现代大学英语精读3第4单元知识点归纳文档格式.docx

1、In the deep woods that verged against our back fence, a network of paths led almost everywhere, and pheasants 鸟 雉, 野鸡rocketed off into the dense laurels ahead as you walked. （p.2）to verge against: to be close to; to be at the edge or border ofverge vi. （1） to be very close to a place；to be contiguou

2、s 邻近, 接近eg.: streets verging on the slum area 贫民区周围的街道 （2） To approach the nature or condition of something specified; come close. Used with on: 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： verge on upon接近, 濒于 Such a remark verges on impertinence. 简直是唐突无礼。a brilliance verging on genius.近乎天才的才智 Notice how the pre

3、position against is used to mean next to, touching or hitting the surface of （课本p.98-6） e. g. A heavy rain was pattering against the windows. He stood his stick against the wall. . . and pheasants rocketed off: . . . and pheasants went off like rockets.rocket v.intr. （1）to move swiftly and powerfull

4、y, as a rocket. 像火箭般迅速而有力地运动 （2） To soar or rise rapidly:迅速上升或猛涨 The book rocketed to the top of the bestseller list.这本书一下子就跃居畅销书榜首Compare: Factories mushroomed. （They grew like mushroom. ） He tried to worm into that organization. （ He tried to get into that organization like a worm. ） It could snow

5、ball into a serious conflict. （It could gradually develop into a serious conflict like a snowball. ）snowball vi. to grow rapidly in significance, importance, or size: 滚雪球般地增长, problems that snowballed by the hour.问题按小时计算滚雪球般地增长 He was wolfing it down as if he had not eaten for days. （He was eating i

6、t very quickly like a wolf. ）I spent most of my time roaming the woods and fields alone, playing Robin Hood （p.3） to roam the woods （fields, streets, hills etc）: roam the streets 街头漫步 roam the clouds 云中漫步roam about/roam around. Eg.: The visitors roamed around the town /city.Keeping to myself was my

7、way of not forming attachments that I would only have to abandon the next time we moved. But one day I became attached through no design of my own. （p.3）: to keep to oneself: （!） to live a very quiet and private life and not do many things involving other people. 不与人交往: eg.: She kept to herself in t

8、he ship and would speak to no one.（2） keep sth. secret 对守口如瓶eg.: He kept his conclusions to himself. 他对他的结论守口如瓶。through no design of my own. （p.3）:not that I intended to do it; not that I planned it that way; just by chanceI started hiking there ., up a long, sloping hill to an almost impenetrable s

9、tand of trees called Bear Wood. impenetrable adj. （1） impossible to penetrate or enter:不能穿过或进入的： an impenetrable fortress.（2） Impossible to understand; incomprehensible:不能理解的,令人费解的eg.: impenetrable jargon.行话（3）无动于衷的不为感情或争论所动的eg an impenetrable heart.不能打动的心 penetrable adj.可渗透的，可穿透的penetrable defenses

10、可突破的防御; a penetrable wall. 可洞穿的墙 penetrate v.tr. （1） to enter or force a way into; pierce. 穿过，刺入，穿透进入或迫使进入；刺入（2） to enter into and permeate: 渗入进入或渗透 eg.: The insistent rhythm of piano practice penetrated each room of the house.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.: a stand of pine. 一群松树the twitter鸟

11、鸣声and rustle沙沙声, 飒飒声: onomatopoeia 象声词, e. g. the twitter of birds; the rustle of leaves; the hiss of the snake; the gurgle （流水的）汩汩声, 欢乐的（咯咯声）of the water; the cracking of the fire; the banging of the door; the fluttering摆动, 鼓翼of the flag; the rumbling隆隆声, 辘辘声of the waves; the tick-tock滴答声of the clo

12、ck etc. run into v.跑进, 撞上run against, 偶遇, 陷入, 达到She caught her breathThen, recovering quickly, she gave a welcoming smile that instantly put me at ease. catch ones breath v.喘息, 屏息 = hold ones breath to put sb at ease: to make sb feel relaxed at ease: 安逸,自由自在 ill at ease adj.不安的 stand at ease 军（口令）稍息

13、 He always feels ill at ease in front of strangers. The professor must be quite popular. The students all look at ease in his presence. others: to make sb at ease; to set sb at easeA pair of powerful-looking binoculars dangled from her neck. （p.6） powerful: 高倍的（望远镜）binoculars（双眼望远镜） telescope（望远镜） l

14、ooking-glass（镜子） （ocular adj.眼睛的, 视觉的 n.目镜, 眼睛） ocular demonstration 直观演示 an ocular witness 目击者, 见证人dangle- hang or swing loosely eg: 1） She had big earrings dangling from her ear. 2） A loose electric wire was dangling from the wall.Yes, theyre wary, she said. But then, gamekeepers have been shooting them ever since they got here. Theyre introduced, you know, not native. （p.11） wary: careful, cautious, watchful, suspicious, alert gamekeeper（防止偷猎的）猎物看守人，猎场看守人: Notice the use of the word game猎物 to be introduced: to be brought into this place fr