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. 火焰人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 新能源补贴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说句心里话歌曲 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脚刹和手刹的区别. 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 天使的泪
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二人同心 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 爷爷的美人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-operati
on.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