Lesson Five 1. I‘d rather …… than : prefer …… to …… .如:I’d rather deal with a simple man than a sophisticated man . 我寧愿與純樸的人打交道,不愿與世故的人交往。
I had rather never have been born than see this day of humiliation. 我寧愿自己未曾出生,也不愿遭受今天的恥辱。
I would (had ) rather ……但愿(+that 從句中用過(guò)去式)。
如:I would rather he didn‘t tell her about it .我真希望他不告訴她這件事。
I had rather you did it alone . 但愿你一人做。
2. handicap : 1) any disadvantage that makes success more difficult . 不利的因素。
如:Bad health is a handicap. 身體不好是不利因素。
His lack of English is a great handicap to him .他不懂英語(yǔ)對(duì)他是一大缺陷。
2 ) a physical or mental disability殘疾。
如:Blindness is a great handicap.眼瞎是一大殘疾。
3. at once at the same time ; simultaneously 同時(shí)。
如:It‘s hard for one to do two things at once .人很難同時(shí)做兩件事。
4. eliminate: get rid of ; remove 消除。
如:to eliminate poverty根除貧窮; eliminate the prejudice消除偏見(jiàn)。
5. brainwash洗腦。
如:Don‘t let television commercials brainwash you into buying anything you actually don’t need .別讓電視廣告引誘你購(gòu)買(mǎi)自己實(shí)際不需要的東西。
6. invariably : always 常常,總是。
如:It‘s invariably wet when they take their holidays . 他們度假時(shí)總是下雨。
His intuition is invariably correct . 他的直覺(jué)總是對(duì)的。
7. campaign : a connect set of actions to obtain a particular result in politics or business (社會(huì),政治,選舉)運(yùn)動(dòng);游說(shuō),宣傳活動(dòng)。
如:an election campaign選舉活動(dòng);an advertising campaign 廣告宣傳;a compaign to combat crime防止犯罪運(yùn)動(dòng)。
8. stereotype : a conventional , oversimplified conception陳腔濫調(diào);陳規(guī),老套,固定的現(xiàn)象。
如:He fits the stereotype of a ‘scholar’ . 他是典型的‘’學(xué)者‘’。 The idea is an old-fashioned stereotype .這觀點(diǎn)是老一套了。
9. predominate: be superior in numbers , etc. 占多數(shù)的。
如:Greens predominated in the picture .綠色植物是畫(huà)中最醒目的。
presominate over勝過(guò)。
10. mold: work into a requied shape or from塑造。
如:Statues are molded out of bronze .雕像是用青銅鑄成的。
He molded his style on the best writers . 他以第一流作者為榜樣塑造了自己的文體。
Lesson Six 1. keep in touch with: contact保持聯(lián)系。
如;Let‘s keep in touch . 讓我們保持聯(lián)系吧。
Keep in close touch with me . 與我保持密切聯(lián)系。
2.(be) in for : certain to undergo 不能避免。
如:The naughty boy is in for a beating . 淘氣的男孩免不了要挨打。
We are in for a rainy season .我們不可避免要遭遇雨季。
It looks as if we‘re in for stormy weather .看那樣子,似乎我們一定會(huì)遇到暴風(fēng)雨。
3. reference: a mention, allusion 提及。
如:The court made numerous references to him as a witness. 法院經(jīng)常傳他去做證人。
4. in good spirits:情緒很好。
spirits : [plural] mood with regard to great happiness or great sadness情緒。
如:I hope you will be in better spirits when we meet again.我希望我們下次見(jiàn)面時(shí)你情緒會(huì)好些。
He is so depressed that I wonder who could lift his spirits.他非常沮喪,我不知他能否振作起來(lái)。
5. embitter : make bitter and angry使……怨恨。
如;being scolded without good reasons embittered him . 讓人無(wú)端指責(zé),他感到一腔怨氣。
en- , em (在b ,p 前)加在名詞或形容詞上轉(zhuǎn)成動(dòng)詞。
另如:enable(使能夠); enamor 引起……的愛(ài);encase將……裝入箱中;enchant 施以魔法,使著迷。
embody具體體現(xiàn); empower授權(quán); emotionally使成紫色。
6. agitate: to disturb or excite emotionally 使不安,使興奮。
如:His fiery speech agitated the crowd . 他的激情演講讓聽(tīng)眾大為興奮。
He was explaining the situation in an agitated manner . 他興奮地說(shuō)明著當(dāng)時(shí)的情形。
agitate oneself over……為……獨(dú)自焦慮。
如:Don‘t agitate yourself over such a thing .不要為這種事焦慮。
7. know of his whereabouts知道他的下落。
a ) know of: have heard about 聽(tīng)說(shuō)過(guò),知道(有……)。
如:Do you know of any cinema in this neighborhood?
