Word distinctions.
1) escape, escape from
1、He cut a hole in the wall and escaped from the prison. 2、The police lay in wait around his house, but he did not return that night and escaped capture(追捕).
3、A lion has escaped from its cage. 4、She was lucky to escape serious injury. 5、He narrowly(很险地)(=only just) escaped a fine(罚款). 6、His name escaped me(=I have forgotten his name). 7、Nothing important escaapes notice/attention.
2) search, search for
1、 The police spent the whole week searching for the missing boy.
2、 They searched the suspect(嫌疑人)before he had time to destroy the document. 3、 I’ve serched every of my pocket, but I can’t find my key.
4、 The detectives(侦探) search the house all over, there is no sign of the stolen goods. 5、 She searched her mind/memory for the man’s name, but she couldn’t remember it. 6、 People who are searching for inner peace sometimes turn to religion.
3) approve(批准,认可),approve of (同意,赞同)
1、 Obviously he did not approve of smoking but he had to accept it in the situation. 2、 We had to wait months for the city council(委员会) to approve our plans to extend the house. 3、 I thoroughly(彻底地) approve of what the government is doing. 4、 The court approve the sale of the property(财产).
Translation 1)短语翻译。
1、 暴力犯罪 violent crimes 2、判终生监禁 be sentenced to life in prison 3、辩护律师 defense lawyer 4、不服罪 plead not guilty
5、 被起诉 be prosecuted 6、守法公民 law-abiding citizen
7、 通缉要犯 most wanted criminals 8、法网恢恢,疏而不漏 Justice has long arms. 2)句子翻译。
1、我花了一个小时计算那道题,但还是算错了。(get it wrong) I spent one hour working out the problem and yet I got it wrong.
2、人们塑了一个雕像以纪念这位诗人的百年诞辰。(commemorate)
They erected a sculpture of the poet to commemorate the 100th anniversary of his birthday. 3、直升飞机被叫来搜索在三周内洗劫五个加油站的武装劫匪。(call in)
Police helicopters were called in to search for the armed robbers who had ransacked five gas stations in the previous three weeks.
4、他是否给那些即将开始表演生涯的人们一些忠告?(embark)
Did he give any advice to those who had just embarked on a stage career in their life?
5、正当他们对下一步行动感到迷茫时,总部来电说他们现在的搜寻是徒劳无益的。(wild
goose chase)
As they were at a loss as to what step they should next, they received a call from their headquarters telling them they were on a wild goose chase.
6、把坠机事件归咎于技术故障,而国外媒体揣测直升机是被火箭击落的。(speculate) Overseas media speculated that the helicopter was shot down by a rocket but the government attributed the plane crash to a technical problem.
7、回顾两人一起生活这许多年,他们很容易发现那些导致他们婚姻破裂的倒霉时刻。(pick out)
Looking back over the years of their living together, they could readily pick out those unfortunate moments that led to the break up of their marriage.
8、 地板是硬石头铺的,墙是石灰刷的,房间里没有一件家具。(devoid of)
The floor was stone-paved, the wall was white-washed and the room was devoid of(没有) any single furniture.
Unit2 The Future of Science…is Art?
Word distinctions.
1) reconcile…with(使一致,和解), reconcile…to(使甘心,使接受) 1、I can’t reconcile these figures with the statement you prepared. 2、Could you reconcile yourself to a lifetime of unemployment?
3、She could never reconcile his violent temper with his pacifist(平和) ideals.
4、We watch the character as he tries to reconcile himseself to the idea of his own death. 5、After 20 years of silence, he was finally reconcile with his family.
6、The struggle to reconcile personal fulfillment(自我实现) with familial obligation(家庭义务) is common in this generation of immigrant daughters.
2)identify辨认, identify with认同
1、I found it hard to identify with any of the characters in the film. 2、Could you identify your umbrella among a hundred others? 3、They, in turn, are loyal and identify with the company’s goals.
4、So some schools are using response to intervention as a way to identify problems much earlier. 5、We must then identify our dreams and establish financial goals so we can turn our dreams into reality.
6、Having read The Tales of Two Cities, we identify with the main characters’ struggle.
Translation 1)短语翻译
1、物质结构 the structure of matter 2、量子物理学 quantum physics 3、科学想象 scientific imagination 4、原子的内部空间 the inner space of an atom 5、抽象概念 explain his interpretation of art/ (abstract conception)
6、古典模式 the classical model 7、科学隐喻 scientific metaphor 8、加速科学进程 speed the scientific process
2) 句子翻译
1、 任何与上古神话传说有关的东西都会使我着迷。(fascinate) Anything to do with old myths and legends fascinates me.
