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Day 04

音频·视频

decline to do sth.

婉言拒绝做某事

【真】Microsoft declined to comment. 微软谢绝发表评论。

[2021年英语(二)阅读]

from the ground up

完全,彻底地

【真】Microsoft’s own Office dominates the market for “productivity” software, but the start-ups represented a new wave of technology designed from the ground up for the smartphone world. 微软自己的Office软件主导着“生产力”软件市场,但这些初创企业代表了完全为智能手机世界设计的新一波技术。

[2021年英语(二)阅读]

hear about

听到关于…的消息

【例】When it comes to AI in business, we often hear about it in relation to automation and the impending loss of jobs, but in what ways is AI changing companies and the larger economy that don’t involve doom-and-gloom mass unemployment predictions? 说到商业中的人工智能,我们经常会听闻它与自动化和即将到来的失业有关,但是人工智能是以什么方式改变那些预计不会面临惨淡的大规模裁员的公司和更大的经济体的呢?

[2021年英语(一)阅读]

hold off

推迟;拖延

【真】You may decide it’s best to hold off on voicing your opinion. 你可能会决定最好还是暂时不要说出自己的意见。

[2021年英语(二)阅读]

in private

私下地;无他人在场

【真】Discussing the issue in private will make the powerful person feel less threatened. 私下讨论这个问题会让有权的人感觉不那么受威胁。

[2021年英语(二)阅读]

【拓】privately [ˈpraɪvətli] ad. 私下地

in short order

立即,迅速地

【真】The threat of nationalisation may have been seen off for now, but it will return with a vengeance if the justified anger of passengers is not addressed in short order . 目前国有化的威胁可能已经被消除,但如果乘客合理的愤怒不能立即得到处理,国有化的威胁将会大肆卷土重来。

[2021年英语(一)阅读]

with a vengeance

(比正常或预期)程度更深或更甚;猛烈地

【例】Last year’s Greek bailout didn’t solve the problem and now it’s back with a vengeance . 去年的希腊救助方案并未解决问题,如今它又气势汹汹地卷土重来了。

【拓】to a greater degree程度更深或更甚

level out/off

(升或跌之后)呈平稳状态;水平飞行

【真】It peaks in young adulthood, levels out for a period of time, and then generally starts to slowly decline as we age. 它(流体智力)在成年早期达到最高水平,在一段时间内保持稳定,然后通常会随着我们年龄的增长而开始慢慢下降。

[2021年英语(一)完形]

shy away from (doing) sth.

避免或逃避(做)某事

【真】The researchers also argued that when we shy away from casual interactions with strangers, it is often due to a misplaced anxiety that they might not want to talk to us. 研究人员还声称,我们羞于与陌生人进行随意的互动往往是出于一种不应该有的焦虑,担心他们可能不想和我们说话。

[2021年英语(二)翻译]

strike up (with)

(与…)开始(交往、认识、交谈等)

【真】In one series of studies, researchers instructed Chicago-area commuters using public transportation to strike up a conversation with someone near them. 在一系列研究中,研究人员让芝加哥地区乘坐公共交通工具的通勤者主动与其周围的人攀谈。

[2021年英语(二)翻译]

draw in

(指白天的时间)渐短;使参与

【例】It won’t be easy for you to draw him in . 你要让他参与进来可不容易。

proceed to

前往;继续前进;继续进行

【真】Dr. Kroo and his team modeled what would happen if three passenger jets departing from Los Angeles, San Francisco and Las Vegas were to assemble over Utah, assume an inverted V-formation, occasionally change places so all could have a turn in the most favourable positions, and proceed to London. 克鲁教授和他的团队模拟了如下情形的后果:三架客机分别从洛杉矶、旧金山和拉斯维加斯起飞,在犹他州集合,采用反V字形并偶尔换一下位置,以便所有飞机轮流利用最有利位置,最后飞到伦敦。

