广东省深圳市宝安中学 赵国强(518101)
average
adj. 平均的，一般的，通常的
the average age of the boys这些男孩子的平均年龄
What is the average rainfall for August in your country?你们国家八月份的平均降雨量是多少?
普通的，平常的，水平一般的
men of average ability/the average men能力一般的人
students of average intelligence普通智力的学生
n. 平均,平均数
The average of 4, 8, and 60 is 24.
4、8和60的平均数是24。
on an/ the average平均，按平均数计算； 一般地说
above the average在平均数以上；中上
be well up to the average/ be quite up to the average完全达到一般水平
below the average在一般水平以下，中下；在平均数以下
refer vi.(-red; -ring; 其后跟介词to)
1) 查阅，求教，求助于
refer to sb. for information向某人打听消息
He referred to his notes now and then when he was speaking.他发言时不时地看稿子。
2) 提到，说到
Please refer to the facts of history请提及一下史实。
He often referred to his past experiences as a miner.他经常谈起他当矿工地经历。
3) 涉及；适用于
What I have to say refers to all of you.我要说的话涉及到你们大家。
The regulations refer only to children.这些规定仅适用于小孩。
4）refer to sb. [sth.] as称某人[物]为
She heard them refer to him as “Big Brother”.她听见他们管他叫“大哥”。
vt.（宾语后仍然跟to）使（人）找；叫人查阅[询]，参看
refer a question to an expert把问题提交给专家(处理)；refer sb. to the dictionary叫某人去查字典
The teacher referred him to Chapter V.老师叫他看第五章。
The visitors are referred to the information desk.让来访者到问事处去。
He referred his success to the good teaching he had had.他把他的成功归于他以前所受的良好教育。
generally speaking（adv. 总的来说,一般而言）该短语属固定表达，不受人称等其它条件地限制。
Generally speaking, women love children better than men do.大体上，女人比男人更爱孩子。
类似说法还有：
strictly speaking严格说来
broadly speaking泛泛地说，一般地说
frankly speaking坦率地说，老实说
personally speaking就个人来说，就自己而言
properly speaking确切地说
roughly speaking粗略地说来
本文曾发表于《学生双语报》高二版2004年第10期