1、Translation1. After she received a blackmail phone call from an anonymous man at midnight, she could rely on nothing to pull her through all night.After a late-night phone call of blackmail from an unknown man, she couldnt manage to pull herself through.Blackmail threatsWrong: AT midnight she receiv
2、ed a blackmail phone call from an anonymous man, which she couldnt pull through all the night.to succeed in doing something very difficult, or to help someone to do this:He relied on his experience to pull him through.Can your tutors pull you through?These talks have pulled me through a lot of times
3、.2. It should be clear to us that an untidy/humble greasy spoon is not a hygienic place to eat at.It should be clear to us that an untidy greasy spoon is not a place for healthy eating.We should keep in mind that dining at a greasy spoon is unhealthy.We should be clearly aware that it is not at all
4、healthy for us to eat at an untidy greasy spoon.Incorrect:It should be clear to us that eating at an untidy greasy spoon is not hygienic at all.According to a Lever Brothers spokesman, the humble bar is not as hygienic.3. He thinks that it is completely incomprehensible/indigestible that one can sim
5、ply enjoy wealth and privilege by virtue of having power.He thinks that it is completely unreasonable for some people to enjoy wealth and privilege by virtue of having power.by virtue of something formal by means of, or as a result of something:She became a British resident by virtue of her marriage
6、.it is unreasonable to do somethingIts unreasonable to expect you to work seven days a week.insensibleuncountable a situation in which people who are rich or of a high social class have many more advantages than other people:wealth and privilege4. He talked haltingly of how he felt about the horror
7、scenes in that science fiction film.He spoke halting about how the scenes of horror in that sci-fi movie struck him./sai “fai/ uncountable informal5. The odd styles/ways many young people have their hair dyed dont mean they are starved of faith or belief.When many young people have their hair dyed i
8、n odd styles/ways, it doesnt mean they are starved of faith or belief.That many youngsters have their hair colored stylishly does not mean that they are belief-starved.The schools are starved of funding.: suffer or long for sth greatly needed or wanted6. His tears suddenly welled up the moment he sa
9、w the long-lost treasures.AT the sight of the treasure lost for ages, tears welled up in his eyes.lost or not seen for a long time:long-lost treasureslong-lost brother/cousin/friend etc7. It has been noticed that some students can become out of their mind simply because of taking exams.It is noticed
10、 that examinations can drive some students out of heir mind.8.She snapped the door shut fiercely and went home.She snapped the door shut, leaving for home.Snap:break intransitive and transitive to break with a sudden sharp noise, or to make something break with a sudden sharp noise:A twig snapped un
11、der my feet.The wind snapped branches and power lines.done with a lot of energy and strong feelings, and sometimes violent:fierce fighting in the cityhurry:intransitive and transitive to do something or go somewhere more quickly than usual, especially because there is not much time = rush:If we hurr
12、y, well get there in time.Well have to hurry otherwise well miss the start.Theres no need to hurry. Weve got plenty of time.Language work1. paid too much attention to small unimportant details/concentrated on the details/fiddled with nervously and anxiously2. succeeded in helping me with my teaching
13、 of the first class by her encouragement/saved me out of the difficult situation I was in during my first class3. glanced quickly at the name list/examined the students name list 4. feeling no love and showing(giving )no love for(to) others/without having received sufficient love and not intending t
14、o show our love towards others5. a lot /quite a while/a long time aftera lot, or to a great degreewell before/after/above/below etcStand well back from the bonfire.It was well after 12 oclock when they arrived.6. make them understand/communicate successfully with them/communicate and make understood
15、p.54 Explain in your own words the following sentences1. Her lively facial expression and warm smile encouraged me to continue my teaching./Her vivid expression and tender smile encouraged me to continue my lecture./She reacted to my teaching with lively expression of strong interest and with tender
16、 smile, and this gave me enough strength to continue and finish my teaching.showing a lot of interest and energy: full of vigor and spirit : LIVELY2. It looks as if we all live together and are close to each other and love each other; but in fact we are all feeling very lonely at the bottom of our h
17、eart: we all feel a strong need for love./Although we seem to be living and studying so closely, we are virtually behaving like strangers.be dying of hunger/thirst/boredom spoken to be very hungry, thirsty, bored etc:Do you fancy a cup of tea? Im dying of thirst.3. As to expressing love for others,
18、if there are no examples to follow in life when we are younger, then we cant help feeling a hunger for love and showing no love for others as we get older./If we have no models of love to follow, we will be growing up lacking in live and not know to love others.as to somethinga) concerning:Frank was
19、 very uncertain as to whether it was the right job for him.advice as to which suppliers to approachhunger:a strong need or desire for somethinghunger forher hunger for knowledgea hunger for success4. When you fear that your intention of expressing love by touching can be mistaken for some other kind
20、s of feelings, you can express in words or say something to explain it while you are holding someone in your arms./If you are afraid of being misunderstood, explain your feelings in words to the person you are embracing .5. His fathers eyes were suddenly filled with tears as he spoke in a low voice.
21、/Tears rolled down his fathers face/cheeks as he spoke in a quiet voice.to speak in a low voice, especially because you are annoyed about something, or you do not want people to hear youmutter to yourselfI never want to come here again, he muttered to himself6. When I tried to help others to learn t
22、o love, I discovered that I myself also learned new ways and better ways to express love./As I am trying to ask others to offer love and feel loved, I am actually experiencing the same thing.7. My life has been so wonderful when I tried to express love to others./My life has been made richer and mor
23、e meaningful when I have made my continual efforts to seek love.Clumsy: lack of muscular coordination, skill, talent or trainingAwkward: disproportion a clumsy object is not easy to use and is often large and heavya clumsy action or statement is said or done carelessly or badly, and likely to upset
24、someone:David made a clumsy attempt to comfort us.Risk:to put something in a situation in which it could be lost, destroyed, or harmed gamble:When children start smoking, they dont realize that theyre risking their health.risk something to do somethingHes prepared to risk everything to avoid this wa
25、r.risk something on somethingYoud be crazy to risk your money on an investment like that!to get into a situation where something unpleasant may happen to you endangerrisk doing somethingThey may even risk losing their homes.risk defeat/death etcrisk another embarrassing defeat.risk being seen/caught
26、/arrested etcVenture: less riskyintransitive always + adverb/preposition to go somewhere that could be dangerous:When darkness fell, he would venture out.She paused before venturing up the steps to the door.children who lack the confidence to venture into libraries2 transitive to say or do something
27、 in an uncertain way because you are afraid it is wrong or will seem stupid:Youre on holiday here? he ventured.venture on/upon something phrasal verbto do or try something that involves risks:I thought I might venture on a new recipe.Pathetic:making you feel pity or sympathy:The child looked a pathe
28、tic sight.relating to someone who is so unlucky, so unhappy etc that you feel sorry for thempoor pitiful pathetic wretchedpoignantevents and situations that make people have strong feelingsemotional moving touching emotive poignantmaking you feel sad or full of pitypoignant reminder/image/moment etca poignant reminder of our nations great sacrificesa poignant love storyEverything became too poignant for us, for both of us.It was a poignant film, which she wished had been longer.
