综合英语四 重要词汇及解释
Unit 1 III
1.Ups and downs: Martins’ upbringing shaped his whole life, with so many ups and downs every now and then. 波折，盛衰，哭了,浮沉
2.Go through: At that period， South African was going through a period of unchangeable events as the Blacks were fighting for equality。发生
3.Clo an account: The world is changing rapidly， our plans must change accordingly. Otherwi, we should clo an account with the harsh market economy.遭遇失败
4.Misfortune： Julia has been made to undergo physical and psychological misfortunes for her inability in having children.不幸
5.Put through： She wouldn’t want to put them through the suffering of a huge ceremony。经受，经历
6.Throw one’s mind back to： Throwing our mind back to 1978， we should not be surprid about some of Mrs. Thatcher’s comments, bearing in mind the party she belonged to。 回想起
7.Address onelf to: The famous orator addresd himlf to the public to promote his newly-published book which could add to his reputation。 向……讲话，着手做……，致力于
8.Yield to: Parley yielded to general pressure from the society and bitterly took the child to a specialist。屈服
Unit 2
1.Stake a claim: Ronald’s success staked a claim for his place in Germany’s world championship team。罗纳德的成功使他在德国世界冠军队里有一席之地.公开声明对……拥有所有权；证明自己应该拥有(某物）
2.Be proportional to: Loss of weight is directly proportional to the rate at which the dias
e is progressing.与……成比例;体重的降低和病情的恶化直接相关。
3.Attribute …to： Women tend to attribute their success to external caus such as assistance from friends. 把……归因于……
4.Sidle up： As I was about to leave the restaurant, a young man sidled up to me and said， ”May I help you?" 悄悄地走进，偷偷地侧身挨近
5.Plow into： A young lady and her little son were riously injured when a car plowed into them on a crossing.撞上
6.Tread on: My job is to challenge， but not threaten them。 So I must be careful not to tread on their toes.我的工作是对他们提出挑战而不是威胁。所以，我得小心不要伤害了他们的感情.踩,踏
7.Carve out： Not satisfied with the prent position in the company, he is trying to carve out a much greater role for himlf.寻求
8.Breathe down somebody’s neck： In contemporary society， most farmers have bank managers breathing down their necks in order to cure their financial balance。现代社会里,大多数农民都有银行经理人密切关注着，确保他们的财务平衡。密切关注
Unit 3
1.At the expen of: Edward Stuart became a brilliant scholar， but only at expen of his health.以……为代价
2.Prior to: According to the Federal Bureau of Inspection, a man en hanging around the area prior to the shooting could have been involved in the assassination of the President。据联邦调查局透露，开枪之前，有人看到一个男子在那个地区徘徊，他有可能涉嫌暗杀总统。先于，在……之前
3.Give…pau to think:An opposition statesman said he hoped the agreement would give them pau to think about the futility of violence。反对派的一名政治人物说，他希望协议能让他们思考暴力的无益.思考
4.Take advantage of: In order to gain the utmost amount of benefit, this corporation took advantage of the exceptional opportunities open in exports.利用
5.Be available for: Two tennis courts and a swimming pool are available for the regular members of the club， but the ason tickets are only valid for three months。可用的，可利用的
6.In earnest: It prented in satirical terms points made in earnest by catholic writers， which proved to be a great success.认真地，真正地
7.For the better： John’s mind is always full of fantasies。 He dreamed of changing the world for the better. 有所好转
8.Be confronted with；The corporation was determined to push forward the policy of reform, but the new system was confronted with great difficulties at the start。面临
Unit 4
1.For good： The Johnsons thought this relative had come just for a short visit, but it ems he is staying for good.长久，永久
2.Lie in: The root of all the events lay in the feudal system that had existed for thousands of years。在于，位于，坐落于
3.Outskirt： This tribe has lingered on the outskirts of civilization for centuries， but slight advances have yet been made。边缘
4.Brand with： The old man’s face is branded with the lines of pressure and exhaustion that have accumulated over the years. 布满，打上……的烙印
5.Come into one's own: John will come into his own if the firm needs an Information Technology engineer becau he can encode programs for the firm.尽其责,(在某种情况下）变得非常好(有用，重要）
6.Once and for all: The two parties have decided to ttle the economic disputes between them once and for all， in ca the matters will influence their further co—operation。
永远地,彻底地,最后一次
7.Come into existence: The company actually came into existence in 1945 in the war-demolished city of London with the fund of the commonwealth。存在
