如:starling news/s startling discovery (disturbing,frightening )令人震惊的新闻/ 发现He startled us when he slammmed the door so loudly. 他砰的一声把门关上,让我们大吃一惊。
The noise startled me out of my sleep.喧闹之声把我从梦中吵醒。
2.a. motion : to make a motion or gesture, as with the hand (用手等)作暗示。
如:He motioned me to sit down. 他向我作了个手势,让我坐下。
b. look over: examine, esp . briefly查看。
如:I will look over your paper soon .我会很快看一下你的论文。
We looked over several new models before deciding.咱们看过了几种新的模型之后才做了决定。
He asked my age , height , weihgt and marriage status , and then looked me over。 他询问了我的年纪,身高,体重和婚姻状况,然后审察了一番。
3. eye sb. up and down上下细心审察。
如:They eyed the stanger up and down . 他们对那陌生人细心上下审察了一番。
4. be up to sb. to do sth.: be one‘s responsbility to do sth.由……担任做……。
如:It‘s up to you to break the news to him . 应该由你向他泄漏这条音讯。
It‘s up to them to make the change .应该由他们作这个改变。
5. in profusion : a great amount quantity( of something )足够。
如;a great profusion of colors = colors in rich profusion五颜六色profuse : adj. generous, lavish 丰厚。
如:The critics were profuse in their praise of the new novel . 批评家大方地赞扬了那部小说。
He was profuse in his thanks for the help.他美意感谢他的帮助。
Be profuse with one‘s money 花钱大手大脚。
6. a sore throat:喉咙痛, sore ; physically painful or sensitive, such as a wound or diseased part痛苦如:I‘m sore all over from the heavy work I did yesterday . 昨日干了一天重活,全身上下都痛了。
7. in my best professional manner :以我最好的工作方法;manner: a way of doing things做事情的方法。
manner: courtesy 礼貌。
如:good manner 有礼貌。
It‘s bad manner to spaek with your mouth full . 嘴巴里满满的对人说话是不礼貌的。
8. coax : attempt to influence by gentle persuasion诈骗。
如:He tried to coax the secret from me . 他企图诈骗我说出秘方。
9. on the chance: counting on the slight possibility 怀着期望,或许或许。
on the off chance :抱着弱小的期望。
如;She applied on the off chance . 她抱着弱小的期望作了申请。
He offered the information on the chance that it might prove useful.他供给了信息,盼望能有所帮助。
10. admonish: to warn or caution gently, to report mildly 训诫。
如;admonish sb. against sth. 劝戒……防范……: The teacher admonshed us against being late .( = us not to be late .)老师训教咱们不要迟到。
He admonished him of the need for sincerity.他正告我为人有必要真挚。
11. a. savage : mercilessly cruel, uncivillzeed , wild 粗野的。
如:a savage attack on粗野进犯; a savage lion粗野的狮子: savage manners 粗野的情绪savage scenery严酷的局面。
12. a. ensue: follow as a consequence跟从,紧跟。
如:After the heavy rains , floods ensued. 大雨之后紧跟着发了洪水。
during the ensuing months / in the enusing year 随后的几个月/ 年;the war and the ensuing disorder战役以及随后紧跟着的紊乱。
b. abject : humiliating and wretched ; contemptible and despicable不幸,可鄙的。
如:an abject apology 低三下四的抱歉。
a. crushed: subdued说服。
13. a. agony: extreme and prolonged suffering极大的苦楚。
如:in agony处于苦楚之中;pile up the agony 苦上加苦;in an agony of joy悲喜交加。
b. apprehension ; uneasiness and fear惊骇,忧虑。
如:feel(show) apprehensions for the safety (failure )对安全(失利)感到(显得)
很忧虑。
14. let go of 松开,铺开。
如:He let go of the rope . 他铺开了绳子。
15. clench: close tightly紧紧抓住。
如:He clenched the cigar in his teeth .他用牙齿紧紧夹住卷烟。
He clenched his fists in frustrations . 他懊丧地紧握拳头。
with clenched teeth 咬紧牙关。
16. a. desist : to cease , such as from some action 中止。
如;The company was forced to desist from false advertising . 公司被逼中止虚伪广告。
They desisted from evil ways .他们中止为非作歹。
b. “ should + 不定式完成体” 在这里所表明的是一种非真实状况,表达了作者一种惋惜的爱情颜色。
在如:I should have come earlier .我本该早点来。
He should have taken my advice .他本应承受我的建议。