[2010年英语(二)阅读]

or so

大约,左右

【真】In the last decade or so , advances in technology have allowed mass-market labels such as Zara, H&M, and Uniqlo to react to trends more quickly and anticipate demand more precisely. 在过去约十年的时间里,科技的进步使得诸如Zara、H&M和Uniqlo等大众品牌能对时尚趋势做出迅速反应,并且能更加准确地预估市场需求。

[2013年英语(一)阅读]

depart from

起飞;离开;偏离,违背

【例】Flight F307 will depart from Dubai at 9:00 am. 航班F307将于上午9点从迪拜起飞。

【拓】depart for 去往

amount to

总计,共达

【真】Given the current divorce rate of nearly 50 percent, that amounts to millions of cases in the United States every year—a virtual epidemic of failed conversation. 考虑到当前离婚率将近50%,每年美国离婚案例总计可达上百万,不得不说这是由交流不畅引发的一场流行病。

[2010年英语(二)阅读]

insist on

坚持,坚决主张;一定要;坚持说

【真】In the real world, as in school, we insist on choosing our own friends. 在现实生活中,就像在学校一样,我们都坚持自己选择朋友。

[2012年英语(一)阅读]

deal with

处理;克服;讨论;与…打交道

【例】They should know how to deal with setbacks and stresses. 他们应该知道如何应对挫折和压力。

peculiar to

特有;独特

【真】But the force of geographic conditions peculiar to America, the interplay of the varied national groups upon one another, and the sheer difficulty of maintaining old-world ways in a raw, new continent caused significant changes. 但是美国特有的地理条件的作用,不同民族之间的相互影响,以及在这个原始的新大陆上维持欧洲移民原有的生活方式所面临的极大困难引起了显著的变化。

[2015年英语(一)阅读]

do/try one’s utmost

竭力,竭尽所能

【真】Colleges continue to do their utmost to keep students in school (and paying tuition) and improve their graduation rates. 大学继续竭力让学生留在学校(并支付学费),提高他们的毕业率。

[2019年英语(一)阅读]

be independent of

独立于…之外;不依赖

【真】Chomsky’s grammar should show patterns of language change that are independent of the family tree or the pathway tracked through it. 乔姆斯基的语法应该体现语言变化的模式,不论这种模式是独立于该系谱,还是独立于贯穿该系谱所经由的路径。

[2012年英语(一)翻译]

provide…with sth.

给…提供某事物

【真】The same dramatic technological changes that have provided marketers with more (and more diverse) communications choices have also increased the risk that passionate consumers will voice their opinions in quicker, more visible, and much more damaging ways. 同样剧烈的技术变革为营销人员提供了更多的(以及更加多样的)交流方式,但同时也增加了这样的风险——情绪激动的消费者会以更快、更明显和更具破坏性的方式去表达他们的意见。

[2011年英语(一)阅读]

body of

大量;大批;大堆

【真】Yet only one of his books is now in print, and his vast body of writings on music is unknown save to specialists. 然而,他那么多书现在只有一本在出版,除了专家之外,其关于音乐的大量著作无人知晓。

[2010年英语(一)阅读]

come along

一起来;不期而至,突然出现;在进展

【例】Miracles don’t come along very often. 奇迹不会常常出现。

be concerned with

关注

【真】He was not interested in daily politics, but concerned with questions of moral behavior and the larger questions of right and wrong affecting the entire society. 他对日常发生的政治事件并不感兴趣,但他很关注道德行为问题以及可对整个社会造成影响的是非观念这些更为重要的问题。

[2014年英语(一)翻译]

struggle against

与…斗争

【真】The recession has made people struggle against each other. 经济衰退使人们互相争斗。

[2012年英语(二)阅读]

struggle to

极力挣扎;努力

【真】Schneider, a 27-year-old auto technician from the Chicago suburbs, says he struggled to find a job after graduating from college. 施耐德27岁,是一个来自芝加哥郊区的汽车技师,他说他在大学毕业后费了很大的力气才找到工作。