你知道這小區(qū)里有電*嗎?
I know of a shop where you can get things like this . 我知道有一家商店,你可以買(mǎi)到這樣的東西。
I don‘t know him, but I know of him .我不認(rèn)識(shí)他,但知道有這個(gè)人。
b ) whereabouts: the place where a person or thing is 下落,去向。
如:I‘m still in the dark about his whereabouts.我仍然不知道他的下落。
8. inch : move by small degrees緩慢行進(jìn)。
如:The children inched through the traffic . 孩子們?cè)趽頂D的交通中緩慢前進(jìn)。
I inched my way through the narrow space beeen the trucks . 9. tentative: a) of the nature of an experiment 試驗(yàn)性的;b ) unsure , not definite , hesitant 猶豫。
a tentative arrangrment 臨時(shí)安排/a tentative offer試驗(yàn)性建議10. scoff at: mock at; jeer at:嘲笑,嘲弄。
如:You should not scoff at others‘ belief. 你不能嘲笑別人的信仰。
11. end up: reach a final state or condition 最后(有了某種結(jié)局),最后。
如:If you drive so rashly, you will end up in hospital .如果你這么魯莽開(kāi)車(chē),最終會(huì)住進(jìn)醫(yī)院的。
He ended up tired and broke . 他最后累垮了,破產(chǎn)了。
12. associate with: keep company with與……陪伴。
如:He didn‘t allow his daughter to associate with anyone who smoked or drank.他不讓他女兒與任何抽煙或喝酒的人為伍。
Whitman always assoisated with the working masses.惠特曼總是和工人階級(jí)在一起。
I had rather never have been born than see this day of humiliation. 我寧愿自己未曾出生,也不愿遭受今天的恥辱。
I would (had ) rather ……但愿(+that 從句中用過(guò)去式)。
如:I would rather he didn‘t tell her about it .我真希望他不告訴她這件事。
I had rather you did it alone . 但愿你一人做。
2. handicap : 1) any disadvantage that makes success more difficult . 不利的因素。
如:Bad health is a handicap. 身體不好是不利因素。
His lack of English is a great handicap to him .他不懂英語(yǔ)對(duì)他是一大缺陷。
2 ) a physical or mental disability殘疾。
如:Blindness is a great handicap.眼瞎是一大殘疾。
3. at once at the same time ; simultaneously 同時(shí)。
如:It‘s hard for one to do two things at once .人很難同時(shí)做兩件事。
4. eliminate: get rid of ; remove 消除。
如:to eliminate poverty根除貧窮; eliminate the prejudice消除偏見(jiàn)。
5. brainwash洗腦。
如:Don‘t let television commercials brainwash you into buying anything you actually don’t need .別讓電視廣告引誘你購(gòu)買(mǎi)自己實(shí)際不需要的東西。
6. invariably : always 常常,總是。
如:It‘s invariably wet when they take their holidays . 他們度假時(shí)總是下雨。
His intuition is invariably correct . 他的直覺(jué)總是對(duì)的。
7. campaign : a connect set of actions to obtain a particular result in politics or business (社會(huì),政治,選舉)運(yùn)動(dòng);游說(shuō),宣傳活動(dòng)。
如:an election campaign選舉活動(dòng);an advertising campaign 廣告宣傳;a compaign to combat crime防止犯罪運(yùn)動(dòng)。
8. stereotype : a conventional , oversimplified conception陳腔濫調(diào);陳規(guī),老套,固定的現(xiàn)象。
如:He fits the stereotype of a ‘scholar’ . 他是典型的‘’學(xué)者‘’。 The idea is an old-fashioned stereotype .這觀點(diǎn)是老一套了。
9. predominate: be superior in numbers , etc. 占多數(shù)的。
如:Greens predominated in the picture .綠色植物是畫(huà)中最醒目的。
presominate over勝過(guò)。
