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Unit 1
1.
be like……:
……
就像
……
2.
a dog chasing
his own tail
狗追逐自己的尾巴
3.
leads sb to do
sth
引导某人做某事
4.
participate in
尤其
5.
Don
’
t quit your
day job
不要辞掉你正式的工作
6.
a budding
artist
一位初出茅庐的艺术家
7.
be at best
处于最好的情况
/
状况
8.
end up sth:
以
……
结束
9.
end up with
sth:
后果是
10.
go bankrupt:
情绪崩溃或财务破产
11.
impure
motives:
不纯洁的动机
12.
desire for
sth:
想要
sth
13.
worshiping
fans:
追随崇拜的粉丝们
14.
praise from p
eer:
来自同伴
/
同事的赞扬
15.
spur……on:
刺激
/
激励
16.
drown in
:
沉浸于
17.
The
lure
of
drowning
in
fame
’
s
imperial
glory
is
not easily resisted.
享受成名带来的巨大荣誉，
这种诱惑
不是能轻易抵挡的。
18.
exploit one's talent
for
…
发挥某人…方面的才能
19.
hasten
popularity
快速成名
/
流
行
20.
ride on:
乘坐。课文中
ri
de
做名词
21.
Sb be hard-
pressed to do sth:
某人难于做某事
22.
remain idle:
保持空闲
23.
sb becomes
bored:
某人感到无聊
24.
show a lack
of continuity in its appeal
缺乏持续的吸引力
25.
sustain the
attention of the public
持续吸引公众关注
26.
after their
enthusiasm has
dissolved:
当热情消退
27.
move on to
sth:
继续
(
前进
)
做某事
28.
attempt to
do=try to do:
尝试着做某事
29.
remain
current:
保持畅通
30.
run a
significant risk of losing the audience's favor
冒着失去观众喜爱的危险
31.
other then =
apart from:
除了
32.
the same is
ture of
sb
sth:……
情况也是这样的
33.
distinct :
形容词
动词
+fro
m:
独特的，不同的
34.
marked a
significant change in form:
在方式方面做出重大改变
35.
gain sb fame
and fortune:
名利双收
36.
fame's
spotlight can be hotter then a tropical jungle:
名声的聚光灯比热带丛林还热
37.
it takes you
out of yourself
不能做自己
=you have to forget your true self
38.
One drop of fame will likely
contaminate the entire
well of a man's
soul.
一点名声就可能会污染整个人的灵魂
39.
be known for:
因
……
而众所周知
40.
object to:
反对，不赞成
41.
pay heavily
for sth/doing sth:
为
……<
/p>
付出惨重代价
42.
be intimate
with sb. :
与某人关系密切
43.
accuse sb of
sth:
在某件事上指控某人
44.
at a banquet:
在宴会上
45.
influence sb
on sth:
在某件事上影响某人
46.
extremely:
极度的
47.
...
,asserting that......: (
伴随状语
)
声称
......
48.
damage one's
good name:
损坏某人的好名声
49.
should have
done:
应该做
50.
hire a better
attorney:
雇一个好律师
51.
end up in
jail:
最后入狱
52.
second one's
call to do sth:
支持某人的做
...
的请求
53.
and even worse
更糟糕的是
54.
be expelled f
rom:
从
……
中开除
55.
the
wider circle of public
favor:
广泛的社交圈
56.
at
sb
’
s
worst:
在某人最糟糕的时候
57.
curiously
enough=oddly
奇怪的是
58.
reap the
greatest reward:
获得最大的收获
59.
without fear
of doing sth:
而不用担心某事
60.
find comfort
in doing:
在
……
方面寻求安
慰
61.
pass away:
去世（隐晦的说法）
62.
sell
out:
出卖
63.
justify
sb/sth by doing sth:
通过做某事证明某人
某事有道理
64.
convince sb
to do sth:
劝服某人做某事
65.
Their genius
is too sophisticated for contemporary
audiences.
他们的才能对于现在的观众来说理解起来太高深。
66.
single-minded:
专一的
/
一门心思的
67.
one's quest
for fame:
某人想获得声望
(quest
名词
)
68.
motivate sb to do
sth:
鼓励某人做某事
69.
have sth
done:
使某事做好
70.
have some
potential as a musician
有做音乐家的天分
71.
fail at every
job:
每个工作都不成功
72.
come upon the
idea of doing:
提出做某事的主意
73.
develop the
fundamental theories to do sth:
发展做某事的基本理论
74.
product a new
form of education:
研究一种新的教育形式
75.