[2016年英语(二)阅读]

take turns

轮流

【真】In a direct democracy, citizens take turns governing themselves, rather than electing representatives to govern for them. 在直接民主制度下,公民轮流管理自己,而不是选举代表为他们管理。

[2010年英语(二)阅读]

roll out

推出(新产品或服务)

【真】Madrid was hailed as a public health guiding light last November when it rolled out ambitious restrictions on the most polluting cars. 去年11月,马德里出台了针对污染最严重汽车的雄心勃勃的限制措施,被誉为公共健康的指路明灯。

[2020年英语(二)阅读]

be full of

充满

【真】Similar to newly staked mining claims, they are full of potential. 就像新发现的矿藏一样,它们充满了潜力。

[2012年英语(一)阅读]

prefer to

选择;更喜欢

【真】Only strong people prefer to smile and value their life instead of crying and complaining about something. 只有坚强的人选择笑对并珍视生活,而不是因为一些事就哭泣和哀怨。

[2015年英语(二)阅读]

make the most of

最大限度地利用

【真】In order to make the most of our focus and energy, we also need to embrace downtime, or as Newport suggests, “be lazy.” 为了最大限度地利用我们的注意力和精力,我们还需要欣然接受停工休息,或者像纽波特所说的:犯懒。

[2018年英语(二)阅读]

【拓】make full use of 充分利用

in principle

原则上;大体上;在理论上

【词】principle [ˈprɪnsəpl] n. 原则;原理

【例】Even if it supported sanctions in principle , it was not disposed to support measures that would harm its national economic self-interest. 即使它在原则上支持制裁,它也不愿意支持有损其自身经济利益的措施。

【拓】on principle 依据原则

outside of

在…的外面;除…以外

【真】A few decades ago, many people didn’t drink water outside of a meal. 几十年前,许多人不会在用餐以外的时间喝水。

[2010年英语(二)阅读]

receptive to

善于接受,敏于接受

【词】receptive [rɪˈseptɪv] a. 易于接受的,接受得快的

【真】Just as important as being honest about yourself is being receptive to others. 和坦诚对待自己一样重要的是要善于接纳他人。

[2020年英语(二)阅读]

(be) second only to

仅次于

【词】second [ˈsekənd] a. 第二的;(重要性、规模、质量等)居第二位的;另外的

【例】It has a 27% share of the market, second only to Baidu’s. 它占据了整个市场份额的27%,仅次于百度。

【拓】second to last 倒数第二 ‖ second to none 不亚于任何人

middle ground

中间立场,中间观点

【真】Looking beyond the culture war logic of right or wrong means opening up the middle ground . 要超越这种非对即错的文化战争逻辑就意味着我们要开辟一个折中的地带。

[2013年英语(二)阅读]

take a/one’s stand (on sth.)

宣布(对某事物的)立场﹑意见等;表明态度

【词】stand [stænd] n. 态度;立场;观点

【真】In so doing they give composure to a segment of the inarticulate environment in which they take their stand . 通过这样做,他们为自身所在的不善表达的局部环境带来了沉静。

[2013年英语(一)翻译]

hail from

来自

【真】This argument has attracted a lot of attention, via the success of the book Race Against the Machine, by Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee, who both hail from MIT’s Center for Digital Business. 通过艾立克·布林约尔弗森和安德鲁·麦凯菲共同的著作《同机器赛跑》一书的成功,这一观点受到人们的极大关注,两位作者都来自麻省理工学院的数字化经济中心。

[2014年英语(二)阅读]

at work

在工作的地方;在起作用,在运转

【例】As for Lina, she said, “I feel like I can be more myself than I have ever been and enjoying every minute of that at home or at work .” 至于莉娜,她说,“我感觉我比以前更能活出自我,我享受这样的每一分钟,不论是在家里还是在工作的地方。”

lead to

导致,造成

【真】This could lead to the rats better remembering having freed it earlier, and wanting the robot to return the favour when they get trapped, says Quinn. 奎因说,这可能会让老鼠更好地记住早些时候把它放出来的事,并希望当它们被困时,机器老鼠能回报它们。

[2020年英语(二)阅读]

keep…from doing sth.

