1、Chapter 7 The Phantom of the Opera1. save vt. 拯救, 挽救 vt. 力量; 力气, 武力; 暴力 vt.强制, 迫使, 逼迫e.g. She lacks force 她没有力气。We had to use force to get into the house. 我们不得不强行进屋。She forced herself awake. 她强迫自己不睡。习惯用语:force sb to do sth 强迫某人做某事4. kidnap vt. 诱拐, 绑架, 劫持 ( kid n. 小孩; 年轻人 nap n. 小睡, 打盹)e.g. His son w
2、as kidnapped yesterday. 他儿子昨天被绑架了。kidnap(p)er n. 拐骗者; 绑架者 kidnapee n.美被绑架的人, 肉票5. prison n. 监狱, 看守所e.g.There is a large prison in this town. 城里有座大监狱。习惯用语:go to prison 入狱, 被监禁 be taken to prison 被关入监狱 break prison / jail 越狱, 从狱中逃走 put sb in / into prison 把某人关进监狱e.g. The thief was put into prison for
3、one year. 小偷被监禁一年。6. shock n. 震动, 震惊 vt. 使震惊e.g. The shock of the explosion was felt far away. 爆炸引起的震动很远都可感觉到。She got shocked when she touched the bare wire. 她摸了裸线, 遭电击了。习惯用语:be shocked at 对感到震惊, 对感到惊讶e.g. I was shocked at the news of her death. 她死去的消息使我震惊。shocked adj. 惊愕的, 受震惊的e.g. There was a shoc
4、ked silence. 这里寂静得让人吃惊。扩充:frightened adj. 害怕的 terrified adj. 很害怕的, 极度惊慌的, 吓坏了的scared adj. 惊慌的; 吓坏的7. touch vt. 触摸 习惯用语: in touch with 同.有联系 lose touch with 和.失去联系 out of touch with 同. 失去联系, 与. 没有通信同义词:reach vt.到达 vt. 延伸 approach vt. 主要的 ; 严重的, 专业; 主修科目the major part 主要部分 major subjects 主修(专业)课程e.g.
5、Mathematics is my major. 我的专业是数学。9. present adj.出席的, 到场的, 现在的, 目前的e.g. How many of the group are present today? 今天该组有多少人出席 ?He judged the present situation badly. 他很糟糕地错估了当前形势。 习惯用语:at present 现在, 目前 for the present 暂时 , 暂且(for the time being)up to / until the present 直到现在(up to now / till now)10. c
6、ontest n.比赛, 竞赛, 竞争 contestant n. 竞争者; 参赛者e.g. We entered a fishing contest. 我们参加了钓鱼比赛。contest against 与竞争作斗争e.g. Well contest against the worlds best runners in the Games. 在运动会上我们将与世界最优秀的赛跑选手比赛contest with v.争夺contest for 为获得而竞争e.g. They contested for the position of minister of foreign affairs. 他们
7、在争夺外交部长的职位。11. mistake n.错误, 过失, 失策 vt. 误解习惯用语:by mistake 错误地 mistake for 把.误认为 e.g. She put salt into her tea by mistake.她误把盐放进茶里去了。She mistook him for the professor. 她把他错当作教授了。同义词:fault 指小的缺点,如道德修养不完善、做的事不完美、个人习惯上有毛病等weakness 指弱点或不足之处,是通用词error 强调“ 违反某一既定标准 , 不经心而做了错事, 产生偏差、疏忽或行动上的错误”, e.g. an err
8、or in judgement 判断上的错误。mistake 指“由于粗心、不注意或在理解、认识或判断上的不正确而造成行动或看法上的错误, 有时这种错误是无意的”, e.g. I used your pen by mistake.我错拿了你的钢笔。12. final adj.最后的, 最终的 n. 决赛e.g. We are hopeful of our final victory.我们对我们的最后胜利抱有希望They have reached the finals. 他们已进入决赛。Cage is studying for the English finals. 凯奇正在准备英语期终考试。同
