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1、全新大学英语第二册第三单元短语总结Useful Expressions in Unit 3，Book 2 (by Mr. Hu ) 1. “Father knows better.” or “Father, you know better than that.” literally means Father was wise enough not to do something. Actually it does not have this meaning. It means Father was not wise when he meddled with his childrens affa
2、irs. This sentence occurs six times in the text. The children said it satirically to show their disapproval of Fathers meddling with their affairs. 2. location: n. a place or position This is a suitable location for a camp. 目击者向警察指出事故发生的确切地点。Witnesses showed the police the exact location of the acci
3、dent. 3. know better: behave in a more sensible and acceptable way 4. He is old enough to know better. 5. 他很明事理，不至于以貌取人。He knows better than to judge by appearances. Pattern: know better than sb. know better than to do sth. 7. embarrass: vt. make (sb.) feel awkward or ashamed 8. It embarrassed him t
4、hat he had to give a talk in front of a lot of people. 9. I dont like making speeches in public. Its so embarrassing. 10. I was really embarrassed when I couldnt answer the teachers question. 11. dumb: adj. 1) foolish eg. He was so dumb that he left his keys at home again. 2) unable to speak eg. The
5、 terrible news struck us all dumb. 他生来不能说话，但是他设法找到一个好工作。He was born dumb, but he has still managed to get a good job. 14. in unison: acting in the same way at the same time eg. 国际社会准备一致反对恐怖主义。The international community is ready to work in unison against terrorism. 16. consist of: be made up of eg.
6、The city of New York consists of five boroughs. 18. cf. consist in 等于；在于 19. consist, compose, comprise & constitute 这几个词都是动词，都有“组成”的意思。 consist 是个不及物动词，与介词of一起连用，不可用于被动语态。consist的主语表示事物的整体，of后的宾语表示事物的组成部分。例如：Water consists of hydrogen and oxygen. 水由氢和氧组成。 North America consists of the United States
7、, Canada, and Mexico. compose 的主语表示事物的组成部分，宾语表示事物的整体。但在被动语态中正好相反。例如：The United States, Canada, and Mexico compose North America. Water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen. comprise 用作及物动词,有两种用法:传统规则认为其主语应当为事物的整体,宾语应当为事物的组成部分,词义为“由组成,由构成”; 另一种趋势是用comprise表达“组成,构成”的意思,此时其主语为事物的组成部分,宾语为事物的整体。 eg. North
8、America comprises the United States, Canada, and Mexico. constitute的主语表示事物的组成部分，宾语表示事物的整体。例如：The United States, Canada, and Mexico constitute North America. Seven days constitute a week. 七天为一周。 20. a man-to-man talk: A talk that takes place between two men, especially two men who need to discuss a s
9、erious personal matter. 开诚布公地谈一谈 21. meddle with his childrens affairs 22. interfere with their affairs 23. fade: vi. 1) lose color or brightness eg. The wallpaper has faded. 2)disappear slowly eg.随着天气越来越冷，她早锻炼的热情逐渐消失了。Her enthusiasm for early-morning exercises faded as the weather was getting colde
10、r and colder. 24. fade away 逐渐消失 25. fade out 逐渐消失；淡出 26. overall: 1) adv. in general eg. Overall, I like her, despite her faults. 2) adj. total (only before noun) eg. The overall length of the fish is 3 feet 5 inches. 28. trade for: exchange (sth.) for (sth. else) 29. 农民用农产品换工具和钱. The farmers trade
11、d farm produce for tools and money. 30. keep in suspense: delay telling (sb.) what they are eager to know 31. eg. Weve been kept in suspense waiting for the examination results. 32. 观众的悬念一直持续到剧终。The audience is kept in suspense to the very end of the play. 33. break the suspense 消除悬念 34. hold sb. in
12、 suspense 使某人处于悬念之中 35. be in suspense over 对悬疑不安 36. interrupt: v. stop (sb.) from continuing what they are saying or doing eg. My daughter kept interrupting me when I spoke. 38. bet: 1)vi. be sure 39. I bet it will snow tomorrow. 40. I bet she was late for the meeting on purpose. 41. 2). v. risk (
13、money) on the result of a future event 42. I bet you $5 that they will win the next election. 43. I bet on the wrong horse. It lost the race. 44. distract: vt. take (sb.s attention) away from sth. esp. for a short time 45. Dont distract me from working. 46. She was distracted by the noise outside. 4
14、7. 玩电脑游戏有时让他写作业分心。Playing computer games sometimes distracts him from his homework. 48. Pattern: distract sb./sth. / distract sb./sth. from 49. glorious: adj. wonderful 50. It seems a pity to be indoors on such a glorious day. 51. hand down: give or leave to people who are younger or come later 52.
