Unit 1——Unit6 Useful Expressions.doc

Unit 1
Useful Expressions:
1. 过得去 get by
2. 寻觅心灵的满足 find contentment
3. 自力更生的生活 a self-reliance life
4. 大地回暖的气息 the smell of the earth warming
5. 艰苦的生活 a tough life
6. 日常的家务 usual household routine
7. 正如老话说的那样 as the old saying goes
8. 温馨快乐每一分钟 love/enjoy every minute ofsth.
9. 过冬 get through the winter
10. 常青藤联合会学校 Ivy League schools
11. 带着……祝福 with sb.’s blessings
12. 总的说来 on balance/in a word/in a nutshell /on the
whole/to sum up /generally speaking
13. 担任全职工作 be employed full time
14. 贷款按揭 mortgage payments
15. 至于 when it comes to sth./ with regard to /as to
as for /in terms of /speaking of
16. 除了……之外 apart from/besides /aside from /in addition to
17. 外出吃饭 dine out
18. 降低生活水准/水平 lower the standard of living standard
19. 弥补收入差额 make up the difference in income
20. 听歌剧看芭蕾演出 attend opera and ballet
21. 耐得住寂寞 a tolerance for solitude
22. 手头紧 be on a tight budget
23. 自给自足 self-sufficiency
24. 抵制诱惑 resist the temptation to do sth.
25. 苍然离去 leave with a feeling of sorrow
26. 自豪感 a sense of pride
27. 一旦形势好转 once economic conditions improve
28. 赚钱 earn/make money

Unit 2
Useful Expressions:
1. 微风 a gentle breeze
2. 打算，想要 intend to do /doing sth.
3 支持 stand up for
4. 有原则的人 a man of principle
5. 历史遗迹 a historic site
6. 解放奴隶 liberate slaves
7. 决定要做某事 be intent on doing sth
8. 轻轻的敲门声 a soft knock
9. 铸铁 iron molding
10. 报告消息 spread the news
11. 宗教信仰 religious convictions
12. 得到庇护 find refuge
13. 下一段行程 next leg of one’s journey
14. 主要线路 principal routes
15. 面临危险 face risks
16. 课以罚金 impose a fine
17. 记录 keep a log of sth.
18. 路标 road signs
19. 出殡队伍 a funeral procession
20. 未开垦的土地 a virgin land
21. 在某人看来 in the eye of sb.

Unit 3
Useful Expressions:
1. （门）关着但没上锁 on the latch
2. 带钥匙 carry keys
3. (暂时)关闭 close up
4. 巡逻严密的城区街道 well-patrolled urban streets
5. 据称很宁静的地区 the allegedly tranquil areas
6. ……的时代结束了 the era of … is over
7. 电子报警系统 electronic alarm systems
8. 连接到 hook up to
9. 内置，嵌入 build in
10. 处于监控下 under surveillance
11. 设置路障 put up barriers
12. 保安 security guards
13. 不让靠近 hold/keep sb at bay
14. 电子搜查器 electronic friskers
15. 看都不看一眼 without so much as a sideways glance
16. 代表，象征 stand for
17. 沉浸于，沐浴于 be bathed in
18. 误差率很小/大 with a small/large margin of error
19. 在人类文明的历史上 in the history of civilized man
20. 回首（过去），回顾以往 look back on
21. 聪明反被聪明误 outsmart oneself
22. 看不见的恐怖 unseen/invisible horrors/terror

Unit 4
Useful Expressions:
1. 连续地 in a low
2． 弄得全家都没法睡 keep the household awake
3. 打瞌睡 doze off
4. 不能一天不上班 couldn’t skip a day
5. 维持生计 make ends meet
6. 为量子力学奠定基础 lay the foundation for quantum mechanics
7. 迸发创造性思想 have a creative outburst
8. 躲避瘟疫爆发 avoid an outbreak of plague
9. 由于没有什么更好的事情可做 with nothing better to do
10. 将……描述成 paint …as
11. 外星人 space alien
12. 产生光电效应 do the photoelectric trick
13. 接近 close in
14. 毫无疑问 beyond any doubt
15. 毫不在乎权威 not give a fig for authority
16. 一事无成 never get anywhere
17. 个性缺陷 character flaw
18. 回顾 in retrospect
19. 使……放慢脚步 slow…down
20. 采用直觉跳跃思维 adopt the intuitive leap
21. 相信直觉 believe in intuition
22. 在世纪初 at the turn of the century
23. 集中思想的能力 powers of concentration
24. 专心致志地解题 engross oneself in a problem
25. 要说有什么区别的话 if anything

