昂立新概念3讲义(第四版) Lesson 39 教师版

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Lesson 39 Nothing to worry about

Part 1 Words and Expressions

(1) rough

adj.

崎岖不平的

(having a surface that is not even or regular)

(2)

boulder

n.

大石块

(a

very

large

rock

which

has

been

shaped

by

water

or

the

weather)

boulder

stone

rubble

(3) pit

v.

使……变得坑坑洼洼

(to make marks or holes on the surface of something)

n.

井；深洞

A fall in the pit, a gain in the wit.

吃一堑，长一智。

v.

使有凹陷

结构：

be pitted with +

洞

Her face is pitted with smallpox.

麻子脸

(4) perturb

vt.

使不安

(to make somebody worried or anxious)

扩展：

perturbed

adj.

烦燥不安的

翻译：妈妈被我的病搞得心神不安。

Mother was much perturbed by my illness.

近义词：

worry / upset

(5)

underestimate

vt.

低估

(to

think

or

guess

that

the

amount,

cost

or

size

of

something is smaller than it really is)

翻译：

Never underestimate the power of the press.

永远不要低估传媒的力量。

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under-

前缀表示“在下方”

扩展：

underpass

n.

地下道

undermine

v.

下面埋雷，暗中破坏

反义：高估

overestimate

(6) swerve

vt.

急转弯

= turn sharply (to change direction suddenly, especially in order

to avoid hitting somebody/something)

翻译：车子为了避开一只狗，来了个急转弯。

The car swerved to avoid a dog.

开车用语：启动：

start

刹车：

brake

倒车：

reverse