防止或阻止…做某事

【真】There’s probably little reason to pay attention to our dreams at all unless they keep us from sleeping or “we wake up in a panic,” Cartwright says. 卡特赖特说,说到底,如果梦没有使我们无法入睡或“从梦中惊醒”,就没有理由太在意它。

[2005年英语(一)]

all of a sudden

突然;出乎意料地

【真】When you start a conversation from there and then move outwards, you will find all of a sudden that the conversation becomes a lot easier. 当你从这里发起对话并向外拓展话题时,突然,你就会发现对话变得容易多了。

[2018年英语(二)阅读]

evolve from

由…演变而来;由…进化而来

【词】evolve [ɪˈvɒlv] v. (使)逐渐形成;进化

【真】Human indignation evolved from an uncertain source. 人类的义愤来源不明。

[2005年英语(一)阅读]

a few

少数;几个

【真】Most of the women she interviewed—but only a few of the men—gave lack of communication as the reason for their divorces. 她采访的大多数女性把缺乏交流看作是离婚的原因,而只有少数男性有这样的看法。

[2010年英语(二)阅读]

【拓】a good few (=not a few) 相当多,不少

work with

与…共事;对…起作用

【真】 Work with a professional photographer instead of your spouse or friend. 让专业摄影师而不是你的配偶或朋友来为你拍照。

[2016年英语(一)阅读]

press on/ahead/forward (with)

坚决地继续(进行);坚持(做)

【真】Unable to tell whether someone really objects to behavioral ads or whether they are sticking with Microsoft’s default, some may ignore a DNT signal and press on anyway. 由于尚不清楚一些用户到底是反感行为广告还是保留了微软的默认设置,有些公司可能将漠视DNT信号,继续我行我素。

[2013年英语(一)阅读]

have an impact on/upon

对…产生影响

【真】While seemingly innocent, this loss of mental focus can potentially have a(n) damaging impact on our professional, social, and personal wellbeing. 虽然表面上看起来没有什么危害,但精神集中能力的丧失会对我们的职业、社交以及个人的健康都产生有害影响。

[2014年英语(一)完形填空]

be possible to

…有可能;做得到

【真】Unhealthy curiosity is possible to resist, however. 然而,有害身心的好奇心是有可能抵制的。

[2018年英语(二)完形填空]

rein in

严格控制;(用缰绳)勒住(马)(使之放慢或止住脚步)

【词】rein [reɪn] n. 缰绳;控制手段 v. 严格控制

【真】Some kids who are low in sympathy may make up for that shortfall by experiencing more guilt, which can rein in their nastier impulses. 一些缺乏同情心的孩子可能会通过体验到更多内疚来弥补这种不足,这些内疚可以抑制他们更恶劣的冲动。

[2019年英语(二)阅读]

seize on/upon

突然对…大为关注;抓住

【真】No disciplines have seized on professionalism with as much enthusiasm as the humanities. 没有哪门学科像人文学科这样突然热衷于学科的专业化。

[2011年英语(一)]

persuade sb. into (doing) sth.

