【点拨】select v. 挑选；选择；adj. 精选的，挑剔的

She lets her son select his own Christmas present. 她让儿子自己选择圣诞礼物。

They selected a diamond engagement ring. 他们挑选了一枚钻石订婚戒指。

That school is very select. 那所学校招生非常严格。

The book is a select collection of poetry from various authors. 这本书是各家诗作的集锦。

【拓展】select, choose , elect, pick辨析

select强调在广泛的范围内进行"精选或淘汰"，侧重以客观为标准进行选择。

choose普通用词，侧重根据个人意愿和判断从众多的对象中进行选择。

elect指按照一定的规章或法律，用投票等方式进行的认真慎重的选择。

pick是口语用词，强调"从个人角度在众多之中进行挑选"，有时含有"任意选择"的意思。

design

【原句回放】The design of the room was in the fancy style popular in those days. 琥珀屋的设计采用了当时流行的别致的建筑式样。

【点拨】design vi. vt. 设计；计划；构思；n. 设计；图案；构思

Was it designed, or did it just happen? 这是有预谋的，还是偶然发生的？

He designed us a beautiful house. 他为我们设计了一座漂亮的房子。

He designs to become a musician. 他立志成为一个音乐家。

This piece of cloth has a new design. 这块布图案新颖。

be designed to do 目的是......

be designed for sb. / sth. 打算给（做）......用

be designed as sth. 打算当作......

design doing/ to do 打算做......

【拓展】by design意思是"故意地"，反义词为by accident/ chance。

Do you think the building was burnt down by accident or design?

你认为大楼被烧是意外事故还是有意为之？

remove

【原句回放】Before the Nazis could get into the summer palace, the Russians were able to remove some furniture and small art objects from the Amber Rome. 在纳粹进入夏宫之前，俄国人能够从琥珀屋里移走一些家具以及一些小的艺术品。

【点拨】remove v. 除去，去除；脱掉（take off），搬家（move）

Remove the old wallpaper and fill any holes in the walls. (take away)

去除这些墙纸，把墙上的洞堵上。

Reference books may not be removed from the library. (take away)

参考书不能从图书馆里移走。