1、U11) 我安排他们在小酒吧见面，但那个小伙子一直都没有来。 （turn up）I had arranged for them to meet each other at the pub but the young man never turned up.2) 你无法仅凭表象判断形势是否会变得对我们不利。(tell from appearance)You cant tell merely from appearance whether things will turn out unfavorable to us or not.3) 那个士兵每次打仗都冲锋在前，从而赢得了国家最高的荣誉。(sta
2、nd in the gap)The soldier, who stood in the gap in every battle, gained the highest honors of the country.4) 主席讲话很有说服力，委员会其他成员都听从他的意见。(yield to)The chairman spoke so convincing that the rest of the committee yielded to his opinion.5) 他们现在生活富裕了，但也曾经历坎坷。(ups and downs)They are better off now, but they
3、 had gone through ups and downs.6) 这次演讲我将说明两个问题。(address oneself to)I will address myself to two questions in this speech.7) 我们正筹划为你举办一次盛大的圣诞聚会。(in somebodys honour)We are planning a grand Christmas party in your honor.8) 听到那个曲子，我回想起了儿童时代。(throw ones mind back)Hearing the melody, I threw my mind bac
4、k to my childhood.U2(1) 那只鸽子被卡在树杈里，不一会儿就跌落下来。(wedge sth./sb. in)The pigeon was wedged in the fork of a branch but fell off after a moment.(2) 驾车人该付多少钱需要根据他对别人车子造成损失的程度而定。(be proportional to)The payment that the motorist will have to make will be proportional to the amount of damage he has done to th
5、e other persons car.(3) 你只有伏在地上慢慢爬过一条狭长的地道才能进入山洞。(inch)You can only enter the cave by inching through a narrow tunnel on your stomach.(4) 他一面结结巴巴的说着道歉的话，一面羞怯地朝门口走去。(sidle)She stammered some apology as she sidled towards the door.(5) 他尽力向我解释说不是因为我工作不好而解雇我，而是因为公司支付不了我的工资。(take pains to)He took pains t
6、o explain to me that I was being dismissed not because I didnt do my work well but because the company could not pay my wages.(6) 年轻士兵的入伍给军队带来了新的希望并鼓舞了士气。(infuse to)The enlistment of young soldiers infused new hope and morale into the army.(7) 一旦大一些的男孩子们声称草坪属于他们，别的孩子就不敢去玩了。(stake a claim to)Once the
7、 older boys stake a claim to the lawn, no other boys dare go on it.(8) 跟在她身后的人让她心神不安，他不由得加快了脚步。(make sb. uneasy)The man following her made her uneasy and she couldnt help quickening her steps.U3(1) 15 年来，医生们一直用抗癌药治疗这种疾病，这些药就像大锤一样打垮患者体内的防御力量。(equivalent of)For the past 15 years, doctors have tried to
8、 treat this disease with anticancer drugs, equivalent of a hammer, to beat down the bodys defense forces.(2) 无可否认，香烟会使人上瘾。而一旦你上了瘾，就很难戒除这个习惯了。(addict)Theres no denying that smoking is addictive. And once you are addicted to it, its very difficult to get rid of the habit.(3) 在日本人生产的一种电子游戏中，玩游戏的人可以模拟艾滋
9、病患者从染上艾滋病毒直到死亡的经历。(simulate)In a Japanese-made video game, players can simulate the experience of AIDS from HIV infection until death.(4) 我肯定，他说你可以用这笔钱继续学习音乐是认真的。(in earnest)Im sure he was in earnest when he said that you could use this money to continue your study of music.(5) 我们只能以牺牲质量为代价来提高生产率，但这
10、可能会损害公司的声誉。(at the expense of)We can only increase production at the expense of quality, which could ruin the companys reputation.(6) 探险者遇到了几乎难以逾越的峡谷。(confront with)The explorers were confronted with an insurmountable valley.(7) 一名外语教师如果要在中学任教，他最起码要持有正规教育院校颁发的学位证书。(at the very least)A teacher of for
11、eign language should possess at the very least a graduate degree from a certified education university or institute if he is to teach in high school.(8) 我很快觉察到我无法使他改变想法。(perceive)I soon perceived that I couldnt make him change his mind.U4(1) 他们的牛都打上了字母 C 的烙印。(be branded with)Their cattle were brande
12、d with the letter C.(2) 本赛季 Brooks 真正发挥了一个得分手（ goal scorer）的作用。(come into one;s own)In this season Brooks has really come into his own as a goal scorer(3) 一场经济危机正在威胁着那个国家。(hang over)An economic crisis is hanging over that country.(4) 他是真正发号施令的人物，但他总是躲在幕后。(in the background)He is the man who really g
