新概念英语第四册词组汇集
Expressions 1
In the Near East 在近东Some parts of the world 世界某些地区Prerve their history 保存他们的历史Hand down for one generation to another 代代相传Write down what they do 记下他们的所作所为The remote ancestors 远祖peole living in the Pacific Islands 生活在太平洋群岛Have neither history nor legends to help them 既没有历史又没有传说帮助他们Make tools of stone 用石头制作工具Disappear without trace 消失得无影无踪/ rot away腐烂干净 /
Expressions 2
If it were not for 要不是 / Put together 加在一起 / Do harm to 对…有害 / Tell the difference 区别 / Be engaged in 从事/ Make a census of 对…进行统计 / Make the wildest guess at 对…胡乱猜测 / Owe…to…将…归功于 / A fraction of 一小部份 / Be nearly related to 与…有亲緣 关系/ At a glance 一眼就,乍一看 / On one’s behalf 代替某人 / Something li
ke 大约,大概 / Be content with 满足于 / Destroy so many incts消灭那么多的昆虫/ The greatest enemies of the human race 人类最大的敌人/ Live in the world生存，活在这个世界上/ Devour all our crops吞噬我们所有的庄稼 / The protection from inct-eating animals食虫动物的保护/ Never do the least harm to us对我们没有丝毫伤害/ Be engaged in this work从事这项工作/ One authority on spiders一位研究蜘蛛的权威/ In the south of England在英国南部/ On a football pitch在足球场上/ Not content with three meals a day不满足于一日三餐/ The total weight of the human beings 所有人的总重量
Expressions 3
It is true… but…诚然…但是/At the thought of 一想起 /Except for除…以外/ Cut … off from把…隔离开来 /Take shelter wherever they can /Find shelter with与同住 / In a manner以某种样子 / Go out of one’s way特意干/ Tend to常常，倾向于 / Wash down with咽下，吞下/ Be accustomed to惯于/ in the pioneering days在登山运动的初期 / Look for the easiest way to the top寻找到达山顶的丫最方便的道路/ Face difficulties and dangers面临艰难险阻/ Shudder at the thought一想起来就不寒而粟 / Court such excitement追寻这
种刺激/ Except for one or two places除了一两个地方外 / Settlements cut off from civilization与世隔绝的村落/ Accustomed to eating ven-cour dinners习惯一餐吃七道菜/ Sleep between fine linen sheets睡优质亚麻布床单
Expressions 4
Detect colours with her fingers用手指辩别颜色 / e through solid walls看穿实墙 / a locked safe / keep old newspapers locked away锁着的保险柜 / be done up in bundles被打成捆 / curious talent特异功能 / a scientific rearch institute科研所/ a ries of tests一系列测试 / the Ministry of Health卫生部/ have a similar nsitivity有相似的敏感性 / perceive things with her skin用她的皮肤辩别实物 / bring her curious talent to the notice of a scientific rearch institute / stranger still / make out the colours of a picture hidden under a carpet / in another instance 另一次/ the moment 一…就
Expressions 5
Be imprisoned in zoos被关在动物园内 Natural history muums 自然历史博物馆 Exert
a strong fascination upon 对…产生巨大的魅力 Horror films 恐怖电影In a wild state 处于野生状态In the dark jungles 在黑暗的丛林中Lead two expeditions 率领两支考察队
Lie buried among the animals长眠于动物中 The exact social pattern of the family groups 大猩猩家族的确切群居模式Indicate the final extent of their intelligence 指出它们的智力极限Remain a mystery 仍是个迷Describe the animal to the civilized world向文明世界描述这种动物 Haunt the imagination of climbers常在攀登者的脑海中出现Something of a 有点Keep … under obrvation 对…进行观察
Expressions 6
The problem of youth青年问题 / Take leave to doubt冒昧, 请原谅 不揣冒昧表示怀疑/ Get down to fundamentals从问题的根本开始 / Has a glorious future before him有一个辉煌的前途/ That is where the rub is问题的症结就在这里 / Have an air of freedom有一种奔放不羁的风度 / Have not a dreary commitment to mean ambitions不沉溺于卑鄙的追名逐利 / Anxious social climbers急切向上爬的人 / Have no devotion to material things不热衷于物质享受 / The origins of things事物的起源 / Dreary clichés about respect for elders尊重长
者的陈词滥调/ A reason for respect受人尊敬的理由 / As an equal以平等的身份 / After all毕竟 / Be engaged in忙于 / In some n从某种意义上讲 / For one thing 一方面，一则 / In contrast with与…形成对比 / Turn to … for help向…求助 / May…but …尽管…但是
Expressions for lesson 7
Create goodwill between nations国家之间产生友谊 / the common peoples of the world世界各国的民众 / meet one another at football在足球赛上交锋 / have no inclination to meet on the battlefield / international sporting contests在战场上兵戎相见 / lead to orgies of hatred导致深仇大恨 / deduce it from general principles从一般原理推断出这一点 / on the village green在乡村草坪上 / no feeling of local patriotism没有地方主义的情绪 / play for (the) fun and exerci为了娱乐和锻炼而比赛 / the question of prestige声誉问题 / combative instincts好斗本性或本能 / at the international level国际级；国际水平 / work themlves into furies over为…大发雷霆 / tests of national virtues对国民品德的检验 / pick up sides随意组成两队 / for instance例如 / have no inclination to不想干 / / work one
lf into导致，激起 / do one’s utmost竭尽全力 / for (the) fun为了好玩 / at any rate 不管怎样，无论如何
Expressions for lesson 8
pursue his trade从事手艺活 / follow their father’s occupation （子）承父业 / have a fairly wide choice of employment宽广的择业余地 / acquire a feeling of economic independence 获得经济独立感 / a factor in a child’s home life孩子家庭生活中的因素 / the number of married women in employment己婚妇女的就业人数 / draw substantial wages拿（到）相当的工资/ at the beginning of the century本世纪初 /economic advantages经济收入 / lo something of great value失去极珍贵的东西 / prevent her from being home to greet them使她不能在家迎接他们 / return from school放学归来 / much less of a不如，不象 / in employment在职，在工作 / place of work工作单位，工作场所/ more than超过；几乎
Expressions for lesson 9
rve as language起到语言的作用 / discovery of echo-location in bats对蝙蝠回声定位的发现 / turn to some recent human inventions看一下人类最近的发明 / the return of the echo回声的返回 / be reflected from the a bottom从海底反射回来/ measure the time interval测定时间间隔 / the echo-sounding apparatus回声探测器 / the nature of the object物质的质地或性质 / a shoal of fish一群鱼 / locate flying incts 测定飞虫 / get a full appreciation of充分理解 / in general u普遍使用 / with experience凭经验/ Bats feed on incts ./ have only to – only have to只要…就能 / play a role起作用 / in the vicinity在…的附近 / according to根据，按照 /steer clear of避开 / Echolocation in bats is compared with radar / compare with与…相比