说服或劝说某人做某事

【真】Toyota Motor’s experience is cited as an example of persuading customers into boycotting products. 丰田汽车的事例被引用来作了一个说服消费者抵制产品的例证。

[2011年英语(一)阅读]

not to mention

且不说,更不用说

【词】mention [ˈmenʃn] v. 提到,说到,写到

【真】Wasted time is a drag on Americans’ economic and private lives, not to mention infuriating. 且不说它令人恼火,浪费掉的时间本身就是对美国人经济和私人生活的一种拖累。

[2017年英语(一)阅读]

be necessary to

对…来说是必要的

【真】They argue that government action is necessary to curb Britain’s addiction to unhealthy food. 他们认为为了遏制英国人食用垃圾食品成瘾,政府采取行动是很有必要的。

[2011年英语(二)阅读]

a bit

有一点儿

【真】Today, the virtue of work may be a bit overblown. 如今,工作的优点可能有些被夸大了。

[2017年英语(一)完形填空]

seek…from

从…寻找,寻求

【真】Those suffering from persistent nightmares should seek help from a therapist. 那些长期受到噩梦困扰的人应该寻求心理专家的帮助。

[2005年英语(一)阅读]

make sense

有意义;有道理;讲得通

【真】But we’re going to have questions like that where we have things we’re doing that don’t make sense when the market changes and the world changes. 但是,如果市场和世界都在改变,而我们却在做一些没有意义的事情时,我们也会碰到这样的问题。

[2016年英语(一)阅读]

【拓】make sense of 理解,弄懂

be vulnerable to

易受…的影响或侵害

【词】vulnerable [ˈvʌlnərəbl] a. 易受攻击的;易受伤害的;脆弱的

【真】They are more vulnerable to changes in family economics. 他们更容易受到家庭经济变化的影响。

[2017年英语(一)阅读]

out of control

失去控制

【真】Global climate change may get out of control . 全球气候变化可能会失控。

[2019年英语(二)阅读]

in front of

在…前面

【例】Every time a door closes another one opens, look for the open doors, look for the opportunities that are in front of you. 每次当一扇门关闭的时候就会有另一扇门打开,去寻找那些敞开的门,寻找在你面前的那些机会。

look down on

看不起,鄙视

【真】Even very young children tend to look down on the overweight, and teasing about body build has long been a problem in schools. 就连小孩子都会看不起肥胖的伙伴,嘲弄身材也是学校里长期存在的一个问题。

[2014年英语(二)完形填空]

【拓】despise [dɪˈspaɪz] v. 轻视,藐视,看不起

disagree about/on sth.

存在分歧,对某事物持有不同观点

【真】It is stuck because the euro zone’s dominant powers, France and Germany, agree on the need for greater harmonization within the euro zone, but disagree about what to harmonize. 陷入僵局的原因在于,欧元区的两大主导力量——法国和德国,一致同意有必要在欧元区内进一步协调统一,但在对哪些方面协调统一的问题上存在分歧。

[2011年英语(二)阅读]

【拓】disagree with sb. 与某人的观点不同;使某人不舒服

be unfamiliar with

对…不熟悉

【词】unfamiliar [ˌʌnfəˈmɪliə(r)] a. 不熟悉的,陌生的;没经验的;无…知识的

【真】If you are unfamiliar with words or idioms, you guess at their meaning, using clues presented in the context. 如果你不熟悉单词或习语,你可以通过上下文提供的线索来猜测它们的意思。

[2015年英语(一)阅读]

【拓】be familiar with 对…熟悉

arrive at/in

到达,抵达

【真】Only if the jobless arrive at the jobcentre with a CV, register for online job search, and start looking for work will they be eligible for benefit and then they should report weekly rather than fortnightly. 只有失业者拿着简历到就业中心,注册网上求职并开始找工作,他们才有资格获得救济金——随后他们必须每周报告一次,而不是每两周。

[2014年英语(一)阅读]

take over

控制,管理;接收,接管,接手

【真】I don’t believe that “technology” can take over our lives—unless we choose to let it. 我不相信“技术”能控制我们的生活——除非我们自己主动让它控制。

take effort

需要付出努力

【例】It takes a lot of time and effort to pass the examination. 通过这项考试需要投入很多时间并需要付出大量努力。

be about to

即将;正要

【真】Even he, however, might tremble at the thought of what he is about to do. 然而,一想到接下来将要做的事情,甚至连他自己也会感到不寒而栗。

[2008年英语(一)完形填空]

lure sb. into (doing) sth.

