联想记忆:raff(大量,一大堆)+le--在一大堆里抽--抽奖
例:raffle tickets抽彩券
联想记忆:rag(破衣服)+time(时候)--黑人穿破衣服的时候跳的爵士舞
例:Scott was a preeminent ragtime composer.
例:The king began to raid and conquer the enemy territory.
派生词:raider(n.袭击者)
词根记忆:rail(铁轨)+road(路)--铁路
例:The government should lower the railroad companies' property taxes.
例:Economists predicted that there would be a rally in stocks and bonds.
派生词:rancher(n.农场主)
联想记忆:range(漫游)+land(土地)--牛羊可以漫游的土地--牧场
联想记忆:ran(跑)+som(看作sum一笔钱)--用一笔钱跑--赎金
注意:random(a.随意的)
例:The hijackers demanded a ransom of a million pounds.//The prisoners should be ransomed.
词根记忆:来自ratify(v.正式批准)
例:The role 'of Congress in the ratification of treaties with sovereign nations was eventually undermined.