单元四
1. Don't be offended/ə' fend/ v. 使……恼火; 冒犯, 触犯. I am just kidding. 翻译 别恼火, 我只是在开玩笑。考点
2. The scenery of the Lugu Lake is strongly impressed/ɪm' pres/ vt. 给人留下印象, 引人注目; ( ~ on ) 印, 盖印 on my memory. 翻译 泸沽湖的景色给我留下了深刻的印象。考点 impress sb. with… 以 ( 因 ) ……给某人留下印象
be impressed by / with…
对……有深刻印象,钦佩……,为……所感动
impress sth. on sb. 使某人铭记某事物
impress... on / in sth. 把······压印在某物上/压入某物
3. Vivian Leigh's excellent acting in the motion picture Gone with the Wind has made an indelible impression/ɪm'preʃən/ n. 印象; 印记, 压痕 on movie fans all over the world. 翻译 丽在电影《乱世佳人》(《飘》) 中出色的表演给全球影迷留下了不可磨灭的印象。考点 make / leave an impression on sb. 给某人留下印象
4. The Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln's most impressive/ɪm'presɪv/ a. 印象深刻的, 感人的 speech,concisely expressed many of the ideals and principles of democracy. 翻译 《葛底斯堡演说》是林肯最感人肺腑的演说,它简明地阐述了民主的理想和原则。考点
5. Don't bother/'bɒðə/ vt. 打扰, 麻烦; 使不安 vi. 尽力; 担心 n. 烦恼 me with such small matter. 翻译 不要为区区小事来烦我。考点 bother with / about ( doing) sth. / bother to do sth.
为 ( 做) 某事而操心
bother sb. with sth. 拿某事去麻烦、打扰某人
6. Don't call people late at night. You will interfere/ˌɪntə'fɪə/ vi. ( ~ with ) 妨碍, 打扰; ( ~ in ) 干涉 with their sleep. 翻译 别半夜三更给人打电话,你会扰人清梦的。考点
7. The temperature in Kunming usually ranges/reɪndʒ/ v. 在……范围内变化; 排列成行; 徘徊 n. 组合, 系列; 范围,距离,领域; 山脉 between 15℃ and 25℃(= from 15℃ to 25℃), and that's why it is called“ the Spring City”. 翻译 昆明的气温通常在15到25摄氏度之间,所以被称为“春城”。考点
8. Human beings differ/'dɪfə/ vi. ( ~ from ) 和……不同; ( ~ with, ~ from ) 与……意见不同 from animals because of their ability to speak and use tools. 翻译 人类和其他动物不同,在于他们会说话和会使用工具。考点 differ:事物在特性、品质或人们在观点方面产生的分歧
vary: 同类之中相互差异而表现出的不同
9. Both Bill Gates and Richard Lee are tycoons in the IT industry, although neither of them finished college. However, this does not mean that higher education makes no difference/'dɪfrəns/ n. 判别, 差异; 差, 差额; (意见的) 分岐 (= does not make a difference). 翻译 比尔·盖茨和李泽楷都没完成大学学业, 却都是信息技术产业巨头。然而,这不等于说高等教育不重要。考点 make a / some / no difference to… 对……很重要/不重要
10. Theory should by no means be separated/sepəreɪt/ v. 使分离; 划分; 区分; 分离 /'sepərɪt/ a. 分离的;不同的 from practice. 翻译 理论绝不应脱离实际。考点 separate… from… 把……和……分开
11. What does it take/teɪk/ vt. 携带; 需要, 花费; 学习( 某学科) , 教( 某学科或某人 ) ;拿, 取; 取得, 接受; 买上, 租用, 订; 服(药等) ;乘(车) ;测定, 拍( 照) ;记录; 理解 to become a TV host / hostess? 翻译 要当电视节目主持人需要具备什么条件?考点 take up 开始从事; 把……继续下去; 着手处理; 占去,占据
take… as… 把……作为……
take apart 拆开
take after (相貌) 像……
take… for 把……看成是
take in 接受; 包括; 理解; 欺骗
take off 起飞; 脱下 (衣、帽、鞋等)
take on 呈现, 具有; 开始雇用; 同……较量; 从事, 承担
take out
带……出去 ( 吃饭或看电影等) ;除掉; (通过申请等) 取得
12. In winter, the garden is bare/beə/ a. 赤裸的, 光秃的, 无遮盖的; 勉强够的 vt. 露出, 暴露 of flowers. 翻译 冬天,花园里没有花。考点 bare to the waist 裸露上身 (即没穿衣服)
bare headed / with one's head bare 光着头 ( 即没有戴帽子)
bare legged 光着腿 (的)
barefoot / bare footed 赤脚的(即没穿鞋子或袜子)
bare hills 光秃的小山
bare faced 厚颜无耻, 不要脸的
