
一、词汇
二、词汇及例句
Unit 1
1. get sth. / sb. wrong: 算错,误解
No real harm will be done should you get it wrong first time, but you will have to start from the beginning again.
Don’t get me wrong on this, this is not in any way meant to be a criticism. What we’re trying to do here is to sit down and get it better organized.
I’m not sure that honesty’s a word which I would use. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not suggesting that a salesman is dishonest.
2. commemorate: vt. (Remember, honor, mark, celebrate) 纪念
The idea of making a special flower picture to commemorate a particular wedding anniversary works very well.
Such arches were erected to commemorate important military or domestic happenings, or in memory and respect of generals and emperors.
The four men who allegedly planned demonstrations to commemorate the 1988 flag raising, were sentenced to terms between 6 and 12 years.
3. call in: to ask someone to come to help in a difficult situation 求助
British detectives were called in to conduct a fresh inquiry.
Environmental health officers have been called in and are now treating the problem.
Professional hunters called in by police were today searching for a great white shark that killed a scuba diver on his honeymoon.
4. embark on / upon sth: 开始
But by the summer of 1984 the marriage began to break down and Mrs. Martin embarked on an affair without her husband’s knowledge.
She was often forced to spend months apart from her husband as he embarked on long tours.
Labor has now embarked on a leadership election.
5. wild goose chase: 无法达到目的的;徒劳的
Instead of that, he had become involved in what was most likely a wild goose chase.
They deliberately sent me on a wild goose chase.
Police said,“He lied and took us on a wild goose chase.”
6. speculate:推测
A spokesperson declined to speculate on the cause of the train crash.
Your students may have seen you play a sequence without sound then rewind for a second viewing, or pause to speculate about what might happen next.
It would be futile to speculate what might have been achieved had these two separate teams felt able to cooperate.
7. pick out: to recognize, find or make a choice among different people or items in a group 挑出
The critics picked him out as the outstanding male dancer of the decadeI can’t remember now who it was from but I’d been picked out and given a valuable prize.
8. devoid of: lack or be without something that is necessary or usual 缺乏
Their apartment is devoid of all comforts.
“Did you do your homework last night, Hank?” she asked in a voice devoid of real inquiry.
His mind would become totally clear and his reactions devoid of any hesitation.
Unit 3
1. stretch out: to lie with one’s legs and body in a straight line; to reach out; to extend 伸展;伸长
She stretched herself out after sitting for hours on end.
He was about to stretch out to grab me when the rope yielded.
The rescuers had the stretcher stretched out for the earthquake victim.
2. mark: vt. to show a sign that sth. different is about to happen; to remember 标志;纪念
The city held festivities to mark the 20th anniversary of its founding.
Devotion to the revolution marks the youth of our era.
The announcement marks the end of an extraordinary period in European history.
3. advance: vt.& vi. to move forward, often in order to attack; to make progress; to lend 提升;借贷
The passionate speech advanced the movement to a new stage.
Now that medical technology has advanced to its present state, more people are aware of how long one can be kept alive.
I advanced him some money, which he would repay on our way home.
4. hold one’s footing: to stand firmly and steadily 站稳
She grabbed the rail in order to hold her footing in the gale.
No sooner had he held his footing in the city than he picked up his family in the remote village.
The way up to the mountain top was so steep that we found it difficult to find a place to hold our footing.
5. thrust: vt. to push or move sth. quickly with a lot of force 塞;推
The messenger thrust a letter into the mailbox.
The courageous soldier thrust a dagger into the enemy’s heart.
She grabs a stack of baby photos and thrusts them into my hands.
6. pin down: to curb; to check; to contain 扣牢;牵制
The earthquake victim was pinned down by a fallen roof.
A battalion was stationed to pin down the enemy troops.
Our men had been pinned down by the enemy fire for days before the reinforcements arrived.
7. have a hand in: intervene, get involved in 插手
He thanked all who had a hand in his release from the jail.
The matter could have been settled earlier if his parents had not had a hand in it.
China will not allow any other countries to have a hand in its internal affairs.
8. unfold: vt. appear 呈现;展开
Little by little, the story unfolds itself before the reader.
Mr. Wills unfolds his story with evident enjoyment and enthusiasm.
The landscape unfolds before us after we got off the coach.
9. echo: vt. to repeat; to reflect off a surface and can be heard again after the original sound has stopped 回声;反射
The sound of gongs and drums echoed in the great hall.
Life and death is the theme which echoes throughout the play.
Mother asked Mike not to echo his elder sister’s nonsense.
10. testify: vt. to formally prove 作证
The fingerprints left on the victim testified to his innocence.
Acts testify intent.
He testifies under oath that what he provides is authentic.
Unit 4
1. figure sb / sth out: come to understand sb / sth by thinking 理解,弄明白
I’ve never been able to figure him out.
Have you figured out what’s wrong with your car?
I can’t figure out a way to settle the problem.
2. drawback: (of / to doing sth.) disadvantage, problem缺点,障碍,不利条件
The great drawback to living on a main road is the constant noise.
Living in a large house has its drawbacks as well as its advantages.
The major drawback to studying English is that we don’t have the proper language environment.
3. give oneself over to sth: 沉溺于(某种状态),完全献身于……
After his wife’s death, he seemed to give himself over to despair.
She gave herself over to laughter before she could go on.
Unable to succeed in this competitive society, he gave himself over to drink for a very long time.
4. pore over: study sth by looking at it or thinking about it very carefully 钻研,审察,审视,专心阅读
The child spends hours poring over her books.