15、她有一些珠宝，是从她祖母那儿传下来的。She had some jewelry, which had been handed down from her grandmother. 53. hand in 上交；交给 54. hand on 传递；依次传下去 55. hand out 分给；分发 56. hand over 交出；移交 57. community: n. the people living in one place, district, or country, considered as a whole 58. The job of a policeman is to serve
16、 the community. 59. College students have learned a lot in community service. 60. narrow down: make (a list of things) smaller 一百多位申请者将会被减少成仅仅五位候选人。Over a hundred applicants will be narrowed down to a short list of five candidates. 62. at any rate: whatever may happen; in any case 63. At any rate, y
17、ou survived the car accident. 64. birth rate 出生率 65. first-rate 一流的 66. at this / that rate 这样/那样的话；照这样/那样的情形 67. rate of exchange 汇率 68. speed, rate & pace 这几个词都是名词，都有“速度”的意思。 speed一般指单位时间内所运动的距离。例如：He drove at a speed of 70 miles per hour. We cant go any faster. Were already at top speed. 我们不能再快了。
18、我们已经全速前进了。 rate指比率、率，如速度、出生率、入学率等。指速度时可与speed换用。例如：She can read at the rate of 100 words a minute. He must pay at the rate of 10 percent. 他必须按照百分之十的比率付款。 pace主要指行走、跑步等的步速，也可指生活、生长、进展等方面的速度、进度等。例如：If you advance one pace, I will shoot you. 你再向前走一步，我就开枪了。 The work progressed at a slow pace. 工作进展很慢。 75
19、. It is more likely to get this over with. 还不如说，是把这份罪受完算了。 76. exhaust: vt. 1) make (sb.) very tired, either physically or mentally e.g. What an exhausting day! 77. Four hours work almost exhausted her. 78. 2) use up completely eg. They have exhausted the supply of oxygen. 79. What will we do if we
20、exhaust our reserves of oil? 80. tired, exhausted & worn out 这几个词都是形容词，都有“累、疲惫”的意思。 81. tired为常见词，但本身没有指明精力的削减程度。例如：He became tired from hours reading. 82. exhausted 指体力、精力的完全损耗，难以恢复或需要较长时间才可恢复。例如：He returned at last, too exhausted to eat anything. 83. worn out 指过度使用而失去价值或功效。例如：He divorced his wife
21、because he was worn out from listening to her constant complaints. 他因为听烦了妻子没完没了的抱怨而和她离了婚。 84. repeatedly: adv. again and again 我们反复要求员工不允许在办公室吸烟。We have repeatedly requested that staff should not be allowed to smoke in the office. 86. swallow: v. cause or allow (esp. food or drink ) to go down the t
22、hroat; hide or suppress a feeling 87. eg. Chew your food properly before swallowing it. 88. frank: adj. showing ones thoughts and feelings openly 89. If you want my frank opinion, I dont think the plan will succeed. 90. It is clear that my students have been frank with me. Pattern: be frank with sb.