引诱或说服某人做某事(尤指坏事或危险的事)

【词】lure [ljʊə(r)] v. 诱惑;吸引

【真】The supermarket is designed to lure customers into spending as much time as possible within its doors. 超市旨在引诱消费者尽可能在店里多逗留一段时间。

[2016年英语(二)翻译]

tell apart

区分,辨别

【例】It’s easy to tell our pens apart because they’re all different colors. 我们的笔很容易区分,因为它们的颜色不一样。

【辨】tell…apart 指在同一类人或事物中分辨,常用tell sb./sth. apart(将某人/某事物区分开)。tell…from 指两个或两类之间的区别,常用tell A from B(将A和B区分开来)。

sum up

总结,概括;形成对…的看法

【真】To sum up : a system of conservation based solely on economic self-interest is hopelessly lopsided. 总之,一个仅仅基于经济利益的保护体系存在着无可救药的片面性。

[2010年英语(一)翻译]

be/feel disappointed at

对…感到失望

【真】People feel disappointed at the realities of modern society. 人们对现代社会的现实情况感到失望。

[2006年英语(一)阅读]

in the form of

以…的形式

【真】I had gained weight in the form of muscle mass, but thinking only of explaining the number on the scale, I altered my training program. 我曾以增肌的形式增加了体重,但我只想减少体重秤上的数字,为此我改变了自己的训练计划。

[2019年英语(二)完形填空]

decide on/upon

决定;选定

【例】If you can’t decide on something, just start and adjust your targets as you learn. 如果你在某些问题上无法做出决定,开始做就是了,然后随着你的学习调整你的目标。

【拓】determine on/upon sth. 决定做某事;对某事下定决心 ‖ be determined to do sth. 决心做某事

in the end

最后,最终

【例】 In the end , however, Bella agreed with her boyfriend. 然而,最后贝拉还是同意了她男朋友的说法。

in dispute

有争议的,处于争议中

【真】His reputation as a music critic has long been in dispute . 作为音乐评论家,他的名声一直饱受争议。

[2010年英语(一)阅读]

be essential to

对…必要的,对…是必不可少的

【真】It is essential to consider factors beyond GDP. 考虑除GDP以外的因素也很有必要。

[2017年英语(一)阅读]

let rip

(使)全速行使或运转;尽情地做;激烈或激昂地说话

【真】Development should be planned, not let rip . 发展应讲求计划性,而不是任意妄为。

[2016年英语(一)阅读]

after all

毕竟

【真】 After all , if everyone you know is going to college in the fall, it seems silly to stay back a year, doesn’t it? 毕竟,如果每个你认识的人都在秋天上大学,你却延迟一年才去,这样看上去会很傻,是吧?

[2017年英语(二)阅读]

comply with

遵从;服从

【真】After all, it has an ad business too, which it says will comply with DNT requests, though it is still working out how. 毕竟,它本身也有广告业务,尽管微软承诺在广告业务中会遵守“禁止追踪”(DNT)要求,但如何遵守尚待研究。

[2013年英语(一)阅读]

【拓】subject to 受…支配;服从于

be suspicious of/about

对…感到怀疑,不信任

【词】suspicious [səˈspɪʃəs] a. 有疑心的;表示怀疑的;可疑的

【真】A few premiers are suspicious of any federal-provincial deal-making. 一些省份的省长对于联邦政府和各省之间的任何合作都抱着怀疑的态度。

[2005年英语(一)阅读]

ascribe…to

认为…具有;把…归因于

【真】Rather, we ascribe meanings to texts on the basis of interaction between what we might call textual and contextual material. 相反,读者对文本含义的推测是基于他们与所谓的文本资料和语境资料之间的互动。

