affiliate / ә’filieit/

to cause a group to become part of or form a close relationship with another, usually larger, group or organization
an organization that is connected with or controlled by another, usually larger, organization

vt.使附属,接纳；追求根源，溯源
vi.发生联系
n.子公司
fil=fer 词根：生产，产生

relative ['relətiv]
有关系的；亲戚

例句
The college is affiliated to (或 with) the university.
这所学院附属于该大学。
Jack is affiliated with good fellows.
杰克与好人结交。
to affiliate with the church
参加教会

filial['filjəl]
relating to the relationship of a son or daughter to their parents
of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter <filial obedience>
子女的，孝顺的

例句
She is extremely filial towards her parents .
她对父母十分孝顺。
I hope you are also is filial, dignified girl.
我希望你也是位孝顺,端庄的女孩。

commence / kә’mens/
to begin something
vt. 开始；着手
vi. 使……开始；使……得学位

come on开始

例句
The second term commences in March.
第二学期自三月开始。
Those discussions will commence very soon and we hope to be able to get a quick result.
商谈将要马上开始,我们希望能够尽快达成解决方
Children will not be able to commence classes, if any fees are outstanding.
如果需缴纳费用没有按时付清,课程将无法正常开始。

【词义辨析】

begin, start, commence, initiate, inaugurate
这些动词均含有“开始”之意。
begin: 最常用词，含义广泛，其反义词是end，多用于行动、工作等的开始。
start: 在许多场合可与begin通用，但start侧重动作的起点。
commence: 可与begin换用，但commence系书面正式用词，语气庄重，特指有正式程序或一定仪式，或某种正式行动的“开始”。
initiate: 指创始或发起，侧重某过程的第一步，不考虑结束，强调起始。
inaugurate: 指正式而隆重的开始

趣味单词

agony/ ‘ægәni/
extreme physical or mental pain
the struggle that precedes death
a violent struggle or contest
a strong sudden display (as of joy or delight)
谐音：爱过你
n.极度痛苦；临死的挣扎；(感情的)突然而强烈的爆发

英语陷阱
agony aunt
a person who writes in a newspaper or magazine giving advice in reply to people's letters about their personal problems
compare agony uncle
在读者来信专栏回答来信的人

例句
The football fans cheered the winning team with agonies of wild joy.
足球迷欣喜若狂地向胜队欢呼。

耶鲁公开课 - 现代诗歌课程节选
Eliot's poetry, the poetry he created out of this experience, is a poetry of spiritual agony.
艾略特的诗歌，他以自身经验写成的那些诗，是一种精神上的爆发。

昨日重现

2003年9月CET-6真题
The high school my daughter studies in is _____ our university.

A.linked by
B.relevant to
C.mingled with
D.affiliated with

1995年1月CET-6真题

The ceremony will _____ as soon as the minister arrives.

A.complete
B.commence
C.disperse
D.descend

1998年1月CET-6真题
To _____ for his unpleasant experiences he drank a little more than was good for him.

A.commence
B.compromise
C.compensate
D.compliment

答案DBC