2、 由于这些困难,有些妇女选择接受现实,而这可能会导致未来更严重的家庭暴力。
(reconcile)
Due to these difficulties, some women choose to reconcile themselves to things as they are, which might promote even more severe domestic violence in furture.
3、 日本是世界上最易发生地震的国家,每年经历数以千计的小地震。(prone)
Japan is one of the world’s most earthquake-prone countries and experiences thousands of minor tremors each year.
4、 他们的设计绝大部分符合实际需要和有关环境要求的条例。(correspond to)
Their designs, for the most part, correspond to the actual needs and the regulations on environmental demand.
5、 为找到一份合适的工作,有些大学毕业生求教于就业顾问。(resort to) Some university graduates resort to a vocation consultant for an appropriate job.
6、 他退休前一天正好将是他执教满40年的日子,这真是奇妙的巧合。(coincidence)
It is a curious coincidence that the day before his retirement, he will have been teaching for a total of forty years.
7.亨利无意干预我所负责的领域,但他觉得必须指出我的报告中的一两处疏漏。(trespass on) Henry had no wish to trespass on my area of responsibility, but he felt he ought to point out one or two omissions in my report.
8.更重要的是要花时间给您的家人或给自己,而不是只关注整理家务。(fixate on)
It’s more important to spend time with your family or on your own than to fixate on finishing chores.
Unit 3 Ronald Reagan:Remarks on the 40th Anniversary of D-Day
Word distinctions.
1) await, wait(await是及物动词,多用于书面语,而wait是不及物动词,多用于口语,后
要带介词for才可跟一般表示人或事物的宾语,之后也可接动词不定式。) 1、I will await your answer with patience.
2、I have been waiting for the ambulance for nearly half an hour. 3、Wait, I did not get what you say just now.
4、A warm welcome awaits you when you get to the kindergarten. 5、This is exactly the person for whom he is waiting. 6、The judge awaits the coroner’s inquest before giving a verdict.
2)change, changing(change vt. n. 名词强调变化最后的结果;changing adj. n. 名词强调变化过程的渐变性,常用在there be 结构中。)
1、Great changes have taken place in my hometown after I left it 20 years ago. 2、Some people find it hard to follow such a rapidly changing world. 3、I’ve changed my mind after his repeated persuasions.
4、The experiments reported no change in the color of the sample. 5、Scientists believe that there must be a changing in the matter’s physical properties.
3)intent, intention(intent n. 意图、目的、意向,多为法律用语,有更强的故意的含义。a. 专心的、决心的、热心的;intention n. 仅仅指想要采取的行动)
1、He is notorious(臭名昭著的) for his murderous intent behind his smiles. 2、He has no intention of renewing his contract with his company where he has been working for really a long time.
3、A letter of intent should be signed before we proceed to the agreement next month. 4、We should be on guard against those who harbor(庇护) ill intentions. 5、He is intent on the extinction of dinosaur.
Translation 1)短语翻译
1、手持武器 bear arms 2、把匕首刺向 thrust a dagger at… 3、反抗 fight tyranny 4、兵伞 parachute troops
5、本着…的精神 in the spirit of… 6、自我保护的天性 instinct for self-preservation 7、荣誉册 roll call of honor 8、从…中吸取力量 summon strength from… 2)句子翻译
1、画轴展开,观众眼前展示出一副壮观的场景。(stretch out)
The picture scroll strtched out and a spectacular view was presented before the audience. 2、成千上万的人走上街头纪念自己国家的。(mark)
Thousands of people took to the street to mark the nation’s independence. 3、八路军士兵向敌人的驻地进击。(advance)
The 8th Route armymen advanced towards the enemy position. 4、你在攻击对手之前总得先站稳脚跟。(hold the footing)
You are supposed to hold your footing before you mount an attack on your opponents. 5、绑架者把孩子推进小车,然后就疾驰而去。(thrust)
The kidnappers thrust the kid into a car parked nearby and then rushed away. 6、这位著名电影演员被他的影迷和一批批的狗仔队所围困。(pin down) The famous movie star was pinned down by his fans and teams of paparazzi. 7、肯定有一个犯罪集团在幕后操纵这次的毒品交易。(have a hand in ) A criminal organization must have had a hand in the drug dealing. 8、一幅悉心耕作的农场美景在访客眼前展开。(unfold)
A panorama of carefully tilled farm land unfolds before the visitors’ eyes. 9、最后两章中有很多是在重复前面段落的词汇。(echo) Many phrases in the last two chapters echo earlier passages. 10、法庭上约翰证明看到皮特持上了楼梯。(testify)
In court, John testified to having seen Peter going upstairs with his gun on.