9、义词:last adj.最后的, 末尾的13. summary n.摘要, 概要e.g. He made a summary of what had been done.他总结了所做的事情。14. general adj. 通常的, 总体的, 整体的, 大致的,the general public; general assistance; a general rule; in general terms 普通公众; 一般援助; 一般规则; 一般说来同义词:common adj.普遍的, 常见的, 一般的, 平常的(强调“常见的” 、 “ 不足为奇的”,)general 意为“普遍的 ”、 “一
10、般的”,e.g. It is common knowledge that the earth is round. 地球是圆的是常识。I have a general idea of how a car works. 我对汽车怎样工作有一个大致的了解15. burst in (因突然到来)阻碍某人某事物, 闯入, 打断,突然出现burst into tears 放声大哭 burst into the room 闯入房间e.g. They burst in on me while I was working. 我在工作时他们突然打断了我。同义词:break 指“物体部分或整个碎裂、折断或毁坏 ”,
11、 e.g. If you break that vase youll have to pay for it.假如你打碎那花瓶, 你得赔偿。burst 指“由于内部压力而猛然破裂”, 多用作不及物动词, e.g. He watched the bombs bursting in air.他看 见炸弹在空中爆炸。crush 指“ 外部巨大的压力造成物体压碎或压变形”, e.g. Eggs crush easily.鸡蛋容易压碎。16. act as 担当; 起的作用e.g. He acted as secretary to the board. 他充任委员会的秘书。act 强调动作的结果, 指单一
12、的和个人的动作 , 适用于个人力量可以完成的事, 一般属暂时性的, e.g. It is an act of kindness to help a blind man across the street.帮助盲人过街是慈善的行为。action 强调动作的方式和历程, 而且指比较复杂的动作, 需要较长时间才能完成的事, e.g. While a ship is in distress, rescuing passengers from danger is a heroic action.当船遇险时, 营救乘客脱离危险是一种英勇的行为。17. pull off 脱去, 撕开, 扯开e.g. I h
13、elped him pull his boots off. 我帮他把靴子脱下来。Whatever you do, dont pull off this cap. 千万别把这帽子拉掉。18. fall in love with v. 爱上e.g. I wanted her to fall in love with me. 我希望她会爱上我。be in love with v. 与恋爱,迷恋 e.g. Linda is in love with a sailor and Helen is in love with a farmer. 琳达与一名水手相爱,而海伦与一个农民相爱。19. at the
14、end of 在结尾, 在末端 反义词:at the begining 在之初e.g. At the beginning of the term, I found it difficult to study English. 在这学期初, 我觉得学英语很困难。习惯用语:A bad beginning makes a bad ending. 谚不善始者不善终。A good beginning is half the battle. 良好的开端是成功的一伴。A good beginning makes a good ending. 谚欲善其终必先善其始。from beginning to end
15、从头到尾 , 自始自终 at the beginning of 在的开始at an end 结束 , 终止; 耗尽 by the end of 到. 末 come to the end 结束, 告终 in the end 最后, 终于20. be cruel to sb 对某人残忍凶狠e.g. Dont be cruel to animals. They are our fellow creatures. 不要虐待动物,它们是我们的伙伴。crue 指“对别人痛苦漠不关心, 或以使人遭受痛苦而乐的”21. make ones home 安家参考词汇make out of. 与 make of .
