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Ｕ１
1.
断断续续
off and on
2.
对?感到腻味
be bored
by ...
3.
觉得?枯燥难懂
find ... dull and
difficult
4.
以?而出名
have a reputation
for...
5.
据说某人?
sb. be said to be
...
6.
拘谨刻板，落后于时代
formal, rigid and
out-of-date
7.
随笔小品文
an informal
essay
8.
躺在沙发上
lie on a
sofa
9.
不得不面对?
face up to ...
10.
围坐在晚餐桌旁
be
seated around the supper table
11.
?重现在我脑海中
... reawake in my
mind
12.
自得其乐
for my own joy
13.
违反规定
violate
the rules
14.
不及格分
a failing grade
15.
别无选择，只好做?
There is no choice
but to do...
16.
更不可思议的是
what’s
more
17.
专心听讲
listen attentively18.
乐乎乎地开怀大笑
laugh with open-
hearted enjoyment
19.
心花怒放
pure delight
20.
最后的时刻
at the eleventh hour
1
、沉闷的，无趣的
Dull, lifeless, cheerless, tedious
2
、写，写出，写下来
Turn out, write, compose, put down
3
、合理的，得体的
proper, respectable
4
、人们想起什么
I recalled the laughing
arguments ...
Vivid memories of sth.
Come flooding back to sb.
sth. reawakes in on
one
’
s mind
5
、再体验
recapture, relive
6
、快乐，幸福
Joy,
pleasure, delight, happiness
7
、嘲笑，嘲弄
contempt, ridicule
8
、话题，题目
topic, title
1.
我们的经理在想法上是很如此顽固，一成不变的，他从不
听从别人的意见。
?
Our
manager is so rigid in his thinking, that he never
listens to new ideas.
2.
童年的片
段如此的栩栩如生，浮现在我眼前。
?
Parts of my childhood are
so vivid to me.
3.
汤姆已经被派往巴黎的
新办公室工作。
?
Tom has
been assigned to the new Paris office.
4.
她对
20
年后长什么样有着清醒的
形象认识。
?
She had a
clear image of how she would look in twenty years’
time.
Ｕ２
1. He
must have
been
completely lost in something he
was reading...(L1)
must have been
表示猜测过去发生的事情，
“那肯定是”
might have done
表示猜测，这种猜测不太肯定
，
“可能”
could have
done
本可以做（却没有）
;
表示对过去动作的猜测，
“可能”
ought to/should have
done
表示假设，
过去应该做而没有做含有责备的意思
2. He must have been
completely
lost in
something
he was reading because I had to
tap
on
the
windshield to get his
attention.(L1)
be lost in=lose oneself in: be absorbed
in, be occupied with
专心致志于
focus on, concentrate on, abandon
oneself to
3. Is you cab
available
?(L3)
available: able to be used, had or reac
hed
可用的，可得到的
;
可接受探访
的，可见客人的
I'm sorry, those
overcoats are not available in your color and
size.
对不起
,
这种外套没有你
要的
颜色和尺码。
There
are no tickets avail
able for
“Transformers”.
The lawyer
is not available now.
sounded
as if
he had a cold
or something.(L5)
as if
好像
一般情况下引出的从句表示的不
是实际的情况，要用虚拟语气；如果
as if
后面的
从句所表示的情况是真实的或很可能是真实的，从句的动词不用虚拟语气，而用陈述语气。
在
look, smell, sound, feel,
taste
后尤其如此。
The
girl listened quietly as if she had been turned to
stone.
She loves the boy as if she were
his mother
．
It
sounds as if it is raining
．
sounded as if he had a
cold
or something
.(L5)
or something:
诸如此类的事
=or
something like that
Here
?
s some
money
．
Get
yourself a hamburger or
something
．
He is
writing a poem or something.
6. it
might as well
have been family .(L13)
might/may as well
不放，无妨，后直接跟动词原形
It
will be quite some time before the next bus comes.
We may as well walk home.