17. a. neglect=negligence 忽略neglect : pay no attention or too little attention to不(够)注重,留意。
如;You shouldn‘t neglect your health . 你不应该忽视自己的健康。
Benign neglect好心的忽略;total neglect 彻底忽略;parental neglect养子不教。
b. case : the actual state of things 状况。
如;If that‘s the case, you’d better give it up .假如状况的确如此,你最好抛弃。
18. go at assault ; begin or proceed vigorously进犯,开始,进发。
如;The tow cocks are going at each other . 两个公鸡相互争斗。
The students tend to go at their studies before the examination . 学生一般会在考试前才开始学习。
19. beyond reason 没有理由。 beyond : outside the limits of……超出……规模。
如:beyond human power超出人力所能为;beyond human endurance让人无法忍受;beyond description难以形容。
20. overpower : 1) overcome (someone or something) by superior force压倒,制服2 ) affect or impress deeply or powerfully 使……无法忍受。
be overpowered by heat(grief )酷热(沉痛)难忍。
Lesson Four 1. dodge: avoid, evade or elude 躲避。
如;He was accused of dodging his taxes . 他被指控逃税。
You shouldn‘t dodge your responsibilities.你不能逃避责认。
move aside suddenly 忽然闪开。
如:I dodged out of the way when he threw a chair at me . 他将椅子向我扔来的时候,我匆促闪开。
2. condemn: express an unfavorable judgement or opinion of 斥责。
如:We condemned empty talk instead of hard work. 咱们斥责只说空话不务实的行为。
3. to come to light : to be discovered or revealed 露出。
如;On investigation some new facts came to light . 一经查询,一些新的现实就被露出了。
It has now come to light that he was financially backed by some interest group. 人们刚刚得知,他受到了某个利益集团的经济支撑。
4. languish : 1) become feeble;droop ; lose liveliness or the will to do things凋萎,精疲力竭。
如;languish from the heat /in prison/ in his dull job因为天气炎热/ 坐牢/ 工作庸俗而萎靡不振。
2 ) suffer from a feeling of longing 苦思。
如;languish for some kind words/her love 苦苦期盼一些安慰的言语/ 她的爱。
5. moral: the moral teaching or practical lesson continued in a fable, tale , experience,etc.涵义。
如;There is a moral to the story . 这个故事有个涵义。
6. bizarre: unusual in appearance, style, or characters表面,风格或性情古怪。
如;a bizarre coincidence 一次古怪的偶然;his bizrre behavior 他古怪的行为。
7. at her own request 依据她自己的要求。
另如:He wrote this book at the request of his……他依据……的要求写了那本书。
8. vote on:就……进行表决。
如:Let‘s vote on this issue, since we can’t agree . 已然咱们不能达到一致意见,就来投票表决吧。
9. inprivate: not publicly , secretly 暗里。
如:Such a thing is best discussed in private . 这种工作最好暗里评论。
He can be very rube in private, though he is usually polite in public .他暗里或许很粗鲁,但在群众面前一般文质彬彬。
10. taboo adj.忌讳的,制止的。
如:This topic is taboo on the campus . 校园里忌讳评论这个论题。
11. A. prolong: cause sth. to continue longer延伸。
如:I have to prolong my stay here for another three days . 我有必要持续在这里呆三天时间。
You should not have prolonged the ceremony .你本不该延伸典礼的时间。
B. throes : agony苦楚。
如;in death throes 处于临终苦楚。
12. hold out: continue to last 坚持,挺住。
如:Can you hold out much longer?你能再坚持一段时间吗?
13. administer to apple as a remedy 施用。
如:administer laws 履行法令。
The doctor administered some me medicine to the girl .医师给女孩施用了一些药。
14. comply with : act in accordance with wishes, requirements or conditions 恪守(志愿,要求或条件等)。
如;You ought to comply with the rules /the demands/ the law/ the requests. 你应该恪守规章/ 指令/ 法令/ 要求。
15. pose danger 形成风险。
pose: cause sth. to exist导致发生。
另如:pose problems 引起问题。
16. by contrast 相比之下。
By contrast , his brother is quite easygoing . 相比之下,他的兄弟比较好共处。
17. usher in: herald 预告,宣告。
如;usher in a new age of prosperity宣告新的昌盛时期的到来。
The rising sun ushered in a new day . 太阳的升起宣告新的一天开始了。
The cuckoo ushered in Spring. 布谷鸟宣告春天到来。