[2015年英语(一)阅读]

aim for

(向某方向)努力;力争

【真】In face of the present situation, the Times (The New York Times) should aim for efficient management. 面对目前的形势,《纽约时报》应努力高效管理。

[2016年英语(一)阅读]

aim at

瞄准;努力;意欲,力求

【真】The author suggests that tax policies be aimed at preventing the income gap from widening. 作者建议税收政策应以防止收入差距扩大为目标。

[2018年英语(一)阅读]

as a whole

整体上;作为一个整体;总的来说

【真】At least, that is how it looks as a whole . 至少从整体上来看是这样。

[2010年英语(一)阅读]

filter out

过滤掉;筛除;淘汰

【真】To filter out what is unique from what is shared might enable us to understand how complex cultural behaviour arose. 从共性中筛选出特性,或许能让我们明白复杂的文化行为是如何产生的。

[2012年英语(一)翻译]

as opposed to

而非,相对于

【真】A sacred place of peace, however crude it may be, is a distinctly human need, as opposed to shelter, which is a distinctly animal need. 那是一片宁静的圣土,不管多么简陋,都是人类特有的需求,它不同于遮风避雨的地方,那明显是动物的需求。

[2013年英语(一)翻译]

have confidence in

对…有信心

【真】Readers must have confidence in the conclusions published in our journal. 读者必须对发表在我们杂志上的研究结论有信心。

[2015年英语(一)阅读]

tax on

对…征税

【真】These unilateral developments differ in their specifics, but they are all designed to tax multinationals on income and revenue that countries believe they should have a right to tax, even if international tax rules do not grant them that right. (这些国家)各自的进展在细节上有所不同,但它们的目的都是对跨国公司的收入征税,以及对这些国家认为它们有权征税的收益上征税,即使国际税收规则不授予它们这种权利。

[2020年英语(一)阅读]

(be) relative to

与…相比,与…有关

【真】It’s not popular to say, but one reason their pay has gone up so much is that CEOs really have upped their game relative to many other workers in the U.S. economy. 虽然这种说法并不普遍,但首席执行官们的薪酬增长如此之快的一个原因是:与美国经济中的许多其他员工相比,他们的技能确实提高了。

[2020年英语(二)阅读]

such as

比如,例如

【真】It is designed to apply primarily to companies such as Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon—in other words, multinational tech companies based in the United States. 它主要适用于谷歌、苹果、脸书和亚马逊等公司,换句话说,也就是总部设在美国的跨国科技公司。

[2020年英语(一)阅读]

react to

对…做出反应,回应

【真】Personality can affect how a person reacts to eye contact. 性格会影响一个人对眼神交流的反应。

[2020年英语(一)阅读]

Exercise

Ⅰ.从下面各题的选项中,选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1. He noted that his personal fee alone were possible to ______ two hundred million dollars.

A. reach up

B. add up

C. amount to

D. sum up

2. You should ______ talking with current and past customers of the provider.

A. insist on

B. persevere on

C. rein in

D. sign on

3. If your personal issues are affecting your projects’ success, you need to ______ them at once.

A. work with

B. deal with

C. connect to

D. put up with

4. It takes me a long time to get used to the humor ______ American sitcoms.

A. pledge to

B. specialized in

C. peculiar to

D. similar to

5. The process needs to be ______ the provider or other interferences.

A. independent of

B. interested in

C. dependent on

D. removed from

6. There’s a barbecue tomorrow and you’re very welcome to ______.

A. come on

B. come in

C. come out

D. come along

7. We have to survive; we have to reinvent, either ______ or by plan.

A. by chance

B. by the way

C. in depth

D. in part

8. Take it to the next level and organize your group partners to ______ in cooking lunch for each other.

A. take chances

B. take turns

C. make choices

D. make sense

9. It is crucial that the measures are readily ______ the public.

A. accessible to

B. compensate for

C. biased against

D. cautious about

10. It is unwise to make commercial ads ______ brand names and information.

A. based on

B. essential to

C. full of

D. vulnerable

Ⅱ.根据所给中文意思,从本单元选取合适的词组,完成下列句子。每空限填一词。

1. 他先是简单介绍了一下自己的计划,然后又进行了较详细的解释。

He outlined his plans first and ______ ______ explain them in more detail.

