全新版大学英语第二版第一册第六单元短语总结

Unit 6 Book 1 Useful expressions

Overview:

1.As Shakespeare wrote，the course of true love never did run smooth.

2.It is just as well for sth. 这种情况对于...也是如此。

3.a tale of romance: a love story

4.struggle to overcome barriers

5.keep sb apart

6.struggle to balance the charms of the intellect against the appeal of attractiveness在内心智慧的魅力与外表俊秀的吸引之间纠结

7.go ahead with his date 继续与他的约会对象约会

8.find ourselves caught up in the drama 发现我们自己沉浸在这戏剧中

9.wonder what we would do in his place

10....when faced with the changes (time brings)

Text A

11.find yourself imagining what the person looks like

12.put a face to the hidden voice赋予这个隐秘的声音一张面孔

13.get sth wrong/right

14.a valentine story=a love story

15. a valentine: a lover, one’s boyfriend or girlfriend

16. find yourself imagining what the person looks like

17. find sb doing/adj./介短

18. straighten one’s hair/tie /clothes

19. make one’s way ①go with great difficulty ②go

20. know one’s heart

21. take a book off the shelf

22. absorb: ①take in ②be absorbed in=be lost in

23. to pencil notes in the margin

24. reflect: show cf. reflect on: 仔细考虑

25. a thoughtful soul and insightful mind 多思善虑的心灵和富有洞察力的头脑

26. thoughtful: ①thinking deeply ②considerate

27. have insight into sth

28. flashback←→flash-forward(闪前)

29. locate: ①find ②establish in a certain place

30. telephone directory电话号簿

31. correspond: exchange letters regularly

in correspondence with: adv.①与...一致;②有通信联系

32. be shipped overseas: be shipped to another country

33. Each (letter) was a seed falling on a fertile heart. (metaphor)

34. She was like springtime. Her eyes were as blue as flowers. (simile)

35. request a photograph

36. your feeling for me

37. have some reality

38. have some honest basis

39. matter: be important

40. be haunted by: be worried about cf. a haunted house

41. take a chance=take a risk (on doing sth)

42. sth disgust sb

sb be disgusted by/at sth=sb get sick of sth

disgust at/with sth

43. sb schedule sth = sb plan sth

be scheduled to do sth

be scheduled for sth

on schedule: on time

ahead of schedule←→behind schedule

44. wear a rose on my lapel

45. sb fill a special place in one’s life

46 sustain sb unfailingly: support sb constantly cf. sustainable development

47. slim: ①slender ②small

The chances of doing sth are slim/large.

48. One’s hair lies back in curls from one’s (delicate) ears.

49. A small, provocative smile curved her lips.

50. murmur: say/ask in a low voice

cf. murmur about sth: complain about sth in a low voice

51. uncontrollably: 情不自禁地

52. She is well past 40.

53. She had her graying hair pinned up under a worn hat.

54. She was more than a little (=very) overweight.

55. Her thick-ankled feet were thrust into low-heeled shoes. Cf. high heels

56. be keen on/about sth: be interested in

cf. be keen to do sth

57. my longing for sth cf. sb long for sth long to do sth

58. A companion B: A befriend B

59. uphold my spirit: warm my heart

60. Her pale face was sensible.

61. Her eyes had a kindly glow.

62. grip sth: take a very tight hold of sth

63. A book was to identify me to her.

A rose was to identify her to me.

64. I am grateful for the friendship.

be grateful to sb for sth

65. square my shoulders

66. salute: give a salute to sb

67. hold out sth to sb 举起sth让sb看

68. I felt choked by the bitterness of my disappointment.失望的痛苦几乎使我哽咽。

70. The woman’s face broadened into a smile.妇女的脸上绽开了笑容。

71. go by: 1. =pass

If you say that time goes by, you mean that it passes. (时间) 流逝

My grandmother was becoming more and more sad and frail as the years went by. 随着岁月的流逝，我的祖母变得越来越伤感和虚弱。

As time goes by, …(随着时光飞逝)

2. =pass by vi. Vt.走过（某处）

A squad car went by (us) at full speed. 一辆巡逻车以全速驶过（我们的）身旁

72. beg sb to do

73. ask sb out to dinner

74. The true nature of a heart is seen in its response to the unattractive: The way one reacts to unattracti ve people reveals one’s character.

75. in response to =in answer to

76. Tell me whom you love, and I’ll tell you who you are: If you tell me whom you love, I will tell you what kind of person you are.

Cf. A man is known by the company he keeps. (观友见其人) 近朱者赤，近墨者黑。Vocabulary & Translation exe

77. .: postscript 附言, 后记

78. provided/providing: if

Provided 倘若，在…条件下（比if要文雅，但不可用在虚拟语气的假设句，常与that连用）Provided (that) there is no opposition, I will act as representative of our class. 倘若没有反对的话，我将担任本班的代表。

Providing 倘若（常与that连用，但不可用在虚拟语气的假设句）I shall go providing (that) it doesn’t rain.