13、ives the order, but he always remains in the background.(5) 派出信使后，我们所能做的就只有等待了。(dispatch)After dispatching the messenger, what is left for us to do is nothing but to wait.(6) 你只要一叫，他马上就到。(in a flash)You just have to call and hes here in a flash.(7) 他们在战争的阴霾下整整生活了 17 年。(in the shadow of)They have liv
14、ed in the shadow of war for totally seventeen years.(8) 这些是现存的最后 7 头东北虎，如果人类不加以保护的话，这一种群的老虎将濒临灭亡。 (in existence)These are the last seven Northeast Tigers in existence. If human beings failed to protect them, the tigers of this species would face extinction.U5(1) 你的批评近于粗暴。(border on)Your remarks bord
15、er on rudeness.(2) 失业人员都应该得到政府的帮助。(count as)Any unemployed person counts as deserving government help.(3) 总的来说，我对这项实验是相当满意的。(on the whole)On the whole I am quite satisfied with the experiment.(4) 一个人的外表会影响别人对他的看法。(make a difference)A persons appearance makes a difference in how others judge him.(5)
16、广告倾向于把妇女描绘成非常传统的角色。(portray)Advertising tends to portray women in very traditional roles.(6) 刚刚继承了一大笔遗产的孪生姐妹急不可耐地炫耀他们的珠宝首饰。(show off)Having inherited a considerable wealth, the twin sisters were eager to show off their jewelry.(7) 公众关注的中心再次转移到了城市环境的变化问题。(shift focus)Public interest has once again sh
17、ifted focus to the changes in the urban environment.(8) 相比之下，甚至最新式的飞机也显得笨拙和缓慢。(in contrast)In contrast, even the most modern aircraft looks clumsy and slow.U6(1) 大厅里回响着小号独奏的乐曲声。(resonate with)The hall resonated with the sound of the trumpet solo.(2) 我想象得出母亲在听到儿子的死讯时那张苍白的脸。(in ones minds eye)In my mi
18、nds eye, I saw the pale face of the mother at the news of her sons death.(3) 他走路的样子使我想起他父亲也是这样走路的。(remind of)His way of walking reminds me of the way his father used to walk.(4) 我把日期搞错了，所以到达的日期不对了。(mix up)I mixed the dates up and arrived on a wrong day.(5) 听到女儿被牛津大学录取，他心中充满了自豪。(swell)When she learne
19、d that her daughter was accepted by Oxford University, pride swelled in her heart.(6) 从理论上说，全体公民都有权直接获取信息，而不必等候政府或媒体的过滤。(have access to)Theoretically speaking, all the citizens should have direct access to information without waiting for being filtered by the government or the media.(7) 在此次总统选举中，民主党
20、发动了一场拉拢女性选民的宣传活动。(launch)In this presidential election, the Democratic Party launched a campaign to win the support of female voters.(8) 他继承父亲的产业后，便沉溺于声色犬马之中。(be immersed in)After he inherited his fathers estate, he was immersed in all kind of pleasure.U7(1) 秘密安装在财政部长办公室里的录音机使该政府不满 3 个月就倒了台。(bring d
21、own)The tape recorder secretly installed in the office of minister finance brought this government down in less than 3 months (2) 任何不利于和平事业的行动都会受到全世界人民的谴责。(be detrimental to)Any action detrimental to the cause of peace will be denounced by the people all over the world.(3) 两位部长的辞职决定背离了政界一贯强硬的（hard-n
22、osed） 、一拼到底的传统。(departure from)The two ministers decision of resignation was a departure from the hard-nosed and fight-to-the-end tradition of political circles. (4) 与工人们的谈判在工作时间问题上第三次陷入僵局。(get bogged down)The negotiation on working hours with the workers got bogged down for the third time.(5) Lousi
23、a Clarke 是一个很讨人喜欢的女孩，不过有时她的坏脾气和嫉妒心使她不能做出正确的判断。(cloud)Lousia Clarke is a very lovely girl, but sometimes her judgment is clouded by the bad temper and jealousy. (6) 他要么更加用功，要么就得退学。在这样的情况下，他还有什么可以选择的办法呢？他只得选择前者。(alternative)He either worked harder, or dropped out of school. In such circumstance, what other alternatives could he make? He had to choose the former.(7) Richard 在这里混得太熟了，所以他想多呆上一阵子根本不需要主人的邀请。(at home)Richard is too much at home to need the hosts invitation for a longer stay.(8) 她觉得他看上去老实而上了大当。(take in)She was badly taken in by his seemingly honesty appearance.