7.I’m
not much of
a hand at writing.(L13)
我不大会写东西。
not much
of a: not a good
不太好的
Some people may think that doing
housework for others is not much of a job.
Can you sing/dance/draw/cook?
I am not much of a
singer/dancer/painter/cook.
8. I don’t think any of us
keep up
our correspondence
to well.
(L16)
keep up:
continue without stopping
保持
I don
?
t believe
he can keep up working like that.
keep
off
避开，不接近
keep
on
继续进行
keep
to
坚持，信守
keep up
with
跟上，赶上
keep
out of
躲开，置身于外
9. I don’t think any of us keep up our
correspondence
to well.(L16)
correspondence:
通信联系
;
符合
,
一致
The correspondence dropped after the
enemy's airraid.
There isn?t much
correspondence between his words and
actions.
1.
完全沉浸于
be
completely lost in
2.
引起?的注意
get sb.’s
attention
3.
坐进后座
settle into
the back seat
4.
不着急
in no hurry
5.
不大会?
not much of
a hand at…
6.
保持通信往来
keep up
correspondence
7.
从小学一直到高中
all the
way through both grade and high school
8.
老街坊
an old
neighborhood
9.
保持联系
keep in
touch with
10.
老同学聚会
a class
reunion
11.
时间不饶人
Time goes by.
12.
在一起闲逛
hang out
on the same corner
13.
点头称是
nod in
agreement
14.
在远处
in the distance
1.
尽管不可能每个人都能回家，但
是他们依然在继续计划这个计划。
?
Although it is unlikely
that everyone will be able to go home ,they are
still
going ahead with
this
plan.
2.
由于有些事情意想不
到的发生了，恐怕我不能按时完成这个项目了。
?
Something
has
come up
and I am afraid I will not be
able to accomplish the project on time
3.
由于糟糕的天气据估计有上千乘客被滞留在机场。
Because of
the awful
weather, it
is
estimated
that over one
thousand passengers were
held
up at airport
4.
因为他们准备听你诉说，那你就把你所有的苦水都倒出来吧。
< br>
?
Since
they’r
e ready to
lend an
ear
, you
might as
well
pour out your troubles to them.
5.
他神情有点悲伤，似乎想看清远处的什么东西。我想我真应该早
些写这封信。
?
He
looked sort
of
sorrowful, or as if he were trying
to see something
in the
distance
. I guess I
should
have written it sooner.
Ｕ３
likely:
It is likely that
?
很可能
It is highly likely that he will
succeed
我下个月很有可能在这边。
I shall very likely be here again next
month.
He can’t
do
without
the services of a secretary.
bring about : cause to
happen
bring forth
产生；提出
bring up
教育；养育；提出
1.
在过去的一百年间
in the
last hundred years
2.
回到
go back to
3.
享有特权的少数人
a privileged
minority
4.
当今政府
the present government
5.
基础科学
basic
science
6.
全球政府
a global state
7.
民主社会
a
democratic society
8.
作出明达的决定
make informed
decisions
9.
生活水准
the standard of
living
10.
卡通人物
cartoon
figures
11.
科幻小说
science
fictions
12.
酸雨
acid rain
13.
温室效应
greenhouse effect
14.
核武器
nuclear
weapons
15.
基因工程
genetic
engineering
16.
死记硬背
learn by rote
17.
使销量减半
halve
the sales
18.
分子生物学
molecular
biology
19.
外星文明
alien civilization
20.
对?充满信心
have
sufficient faith in…
这工作在前景方面还是很有优势的
但是工资非常的低。
The job
is great
in terms of
advancement
but the starting salary is
rather low
似乎政府还没有意识的到问题的严重性。
It seems the government has not
yet
graspe
d the seriousness
of the problem
我的现在的工资是两年前挣的两倍
My income is now
twice as
much as
I used to earn two years ago
正如外界预测的那样，这家外企的失败不是由于缺少资金而是由于管理不善。
The failure of the joint venture
was not,
as was assumed by
outsider
, because of lack of capital,
but because of poor management.
