警察的;
💡 破（po）例（li）让嫦娥（ce）当 警察
"A police car drew abreast of us and signalled us to stop."
一辆警车开过来与我们并排，示意我们停下来。
近义：herd, monitor, patrol, picket, track, troll