A scholar was poring over a rare old manuscript.
He would pore over the major newspapers.
5. end up: 最后,最终,结果
He ended up head of the firm.
Wasteful people usually end up in debt.
At first he refused to accept any responsibility but he ended up apologizing.
6. revelation: a (surprising) fact that is made known(尤指出人意料的)被揭示的,惊人的新发现
Life would be only a series of such sorry revelations for him.
The ease with which he drives was quite a revelation to me.
His Hamlet was a revelation to the critics.
7. reconcile: make (aims, statements, ideas, etc.) agree when they seem to conflict使(似有分歧的目标、说法、意见等)一致,调和
They did their best to reconcile religion and science.
Can eating fish be reconciled with vegetarianism?
I will reconcile my way of thinking with yours.
8. barrage: 大量,连珠炮似的一大堆(问题、批评等)
He had to face a barrage of angry complaints.
He directed a heavy propaganda barrage against his opponent.
The famous musician was under a barrage of questions.
9. numb: 使麻木不仁,使麻痹,使失去知觉
She was completely numbed by the shock of her father’s death.
His mind has been numbed by half a lifetime of hardship.
He lay there, numbed with grief.
10. grapple: 努力克服,努力解决,对付,斗争
He has been grappling with this difficulty for a long time.
He grappled with the problem for an hour before he solved it.
The new president had to grapple with a grave economic crisis when taking office.
11. squander: 浪费,挥霍(时间、金钱等)
He squandered all his savings on drink.
Don’t squander your affection on him. He’ll never love you.
Those who squander natural resources should be punished.
三、句子翻译
Unit 1
1)画轴展开,观众眼前展示出一幅壮观的场景。 (stretch out)
The picture scroll stretched out and a spectacular view was presented before the audience.
2)成千上万的人走上街头纪念自己国家的。 (mark)
Hundreds of thousands of people took to the street to mark the nation’s independence.
3)八路军士兵向敌人的驻地进击。 (advance)
The 8th Route armymen advanced towards the enemy position.
4)你在攻击对手之前总得先站稳脚跟。 (hold the footing)
You are supposed to hold your footing before you mount an attack on your opponents.
5)绑架者把孩子推进小车,然后就急驰而去。 (thrust)
The kidnappers thrust the kid into a car parked nearby and then rushed away.
6)这位著名电影演员被他的影迷和一批批的狗仔队所围困。 (pin down)
The famous movie star was pinned down by his fans and teams of paparazzi.
7)肯定有一个犯罪集团在幕后操纵这次的毒品交易。 (have a hand in)
A criminal organization must have had a hand in the drug dealing.
8)一幅悉心耕作的农场美景在访客眼前展开。 (unfold)
A panorama of carefully tilled farm land unfolds before the visitors’ eyes.
9)最后两章中有很多是在重复前面段落的词汇。 (echo)
Many phrases in the last two chapters echo earlier passages.
10)法庭上约翰证明看到皮特持上了楼梯。 (testify)
In court, John testified to having seen Peter going upstairs with his gun on.
Unit 3
1)我花了一个小时计算那道题但还是算错了。(get it wrong)
I spent one hour working out the problem and yet I got it wrong.
It took me one hour to work out the problem and yet I got it wrong.
2)人们塑了一个雕像以纪念这位诗人的百年诞辰。(commemorate)
They erected a sculpture of the poet to commenmorate the 100th anniversary of his birthday.
3)直升飞机被叫来搜索在三周内洗劫五个加油站的武装劫匪。(call in)
Police helicopters were called in to search for the armed robbers who had ransacked five gas stations in the previous three weeks.
4)他是否给那些即将开始表演生涯的人们一些忠告?(embark)
Did he give any advice to those who had just embarked on a stage career in their life?
5)正当他们对下一步行动感到迷茫时,总部来电说他们现在的搜寻是徒劳无益的。(wild goose chase)
As they were at a loss as to what step they should take next, they received a call from their headquarters telling them they were on a wild goose chase.
6)把坠机事件归咎于技术故障,而国外媒体揣测直升机是被火箭击落的。(speculate)
Overseas media speculated that the helicopter was shot down by a rocket but the government attributed the plane crash to a technical problem.
7)回顾两人一起生活这许多年,他们很容易发现那些导致他们婚姻破裂的倒霉时刻。(pick out)
Looking back over the years of their living together, they could readily pick out those unfortunate moments that led to the break up of their marriage.
8)地板是硬石头铺的,墙是石灰刷的,房间里没有一件家具。(devoid of)
The floor was stone-paved, the wall was white-washed and the room was devoid of any single furniture.
Unit 4
1)我琢磨不透他为什么要辞职。 (figure out)
I can’t figure out why he quit his job.
2)该计划实施的惟一障碍是经费问题。 (drawback)
The only drawback to the plan is its expense.
3)她晚年专事写作。 (give oneself over to)
In her later years she gave herself over to writing full-time.
4)她正在仔细阅读该地区的旧地图。 (pore over)
She was poring over an old map of the area.
5)我们反复商量到国外度假的事情,最后决定去新加坡。 (end up)
After much discussion about the(our) holiday abroad, we ended up in Singapore.
6)他无法作出符合事实的陈述。 (reconcile)
He failed to reconcile his statement with the fact.
7)他的意见招来了一连串的批评。 (barrage)
His comments provoked a barrage of criticism.
8)那个破了产的前百万富翁不得不忍住挥霍的欲望。 (squander)
Bankrupt, the ex-millionaire had to fight back the desire to squander money.
