Unit 4 1. talk about 谈论; 议论 talk with sb; talk of 提到
2. host the 2008 Olympic Games 举办2008年奥运会
3. take place = come about; happen 发生
4. be caught in (a rain; a traffic jam; the earthquake) 偶然遇上(雨,交通堵塞,地震等)
5. create a dialogue = make up a dialogue 编对话
6. play tennis 打网球
7. for fun = as a joke 开玩笑的;不是认真的;为了取乐的
8. I hope so. I hope not.
9. shout /call for help 呼救
10. go on (a) holiday 去度假 go to...for a holiday on holiday 在度假
11. on fire 着火 catch fire 着火;set fire to=set...on fire 纵火 make fire 生火
12. I'm afraid of +n. 害怕
I'm afraid that... 担心 I'm afraid to do sth 不敢做某事
I'm afraid of doing sth 害怕做某事 I’m afraid so. 恐怕是这样
I'm afraid not. 恐怕不会。
13. a natural disaster 自然灾害
14. hear/see sb. doing sth 听见/看见某人正在做某事hear/ see sb do sth 听见/看见某人做过某事 (五看二听一感觉)
15. look around 环顾; 四处看
16. advance towards 朝…前进
17. before +从句 还没来得及...
18. be upon 逼近; 临近
19. sweep sb down 把...冲到了
20. drag 拖拉(重物);(比较艰难缓慢,有阻力)drag oneself along 拖着沉重的步子走
pull 拉;扯 (应用范围比较广) pull a tooth 拔牙 pull the door open 拉开门
pull at 拉扯 pull up 拉起来;拉上来
draw 拉(比较从容、平稳不费力) draw one’s attention 吸引注意;draw a conclusion 得出结论
draw back 后退 draw money from bank 从银行取钱 draw near 就要来临;逼近
21. get on one’s feet (艰难的)站起来 get up; stand up
22. hold on to 抓住
23. pull up 拉起来; 拉上来
24. against the wall 倚着墙
25. fight for 为…而战 struggle for 为…而斗争 26. look into 往…里面看; 浏览; 调查
look into one’s eyes 注视着某人 stare at; fix one’s eyes on;
look sb in the mirror 照镜子 look sb up and down 上下打量某人
look sb in the eye(s)/face直视某人
27. with a look of fright 害怕的; 恐惧的
28. around the corner 即将来临,on its way; draw near; in store 29. cut down 砍倒;削减 cut up 切碎 cut off 切断
cut in 插嘴;加塞 cut out 删除;剪下来 cut away 剪掉
30. three meters deep 三米深 three metres in depth
a three-meter-deep hole = a hole of three meters deep
31. sweep away (风) 吹走; (浪) 卷走;sweep down 吹倒; 席卷; 冲倒
32. work out 计算出;想出(办法);制定(计划); work at 从事;致力于 work on 继续工作;从事于
33. refer to 指的是; 谈到;提到;查阅
34. strike,普通用词,“打一下;打几下”,不一定有意;“敲钟”。 hit,“击中,打,对准”,着重敲打或打击对方的某一点 beat,连续的打击; 如殴打或体罚等;游戏竞赛战争中击败 knock 敲;打 ;撞击
35. advance the deadline 提前最后期限;
36. pull at/on 拉一下
37. seize an opportunity/chance 抓住机会 = grasp/take/grab...
chance 可能性 U.n. & C.n
There is a chance/no chance of sb doing sth
The chances/Chances are that... 可能...
by chance 偶然
38. (区分:pay; cost; spend; take)
sb pay money for sth
sth cost sb money
sb spend money on sth; sb spend time/money in doing sth
It takes sb time to do sth
39. in town 在城里 in the country(side) 在乡下 go to town 进城 go to the country(side) 下乡
40. take a photo of sb / sb doing sth 给…照相
41. in a second = in a very shore time
42. a two-day trip 一次两天的旅行
43. the next morning 第二天早上
44. on the morning of April 18th, 1906
45. as a result of 由于…的结果 as a consequence of
46. A +动词/be + ten times larger than+B 比…大十倍
A +动词/be +ten times as large as+B 是…的十倍
A +动词/be +ten times the size of+B 是…的十倍
(number/amount/height/length/depth/width/age)