Useful expressions9/28/2005
I．Warming-up P17-19
be free to do sth 不受约束,随意做某事
make certain choices 做某种选择
a kitchen table made of wood 一张木头做的餐桌
a piece/an article of furniture 一件家具
many pieces /articles of furniture
for sale 待售的
on sale 出售，上市
a modern flat 现代的公寓房
a block of apartments 一栋/一幢公寓楼
prefer sth. 喜欢某物，爱好某物
prefer sth.…to sth… 喜欢…胜过 …
prefer to do sth=prefer doing sth. 喜欢干某事
prefer to do…rather than do.… 喜欢干…胜过干
=prefer doing sth to doing sth.
prefer sb to do sth. 想某人干
would prefer that clause(主语+were /did)（从句用虚拟语气）想某人干…
have a preference for sth 爱好某物，喜爱某物
design sth for sb/ sth. 为某人/ 某物…设计…
design sth to do sth 为干…设计…
have designs on sb/sth 企图伤害…;企图将…占为己有
by design = on purpose 故意地，蓄意地
have a taste for sth. 爱好某物
have a taste in sth 对某物有鉴赏力
be convenient to /for sb. 对某人很方便
It is convenient for sb to do sth. 对某人干某事很方便
live close to sw 住在靠近…的地方
stand close to sth. 靠近…站
would rather do sth 愿意干
get excited about sth. 对…感到兴奋
old-styled houses 老式房子
all the same 都一样，仍然
have personal style 有个人风格
can’t stand sth/ one’s doing sth. 不能容忍某事/某人干某事
II．Reading P19-22
look at sth. 考虑…关注…
take examples from nature 效仿自然
take examples from nature 借鉴了自然界的例子
man-made living environment 人造的生存环境
have sth done 让某物被…，使…遭受…
want sth. constructed … 想…建成
make sth done 使…被…
in different styles 以不同的风格
go against the people’s feeling of beauty违背了人们的审美标准
be under construction 在建设中
look unnatural 看上去不合乎自然
impress sth on/upon sb 使…铭记…;给某人留下印象
be impressed by/with/at sth 对…印象深刻
make a/an… impression on sb
concrete thoughts/exlanation 具体思想/说明
modern-looking buildings 看起来很现代的建筑物
act as mirrors 可以当作镜子
in the choice of materials 在材料的选择上
in nature 在自然界中
stand much closer to nature 更接近自然
be covered with the skin of fish 用鱼皮覆盖…
Despite the fact that 尽管…事实存在…
despite sth=in spite of sth 尽管 …
find oneself inspired by sth 发现自己从…中得到灵感
seen/ viewed from the top 从上面看
look as if +clause 看起来象…
fill up sth with sth. 用…装满…
be filled with sth = be full of 充满…
a bird’s nest made of tree branches 用树枝做成的鸟巢
belong to… 属于…
A is to B what C is to D A对B而言正如C对D 一样
A nest is to a bird what a house is to a man鸟巢对于鸟就象房子对于人
keep sb informed of sth 随时让某人了解某事
succeed in sth/doing sth. 在…成功 / 成功干…
III．Intergating skill P23-24&P99-100
pull sth down 拆掉…
be fit for sth胜任, 适合
stand empty without use 空置不用
stand + adj( stand open / empty ) “处于……的状态”
with one’s help 在…的帮助下
in the early 1950s.20世纪50年代早期
left from that time那个时代遗留下来的
be decorated with sth. 被用…装饰20英尺高的玻璃墙
twenty-foot high walls of glass
remind sb of sth. 使某人想起某事
remind sb to do sth
remind sb that + clause
compare sth with sth
compare sth to sth
compared with/to (一般做状语)
set aside = put aside 把……放在一边；搁置；拨出；不理会；取消
set sb/ sth aside 搁置…/把…放在一边
for rent 供出租(的) rent at / for sth 以一定租金出租…
rent sth(out) to sb把…出租给…rent sth from sb 从…处租用…
with the development of 随着…的发展
develop into 发展成为
bring sth together 把…汇集在一起
works of art艺术品art works艺术作品
workshops of different sizes不同尺寸的车间
be changed into sth. 被变成…
be good for sb 对某人有好处
in the neighbourhood在临近地区
rock musicians摇滚乐手
turn sth into sth. 把…变成…
give new uses to sth. 赋予…新用途
save sth/sb. from …把…从…中挽救
foreign invaders外国侵略者
take one’s temperature量体温
on display展览
end up in以…终结
at first glance第一眼
glance at sb. 看一下…/扫视…
set goals设定目标