英语词汇新理念book2.docx

1、英语词汇新理念book2Unit 21. remote: far away in space or timeExamples: The supply of electricity to remote mountainous villages is one of the local development projects in Yunnan province.Taming the deserts is no longer a dream of the remote future but a practical human endeavor.2. discount: amount of mone

2、y which may be taken off the full priceTraditional retailers whove opened cyberstores may offer special discounts to online shoppers.Though online bookstores usually offer discounts, dont expect to save much.at a discountHonesty seems to be at a discount today3. carry on: behave or conduct oneself i

3、n a specific wayTheres nothing unusual about them. They carry on just like everybody else.He carries on as if he were a millionaire, spending money left, right and centre.4. get away with: do with. Wrong or risky without being caught or punishedThey claimed that they knew how to play the system and

4、get away with it.Eric has been getting away with tax fraud for years.5. by/from all accounts: according to what everyone says Tom, by all accounts, is a superb teacher.The Chinese football team will play the Koreans tonight. It should be a match worth watching, by all accounts.6. blend in/into: if s

5、b. blends into a particular group or situation, or if they blend in, they seem to belong there or are not noticeable, because their behavior is similar to that of the other people involved. (used in the patterns: blend in; blend into sth.; blend in with sth.) What he said reinforced my determination

6、 to blend in with my surroundings.As a newly-appointed manager, he was not sure whether he could blend in.7. throw ones weight around: behave in an aggressively arrogant wayMr. Smith is not much of a manager. He always throws his weight around.Folks dont like their chairman as he always throws his w

7、eight around.8. hold to: keep to John holds to his belief that you can be successful as long as you work hard.She always holds passionately to the view that her mother is an angel.9. Liable: likely (to do sth) Its liable to snow heavily tomorrow.The sports meeting is liable to be postponed until nex

8、t week because of the bad weather.10. deserve: be sth. or have done sth. for which one should receive (a reward, special treatment, etc.); be entitled to (not used in the continuous tense)I am only partly responsible for the success of this book, my collaborator deserves more credit.They deserve a b

9、etter salary for the job they do.Mary deserves a reward for her efforts.Unit31. end up find oneself in a situation that is not intended or expected + prepositional phrase If he goes on like this hell in prison. + -ing At first they hated each other, but they ended up getting married. + adj. If he ca

10、rries on driving like that, hell dead2. sake Idioms: for Christs, Gods, goodness, heavens, pitys, Petes, etc. sake (used for emphasizing what you are saying when you are annoyed or angry) Some people find the use of Christ, God or heaven here offensive. 1) the benefit or good of sb. or sth. (for sbs

11、 / for the of sb.) We hope for her sake that the wedding goes as planned. They stayed together for the sake of the children.2) the purpose of doing, getting, or achieving sth. (for the of sth./ for sth.s ) I hope youre not doing this just for the sake of the money. Dont get married just for the sake

12、 of it.3. know better (than that/ than to do sth.) See P. 84 Structure be sensible enough not to do sth., used for saying that someone should not make a mistake You left the car unlocked? I thought youd . He knows better than to judge by appearances4. keep (sb.) in suspense The audience is kept in t

13、o the very end of the play. Collocation: break the suspense, hold sb. in suspense, be in suspense over 5. bet 1) be sure I bet she was late for the meeting on purpose. I bet it will snow tomorrow.2) risk (money) on the result of a future event I bet you $5 that they will win the next election. I bet

14、 on the wrong horse. It lost the race. 6. at any rate (You use at any rate to indicate that the important thing is what you are saying now, and not what was said before.) At any rate, you survived the car accident. CF. birth rate, first-rate, at this/ that rate（这样/那样的话）, rate of exchange (汇率 ) 7. ex

15、haust1) make (sb.) very tired, either physically or mentally Four hours work almost exhausted her. What an exhausting day! adj. ing, ed 2) use up completely What will we do, now that weve exhausted our reserves of oil? They have exhausted the supply of oxygen. 8. junior1) younger (followed by to) Ja

16、ne is several years to her husband. Shes four years his . Do you want John Brown Senior or John Brown Junior, the father or the son? (The abbreviation Jr. or jr. is used after the name of a person who has the same name as his father, e.g. Tom Brown, Jr.)2) lower in rank than others junior employees