23、 be frank about sth. 93. And its not just one of us whove felt the heavy hand of interference. Oh, no, all three of us live in constant dread knowing that at any time disaster can strike不止我一个人深受他横加干预之苦。哦，绝非我一个人。我们兄妹三个整天提心吊胆，知道倒霉的事随时可能来临 94. interference: n. unwanted or unnecessary involvement in sth
24、. 95. I wanted to do the thing on my own without outside interference. 96. 你干涉他的私人事务是没道理的。Your interference in his private affairs is unreasonable. Pattern: interference in sth. interference with sb 99. constant: adj. 1) without stopping 100. He was in constant pain. I have had a constant headache f
25、or three days. 102. 2) unchanging 产品的价格不是固定的，而是随供求的变化而变化。 The price of the product is not constant but varies with supply and demand. 105. in charge of: having control (over) or responsibility (for) 106. I am in charge of the department. 107. He was left in charge of the shop while the manager was a
26、way. 108. take charge of 负责 109. in ones charge 由某人照管 110. on a charge of 以罪名 111. bring a charge against sb. 指控某人 112. face a charge 面临控告 113. exceptional: adj. unusual 114. All her children are intelligent, but the youngest boy is really exceptional. 115. He was an exceptional man with great busin
27、ess talents. 116. fill out: complete (a document or form) by supplying required information 117. Please fill out the application form and signed it at the bottom. 118. fill in 填入；填上 119. fill in for sb. 临时代替 120. fill up 填满；装满 121. fill with 用填满 122. proof: n. evidence or facts that are sufficient t
28、o establish a thing as true or believable 123. 美国研究人员发现证据证明，不吸烟的人与吸烟的人一起工作也能得癌症。Researchers in America have found proof that non-smokers can develop cancer by working with smokers. 124. junior: adj. 1) younger 125. Jane is several years junior to her husband. 126. Do you want John Brown Senior or Jo
29、hn Brown Junior, the father or the son? 127. Abbrs.: Jr. or jr., used after the name of a person who has the same name as his father, e.g. Tom Brown, Jr. 128. 2) lower in rank than others 129. He is a junior officer. 130. 他被提升为高级职员之前，做了三年低级职员。He had been a junior clerk for three years before he was
30、promoted to senior clerk. 131. be drenched to the bone 132. The wheel is still in spin. 133. heed the call 听从召唤 134. The battle is raging. 135. shake the windows and rattle the walls 136. beyond your command 137. draw a line 138. cast a curse 139. in ones early twenties 140. many a young man= many y
31、oung people 141. blame sb for all the ills of the world 142. welcome sth resist sth 143. Change is coming whether we like it or not, coming like a flood that no one can escape. 144. comment on the news 145. predict what will happen next 146. The wheel of fortune is still spinning and those at the bo
32、ttom of society may find themselves later rising up. 147. protest songs 148. be aimed against injustice 149. warn sb not to stand in the way of sb 150. step aside 151. sit up cf. stay up 152. take notice of 153. center around: be mainly about 154. somehow or other 155. end up doing 156. for the sake
33、 of: for the purpose of 157. carry things to extremes 作了极度夸张 158. As the lights come up, 159. Down Right 舞台右前方 160. address the audience: speak to the audience 161. waiting tables: working as a waiter 162. figure: count 163. pull dumb things on sb: play stupid tricks on sb 164. in unison: cf. in cho
34、rus 165. a couple of: several 166. squat behind sw 167. no problem: out of question cf. out of the question: impossible 168. spread ones hands, palms up, speaking to oneself 169. What did I do to deserve this? 我干了什么要受这份罪？ 170. a typical teenager 171. lose interest in 172. assure sb that 173. address
35、 a subject 174. help sb through lifes dangerous sea帮助他驶过人生的惊涛骇浪 175. (metaphor) compare life to an arduous sea voyage 176. I cant imagine why. 我真弄不明白。 177. have a nice chat 178. (lights) fade to black 179. (lights) come up 180. a second or two later 181. once in a while: on occasion; occasionally 18
36、2. give sth more thought (before doing sth) 183. sb be seated around the dining table 184. set a dish on the table 185. pull out ones chair 186. have a surprise for sb 187. keep /leave sb in suspense 188. stage whisper to sb 189. simultaneously: at the same time; meanwhile 190. ask sb to the senior
37、prom 191. clench ones teeth cf. clenched teeth 192. in a monotone 193. be evenly spaced 194. Well then. 那就算了。 195. become hysterical 196. not yet: so far not 197. give sb the respect (he/she deserves) 198. roll ones eyes 199. Its my treat. 200. be short with sb: speak briefly and rather rudely to sb
38、 because of impatience or anger 201. Do get on with it. 快说吧。 202. glorious dessert: wonderful/delicious dessert 203. hand down an old recipe to me 204. at any rate: in any case 205. have a lot of the same interests: have a lot in common 206. community: the people living in one place as a whole 207.
