1. believe in 信任;信赖
2. stand for 代表;代替
3 .adapt to 适宜
4. lose heart 灰心;泄气
5. be cast away (被)抛弃
6. give up 放弃
7. less than 少于;不足
8. set off for 开始(旅程;赛跑);出发
9. move on 继续前进
10. take the way 出发;首途
11. lose one’s way 迷路
12. hang out 伸出
13. in desperate need of 在极度需要的(时候)
14. on our feet=on foot 步行
15. be accustomed to doing sth.
(通常用于被动语态)习惯于
16. suffer from 患病;遭受……之苦
17. hurry on to (with) 赶紧办理;急急忙忙地去做某事
18. stop to do sth. 停下来去做某事
19. start doing sth. 开始做某事
20. go on all fours 用四肢
21. (at)the edge of of (在)……边缘
22. stare at 瞪视; 凝视
23. come to an end 结束;终止
24. a race against time 与时间赛跑
25. save…from 挽救……免于
26 .take up to 占用(时间;空间)
27. at stake 在危险中;关系重大
28. risk one’s life to 冒险去做某事
29. apply…to… 运用;应用
30.add up (两个或两个以上的数量或量)加起来
31. take it easy 别紧张;放松点
32. keep up 维持;保持;使某事处于高水平
33. common sense 常识;情理
34. leave behind 忘带;留下
35. live through sth. 经历某事物而幸存
36. tie up 系;拴;捆
37. go for 为……去;努力获取
38 more…than …说…不如说 39 in anxiety of sth or doing sth. 焦急，急切
40 get onto one’s knees, 跪下 41 on all fours 四肢着地(像四足动物一样行走）
42 promised land： 乐土, 福地, 希望之乡
quit vt. 1.) 离开;退出 He quitted Paris after a week. 他一周后离开了巴黎。
2.) 放弃[+v-ing] He has quit smoking. 他已戒了烟。
3.) 解除,免除[(+of)] She finally quit herself of fear. 她终于消除了恐惧。
4.) 【美】停止[+v-ing] Quit muttering! 别嘀咕!
vi. 1.) 离开;迁出
If he doesn’t pay his rent, he will receive notice to quit. 如果他不付房租,他将被通知搬出去。
2.) 停止 It’s almost 5 o’clock; time to quit. 都快五点钟了;该下班了。
apply vt. 1.) 应用;实施[(+to)]
We should apply both theories in the language classroom. 我们应把两种理论都运用到语言教室中去。
2.) 使起作用;使适用 [(+to)]
This rule can not be applied to every case. 这条规则并不是在每种情况下都能适用的。
3.) (后常接oneself)使致力(于),使专心从事[(+to)]
He applied himself to learning French. 他致力于学习法语。
vi. 1.) 申请,请求[(+for/to)][+to-v] He has applied for a post in England. 他已申请在英国供职。
2.) 起作用;适用 [(+to)] This rule applies to freshmen only. 此项规定仅适用于大学一年级学生。
assessment n. 1.) (为征税对财产所作的)估价[U]
2.) 被估定的金额[C] my tax assessment for 1994 我一九九四年的税额
3.) 评价;估计[C] He made a careful assessment of the situation. 他对形势作了细致的评估。
assess vt. 1.) (为征税)估定(财产)的价值[(+at)]
The value of this property was assessed at one million dollars. 这财产的价值估定为一百万元。
2.) 确定(税、罚款、赔偿金等)的金额 assess damage after an accident 事故后确定损害赔偿金额
3.) 对...进行估价,评价 It is too early to assess the effects of the new legislation.
现在来评价新法规的效为时尚早。
burden n.[C] 1.) 重负,重担;负担,沉重的责任
The old man bent with a heavy burden on his back. 老人因背着重负而弯腰。
2. )(船的)装载吨数,吨位[the S][(+of)] vt. 1.) 加重压于,加负担于,烦扰[(+with)]
The government burdened the nation with heavy taxes. 政府使国民负担重税。
2.) 加负荷于,使载重[(+with)] He was burdened with a large bundle of magazines. 他吃力地捧着一大捆杂志。
desperate adj. 1.) 情急拼命的,铤而走险的 A desperate man will stop at nothing to get what he wants.
