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Of all the weapons in the vast soviet arsenal nothing was more profitable than Avtomat Kalashnikova model of 1947, more commonly known as the AK-47, or Kalashnikov. It"s the worlds most popular assault rifle, a weapon all fighters love.

——Lord of War

諸多蘇聯武器中，沒有一種比卡拉什尼可夫1947年款自動步槍最有利可圖，也就是著名的AK-47，又稱卡拉什尼科夫。它是世界上最流行的突擊步槍，所有戰士的最愛。

——《軍火之王》

一、下面我們來看看model有幾種含義

adj.

模范的；典型的 being a usually miniature representation of something

She is the model teacher in the school.

她是這所學校的模范教師。

n.

1.模型 [C] a copy of sth, usually smaller than the original object

We are making a plane model.

我們在做一個飛機模型。

2.模式 [C] a system of postulates, data, and inferences presented as a mathematical description of an entity or state of affairs

The cyclic model of the universe is clearly attractive.

宇宙的循環模式顯然富有魅力。

3.典型；模范 [C] a person or thing that is considered an excellent example of sth

His mother is a model of industry.

他母親是勤勞的模范。

4.模特兒 [C] a person whose job is to wear and show new styles of clothes and be photographed wearing them

A former model wrote a hilarious novel based on pillow talk with her many male friends.

一位前模特兒以她同許多男友的枕頭談話為基礎寫出了一本有趣的小說。

5.式樣 [C] a particular design or type of product

I bought a dress patterned upon a paris model.

我買了一件巴黎式樣的衣服。

v.

1.模擬；模仿 [T] to create a copy of an activity, a situation, etc.

The pupils model themselves upon their teacher.

小學生仿效他們的老師。

2.做模特兒 [I,T] to work as a model for an artist or in the fashion industry

She once modelled in a department store.

她曾經在一家百貨商店當時裝模特兒。

3.做模型；塑造 [I,T] to shape 

How does the enterprise to model the vitalistic brand?

企業如何塑造有生命力的品牌？

二、詞義辨析：你知道哪些詞還有“復制”的意思嗎？

copy, duplicate, model, reproduction, facsimile

這些名詞均有“復制品”之意。

copy普通用詞，含義廣泛，指精確的或不精確的復制品。

duplicate常指完全一模一樣，可代替原件的復制品。

model可指按某物式樣制造、按比例縮小的模型，也可指某物未制成之前做出的模型。

reproduction批按原物復制的產品，著重復制品與原物相似。

facsimile含義與

copy大體相同，但較文雅。

三、下面我們來學習一下含有model的常見短語 

role model

n. 1.行為榜樣 2.角色模特

四、你會用model了嗎？來做個填詞游戲吧

He drafted the ______ of the atomic warhead.

他畫了原子彈頭模型的草圖。

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