Unit 5
1 consideration
n. 重要性
n.考虑[U][(+for/to)]
That matter is under consideration.那件事正在考虑之中。
Before writing your answers please give careful consideration to the questions.
请在回答之前仔细考虑一下问题。
需要考虑的事;动机,原因[C]
Price and quality are the two chief considerations.价格和质量是两个主要考虑的问题。
体贴;关心[U][(+for)]
He showed no consideration for his wife.他不体贴他的妻子。
习惯用语
be under consideration在考虑中
give one's careful consideration加以慎重考虑
in consideration of考虑到, 由于;以作...的谢礼, 酬劳
leave out of consideration没有考虑, 忽略
on no consideration决不
out of consideration for出于对...的考虑; 体谅
take into consideration把...考虑进去
the first consideration第一要件, 头等要事
under no consideration不假思索, 轻率
2 charge vt.索价;对...索费;课(税)[(+for)]
This store often charges only 65 US cents a dozen for large eggs.
一打大鸡蛋在这家店里常常仅卖六十五美分。
把...记入帐册,赊购[(+to)]
Don't forget to charge the money of the shoes to my account.
别忘了把鞋钱记在我帐上。
控告,指控[(+with)]
He was charged with stealing.他被控犯有偷窃行为。
指责;谴责 [+that]
The statement charged that their actions violated the agreement.
声明指责他们的行为违背了协定。
将(电池)充电
The battery needs to be charged.这电池需要充电了。
vi.索价;收费[(+for)]
The store doesn't charge for delivery.该店免费送货。
n.费用,价钱,索价[C][(+for)]
The charge for admission is US$5.入场费五美元。
掌管;照顾;责任[U]
控告,指控[C][(+against/of)]
He was arrested on the charge of robbery.他因被控犯有抢劫罪而被捕。
at one's own charge(s)自费, 用自己的钱
have (the) charge of负责..., 主管...
in charge of 负全责, 经管, 照顾;在...掌管之下, 由...经管
in the charge of sb.由某人负责, 由某人照料[管理]
on the charge of因...罪, 因...嫌疑
3 blame:可以用作动词和名词,主要义项有:归咎于;责怪;责任等。作动词没有用语言责骂的意思。构成短语:blame sb. for…“因某事责备某人”;blame sth. on sb.; put/ lay the blame on sb.“把某事归咎于某人”;be to blame (for…)注意该短语中的不定式to blame为主动形式,但表示被动意思。
Eg. He blamed me for my carelessness.
Comrade Li is not to blame for the accident.
注意:比较scold表示唠唠叨叨地“数说”,而不是用肮脏语言骂人。一般多用于母亲对孩子、妻子对丈夫等情况。
Eg. The mother scolded the boy for not cleaning up his room.
4 loss n.丧失;遗失[U]
He suffered a temporary loss of memory.他暂时丧失了记忆。
损失;亏损(额)[C][U]
It is a great loss to her.这是她的巨大损失。
His death means a great loss to science.他的死是科学的重大损失。
输,失败[U][C]
The loss of the first game did not discourage them.
第一场比赛的失败并没有令他们沮丧。
短语:
at a loss ①低于成本的:sell the merchandise at a loss.赔本卖出货物
②迷惑的;不解的:I am at a loss to understand those remarks. 我不理解那些话
make a loss亏损
stand the loss赔偿损失, 承受损失
suffer losses遭受损失
5 annoy:用作动词,主要表示“打扰;使烦恼”的意思。构成短语:annoy…with sth./by doing sth.; be annoyed with/at…。
Eg. These flies are annoying me.
Don’t annoy your neighbor by singing loudly at night.
She was annoyed with him because he was late.
注意:同义词:trouble。比较:interrupt“打断某人的话”,
6 associate vt.联合, 结交; 加入
由...联想到..., 把...联系起来
associate one thing with another把某一事与另一事联系起来
We associate China with the Greet Wall.我们想起中国, 就联想到长城。
习惯用语
associate oneself with加入; 参与; 与...发生联系
associate with和...来往, 和...共事, 同...联合; (在思想上)同...联系在一起
7 appeal vi.呼吁,恳求[(+to/for)][+to-v]
He appealed to me for help.他向我求援。
He appealed to his friends for support.他请求朋友支持。
诉诸,求助[(+to)]
We will appeal to a great variety of sources of information.我们将求助于多种资料来源。
有吸引力,迎合爱好[W][(+to)]
The idea appealed to Mary.这主意正合玛丽的心意。
【律】上诉[(+to/against)]
He appealed against the five-year sentence he had been given.