苏珊没有被告知为什么被解雇
.
Susan was not
informed
of
the reason why she was dismissed.
这些电脑游戏不仅可以用来娱乐还可以
用来学习
These
computer games
entertain as well as
educate
the learner.
Ｕ４
1.
But one evening I
found
him
standing
in the driveway...
(L2)
find/see/watch/notice/hear/observe/feel
sb doing sth.
感官类动词
+
< br>宾语
+doing
：表示宾语正在做某事
加动词原形表示对某一件事见到了它的全过程，着重强调结果
I notice him playing cell phone games
in the class.
He saw a girl getting on
the bus.(
意为上车的动作正在进行。
)
He saw a girl get on the
bus.(
意为女孩上车的动作已经结束了。
)
2. I went into
my house
unhappy
. (L10)
形容词作补足语修饰主语：
S+V.+adj.
形容词（短语）作主语补足语或宾语补足语。
Every day, the kids came home from
school, dusty and hungry.
这个新任命的主任走进他的办公室，高兴并且自信。
The new appointed director walked into
his office, cheerful and confident.
They found the farm green with
vegetables
，
the
little house livable and homey
．
3. ...but how could I
turn
away
a person who had come to me for
help? (L10)
turn away:
refuse to help sb. or to allow sb. to enter a
place
拒绝帮助，不让
...
进入；把脸转过去
A doctor
can’t turn away a dying man.
He tur
ned away several
people who didn’t have the tickets.
4. I
assumed
you had hired him.
(L10)
assume:
①<
/p>
suppose
假设，以为②采用，承担，开始担任③装出，显出
A large proportion of
population assume the price will continue to rise.
At the age of 40, he assumed presidency
of the college.
She assumed a look of
surprise when she heard the news.
assumption-
假定；假设
presume-
假定，假设，认为
p
resumption
consume
consumption
resume
resumption
5. I
complimented
him
on
the work he had done. (L10)
compliment: praise
赞扬，赞美
v
. compliment sb. on sth.
praise sb. for sth.
n.
赞美的言辞或行为
;
致意，问候（复数）
Her guests complimented her on
the decoration of her house.
She
received many compliments on the design of her new
dress.
她那新裙子的设计
,
受
到许多人称赞。
Extend my
compliments to your family.
6. I managed to
work
out
some kind of small weekly pay.
(L24)-Translation
work out:
plan, solve, calculate
制定出，解决，算出
,
理解，弄懂
weekly:
每周的，一周一次的
We’ll leave it to the committee to work
out the details of the plan.
See if you can work this puzzle out.
I can’t work out the meaning of this
poem.
Are you
paid weekly or
monthly?
我设法凑了一小笔微薄的周薪。
7. Well, what do you
do with
such determination
and hope? (L30)
do
with:
对待，处理
-used in questions
with what
What have you done with my
book?
What are we going to do with the
food left over from the party?
do
without:
没有?也行，将就
do away with:
废除，去掉
have something to do with:
和?有点关系
have nothing to do with:
和?毫无关系
8.
But
I
doubted
whether
Tony
had
the
capacity
t
o
read
blueprints
and
micrometers
or
do
precision work. (L36)
capacity: 1) the ability to understand
or do sth.
能力，
才能
2) the power
of ability to hold
容量
This book is within the capacity of
young readers.
The seating capacity of
this theater is over 500.
capacity,
ability, capability
capacity
用于物时，指容纳接受的能力，如容积、容量、生产
能力；用于人时，指潜在的
能力。
ability
既指天赋的能力，
也指培养造就而获得的本领；
主要用于人，
指
已经表现出来的实
际能力，尤
指人的思维能力。
capability
较多用于人，指胜任某项工作的能力、本领。
9. He had learned to read
the millionths of an inch on the micrometer and to
shape the
grinding
wheel
with an instrument set
with a diamond. My wife and I
were
delighted with
what we felt
was a satisfying end of the story.
(L42)