13. It's hard to find a vacant/'veɪkənt/ a. 空的, 未被占用的 post with such a high unemployment rate nowadays. 翻译 现在失业率那么高,很难找到空缺的职位。考点
14. The trunk of a palm tree is hollow/'hɒləʊ/ a. 空的, 中空的; 空虚的; 声音沉闷的 v. 挖空, 凿空. 翻译 棕榈树的树干是中空的。考点 hollow:空洞的,中心空的,空虚的
bare: 赤裸的, 无遮蔽的,光秃秃的
vacant: 地方或职位没有人占据的
blank:表面无字无标记或留有空白处供填写之用
15. If you press this key the screen will go blank/blæŋk/ a. 空白的, 空着的; 失色的, 无表情的 n. 空格; 表格. 翻译 如果你按一下这个键,荧屏上就什么都没了。考点
16. In the court, a witness must honestly relate/rɪ'leɪt/ vt. 叙述, 讲述; 使互相关联 vi. ( ~ to) 和……有关;与……和睦相处 what he has seen. 翻译 法庭上,目击者必须如实讲述所目睹的一切。考点
17. As/æz,əz、z/ ad. 同样地 prep. 当作; 像 conj. 当……时; 如同……那样;由于; 尽管 for your department's plan, you can change it as you wish. 翻译 至于你们部门的计划,你愿意怎么改就怎么改吧。考点 as to / for sth. 至于, 关于
as well 也, 又
as… as 像……一样
as it is 实际上
as if / though 好像, 仿佛
as it were 可以说, 在某种程度上
as well as…( 除……之外) 也, 既……又……
18. Researches show that there is a relation/rɪ'leɪʃən/ n. 关系; 亲戚 between smoking and lung cancer. 翻译 研究表明肺癌和吸烟有关。考点 in relation to… 有关, 关于, 涉及
19. Owing/'əʊɪŋ/ a. 应付的, 未付的 to a lack of funds, the project will not continue next year. 翻译 由于资金缺乏,这项计划明年不再继续。考点 owing to 由于, 因为
20. A self- centered person shows no regard/rɪ'gɑːd/ vt. ( ~ as) 认为; 注意; 尊敬 n. 尊敬; [ pl.]致意, 问候;方面 for other people's feelings. 翻译 以自我为中心的人不顾及别人的感情。考点 regard… as… 把……看做……, 视……为……
as regards 关于, 至于
with / in regard to… 关于……, 就……而论
21. Many people were idle/'aɪdl/ a. 空闲的; 懒散的; 无用的 vt. 虚度 vi. 懒散, 闲逛 during the depression. 翻译 在萧条时期,很多人都无事可做。考点 idle ( away). .. 虚度……
idle ( away)… doing sth. 耗费……做某事
22. Let's eat out today; I feel too lazy/'leɪzɪ/ a. 懒惰的; 慢吞吞的 to cook. 翻译 我们今天外出吃饭吧,我懒得做饭。考点 laziness n. 懒惰
近义辩析 lazy: 懒惰的, 不想干活,不愿意工作
idle: 无事可做而闲着, 懒散的, 无所事事的
23. You can be indifferent/ɪn'dɪfərənt/ a. 冷淡, 不关心 to politics, but how can you be indifferent to the sufferings of starving people? 翻译 你可以对政治漠不关心,但你怎能对饥民的疾苦无动于衷呢?考点 be indifferent to… 对……不关心, 对……态度冷漠
24. If the population continues to expand, mass starvation and ecological disaster will be the inevitable/ɪ'nevɪtəbl/ a. 不可避免的, 必然要发生的 consequences. 翻译 如果人口继续膨胀,那么大面积饥荒和生态灾害将会是不可避免的后果。考点
25. In some rural areas, people live in poverty/'pɒvətɪ/ n. 贫穷, 贫困 because of the poverty of the soil. 翻译 在一些农村地区, 人们因为土壤贫瘠而过着贫穷的生活。考点
26. The best way to keep ourselves in shape is to do some vigorous/'vɪgərəs/ a. 精力充沛的; 用力的, 有力的 exercise every day. 翻译 保持好身材最好的办法就是每天进行强身健体的运动。考点
27. Good friends are generally alike/əˈlaɪk/ a. 相同的, 相像的 ( 只作表语用) in background and tastes. 翻译 一般来说,好朋友的背景和品位都是相像的。考点
28. Cell phones use rechargeable batteries/'bætərɪ/ n. 电池 ( 组 ) ; 炮兵连, 炮组. 翻译 手机使用充电电池。考点
29. Twenty for a Giordano coat? What a bargain/'bɑːgɪn/ n. 便宜的东西; 交易 vi. 讨价还价! 翻译 20块一件佐丹奴大衣? 真便宜!考点
30. Small articles of daily use are usually sold cheaper in convenience stores/stɔː/ n. 商店, 店铺; 贮存, 贮备; 仓库 vt. 贮藏, 存储 than in big department stores. 翻译 便利店的小件日用品比大百货商店卖得便宜。考点