Failure is
the beginning of
one
’
s struggle,
not the
end.
失败是他们奋斗的开始，不是结束。
76.
say sth to
sb:
向某人说某事
77.
desperately
seek fame and fortune:
竭尽全力地追逐名利
78.
It does more
harm than good.
弊大于利。
79.
Maybe you won't be famous in your own
lifetime
but
you
may
create
better
art.
也许你在有生之
年不会出名但是你能创造出更好的艺术。
Unit 2
1.
cut down
减少
2.
ankle socks
短袜
3.
might have
done sth
可能做
sth(
虚拟
语气表推测
)
4.
man in rags
穿着破烂的男人
5.
His mother was
temporarily declared mad.
他的妈妈一度被诊断为精神失常。
6.
give his
creator permanent fame
使他的创作者声名永驻
7.
provide more
applause
给予更多的掌声
8.
quit British
for good
永久地
离开了英国
9.
journey to American
启程
(v.)
到美国
10.
talent scout
recruit sb to do
星探招募
sb
做某事
11.
Sad to say, ...
令人遗憾的是
...
12.
middle-class
中产阶级
working-
class
劳动阶级
13.
be likely to
do sth
可能做某事
14.
clap for
sb/sth
为
...
鼓掌
15.
revolt
against authority
反抗权贵
16.
trip it up
绊倒
17.
kick at
踢一下
18.
all the same
尽管如此
19.
sport tiny
moustache
留小胡子
20.
huge pants
肥大的裤子
21.
tail
coats
燕尾服
22.
Then again,
...
另外
...
23.
That is how
foreigners behaved.
只有外国人才那样
24.
for over half
of his screen career
在他大半的银幕生涯中
25.
confirm his
British nationality
证明他是英国人
26.
Indeed
事实上
27.
It was a
headache for sb
对某人来说确实很头疼
28.
postpone sth
推迟某事
29.
as long as
possible
尽可能地
30.
make up a
nonsense language
满口胡言乱语
31.
come down in
the world
落魄
32.
it is
doubtful if
33.
a
college-educated
gentleman
一位受过大学教育
的绅士
34.
achieve world
fame
获得名声
35.
do it on
purpose
有目的的做它
36.
bring about
引起
37.
an immensely
talented man
一个才能非凡的人
38.
Be determined
to do sth
决定做某事
39.
Be in the
rank of
在
…
领域
40.
have the urge
to do sth
渴望做某事
41.
go along
进行，赞同，兜风，陪伴
42.
the first
sight of sb
第一眼看到
43.
in advance
提前
44.
undergo
surgery
接受手术
45.
sth is surely
the secret of .... sth
正是
...<
/p>
的奥秘所在
46.
prime cuts of
fish
上好的鱼片
47.
have a deep
need to do sth
深切地渴望
48.
corresponding
fear of
同时也害怕
49.
The collision
between them resulted in disaster
他们之间的冲突导致了灾难
50.
find its way
into
进入
51.
lose
one
’
s faith in
失去对
…
的信心
52.
walk into the
sunset with him
与他走进夕阳中
53.
a symbol of
…
的象征
54.
spark v.
引起
,
鼓舞；
n.
火星，发光的颗粒
55.
It is a
relief to know
that...
令人宽慰的是了解到
...
56.
span the 37
years age difference between them
跨越了他们之间
< br>37
岁的年龄差距
57.
unfounded
rumors
毫无根据的流言
58.
family burial
chamber
他的家族墓地
59.
hold sth for
money
借
sth
诈钱。
60.
can
not help doing sth
情不自禁做某事
61.
incident
事件
事变
62.
have the last
laugh on a world
为世界留下最后的笑声。
Unit3
Para1
1.
be
supposed to do sth
被期望做某事
2.
be faced with sth/doing
sth
面对某事
3.
bleed the system for sth
为了某事榨取制度
/
系统
< br>
4.
less than
少于
5.
raise the rent by/to
把租金增加了
/
到
.....
6.
opt
to do sth
选择做某事
Para2
7.
live a
life of complete honesty
过着一种完全诚实的生活
8.
drum up sth
大力争取某事
9.
be tempted to do sth
尝试做某事
10.
get paid
得到钱
11.
under/on the table
< br>背地里；私下
/
公开地
12.
even if
+
句子，引导条件状语从句
13.
yield to sth/doing sth
屈服于某事
14.
resist doing sth
抵制做某事
15.
get involved in some
sticky situation
被卷入某种困难的境地
16.
go right into
直接
/
正好进入
17.
high-profile
高调的
low-profile
低调的