大學(xué)體驗英語1unit8 PassageB

1、Unit 8 Passage BWords & Expressions appropriately adv. 恰當(dāng)?shù)兀线m地 Behave appropriately and ask intelligent questions. 舉止要得體，提問要機(jī)智。 astonishment n. 驚異，驚訝 I spotted a shooting star which, to my astonishment, was bright green in color. 我看見了一顆劃過長空的流星，讓我驚訝的是，它是鮮綠色的。 astonish vt. 使驚訝 My news will astonis

2、h you. 我的消息會令你十分驚訝。 It astonished her that he was able to survive. 他竟然活了下來，使她大為驚訝。 astonishing 驚人的；令人驚訝的 astonished adj. 吃驚的 blankly adv. 無字跡的，空白的; 空虛的，無表情的，茫然的，發(fā)呆的 He tore a blank page from his notebook. 他從筆記本上撕下一頁白紙。 She stared at him blankly. 她面無表情地盯著他。 Im sorry, but my mind is a blank. 很抱歉，可是我腦子

3、里一片空白。 bless v. 祈求上帝祝福 Bless you, Susan, he whispered. “愿上帝保佑你，蘇珊，”他低聲說道。 bow n. 蝴蝶結(jié)；弓；鞠躬 bowtie 蝶形領(lǐng)結(jié) depart v. 離開，動身，起程，出發(fā) depart for 開往；動身去 Flight 43 will depart from Denver at 11:45 a.m. and arrive in Honolulu at 4:12 p.m. 43號航班將于上午11:45 從丹佛起飛，并于下午4:12到達(dá)檀香山。 In the morning Mr. McDonald departed f

4、or Sydney. 麥克唐納先生早上起程去了悉尼。 enclose v. 把圍起來；把裝入信封，附上 enclose with 附上；將裝入 Enclose the flower in a small muslin bag. 把這花用一個小棉袋包起來。 I have enclosed a check for $100. 我信里附上了一張$100的支票。 endure v. to bear (pain, suffering, etc.) patiently or for a long time忍受,忍耐(痛苦，苦難等);容忍 The company endured heavy financia

5、l losses. 公司承受了沉重的財務(wù)損失。 They could endure much pain. 他們能忍受很多痛苦。 I cannot endure your insults any longer. 我再也不能容忍你的侮辱。 I cant endure that noise a moment longer. 那吵鬧聲我一會兒也不能再忍受下去了。 fate n. 天命，命運，運數(shù) I see no use arguing with fate. 我認(rèn)為與命運抗?fàn)帥]有什么用。 fatal 致命的；重大的 fated 命中注定的 favorite n. 最受喜愛地東西或人，寵兒 I like

6、 all the books on the shelf but this one is my favorite. 我喜歡書架上所有的書，但這本是我最喜歡的。 file n. 文件夾；匯集的文件；案卷，卷宗，檔案 florist n. 花商，花店售貨員 He bought her some roses at the florists in the mall.他在購物中心的花店里為她買了一些玫瑰。 haltingly adv. 遲疑不決地，躊躇地 halt v./n. 停止 They halted at a short distance from the house. 他們停在了離房子不遠(yuǎn)處。 i

7、deal adj. 理想的，完美的 She decided that I was the ideal person to take over the job. 她認(rèn)定我是接管這項工作的最佳人選。 We do not live in an ideal world. 我們并非生活在一個完美的世界里。 identical adj. 完全相同的； 同一的 The three bombs were virtually identical. 這3個炸彈幾乎一模一樣。 identity 身份 insert v. 插入，嵌入 ；插圖 color inserts 彩色插圖 He took a small key

8、 from his pocket and slowly inserted it into the lock. 他從衣袋里掏出一把小鑰匙，然后緩緩地將其插入鎖孔里。 intense adj. 強烈的; 極度的 The battle for third place was intense. 競爭第3名的較量很緊張。 He was sweating because of the intense heat. 由于劇烈的熱量，他一直出汗。 intensive 加強的；集中的 loneliness n. 孤寂，寂寞 I have so many friends, but deep down, undern