17、He shares my major but is to me. Useful ExpressionsSentence Translation1.他们不希望国家政府干预。They didnt want any interference from the national government.2.我认为1977年之后就没有出版了；不论怎么说，我指的就是1977年的版本。 I dont think there has been an edition since 1977; at any rate, thats the one Ill be referring to.3.我不想让他心存悬念，而是很

18、快告诉他已经通过考试。 I did not keep him in suspense, but quickly informed him that he had passed the exam. 4.他们已经将选择缩小到12个地点。 They had narrowed the choice down to a dozen sites.5.我的祖母把她的一件首饰换成了食物。 My grandmother traded a piece of her jewelry for food.Words and Phrases1. respond 1) reply, especially in writin

19、g (rather formal) pattern: respond to sb./sth. She never responded to my letter. They responded that they would like to see the house. 2) react to sth. pattern: respond to sth. with sth./ by doing sth. The body often responds to stress by becoming ill. Protesters threw stones at police, who responde

20、d with rubber bullets. respondent, response, responsible, responsibility 2. contrary adj. completely different to sth. Contrary to popular belief, the animals do not often attack humans. n. on the The risk of infection hasnt diminished on the contrary, it has increased. quite the I dont disagree qui

21、te the contrary I think youre absolutely right. to the Despite all evidence to the contrary, he believed his plan would succeed. 3. justify show that sb./sth. is right or reasonable, esp. sth. that other people think is wrong Her success has justified the faith her teachers had put in her. How peopl

22、e can justify spending so much money on cosmetics? I dont see why I should justify myself to you. justified adj. having a good reason for doing sth. pattern: (in doing sth.) Were they morally justified in lying to Mrs. Brown?4. acknowledge 1) admit or accept that sth. is true She wont that theres a

23、problem. He is widely ed as the best player in the world. Wimbledon is widely ed to be the premier tennis tournament. 2) reply to letter; tell sb. that you have received sth. that they sent to you Please receipt of this letter. 3) show that you have noticed sb./sth. by smiling, waving, etc. James ed

24、 his lawyers presence with a small nod.Unit41.1)virtual: adj. 1) created and existing only in a computerI can visit a virtual store and put what I want in my basket at the click of a mouse button.Some people spend too much time escaping from reality into the virtual world conjured up on their comput

25、er screens.2) almost what is stated; in fact though not in name*The officials hear this kind of talk in virtual silence. 官方人员几乎一言不发地听着这种言论。*国王处处都受王后的影响，以至于王后成了国家实际上的统治者。(=The king was so much under the influence of his wife that she was the virtual ruler of the country.)(L. 2) interpret: v. 1) under

26、stand (sth. said, ordered, or done)The gift is generally interpreted as a bribe.She made a gesture, which he chose to interpret as an invitation.2) give or provide the meaning of, explain 诗有助于阐述人生的意义。(=Poetry helps to interpret life.) *The evidence is difficult to interpret.3) translate what is said

27、 in one language into another(=No one in the tour group spoke Spanish so we had to ask the guide to interpret.)(L. 5) stretch: v. (cause to) become longer, wider, etc. without breaking*My wool coat stretched when I washed it. *The child stretched the rubber band to its full extent.*你已经使我忍无可忍了。(=You

28、are stretching my patience to limit.)Stretch oneself (out)(L. 8) submit: vt.1) give (sth.) to sb. so that it may be formally considered *I am going to submit an application for that job in Microsoft. *Peter submitted his application to the local government.2) yield (oneself); agree to obey *Should a

29、 wife submit herself to her husband?*We should submit ourselves to discipline.(L. 26) conversely: adv. in a way that is opposite to sth.*$1 will buy 100 yen worth of Japanese goods. Conversely, 100 yen will buy $1 worth of American goods.*You can add the fluid to the powder or, conversely, the powde

30、r to the fluid.(L. 33) but then: yet at the same time *The failure of Chinas soccer team looks inevitable. But then, anything can happen in football.*这个马戏团并不出色，不过观众的要求也并不高。(=The circus was not a very good one, but then, the audience was not demanding.)(L. 33) jar: v. have a harsh or an unpleasant ef

31、fect (used in the pattern: jar sth., jar on sb./sth.) A screech of brakes jarred the silence. The harsh colours jarred the eye. His rather superior manner jars on me.To jar with is to disagree with, or not to match or fit suitably(This comment jars with the opinions we have heard expressed elsewhere. )(L. 34) suck in: (usu. passive) involve (sb.) in an activity, an argument, etc., usu. against their will *Some teenagers dont want to get involved with gangs, but they find themselves getting