现代大学英语精读3第4单元知识点归纳.docx

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现代大学英语精读3第4单元知识点归纳

Unit4

towrenchyourselfawayfrom:

totwistandpullyourselfaway（orfree）from

wrenchvt.Topullatthefeelingsoremotionsof挫折使感情或情绪受折磨；distress压抑;afflict使痛苦

eg.:

Itwrenchedhertowatchthemgo.看着他们离开，她很难受Itwrenchedhertosaygoodbye.

patchworkoffarmsandwoodland

patchworkn.拼缝物,拼缀物,拼凑物woodland:

apieceoflandcoveredwithtrees森林地,林地

Inthedeepwoodsthatvergedagainstourbackfence,anetworkofpathsledalmosteverywhere,andpheasants[鸟]雉,野鸡rocketedoffintothedenselaurelsaheadasyouwalked.（p.2）

tovergeagainst:

tobecloseto;tobeattheedgeorborderof

vergevi.

（1）tobeveryclosetoaplace；tobecontiguous邻近,接近eg.:

streetsvergingontheslumarea贫民区周围的街道

（2）Toapproachthenatureorconditionofsomethingspecified;comeclose.Usedwithon:

接近，逼近接近具体指定的某物的性质或情况；走近。

与on连用：

vergeon[upon]接近,濒于

eg.:

Sucharemarkvergesonimpertinence.简直是唐突无礼。

abrilliancevergingongenius.近乎天才的才智

Noticehowthepreposition"against"isusedtomean"nextto","touchingorhittingthesurfaceof"（课本p.98-6）

e.g.Aheavyrainwaspatteringagainstthewindows.Hestoodhisstickagainstthewall.

...andpheasantsrocketedoff:

...andpheasantswentofflikerockets.

rocketv.intr.

（1）tomoveswiftlyandpowerfully,asarocket.像火箭般迅速而有力地运动

（2）Tosoarorriserapidly:

迅速上升或猛涨Thebookrocketedtothetopofthebestsellerlist.这本书一下子就跃居畅销书榜首

Compare:

Factoriesmushroomed.（Theygrewlikemushroom.）

Hetriedtowormintothatorganization.（Hetriedtogetintothatorganizationlikeaworm.）

Itcouldsnowballintoaseriousconflict.（Itcouldgraduallydevelopintoaseriousconflictlikeasnowball.）

snowballvi.togrowrapidlyinsignificance,importance,orsize:

滚雪球般地增长,

eg.:

problemsthatsnowballedbythehour.问题按小时计算滚雪球般地增长

Hewaswolfingitdownasifhehadnoteatenfordays.（Hewaseatingitveryquicklylikeawolf.）

Ispentmostofmytimeroamingthewoodsandfieldsalone,playingRobinHood（p.3）

toroamthewoods（fields,streets,hillsetc）:

roamthestreets街头漫步roamtheclouds云中漫步

roamabout/roamaround.Eg.:

Thevisitorsroamedaroundthetown/city.

KeepingtomyselfwasmywayofnotformingattachmentsthatIwouldonlyhavetoabandonthenexttimewemoved.ButonedayIbecameattachedthroughnodesignofmyown.（p.3）:

tokeeptooneself:

（!

）toliveaveryquietandprivatelifeandnotdomanythingsinvolvingotherpeople.不与人交往:

eg.:

Shekepttoherselfintheshipandwouldspeaktonoone.

（2）keepsth.secret对…守口如瓶eg.:

Hekepthisconclusionstohimself.他对他的结论守口如瓶。

throughnodesignofmyown.（p.3）:

notthatIintendedtodoit;notthatIplanneditthatway;justbychance

Istartedhikingthere...,upalong,slopinghilltoanalmostimpenetrablestandoftreescalledBearWood.

impenetrableadj.

（1）impossibletopenetrateorenter:

不能穿过或进入的：

eg.:

animpenetrablefortress.

（2）Impossibletounderstand;incomprehensible:

不能理解的,令人费解的eg.:

impenetrablejargon.~~行话

（3）无动于衷的不为感情或争论所动的eganimpenetrableheart.不能打动的心

penetrableadj.可渗透的，可穿透的penetrabledefenses可突破的防御;apenetrablewall.可洞穿的墙

penetratev.tr.

（1）toenterorforceawayinto;pierce.穿过，刺入，穿透进入或迫使进入；刺入

（2）toenterintoandpermeate:

渗入进入或渗透eg.:

Theinsistentrhythmofpianopracticepenetratedeachroomofthehouse.钢琴的持续韵律回荡在整幢房子的每个房间

stand:

高大植物或树的群丛eg.:

astandofpine.一群松树

thetwitter鸟鸣声andrustle沙沙声,飒飒声:

onomatopoeia象声词,

e.g.thetwitterofbirds;therustleofleaves;thehissofthesnake;thegurgle（流水的）汩汩声,欢乐的（咯咯声）ofthewater;thecrackingofthefire;thebangingofthedoor;thefluttering摆动,鼓翼oftheflag;therumbling隆隆声,辘辘声ofthewaves;thetick-tock滴答声oftheclocketc.

runintov.跑进,撞上runagainst,偶遇,陷入,达到

Shecaughtherbreath…Then,recoveringquickly,shegaveawelcomingsmilethatinstantlyputmeatease.

catchone'sbreathv.喘息,屏息=holdone’sbreathtoputsbatease:

tomakesbfeelrelaxed

atease:

安逸,自由自在illateaseadj.不安的standatease[军]（口令）稍息

eg.:

Healwaysfeelsillateaseinfrontofstrangers.Theprofessormustbequitepopular.Thestudentsalllookateaseinhispresence.others:

tomakesbatease;tosetsbatease

Apairofpowerful-lookingbinocularsdangledfromherneck.（p.6）

powerful:

高倍的（望远镜）binoculars（双眼望远镜）telescope（望远镜）looking-glass（镜子）（ocularadj.眼睛的,视觉的n.目镜,眼睛）oculardemonstration直观演示anocularwitness目击者,见证人

dangle---hangorswingloosely

eg:

1）Shehadbigearringsdanglingfromherear.2）Alooseelectricwirewasdanglingfromthewall.

"Yes,they'rewary,"shesaid."Butthen,gamekeepershavebeenshootingthemeversincetheygothere.They'reintroduced,youknow,notnative."（p.11）

wary:

careful,cautious,watchful,suspicious,alert

gamekeeper（防止偷猎的）猎物看守人，猎场看守人:

Noticetheuseoftheword"game猎物"

tobeintroduced:

tobebroughtintothisplacefr