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1、across
<1>、表方位。
Let’s go to the restaurant across the street and get something to eat.
让我们去街对面的餐馆买些吃的。
<2>、表动作,穿越。
You must go across the bridge and then turn right.
你必须先过桥,然后再往右拐。
2、age
<1>、年龄。最一般的表达。在此不赘述。
<2>、衰老。
the aging people = the old people
现代社会出现越来越严重的aging problem(人口老龄化问题)等。
3、all
<1>、shake all over 浑身颤抖
<2>、all of a sudden 突然地
All of a sudden, I remembered her name. 我突然想起了她的名字。
<3>、by all means 一定
I’ll come by all means. 我一定会来的。
<4>、all night long 整晚
My present neighbor plays piano all night long. 我现在的邻居整晚都弹钢琴。
4、apply
这里我们详细串联一下在听力考试中涉及到的与求职相关的短语。
apply for(申请),这是工作的第一步;既然要申请,必然需要递交letter of application(求职信),只要你足够confident about yourself,就有可能获得job interview(工作面试)的机会。是否能够give a good impression(留个好印象)给主管,那就得看你个人犄造化了。
有些工作岗位会require much traveling,(要求经常出差)还有些工作,做不了多久就会希望find a way out(找到出路)。
正所谓城里城外,各有风光。没工作的人想工作,有工作的人又烦工作。
5、as
<1>、作为,当作。
I am working as his teaching assistant. 我作为他的助教进行工作。
<2>、as…as 就像……一样
I’ve heard that he is as well-known as Johnson herself. 我听说他跟约翰生本人自己一样著名。
I don’t think it would be as boring as working in an office.
我并不认为这会跟在办公室工作一样枯燥。
It wasn’t as easy as I had thought. 这不像我想的那么简单。
It’s not as bad as it looks. 这并不像看上去的那么糟糕。
Is that optional course as hard as everybody says?
那个选修课真的就像每个人说的那样难吗?
<3>、as far as I know 据我所知
As far as I know, whether there’ll be such a trip is yet to be decided.
据我所知,是否有这么一趟旅行尚未决定。
As far as I know, he works until midnight every day.
据我所知,他每天都工作到半夜。
<4>、as well 也
If the weather is this hot tomorrow, we may as well give up the idea of playing tennis outside.
如果明天温度还是这么高,我们也可能放弃到户外进行比赛的主意。
<5>、as soon as 一……就,尽快
I will do that for you as soon as I have fixed the machine.
一修好机器我就会尽快为你完成那个工作。
6、awfully
非常地,相当地。在口语中用于表程度的比例十分高。
awfully nervous 相当紧张;awfully cold 相当冷;awfully sorry 十分抱歉
Tom looks awfully nervous. 汤姆看上去相当紧张。
I am awfully sorry. I didn’t mean to hurt you. 十分抱歉。我不想伤害你的。
7、be bound to
肯定,注定
The movie starts in 5 minutes and there’s bound to be a long line.
电影还有5分钟就开始了?现在那里肯定排着长队。
8、be tired of
厌烦。当一个人感到厌烦的时候,也是最容易lose one’s temper(生气)的时候。
I’m tired of movies about romantic stories. 我已经彻底厌烦了电影中的浪漫故事。
9、be worn out
<1 >、筋疲力尽,这个表达不太正式,多用于口语。
I’m usually worn out at the end of the day. 在一天快结束时我时常觉得很累。
<2>、破旧不堪。
My soles were worn out after a long time trip.经过长时间的旅行,我的鞋底已经破旧不堪。
10、better
<1>、’d better 最好是
I’d better read one of the articles for the class. 我最好还是为上课读篇文章准备一下。
I think you’d better find another partner. 我想你最好还是另找一个搭档吧。
<2>、make it better 让……更好
I’d rewrite the last two paragraphs to make it better. 我已经重写了最后两段以使它更好。
<3>、be better 更好些
I told you it would be better for you if you took fewer courses during the first semester.
我告诉过你如果你在第一个学期少选一些课程会比较好一些。
11、bill
<1>、账单,买单。
I will pay the bill this time because last time you did it. 这次我来买单,因为上次是你。
<2>、提案。
We all passed the bill on yesterday’s board meeting.
在昨天的董事会上我们全票通过该提案。
<3>、纸币。
Here’s a 10-dollar bill. Give me two tickets for tonight’s show please.
这是一张10美元的纸币,请给我两张今晚演出的票,谢谢。
12、book
<1>、书。本意,简单名词。
<2>、预定,订购。 be booked up 被预定空了;booking office 售票处
All the morning flights have been booked up. 所有明早的飞机票都预定光了。
13、briefing
<1>、简介。会议之前,总要有一个项目叫做Give a briefing.
Mrs. Lung’s briefing seems to go on forever. Lung女士的简报似乎没完没了。
<2>、news / press briefing 新闻发布会
14、change
<1>、改变,更改。这是该词的基本意思,看两个例子回顾一下。
I’d love to see a different type of movie for a change. 我想换换口味,看场不同类型的电影。
I’ll have to get my ticket changed. 我必须得更改我的票。
<2>、零钱。这是在口语中经常使用的意思。
Two tickets and here’s a dollar forty cents change. 这是两张票以及一美元四十美分的找零。
Jane, do you have some change? I have to make a call on the pay phone.
Jane,你有零钱吗?我想在公用电话亭打个电话。
15、check
<1>、检查。基本意思。check our baggage 检查行李
Could you check for me who borrowed it? 你能帮我查查是谁借走了吗?
Did you check the power plug and press the play button?
你是否检查了电源插头并按了播放键了呢?
<2>、登机台。check-in counter
Is this the check-in counter for Flight 914 to Los Angeles?
这是飞往洛杉矶的914号航班的登机台吗?
<3>、询问。check on it 问问看
Maybe I should call to check on it. 也许我应该打个电话问问看。
<4>、支票。
Sign the check. 签这张支票。
16、copy
<1>、一本,一份。a copy of 口语中经常使用。
I’d like to buy a copy of Professor Franklin’s book On American Culture.
我想买本富兰克林教授写的关于美国文化的书。
Would you like a copy of professor Smith’s article?
你想要份史密斯教授的文章吗?
<2>、复印。简单动词。
Could you copy this article for me? 你能为我拷贝一下这篇文章吗?
17、count
<1>、数数。
She is counting the days. 她每天都在数着日子。
<2>、指望。count on 依赖
We’ll have to count on good weather. 我们不得不指望一个好天气。
18、cover
<1>、封面。hard cover 精装书,与hard back book同意。另外,每个娱乐杂志的封面都免不了会有一位漂亮时尚的cover figure(封面人物)。
The hard cover is on sale for the same price as the paperback this week in the bookshop.
在书店,这些精装本与平装本价格相同。
<2>、读完,完成。
I think we’ve covered everything. 我认为我们完成所有事情了。
I just covered a few chapters which interested me most. 我只读完了自己最感兴趣的几章。
19、crossword puzzle
纵横字谜,一种填字游戏。既可以entertain oneself(自我娱乐),也是一种不错的智力训练。
This is not a game. It’s only a crossword puzzle that helps increase my vocabulary.
这不是游戏。这只是可以帮助我提高单词量的一种纵横字谜。
20、drama
戏剧。这是一种西方的艺术形式。四级听力中曾经多次出现。其他的艺术形式还有TV play(电视剧),soap opera(肥皂剧),concert(音乐会)……
Some people just can’t seem to appreciate real-life drama.
有些人似乎不愿意欣赏真实生活的戏剧表演。
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