9、eath, I have a fear of loneliness. 我有這么多朋友，但是內(nèi)心深處我還是有一種對孤獨的恐懼。 lonely 孤獨的；寂寞的 occupy v. 占領(lǐng)，占據(jù)；使從事，使忙于 He occupied his whole afternoon reading documents. 他用了一下午的時間閱讀文件。 The hospital bed is occupied by his wife. 那張病床由他妻子占用。 Her career occupies all of her time. 她的事業(yè)占用了她所有的時間。 He occupied himself with p

10、acking the car. 他忙于裝那輛車。 occupation 職業(yè) proceed v. 開始進(jìn)入, 著手，繼續(xù)進(jìn)行 He proceeded to tell me of my birth. 他接著給我講了我的出生。 Work is proceeding slowly. 工作正在慢慢地繼續(xù)進(jìn)行著。 promptly adv. punctually準(zhǔn)時地；及時地 Promptly at a quarter past seven, we left the hotel. 我們在7：15準(zhǔn)點離開了旅館。 provoke v. 激怒；煽動；對挑釁；激起, 引起 He started beati

11、ng me when I was about fifteen but I didnt do anything to provoke him. 我大約十五歲時，他開始打我，但我并沒有做什么招惹他的事情。 I am not easily provoked , but his behavior is intolerable! 我這個人不易被激怒，但是他的行為讓人忍無可忍! His election success has provoked a shocked reaction. 他的競選勝利已經(jīng)引起了震驚的反應(yīng)。 Dont throw one bone to two dogs; youll only

12、 provoke a fight. 別把一根骨頭扔給兩只狗，那會引起它們打架。 solitude n. 孤獨，孤單，獨居 He enjoyed his moments of solitude. 他享受著自己獨處的時光。 solitary 孤獨的；獨居的 sol- “一” （uni-）unicycle, unit, unite, uniform, unicorn solo 獨奏曲/單獨的 solar 太陽的 sole 單獨的/唯一的 solid 固體/立體 standing adj. 長期有效的 stem n. (植物的)莖，（樹木的）干 stem from 起源于 All my problem

13、s stem from drink. 我所有的問題都是酗酒引起的。 trim v. 整修；修剪 My friend trims my hair every eight weeks. 我朋友每隔8周就為我修剪一次頭發(fā)。 trim the nails 剪指甲 adj. 整潔的；苗條的 The neighbors gardens were trim and neat. 鄰居們的花園既整潔又美觀。 The driver was a trim young woman of perhaps thirty. 駕車者是一位大約三十來歲的苗條年輕女子。 unexpectedly adv. 沒有料到的 unexp

14、ected 意外的，想不到的 His death was totally unexpected. 他的死完全出人意料。 vase n. (裝飾用的) 瓶，花瓶 Phrases and Expressions cheer sb (使) 高興起來，(使) 振作起來 They were cheered by the good news. 這個好消息使他們感到振奮。 Our visit has cheered the old man. 我們的來訪使老人很高興。 “Cheers！” 干杯 go by (時光)逝去，經(jīng)過（某處） My grandmother was becoming more and m

15、ore sad and frail as the years went by. 隨著歲月的流逝，我的祖母變得越來越傷感和虛弱。 Time goes by quickly on vacation. 度假時時間過得真快。 Youve missed the bus, it just went by. 你錯過了公共汽車，它剛開走。 in advance 預(yù)先，提前 If there is any change about the time of the meeting, please notify us in advance. 開會時間如有變， 請?zhí)崆案嬖V我們。 Youd better book up

16、 in advance if you want to go. 如果你想去的話，最好提前先把票訂好。 in case 以防萬一 He takes a torch in case it gets dark before he returns. 他帶了手電筒以便天黑回家時使用。 Please remind me of it again tomorrow in case I forget. 請你明天再提醒我一下，免得我忘記。 Take an umbrella in case it rains. 區(qū)別 in case of In case of rain I have an umbrella. once again (像從前那樣)再來一次 Once again he was disappointed in love. 他又一次失戀了。 pass away 去世 The old lady passed away peacefully in her sl