英语单词几乎是天天必背的，但一定要有计划性，有的人常常用整段的时间如整个上午来背单词，有时候又一天都不翻一下单词书，这是不可取的。2016考研的同学最好制定一个计划，多少天背完一遍，每天背多少个，每天什么时候背，规划地清清楚楚，效率也会高很多。

　　cease

　　v./n. 停止，中止

　　【例】First of all we must learn to look at political and social life objectively and cease to think of it wholly in moral terms.首先，我们必须学会客观地观察政治和社会生活，而不再完全用道德术语去考虑它。

　　【同义替换】stop

　　【派生】ceaseless a.不停的，不断的 ceaselessly ad.不断地，不停地

　　【真题】If we do not confront and overcome these internal fears and doubts, if we protect ourselves too much, then we cease to grow. We become trapped inside a shell of our own making.

　　如果我们不能去正视并克服这些内在的恐惧和疑虑，如果我们过于自我保护，那么我们就会停止成长，陷进自己营造的壳子里面。

　　ambitious

　　v.有抱负的，雄心勃勃的;有野心的

　　【例】An ambitious politician is often guided by expediency rather than principle.一个有野心的政客常由自身利益而不是原则来指导。

　　【同义替换】aspiring

　　【派生】ambition n.对成功、权力等的强烈欲望，野心;雄心

　　【真题】For such people and many more perhaps not so exceptional, the proper formulation is, “ Succeed at all costs but avoid appearing ambitious.”

　　对于这样的人，还有那些也许不太出色的人而言，“不惜一切代价获得成功，但避免让他人看出雄心勃勃”是对他们最好的诠释。

　　scheme

　　n.计划，方案;阴谋;配置 v.计划，策划;阴谋

　　【例】It was reported that the banks had decided to drop the POST scheme.据报道，银行决定搁置销货点终端方案。

　　【同义替换】conspiracy, plot

　　【派生】schemer n.策划阴谋的人 scheming a.常搞阴谋诡计的人

　　【真题】As an increasing number of traffic regulation schemes are devised, the poor bewildered driver finds himself diverted and forced into one-way systems which cause even greater delays than the traffic jams they are supposed to prevent.

　　由于设定了更多的交通调整方案，饱受困扰的可怜司机发现自己被强制要求改道使用单行线，这造成了比原来更严重的交通堵塞。