31. All rights reserved/rɪ'zɜːv/ vt. 保留, 保存; 预订 n. 储备 ( 物) ; 保留, (言语、行为 ) 拘谨,矜持; 自然保护区. 翻译 版权所有, 侵权必究。考点 reserve sth. for… 替……保留某物, 留某物作……之用
32. Factories and companies that don't supply/sə'plaɪ/ n. 供应 (量 ) ; [常 pl.]存货, 必需品 vt. 供给, 供应; 满足 ( 需要) ,弥补 ( 不足) the market with new products will be eliminated sooner or later. 翻译 不向市场提供新产品的厂商迟早会被淘汰。考点 supply sb. with sth. 向某人供应某物
in short supply 供应不足
33. Provision/prə'vɪʒən/ n. 提供, 供应; 准备, 安排; 条款, 规定; [ pl.]给养,口粮 of shelter was the Red Cross's main concern for the disaster victims. 翻译 为灾民提供避难处是红十字会的主要工作。考点 under / according to the provisions of the agreement根据协议的条文
. 习题 1. I'm very sorry to have_________you with so many questions on such an occasion.
A. offended B. impressed C. bothered D. interfered
2. The price of beer_________from 50 cents to $4 per liter during the summer season.
A. ranged B. differed C. altered D. separated
3. Our son doesn't know what to_________at the university; he can't make up his mind about his future.
A. take over B. take after C. take in D. take up
4. Although they plant trees in this area every year, the top s of some hills are still_________.
A. bare B. vacant C. blank D. hollow
5. The neighborhood boys like to play basketball on that_________lot.
A. valid B. vacant C. vain D. vague
6. Could you take a_________sheet of paper and write your name at the top?
A. bare B. vacant C. hollow D. blank
7. Being a pop star can be quite a hard life, with a lot of traveling_________heavy schedules.
A. as to B. in relation toC. owing to D. with regard to
8. William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania,_________defended the right of every citizen to freedom of choice in religion.
A. inevitably B. indifferently C. peculiarly D. vigorously
9. When people become unemployed, it is_________which is often worse than lack of wages.
A. poverty B. idleness C. inability D. laziness
10. _________his sister, Jack is quiet and does not easily make friends with others.
A. Unlike B. Liking C. Alike D. Dislike
11. Some people would like to do shopping on Sundays since they expect to pick up wonderful_________in the market.
A. barracks B. batteries C. baskets D. bargains
12. In previous times, when fresh meat was in short_________, pigeons were kept ' by many households as a source of food.
A. store B. reserve C. supply D. provision
13. We'd like to_________a table for five for dinner this evening.
A. preserve B. retain C. reserve D. sustain答案 答案与译文
1. [C] 对不起,在这个场合问你那么多问题,打扰你了。
2. [A]夏季啤酒的价格由每升50美分到4美元不等。
3. [D] 我们的儿子不知道在大学里该学什么好; 他决定不了自己将来要从事什么工作。
4. [A] 尽管他们每年都种树,但有些山顶还是光秃秃的。
5. [B] 邻居的男孩子们喜欢在那块空地上打篮球。
6. [D] 请你找张空白纸把名字写在顶上,好吗?
7. [C] 明星的生活会很苦的,因为日程表排得很紧,要四处旅行演出。
8. [D] 宾夕法尼亚州的缔造者威廉·鹏为每个公民的宗教选择自由进行了有力的辩护。
9. [B] 一个人失业时,无所事事比缺少工资更糟糕。
10. [A] 杰克不像他姐,他很静,不容易跟别人交朋友。
11. [D] 有些人愿意在星期天去购物,因为想在市场里拣到便宜货。
12. [C] 以前,当鲜肉供应短缺时,许多人家就养鸽子作为食物的来源。
13. [C] 我们想预订一张今天晚上可供5人用餐的餐台。