Unit 5
Useful Expressions:
1. 认真思考 give serious thought to
2. 真挚的文字 genuine statements
3. 由衷的感激 heartfelt appreciation
4. 渐渐变成一种……习惯 graduate into a habit of…
5. 电子媒体 electronic media
6. 很少了解 have little awareness of
7. 给……撒下美妙的遐想 sprinkle…with stardust
8. 按常规 in the routine
9. 个人经历 personal experience
10. 最重要的事 topmost priority
11. 冲上甲板 pound up on deck
12. 围聚在……周围 cluster about…
13. 一把把 fistfuls of
14. 发生迅猛的变化 undergo swift changes
15. 自我怀疑地 in self-doubt
16. 摇椅 a rocking chair
17. 一个字母一个字母地 character by character
18. 向……..表达充满慈爱的谢意 express one’s loving gratefulness to……
19. 靠当……为生 make a living as a …
20. 使某人意识到 give sb. an insight into
21. 有着相似的需求 with similar needs
22. 简单的常识 simple common sense
23. 实行世界和平 achieve world peace
24. 对……至关重要 be paramount for…

Unit 6
Useful Expressions:
1. 各处 here and there
2. 一成的可能性 one chance in ten
3. 画板 drawing board
4. 吹着轻快的口哨 whistle a merry tune
5. 倒着数 count backward
6. 几乎以耳语般的声音 in almost a whisper
7. 听说 hear of
8. 病好，康复 get well
9. 十有八九 ten to one
10. 厌烦 be tired of
11. 撇开一切 turn loose one’s hold on everything
12. 看上去很像 look the part
13. 无节制地喝… drink … to excess
14. 至于其他 for the rest
15. 大肆嘲笑 mock terribly at
16. 凝视着 peer /stare at
17. 倒置的水壶 an upturned kettle
18. 显眼，突出 stand out
19. (时间)流逝 wear away
20. 紧紧抱住 cling to
21. 湿透 be wet through
22. 脱离危险 be out of danger

Unit 7 Useful Expressions
1. 系鞋带 tie one’s shoes
2. 想做某事 feel like doing sth.
3. 一群 a pack of
4. 冲破身体的极限 rise above one’s limitations
5. 招聘广告 help wanted ads
6. 家用物品 household products
7. 零售推销员 a retail salesman
8. 不平衡 off balance
9. 擦鞋摊 a shoeshine stand
10. 让某人下车 drop sb. off
11. 在打电话 on the phone
12. 用完肥皂 be out of soap
13. .躺着(或坐着) off one’s feet
14. 过着离群索居的生活 lead a solitary life
15. 靠佣金赚钱 work on commission
16. 带薪假期 paid holidays
17. 减轻疼痛 relieve pain
18. 因……而卧床休养 be laid up with
19. 自悲自怜 feel sorry for oneself
20. 潦草的签名 scrawled signature
21. 安乐椅 an easy chair
22. 熄灭 go off

Unit 8 Useful Expressions
1. 员工 staff members
2. 接生 attend the birth
3. 引人注目 stand out
4. .一模一样的孪生儿 he identical twin
5. 提出……的可能性 raise … as a possibility
6. ……没有任何独特之处 nothing exceptional about …
7. 明确表示…… make it clear that …
8. 追求 in one’s quest to
9. 有史以来 since the down of recorded time
10. 邪恶的隐患 potential for evil
11. 那咯索斯式的自恋罪 the sins of Narcissus
12. 审视自己的心灵 examine one’s own soul
13. 基因的任意组合 a genetic lottery
14. ……是一回事， … is one thing and
........又是另一回事 … is another
15. 随意的念头 thoughts of somehow
16. 直接面对 face-to-face with
17. 谦恭困惑的人 a humbled and troubled soul
18. 发表演说 deliver a speech
19. 免疫系统 the immune system
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