他对被判五年徒刑提出上诉。
习惯用语
appeal to向...呼吁[请求];投合...的心意; 引起...的兴趣;诉诸(武力)
appeal to sb. for为...向某人呼吁[请求]
8 profit:可以用作名词和动词。主要义项有:收益;利润;赢利;益处;从……吸取教训;得益于某事物。用作名词构成词组:earn/make a profit“赢利”;gain profit“获益”。用作动词时的结构为profit by/from doing sth.
Eg. They’re only interested in a quick profit.
They make a profit of ten pence on every copy they sell.
He profited greatly from his year abroad.
I have profited from your advice.
We gained a lot of profit from your advice.我们从你的建议中获益匪浅。
注意:用作名词,表示“利润;赢利”时,既可是可数名词也可是不可数名词;表示“益处”时,为不可数名词。
9 attach vt.装上,贴上,系上[(+to)]
He'll attach the label to your luggage.他会把标签系在你的行李上。
使依附;使附属[(+to)]
This hospital is attached to the medical college nearby.这个医院附属附近的那所医学院。
(与oneself连用)使参加;使附着[(+to)]
He attached himself to the expedition.他参加了那个探险队。
把...归于[(+to)]
How can you attach the blame for this accident to the taxi-driver?
你怎么能把这次事故的责任归于出租车司机呢?
注意:在表示“系、拴”的意思时,还可以用fasten和tie。表示“系在……的上面”,可用短语attach/fasten/tie… to…。
attached adj.依恋;爱慕be attached to…;
10 deliver:用作动词,主要义项有:递送;传送;引渡;自首;发表演讲等。常用结构为deliver…to…。
Eg. The mailman delivers the mail twice a day in this area.
He delivered himself to the police.
He delivered a long speech.
11 make sense, make sense of
make sense讲得通,有道理,有意义,是明智的,是合理的
make sense of搞清...的意思
12 figure, shape
figure n.数字;人像;肖像;图表;人影 v.出现;(out)计算出;理解;推想
shape n.形状;(模糊的)人影=figure v.做成某物的形状
figure as扮演...角色
figure down算出; 弄清, 了解
figure in算进; 参加; 包括进; 参与; 与...有牵连; 在...出现; 在...担任一定角色
figure out算出, 估计, 推测; 解决; 了解, 领会到; 断定
figure out at总共..., 合计...
figure up把...总加起来
13 get across 使通过;讲清楚, 使人了解;触犯; 与...搞坏关系
Get down to开始认真考虑; 着手办理(某事)
get over越[爬]过;克服; 忍受;复原, 痊愈;
get through 完成;及格;通过;用尽[完];打通(电话)
get through to(通过电话、无线电等) 与......联系; 与......通话;使......了解
get through with完成, 干完
Unit 6
1 quit vt.离开;退出He quitted Paris after a week.他一周后离开了巴黎。
放弃[+v-ing] He has quit smoking.他已戒了烟。
解除,免除[(+of)]She finally quit herself of fear.她终于消除了恐惧。
【美】停止[+v-ing]Quit muttering!别嘀咕!
【口】辞职I'm going to quit next week.我将在下周辞职。
a.摆脱了...的,了结的[(+of)]
I gave him money to be quit of him.我给了他钱为的是要摆脱他。
习惯用语
be quit of摆脱, 脱离, 免除
quit it[美俚]死
2 burden n.[C]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。
vt.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。
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。
3 desperate a.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。
His failure made him desperate.他因失败而铤而走险。
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。
极度渴望的 [(+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。
4 accustom vt.(常后接oneself或用被动式)使习惯(于)[(+to)]
These people are accustomed to hard work.这些人惯于艰苦的工作。
Adapt to adjust to
5 leave behind:留下, 遗留, 超过
Eg. Wait - don’t leave me behind.
It won’t rain; you can leave your umbrella behind.
相关归纳:(1)leave …alone丢下……不管;不理会
Eg. Leave me alone.
(2)leave off使停止;戒除;省去
Eg. When will the snow leave off?
He left my name off the list.
(3)leave out遗漏;漏掉;删除;忽视
Eg. This word is wrongly spelt; you’ve left out a letter.
Don’t leave me out!