10. mold: work into a requied shape or from塑造。
如:Statues are molded out of bronze .雕像是用青銅鑄成的。
He molded his style on the best writers . 他以第一流作者為榜樣塑造了自己的文體。
Lesson Six 1. keep in touch with: contact保持聯(lián)系。
如;Let‘s keep in touch . 讓我們保持聯(lián)系吧。
Keep in close touch with me . 與我保持密切聯(lián)系。
2.(be) in for : certain to undergo 不能避免。
如:The naughty boy is in for a beating . 淘氣的男孩免不了要挨打。
We are in for a rainy season .我們不可避免要遭遇雨季。
It looks as if we‘re in for stormy weather .看那樣子,似乎我們一定會(huì)遇到暴風(fēng)雨。
3. reference: a mention, allusion 提及。
如:The court made numerous references to him as a witness. 法院經(jīng)常傳他去做證人。
4. in good spirits:情緒很好。
spirits : [plural] mood with regard to great happiness or great sadness情緒。
如:I hope you will be in better spirits when we meet again.我希望我們下次見(jiàn)面時(shí)你情緒會(huì)好些。
He is so depressed that I wonder who could lift his spirits.他非常沮喪,我不知他能否振作起來(lái)。
5. embitter : make bitter and angry使……怨恨。
如;being scolded without good reasons embittered him . 讓人無(wú)端指責(zé),他感到一腔怨氣。
en- , em (在b ,p 前)加在名詞或形容詞上轉(zhuǎn)成動(dòng)詞。
另如:enable(使能夠); enamor 引起……的愛(ài);encase將……裝入箱中;enchant 施以魔法,使著迷。
embody具體體現(xiàn); empower授權(quán); emotionally使成紫色。
6. agitate: to disturb or excite emotionally 使不安,使興奮。
如:His fiery speech agitated the crowd . 他的激情演講讓聽(tīng)眾大為興奮。
He was explaining the situation in an agitated manner . 他興奮地說(shuō)明著當(dāng)時(shí)的情形。
agitate oneself over……為……獨(dú)自焦慮。
如:Don‘t agitate yourself over such a thing .不要為這種事焦慮。
7. know of his whereabouts知道他的下落。
a ) know of: have heard about 聽(tīng)說(shuō)過(guò),知道(有……)。
如:Do you know of any cinema in this neighborhood?
你知道這小區(qū)里有電*嗎?
I know of a shop where you can get things like this . 我知道有一家商店,你可以買(mǎi)到這樣的東西。
I don‘t know him, but I know of him .我不認(rèn)識(shí)他,但知道有這個(gè)人。
b ) whereabouts: the place where a person or thing is 下落,去向。
如:I‘m still in the dark about his whereabouts.我仍然不知道他的下落。
8. inch : move by small degrees緩慢行進(jìn)。
如:The children inched through the traffic . 孩子們?cè)趽頂D的交通中緩慢前進(jìn)。
I inched my way through the narrow space beeen the trucks . 9. tentative: a) of the nature of an experiment 試驗(yàn)性的;b ) unsure , not definite , hesitant 猶豫。
a tentative arrangrment 臨時(shí)安排/a tentative offer試驗(yàn)性建議10. scoff at: mock at; jeer at:嘲笑,嘲弄。
如:You should not scoff at others‘ belief. 你不能嘲笑別人的信仰。
11. end up: reach a final state or condition 最后(有了某種結(jié)局),最后。
如:If you drive so rashly, you will end up in hospital .如果你這么魯莽開(kāi)車(chē),最終會(huì)住進(jìn)醫(yī)院的。
He ended up tired and broke . 他最后累垮了,破產(chǎn)了。
12. associate with: keep company with與……陪伴。
如:He didn‘t allow his daughter to associate with anyone who smoked or drank.他不讓他女兒與任何抽煙或喝酒的人為伍。
Whitman always assoisated with the working masses.惠特曼總是和工人階級(jí)在一起。