Unit 4 Caught Between Places
Word distinctions.
1)sit, sit up(stay up) 熬夜
1、 Never stand when you can sit. 2、 I shall get back late, so don’t sit up for me. 3、 The nurse sat up with the patient all night.
4、 He sat in an armchair and fell asleep. 2)end, end up(usually doing sth)最终,结果 1、If you continue to steal you’ll end up in prison. 2、How does the story end? 3、They ended the play with a song.
4、He ended up designing the whole car and putting it into production.
Translation 1)短语翻译
1、应用文practical writing 2、文学批评 literary criticism
3、人物塑造 characterization 4、故事的高潮 the climax of a story 5、构思小说 plot a novel 6、修辞手段 rhetorical device; figure of speech 7、作品的主题 the theme of a literary work 8、诗中有画,画中有诗a poem replete with graphic description and a painting full of poetic grace 2)句子翻译
1、我琢磨不透他为什么要辞职。(figure out) I can’t figure out why he quit his job.
2、该计划实施的惟一障碍是经费问题。(drawback) The only drawback to the plan is its expense. 3、她晚年专事写作。(give oneself over to)
In her later years she gave herself over to writing full-time. 4、她正在仔细阅读该地区的旧地图。(pore over) She was poring over an old map of the area.
5、我们反复商量到国外度假的事情,最后决定去新加坡。(end up) After much discussion about the holiday abroad, we ended up in Singapore. 6、他无法做出符合事实的陈述。(reconcile) He failed to reconcile his statement with the fact. 7、他的意见招来了一连串的批评。(barrage) His comments provoked a barrage of criticism.
8、那个破了产的前百万富翁不得不忍住挥霍的欲望。(squander)
Bankrupt, the ex-millionnaire had to fight back the desire to squander money.
Uint 5 Marco Polo’s Legacy
Word distinctions.
1)perspective(观点 ,视角), in perspective(客观或正确地) 1、His rich experience provides a wide perspective on this issue.
2、Being a team leader, he needs to solve all these problems in perspective. 3、Nowadays, managers should maintain a global perspective. 4、How to reward and punish the employees is not an easy task for managers, it requires them to judge in perspective.
2)thrive(繁荣,旺盛,充满活力), thrive on(以某事为乐,因某事而有成)
The African country was once thrive with diamond export business, now it has languished.(衰
退)。
He was regarded as an eccentric(古怪的) person, because he closed himself in the small room everyday and thrive on those meaningless experiments.
To some people, this is a boring job. But to him, it must be quite interesting, for he thrive on it day and night without any complaint.
For only one decade, this small coastal village develops into a thrive city.
Translation 1)短语翻译
1、用作 serve as 2、除了之外 in addition to… 3、从…牟利 profit from… 4、从…走出 come out of… 5、优于 have superiority over sth. 6、融合 absorb…into… 7、横扫 sweep scross… 8、由…组成 consist of… 2)句子翻译
1、由于路上遇到车祸,她很迟才来参加会议。她的老板很不高兴。(due to)
Due to the car accident on the road, he came to the meeting very late. Her boss was very unpleasant.
2、那位歌星穿着奇装异服出现在舞台上,使歌迷们非常疯狂。(bizarre)
The singer dressed in bizarre costume appeared on the stage and drove his fans crazy. 3、那位学者记录了许多历史事件,为我们的研究提供了依据。(take down)
Many of the historical events were taken down by the famous scholar, and provided evidence for our study.
4、他把公司的经营的失败归因于资金不足。(ascribe to) He ascribed the fail of management to lack of capital.
5、他被判谋杀,因为没有证人证实他的陈述。(corroborate)
The man was convicted of murderer because his statement was not corroborated by any witness. 6、股市疲软,股民天真地希望能出台干预。(languish)
When the stock market languished, the shareholders hoped naively the government whould put out policy of intervention.
7、许多收入不高的年轻人喜欢逛跳蚤市场,所以它很繁荣。(thrive)
Many young people with low income like to shop in flea markets, and that is why it is thriving. 8、这把丝绸扇子是她祖母传下来的,她很珍惜它,所以不会借给你的。(pass down)
This silk fan is passed down by her grand mother, she values it so much and will not lend it to you. 9、翻译一本书要花很长的时间和辛苦。(entail) Translating a book entails a long time and research. .
10、我们没有理由把西方文化提升到我们传统文化之上。(exalt)
We have no reason to exalt the western culture above our traditional culture.
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