79. former←→latter

80. a fertile plain

81. rough hands

82. a life of hard physical labor

83. sb be of slim build, with blue eyes

84. split the boards down the middle

85. (only the hope) (that…) sustain (the trapped miners)

86. The glow of the setting sun reddened the stream.

87. common knowledge=common sense

88. have a keen sense of smell

89. previous experience

90. sth be required for the job

91. A or B, whichever suits you best

92. the sickly smell of carpets

93. sth come to an end

94. a radio transmitter

95. A be (best) located at sw

96. sth completely hold one’s attention= sb be absorbed in sth

97. keep a firm hold of sth=grip sth

98. kidnapper v. kidnap

99. thrust sb into the car and drive off

100. thanks to: owing to=due to

101. broaden educational opportunities for sb

102. make one’s way in the world

103. dine at the restaurant

104. reserve a table=book a table

105. take a chance on its not being full

106. participate in the grand opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics 107. sth leave (spectators from China and overseas) mesmerized

108. sth reflect China’s rich history and cultural heritage/relics

109. (a fire) break out

110. lead the frightened children to safety

111. a washing machine cf. a sewing machine

112. insist on doing sth=persist in doing sth

113. after such a devastating earthquake

114. be widely regarded as Australia’s greatest living poet

115. look lovingly at the sleeping child

116. sb be fast/half asleep

117. barely : hardly

118. respond to sb/sth

119. hide her disappointment at sth

120. attend the concert/meeting/wedding/funeral/conference/press conference 121. sb come first/second/third

122. attract high-tech companies to sw

123. sth hold (no) attraction for sb

124. wear severe/plain clothing

125. surprisingly enough

126. be attractively dressed

in v.顺便走访, 不预先通知的拜访

128. look older/younger than sb is

129. be named after

130.（car）roll south 向南驶去

131. The fields are green with newly planted rice.

132. storm into sw

133. His face was black with anger.

134. once more: once again

135. have difficulty/trouble in doing sth

136. the natural choice

137. in the first place: at the beginning

138. sb be right on time, just as we had scheduled.

139. sb fit well with everything

the flesh: adv.以肉体形式, 亲自adv./adj. 活生生的；实物/本人的He was in the flesh. 他本人就在这儿。

141. put sb to a test: test sb

142. change my mind

143. end up doing sth

all (句末)“结果，终究”; (句首)毕竟, 究竟；

145. sth set sb apart

to learn: 碰巧得知

147. unpack one’s bag/luggage

will be back before you have left. 我会在你走之前回来。（表示未来完成的动作）149. decide on sth cf. decide to do

150. approach to sth/sb cf. approach sw/sb

151. ring up: make a phone call

152. ring one’s doorbell

things [口]产生幻觉, 见神见鬼，眼花了

154. a hot bath and a change of clothes

155. bring any revelations

156. tear sth up

157. deliberately : on purpose

158. be accustomed to sth: be used to sth

159. dilemmas like this

160. reason out sth 理清头绪

161. in a decent length of time: within limited time

162. moodily: in a bad mood

163. a cheerful-looking restaurant

164. (not) hesitate to do sth

165. previous to: before

166. go off to university

167. give me a few words of wisdom

168. sth impress sb deeply

169. A be very grateful to B for sth

170. put forward sensible suggestion

171. sensible: reasonable: rational

sb a 10% pay rise in response to union pressure

173. It is very thoughtful of sb to do sth

174. give sp a thorough cleaning

175. from then on: since then

Text B

176. come across a wallet in the street

177. make out: find out

178. return address 寄信人地址

179. clue to sth: hint to sth

180. other than: adv.不同于, 除了except

181. call in (adv.) v.召集, 召来, 来访cf. call on sb/call at sw

182. in a nursing home n.疗养院

183. invite sb over (to sw)

184. door guard: security man

185. exchange greetings

186. take sb up to sw 带sb去sw

187. silver-haired

188. look away for a moment in deep thought

189. sb be called away

190. sb be left alone

191. give him my regards

192. hesitate for a moment

193. take a deep breath

194. smile through her tears 含泪笑道

195. A match up to B

196. give me a lead: 提供给我一些线索

197. let this go for a while: 把这事儿搁一搁

198. press sb: 追问sb

199. for sure

200. smile with relief: 如释重负似地笑

201. The blood left his face as he suddenly grew pale. 他脸色唰得一下子变得灰白202. say softly

203. grab my hand

204. smile to himself: 暗自笑了起来

205. take the elevator down to the third floor

206. adjust her glasses

207. say a word

208. take her around the waist搂她的腰

209. hold him tight: 紧紧地拥抱他

210. hold hands 手握着手

211. catch up on 弥补, 得到…的消息

212. tie the knot: 永结同心get married

213. stand erect 站得笔直

214. keep secret

215. hope for the best

216. get a reward of $

217. touch upon: 简单涉及

218. for one’s sake 为了...之好处, 出于对...的兴趣, 缘故, 理由