39、global peace 208. human welfare: happiness/good health/prosperity 209. breath hard: 喘着粗气 210. nod ones head up and down 211. repeatedly: again and again 212. I owe you one. 我记着你的情。 cf. IOU 白条子 213. tell sb of sth: tell sb sth 214. What has come over you? 你怎么啦？ 215. Its more likely to get this over w
40、ith.还不如说是快把这份罪受完算了。 216. little scheme 小计策 217. swallow hard尽力忍住 218. She had to swallow hard in her position as a housemaid. 219. swallow: 1. allow (sth) to go down the throat 2. hide or suppress a feeling 220. jut out ones chin at sb 冲着sb撅起下巴 221. jerk ones head around to face sb 扭头面对sb 222. Being
41、 the sort of man he is,以他的为人，。 223. frank: showing ones feelings openly 224. be frank with sb/about sth 225. To be frank with you, I think youre making a mistake. 226. be humiliated 227. an honor student 228. a class president: monitor 229. He is a dear.他挺可爱的 230. an executive-type desk and chair 办公
42、桌椅 231. admit new students to sw 232. be more than willing to do: be very willing to do 233. exceptional: unusual 出类拔萃的 234. fill out =fill in 235. I dont know where she got her brains: I dont know why she is so bright 236. lose ones patience: become impatient 237. have proof of sth: have evidence o
43、f 证据、证明 (u.n.) 238. carry on with his line of thought 沿着自己的思路讲下去 239. talented: gifted 240. twist ones hands 搓拧着手 241. place/finish/come first in the annual spelling bee/contest 242. be eager for knowledge 243. be that as it may: 不过，。 244. dining room cf. canteen 245. capital tragedy 主要的悲剧 246. a bl
44、under n.大错, 失误 cf. glaring errors大错误；明显的错误 247. be dumb with astonishment at their beauty 248. establish welfare systems to provide a safety net 249. through the ages 经过漫长的岁月 250. face extinction 251. his junior year in high school 252. beat about/around the bush 253. honk ones horns 254. Security C
45、ouncil联合国安全理事会 255. The hotel overlooks the lake. 256. tire sb out: make sb exhausted 257. sth be worth a fortune 258. look out for talented college graduates 259. be adequate/anxious/certain/sure/content/crazy/likely/liable/fortunate/lucky/keen/eager to do sth 260. be admitted to sw 被允许进入；被录取 261.
46、Whatever does that mean? 262. Whatever it is that you like, 263. be worried to death 264. be scared to death 265. along with=together with=coupled with 266. a simple matter 267. pose for the picture 268. (hair) be dyed bright red 269. consider ones feeling upon seeing sth 270. develop the pictures 冲洗照片 271. smooth out sth 消除, 使平滑 272. smooth down 消除, 变平静 273. respectably : decently adv.体面地 275. from ones point of view: from ones viewpoint: form ones perspective 276. This does not always come easy. 277. prizefighter