(4)leave over推迟
Eg. These matters will have to be left over until the next meeting.
注意:fall behind“落后”。
6 keep up:不低落, 维持, 继续
Eg. Keep up your courage.
Will the fine weather keep up?
How much does it cost you to keep up your large house and garden?
相关归纳:(1)keep out (of…)不让……进入
Eg. They have shut the door and mean to keep us out.
(2)keep off离开;避开
Eg. Keep off the grass!
I hope you’ll keep out of trouble while I’m away.
(3)keep back阻止;扣留
Eg. She was unable to keep back her tears.
A certain percentage of your salary is kept back by your employer as an insurance payment.
注意:keep up with赶上,不落后。
7 lose one’s way:迷路
相关归纳:(1)find one’s way找到路,设法到达
(2)feel one’s way摸索前进
(3)fight one’s way奋勇前进
(4)make one’s way向前进;成功
(5)force one’s way强行
注意:lose one’s way也可以用get lost表示同样的意思。
8 go about走来走去, 四处走动;着手或忙于(工作)
to go about cultivating the wasteland开始垦荒
go after追求, 设法得到; 追捕
go against 反对, 违背, 不利于
go ahead 先走, 走在前面; 继续前进;进步[展]; 成功;
干吧, 说吧, 开始干
go for 去拿[喊, 找, 请], 尽力得到;拥护, 支持, 赞助
to go for a job求职
She doesn't go for men of this type.她不喜欢他这种类型的男人
go in for 从事于;爱好, 追求, 沉迷于;参加, 加入
Young people should never simply go in for material comforts.年青人永远也不应一味地追求物质享受。
go over 越[渡]过; 走完; 转向(to); 改变立场; 车(翻倒)
复习; (仔细)检查; 审阅; 研究
go through 通过(考试等); 经过;审阅; 检查;经历(困难、痛苦等), 忍受
go without没有...也忍受过去
go off爆炸;(爆竹、铃等)响中断; 熄灭
unit 7
词组
1.care for 关心
2. want all day off 想放一整天假
3. leave…alone 不管,不理会
4 Bring in profits 对某人有益, bring in profits
5. open one's heart freely自由地敞开心扉
6 be in want of 缺乏
7 close up 停歇,关门
8 be concerned with 与…有关
9 display one's sympathy for sb 表现对…的同情
10. have no eye for 对…不感兴趣
11. comment on sth 评论某事
12 read as follows内容如下
13. have an eye for 有眼力,把眼睛盯着,关注; 能判断;能欣24. 赏
14. date back to 追溯到,追忆到
15. get sth wrong 把某事搞错了
16. of late 近来,最近
17 on the contrary 相反
18 toast to…为…干杯
19. weigh… by gain 根据利益权衡
20 be well off富裕
21. with confidence自信地
22. do harm to sb 对某人有害
23. be sentenced to 8 years in prison被判8年徒刑
24. be guilty of doing sth有…之罪
25. hand over交出
26. take no notice of不注意
27. attend to照顾,护理
28 at the hands of在…手下
29. do justice 公平对待
30. want revenge for想为…报仇
31. for fear of由于害怕,生怕,以免
32. upon arrival在到达时
33. be on sb's side支持某人
34answer for为…而受责
35. do wrong to sb对某人不公平,冤枉某人
部分知识点讲解
1 conscience n.良心;是非感
have a good/clear conscience问心无愧
have a bad [guilty, an evil] conscience有愧于良心, 内疚
according to one’s conscience = in all conscience凭良心
tell one's conscience说心里话
2. admit (admitted) vt.承认;准许…进入; 容纳=seat/hold/contain vi.容许;承认
admit sb./sth into /to …允许某人进入…获准入学
admit sb./sth. to be adj. 承认。。。是。。
admit sth/ doing 承认…
admit (to sb.) that –clause 向某人承认。
短语admit sb. as的意思为“接纳某人为……”
3. abundant adj.大量的,充足的; 丰富的,富裕的 be abundant in = be rich in= be well supplied with
①There is abundant rainfall in our hometown./ ②Fish are abundant in the lake.
③Iraq is abundant in oil.
4.occupy vt.占(空间/时间), 占用; 使忙碌,使全神贯注;占领,侵占=take/seize;担任(职务)=hold
occupy oneself with / (in) doing sth. be occupied with/ (in) doing sth.
