(一) 重點(diǎn)詞匯講解
trace back to 追溯到
[例句] His family can trace its history back to the 10th century.
[譯文] 他的家庭可追溯到十世紀(jì)。
absurd adj.不合理的，荒謬的，可笑的
[例句] He looks absurd in that hat!
[譯文] 他戴著那頂帽子看起來(lái)真可笑。
corruption n.腐壞；腐化；敗壞
[例句] The new military rulers said that the previous government had been riddled with corruption.
[譯文] 新的軍事統(tǒng)治者說(shuō)，前政府已經(jīng)腐敗透頂。
authentic adj.可靠的，可信的；真的
[例句] He thoguht he would win because of an authentic testimony.
[譯文] 因?yàn)橐环菘煽康淖C詞，他認(rèn)為他會(huì)贏。
renovation n.修復(fù)，整修
[例句] The old house needs renovation.
[譯文] 這幢老房子需要重新裝修。
subsidy n.補(bǔ)助金；津貼
[例句] This industry depends for its survival on government subsidies.
[譯文] 這個(gè)待業(yè)靠政府的津貼維持生存。
(二) 核心短語(yǔ)講解
1. split...open劈開(kāi)?！⌒稳菰~open做動(dòng)詞split的賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)。如：THe wood was split open by an ax.木頭被一把斧子劈開(kāi)了。
2. wear away沖刷（河底，河道）。如：The water woe the bottom of the canal aaway for many years.許多年來(lái)，水流一直沖刷眷運(yùn)河的底部。
3. make some discoveries有了一些發(fā)現(xiàn)?！《陶Z(yǔ)的構(gòu)成與make some mistakes 相同。如：The scientists have made a big discovery lately.最近，科學(xué)家們有了一個(gè)重大的發(fā)現(xiàn)。
4. as far as 直到，到．．．．．．的程度，就．．．．．．而言。如：The house can dat back as far as 100 years.這座房子的歷史可以追溯到１００年前。
5. be full of 充滿(mǎn)?！∠喈?dāng)于be filled with。如：The bottle is filled with water. 瓶子里充滿(mǎn)了水。
6. some day將來(lái)某一天。 與somedaye不同，someday表示將來(lái)總有一天。如：
7. How come? 怎么會(huì)這樣呢？ 相當(dāng)于why，表達(dá)困惑或不解。用于非正式文體，是典型的口語(yǔ)化短語(yǔ)中。
8. much more 多得多 修飾比較級(jí)時(shí)，還可以用以下幾個(gè)詞，如：far,a bit , a little, a lot等。如：
This fair is much more comfortable.這把椅子要舒服得多。
9. seek to 嘗試去做，試圖去做?！∠喈?dāng)于try to 的意思同。如：I try to make friends with her.我試著與她交朋友。
10. the majority大多數(shù)?！∫馑纪琺ost of。與之意思相對(duì)的是：the minority of 少數(shù)。如：The majority of boys are interested in electronic games.大多數(shù)男孩都對(duì)電子游戲感興趣。
11. ride a bike 騎自行車(chē)?！ide表示“騎，乘”。如：He got on his bike and rode slowly off down the road. 他騎上自行車(chē)慢慢地沿著公路走。
12. count on指望，依靠，期待?！∫馑纪瑀ely on, depend on。如：I don't count on having the chance to study abroad.
我不指望有機(jī)會(huì)出國(guó)學(xué)習(xí)。
13. happen to碰巧。如：I happened to meet a friend of mine in the high school in the street yesterday.我昨天在大街上碰巧遇到了我高中時(shí)代的一個(gè)朋友。
trace back to 追溯到
[例句] His family can trace its history back to the 10th century.
[譯文] 他的家庭可追溯到十世紀(jì)。
absurd adj.不合理的，荒謬的，可笑的
[例句] He looks absurd in that hat!
[譯文] 他戴著那頂帽子看起來(lái)真可笑。
corruption n.腐壞；腐化；敗壞
[例句] The new military rulers said that the previous government had been riddled with corruption.
[譯文] 新的軍事統(tǒng)治者說(shuō)，前政府已經(jīng)腐敗透頂。
authentic adj.可靠的，可信的；真的
[例句] He thoguht he would win because of an authentic testimony.
[譯文] 因?yàn)橐环菘煽康淖C詞，他認(rèn)為他會(huì)贏。
renovation n.修復(fù)，整修
[例句] The old house needs renovation.
[譯文] 這幢老房子需要重新裝修。
subsidy n.補(bǔ)助金；津貼
[例句] This industry depends for its survival on government subsidies.
[譯文] 這個(gè)待業(yè)靠政府的津貼維持生存。
(二) 核心短語(yǔ)講解
1. split...open劈開(kāi)?！⌒稳菰~open做動(dòng)詞split的賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)。如：THe wood was split open by an ax.木頭被一把斧子劈開(kāi)了。
2. wear away沖刷（河底，河道）。如：The water woe the bottom of the canal aaway for many years.許多年來(lái)，水流一直沖刷眷運(yùn)河的底部。
3. make some discoveries有了一些發(fā)現(xiàn)?！《陶Z(yǔ)的構(gòu)成與make some mistakes 相同。如：The scientists have made a big discovery lately.最近，科學(xué)家們有了一個(gè)重大的發(fā)現(xiàn)。
4. as far as 直到，到．．．．．．的程度，就．．．．．．而言。如：The house can dat back as far as 100 years.這座房子的歷史可以追溯到１００年前。
5. be full of 充滿(mǎn)?！∠喈?dāng)于be filled with。如：The bottle is filled with water. 瓶子里充滿(mǎn)了水。
6. some day將來(lái)某一天。 與somedaye不同，someday表示將來(lái)總有一天。如：
7. How come? 怎么會(huì)這樣呢？ 相當(dāng)于why，表達(dá)困惑或不解。用于非正式文體，是典型的口語(yǔ)化短語(yǔ)中。
8. much more 多得多 修飾比較級(jí)時(shí)，還可以用以下幾個(gè)詞，如：far,a bit , a little, a lot等。如：
This fair is much more comfortable.這把椅子要舒服得多。
9. seek to 嘗試去做，試圖去做?！∠喈?dāng)于try to 的意思同。如：I try to make friends with her.我試著與她交朋友。
10. the majority大多數(shù)?！∫馑纪琺ost of。與之意思相對(duì)的是：the minority of 少數(shù)。如：The majority of boys are interested in electronic games.大多數(shù)男孩都對(duì)電子游戲感興趣。
11. ride a bike 騎自行車(chē)?！ide表示“騎，乘”。如：He got on his bike and rode slowly off down the road. 他騎上自行車(chē)慢慢地沿著公路走。
12. count on指望，依靠，期待?！∫馑纪瑀ely on, depend on。如：I don't count on having the chance to study abroad.
我不指望有機(jī)會(huì)出國(guó)學(xué)習(xí)。
13. happen to碰巧。如：I happened to meet a friend of mine in the high school in the street yesterday.我昨天在大街上碰巧遇到了我高中時(shí)代的一個(gè)朋友。