16、 的意思相同。make out of 常用于口语 e.g. They make bottles out of glass. 他们用玻璃做瓶The box is made out of cedar wood. 这盒子是用杉木做的。make ones way 往前跑,前进e.g. We quickened our pace and made our way rapidly towards the stream.我们加快步伐,朝那条小河迅速走去。22. late at night 在深夜e.g. .The teacher usually worked on till late at night. 这
17、位老师经常一直工作到深夜。习惯用语:a dirty night 暴风雨之夜, 雨夜 all night 整夜, 通宵, 彻夜night after night 一夜又一夜地 ; 一连好几夜地 night and day 昼夜, 日夜不停地night by night 夜夜, 夜连夜23. marry vt. 把嫁给 marry A to B 把 A 嫁(娶)给 Bmarry with 与 结合 get married to 结婚了e.g. He married his son to the actors daughter.他让儿子与那个演员的女儿结了婚。She did not like to
18、get married with him. 她不愿意和他结婚。24. in front of 在前面 in the front of 在最前面; 在最重要的位置e.g. We stopped in front of the house. 我们在房子面前停下来。In the front of the classroom there is a blackboard on the wall in front. 在教室的前面墙上有一块黑板。25. by then 到那时候习惯用语:before then 那时以前 but then 但是, 但是另一方面 from then on 从那时起now and
19、 then 间或; 时时; 不时地(sometimes) since then 那时以来till then 一直到那时 , 到那时为止26. at the moment 此刻, 现在, 目前习惯用语:for a moment 片刻 in a moment 一会儿, 不久; 立即, 马上 the moment 立刻, 马上 ; 刚才27. capture vt.俘获, 夺取, 占领e.g. We captured the criminal. 我们捕获了那个犯人。They captured this place two days ago. 他们两天前占领了这个地方。同义词:catch 系常用词,
20、指“通过追捕、机关或突然行动而捉住在活动或躲藏中的人或物 ,“ e.g. The police caught the thief. 警察抓住了小偷。反义词:release vt. 释放; 放开e.g. They released the prisoners. 他们释放了俘虏。28. audience n.观众, 听众; 读者e.g. The audience has expressed its approval. 观众已经认可。29. as well 也, 还有 as well as 也; 又e.g. He speaks English and Spanish as well.他既能说英语,
21、也能说西班牙语。He wrote mystery stories as well as love poems. 他既写爱情诗也写神秘故事。30. get sb to do 让(某人)( 做).31. give sb a chance to do给某人一个做某事的机会e.g. Give him a chance to say something about it. 让他说说这件事。32. move on to move on to 转换(话题), 继续e.g. Shall we move on? 我们继续参观好吗?Well, lets move on to the next item. 好了,咱
22、们谈下一个问题吧。33. time is almost up 时间差不多快到了34. come up with 追赶上, 想出, 提出e.g. I had to run to come up with her. 我不得不跑着去追她。I hope you can come up with a better plan than this.我希望你们能提出一个比这个更好的计划。come along 一起来, 一道走; 同意, 赞成,35. all the way 一路上, 一直; 完全e.g. We can go all the way by motorboat.我们可以一路上乘摩托艇去。by th
23、e way 顺便说, 附带说说 come in sb.s way 走到某人跟前; 被某人碰到 in a way 在某一方面 ; 在某种意义上; 在某种程度上 in any way 无论如何, 在任何情况下in the way 挡住路 , 妨碍, in this way 这样, 以这种方式 miss ones way 迷路, 迷失方向; 误入歧途on ones way to 到. 去的途中 on the way 在途中 36. around the world 全世界 = all over the world37. well-known = famous 著名的 , 出名的习惯用语:be fam
24、ous for 以.著名 be famous as 作为 而知名38. break a leg Break a Leg 一路走好, 祝演出等成功, 祝你好运39. extremely adv.极端; 极其; 非常e.g. That is extremely interesting.那极为有趣。extreme adj.尽头的 , 末端的e.g. His views are rather extreme.他的见解相当偏激。40. fantastic adj. 极好的, 极出色的, 了不起的40. wish, vt. 想要; 但愿 wish sb to do sth 希望某人做某事hope vt. & vi.希望, 期望e.g. Hope youll have a nice trip. And hope to see you again. 祝您旅途愉快,希望能再见到您。I think What about doingHow could we do that? Yes, I think that No, I dont think that