①The table occupies a lot of space.(takes up)
②Is this seat occupied?(taken)
③His lecture occupied two hours.(took)
④The newcomers are occupied in writing letters home.(are busy writing/ are engaged in writing)
⑤the enemy-occupied areas
⑥He occupies an important position in the government.(holds)
occupied adj.在使用中;已占有;不空闲
5.close up (暂时)关闭 down (永久性的或长期的)关闭
6. be badly off穷的,境况不好的;缺少的
cf: be well off= be rich
7 anyhow= anyway:adv. “无论如何;无论怎样”,可以位于句首,也可位于句尾。
Eg. It’s too late now, anyway/anyhow.
Anyway, you can try, even if there’s not much chance of success.
8 care for:关怀, 照顾, 愿意,
相关归纳:care about忧虑;关切;关心;惦念
注意:在表示“喜欢、关心、照顾”时,两个短语意思和用法基本相同。在表示“介意、在乎”时,只用care about,特别在后跟v.-ing时,不用care for。但在表示比较客气、委婉的“要不要……”意思时,用care for。
9 standard, level
standard n. 标准;水准;规格;规范;业务水平
adj. 标准的;符合标准的;公认为权威的
below standard不合格的, 标准以下的
come up to the standard达到标准
double standard双重标准, 不同标准
fall short of the standard不够标准
up to the standard合格, 达到标准
standard of living生活水准
level n.水平线;水平面;级别;水平
adj. 水平的;平坦的;同等标准的
10 in want of:需要;缺少
Eg. The house is in want of repair.
相关归纳:for/from want of由于缺少
In honour of 为向...表示敬意 为庆祝
In memory of纪念
In favor of赞成(支持
In face of面临(不顾,公开反对,在...面前
Unit 8
词组
1. make sense of 弄懂…的意思
2. in other words 换句话说;换言之
3. take risks/a risk 冒险
be at risk=in danger
at the risk of 冒着……的危险
risk doing 冒险做某事
4.experiment with 进行试验;进行实验
5.piles of 一大堆;一大批;一大团
6. knock sb / sth down 撞倒
7.that is to say 也就是说
8. fall behind 落后 fall sick / ill fall down跌倒 fall over 摔交 fall into 陷入; 跌入 fall off 掉下 fall back 后退;退让 fall asleep
9 .communicate with 与…联系;与…交流
10. distinguish…from… 把与区别开来
11. adjust to 调整;调节;使适合;使便于使用
12. in the process 在进行;经过;在…过程中
13 in common (团体)共同的;公有的16.make mistakes 犯错误
14.take patience to 有耐心去做….
15. come across 偶然遇见
16. regardless of…不顾 /不管 /不关心…
17 all of a sudden =suddenly
18. be concerned about
19. be anxious about / to do be eager for / to do be curious about
20. more than + 数词 = over more than + n. =only more than + v. =very,深为
more than can/could = not more than + adj./ adv. = very非常
more than one = many a 不止一个
21. get stuck/burnt/hurt/dressed/separated/
washed/changed/lost/married/drunk
句型以及部分知识点讲解
1 stick:可以用作名词和动词,名词的意思为“棒,棍”。作动词时构成短语stick to多表示“坚持原则、计划、诺言、决定等”,还有“继续做某事”的意思。其宾语多是名词rules, plan, idea, promise, decision等。
Eg. Though we all think the plan should be changed, the manager still sticks to his own idea.
That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.
You must stick to the task until it is finished.
其短语有:stick out“伸出;突出”;stick up“突出;伸出;竖立”。
注意:insist也可表示“坚持”。其用法为:insist是及物动词,其后常接宾语从句,这时它有两个含义:(1)“坚持认为”,其宾语从句要用陈述语气;(2)“坚持要求”,其宾语从句要作虚拟语气,即“should+动词原形”。insist on则表示“坚持做某事”,某宾语常用动词-ing形式或名词。介词on也可改用upon,意思不变。
无论insist还是stick都不能与动词不定式连用。
【口】(通常用于疑问句和否定句)容忍,忍受[+v-ing]
I can't stick such people.我无法容忍那种人。
【口】被...难住;以...困住
Are you stuck over your algebra?你的代数题做不下去了吧?
习惯用语
at a stick为难, 困惑
be stuck上当, 受骗;被困住
be stuck with\over被...缠住无法摆脱, 遇到困难无法进行下去
get stuck in全神贯注吃饭或工作; 使劲干
2 acquire.“取得,获得”指通过漫长的过程逐步获得或学到。
She acquired a knowledge of French.
