n. 创立者, 建立者vt. 使沉没, 使摔倒, 弄跛, 浸水, 破坏vi. 沉没, 摔到, 变跛, 倒塌, 失败【机】 铸工

◆记忆方法一：
词根词缀记忆法：founder n 奠基者（found+er人）,found，fund=base，表示“基础” 

sponsor/host/hold/founder
记忆：
1. sponsor [ 5spCnsE ] 音似“是办事儿的人”， n. 发起人, 主办者 vt. 发起, 主办 The English teachers sponsored an English Week this term. 这学期英语老师们主办了英语周活动。
2. host [ hEust ] vt. 当主人招待， 主持 Mr. Zhang hosted the conference. 张考生主持了会议。
3. hold [ hEuld] vt. 举办 The holding of the 2008 Olympics can’t be an excuse to allow Taiwan to break away. 2008年奥运会的举办不可能成为允许台湾分裂出去的借口。 hold sth in one’s arms怀抱 hold sth up举起，继续下去, 阻挡 hold back 阻止, 抑制 hold a meeting举行会议 hold 200 people容纳200人
4. founder [ 5faundE] found-er n. 创始人, 奠基人 Chairman Mao, a founder of new China, will be remembered in history. 毛主席，新中国的奠基人之一，将名垂青史。
另类阅读：
The 27th Olympics were held in August, 2004. They were hosted by Greece, the sponsor of the games. Do you know who was the founder of the modern Olympics?