一个亡命之徒为了达到自己的目的什么事都做得出来。
2.) 危急的;绝望的 He was desperate when he lost all his money. 当他丢了所有的钱时,他绝望了。
3.) 极度渴望的[F][(+for)][+to-v] He was desperate for work to provide for a large family.
他渴望有个工作,挣钱供养子女众多的家。
accustomed sb’s accustomed cheerfulness 某人一贯的乐观情绪
be accustomed to working/ to work hard 习惯于苦干
relief n. 1.) (痛苦,负担等的)缓和,减轻;解除[U] [(+of/from/on)]
The pills gave her some relief. 药片减轻她一些痛苦。
2.) 轻松,宽心,慰藉[U] Hearing the news, he breathed a sigh of relief. 一听到消息,他如释重负地松了口气。
3.) 救济物品,救济金[U] Relief was flown to the flood-hit areas. 救济物品被空运到洪水泛滥区。
deliver vt. 1.) 投递;传送;运送[(+to)] The mailman delivered the letters promptly. 那个邮差准时地投递信件。
2.) 发表;讲;宣布 He delivered an important report at the meeting. 他在会上作了重要报告。
3.) 给...接生;生(婴儿) She delivered twins in the evening. 晚上她生了一对双胞胎。
4.) 解救;解脱;释放[(+from)] Education delivered him from ignorance. 教育把他从无知中解救出来。
vi. 1.) 投递;送货;传送
2.) 履行,实现[(+on)] I am certain that he will deliver on his promise. 我确信他会履行诺言。
1. By the middle of October we set off for our journey across the continent : a journey of about a year ,
across more than 2500 miles
在四月中旬我们启程穿越大陆.，那是一次长达一年，行程超过2500英里的旅程。
2. I was so weak and tired that I got onto my knees and started moving across the sands on all fours.
我筋疲力尽,只得跪在地上,四肢着地,在沙地上爬行.
3. Sometimes the wagons had to be lifted and pulled up ,where there were no roads.
有时候在没有路的地方，我们不得不把货车抬起来并拉着向前走。
4. Water that was shown on the map proved to be salty ponds and not drinkable.
地图上显示的水域被证明是一些咸水水域，不能饮用。
5. The animals dragged their legs, too weak to pull their burden, and their tongues hung out in desperate need of water. 牲畜们慢慢地走着，累得都拉不动车了，它们的舌头也伸了出来，急切地渴望得到水。
6. Lying around them were chains , guns , tools , clothing and many other articles.
他们周围到处是铁链，枪支，工具，铺盖，衣服和一些其他东西。
7. Eighty years ago, it was front-page news all over the world, but outside Alaska most people have now
forgotten how twenty brave people and their dogs saved hundreds of people from death.
80年前,它在全世界都是头版新闻,但现在,在阿拉斯加州之外,大部分人都忘掉了那20位勇敢的人和他们的狗是如何挽救 数百人性命的故事了.
8. …,Dr Curtis Welch discovered that some children had a terrible disease for which he had no medicine. …, 卡特斯. 威尔世博士发现一些孩子得了一种可怕的病,对此他也无药可治.
9. The only way to prevent a catastrophe was to get more as quickly as possible.
防止这样一个突如其来的大灾难的唯一方式就是尽快地获得更多的疫苗.
10. The only way would be a relay of dog teams over the 674 miles between Nenana and Nome.
唯一的办法是在尼纳纳和诺姆之间674英里的道路上组织起一个狗接力队.
11. Each team covered a distance of 18 to 53 miles. 每一队走了大约18到53英里的距离不等.
12. No pains , no gains. 不劳无获。
1. 信任;信耐
2. 代表;代替
3. 灰心;泄气
4. 放弃
5. 迷路
6. 伸出
7. 在极度需要的(时候)
8. (通常用于被动语态)习惯于
9. 患病;遭受……之苦
10 瞪视; 凝视
11 结束;终止
12 占用(时间;空间)
13 在危险中;关系重大
14 运用;应用
15 别紧张;放松点
16 维持;保持;使某事处于高水平
17 忘带;留下
18 开始做某事
1. 我见到你那天出了什么事？
2. 这就是我们去年参观过的那所学校。
3. 我不知道如何处理这件事。
4. 我不知道谁为此负责。
5. 请你在有问题的地方做个记号。
6. 拆除这些旧房子的目的就是为一条新的高速公路腾出空间。