He has acquired a good knowledge of history in these few years.
Gradually we acquired experience in how to do the work.我们逐步获得了做这工作的经验。
学到;养成
She has mastered English grammar and acquired a large vocabulary without the help of a teacher.她在没有老师指导的情况下,掌握了英语语法,学到了大量词汇。
acquire knowledge of求得...的知识
achieve完成;达到目的,赢得名声
win打败对方;赢得胜利
gain获得(奖项)=win;赢得(财富、经验);增加;改善
3 Regardless of their theories , …(p67.para1)
He says what he thinks, regardless of other people’s feeling. 他想到什么就说什么,毫不考虑别人的感受。
1. knock down:击倒, 拆卸, 拍卖出
Eg. She was knocked down by a bus.
These old houses are going to be knocked down.
The painting was knocked down for $5,000.
相关归纳:(1)knock at敲……
(2)knock against撞击Eg. The pickpocket knocked against me on purpose.
(3)knock into撞到……身上
Eg. He knocked into the teacher when he rushed into the classroom.
(4)knock over推翻 Eg. You’ve knocked over my drink!
4 where引导的地点状语从句
If I hear another word from you,you will go where it is really cold.
要是再听到你说一个冷字,我就叫你到真正冷的地方去。
where在此引导地点状语从句,修饰主句的谓语,表示“在……地方;到……地方;无论什么地方”。要注意和where引导定语从句的区别,引导定语从句时,修饰表示地点的先行词(名词)。
例:He left the key where it lay.他把钥匙放在了原位置。
The official policy encouraged people to stay where they were.
政府的政策鼓励人们待在原处。
Please just sit where you want.你想坐哪里就坐哪里。
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(1)wherever和everywhere也可以用来引导地点状语从句。如:
He is kindly received wherever he goes.
Everywhere I went,people were very happy.
(2)where和wherever可置于possible或necessary之前,其含义为when或whenever
All the experts agree that,wherever possible,children should learn to read in their own way.
5 adopt用作动词,主要有“收养;采纳;采取;吸收”等
例:Having no children of their own they decided to adopt an orphan.
他们因没有亲生儿女,决定领养一个孤儿。
Paul’s mother had him adopted because she couldn’t look after him.
保罗的母亲因为自己无力抚养他,便把他送给别人收养了。
He is their adopted son.他是他们的养子。
Our school has adopted a new teaching method.我们学校采用了新的教学法。
We’d like to adopt your idea.我们想采纳你的意见。
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短语adopt sb.as...还有“挑选某人作为……”的意思。名词为adoption。
6 .fall behind该短语既可以是及物动词短语,也可以作不及物动词短语,表示“落后;掉队;推迟(和with连用)”等。
例:Be quick,or you will fall behind.快点,不然就掉队了。
France has fallen behind Germany in coal production.法国在煤炭生产上落后于德国了。
Make sure not to fall behind with your rent,please.请不要拖欠房租。
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fall into开始……起来。陷入;如:
They fall into lively discussion of the question.他们热烈地讨论起这个问题。
fall away离弃,脱离。如:
All his old friends fall away from him.他所有的老朋友都远离了他。
fall off跌落,减少。如:
He fell off the horse。他从马背上摔了下来。
fall ill患病。如:
His mother fell seriously ill in hospital.他的母亲在医院里病得很重。
fall back 后退;退让
7 .patience un.耐心;忍耐力
构成短语:be out of patience 对……忍无可忍
例:I haven’t the patience to hear your complaints again.我没有耐心再听你的抱怨。
She has no patience with people who are always grumbling.
她不能容忍那些常常发牢骚的人。
If you don’t stop making that noise,I’m going to lose my patience.
如果你不停止吵闹的话,我将失去耐心。
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patient adj. 有耐心的。构成短语:be patient with 对……有耐心。
8 consequence n.结果,后果[C][(+of)]
I'm quite willing to accept the consequences.我完全愿意承担后果。
重大,重要(性)[U][(+to)]
He is a man of great consequence.他是一个很重要的人物。
answer for the consequences对后果负责
as a consequence因而, 结果
in consequence因此, 结果
in consequence of...的结果, 因为...的缘故, 由于
of consequence有势力的; 重要的
take the consequences自食其果, 承担责任