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;
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 聽說(shuō)過,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 .
如果你這么魯莽開車,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。
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;
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 聽說(shuō)過,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 .
如果你這么魯莽開車,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。