2. 这些便宜的玩具也一样好,买那个贵的没什么意义。

It doesn’t ______ ______ to buy that expensive toy when these cheaper ones are just as good.

3. 生命是条单行道,你只能走一次,所以要最大限度地利用,且行且珍惜。

You only have one ride through life so ______ ______ ______ ______ it and enjoy it while you can.

4. 从原则上来说,这是一个好办法,但是缺点在于很难当面告诉某人他被开除了。

______ ______, this is a good idea, but the drawback is that it’s very difficult to tell someone he is fired in face.

5. 从现在开始计算的话,半年之后还有多少非文学界的人能记住我的名字呢?

How many people ______ ______ the literature circle will remember my name even half a year from now?

6. 你连上的任何地址都会被保存在屏幕上的列表中。

Any addresses you ______ ______ will be stored in the list on this screen.

7. 我们的目标是找到一个“中间立场”,并尝试尽可能让项目尽快完成。

Our goal has been to find a ______ ______ and to try to finish the project as soon as possible.

8. 差别在于:这些企业将会来自世界各地,而美国则不再一枝独秀。

The difference will be that these companies will ______ ______ all over the world rather than mainly from America.

9. 这可能会导致巨大的压力,但是我不害怕!

This can ______ ______ significant pressure, but I have no fear!

10. 突然,你的日程表被清空了,待办事项也缩减到几乎清零的状态。

______ ______ ______ ______ your schedule clears up, and your to-do list shrinks down to almost nothing.

KEYS

1. C 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. A 6. D 7. A 8. B 9. A 10. C

1. proceeded to

2. make sense

3. make the most of

4. In principle

5. outside of

6. connect to

7. middle ground

8. hail from

9. lead to

10. All of a sudden bD4EmtGLr6zSUKRd2U308ksvjUNv3xKg8wsQ6HCXo4PYaFAL/SIOfs4tAu+eL76m



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drop back to

回到;降低到

【例】It is difficult for me to drop back to business after a 7-day foreign holiday. 我去国外度了7天的假后,很难回归到工作状态中。

go against

对…不利;违背(意愿等)

【例】The jury’s verdict went against her. 陪审团的裁定对她不利。

make the best of

充分利用;尽力而为

【例】He made the best of the opportunity and finally succeeded. 他充分利用了这次机会,最终取得了成功。

by all means

务必,一定;当然可以

【例】You should by all means tell him the truth before he leaves for America. 你一定要在他去美国之前告诉他事情的真相。

be bound to do sth.

一定做某事;有法律责任或义务做某事

【真】Someone is bound to point out that it amounts to the bare, bare minimum necessary to keep the Postal Service afloat, not comprehensive reform. 一定会有人指出这充其量也就是保持邮政业务运转的基本条件,而不是全面改革。

[2018年英语(一)阅读]

【拓】have an obligation to do sth. 有义务做某事

keep away (from)

避免接近,远离

【真】McCreevy objects to the IASB’s attempt to keep away from political influences. 迈克里维反对国际会计委员会(IASB)远离政治影响的意图。

[2010年英语(一)阅读]

along with

与…同样;与…一起

【真】 Along with Singapore, other governments and mega-corporations are beginning to establish their own guidelines. 和新加坡一样,其他国家的政府和大型企业也开始制定它们自己的指导方针。

[2019年英语(一)阅读]

【拓】get along with 与…和睦相处

at large

整个,全部;普遍地;一般地;自由的

【例】The chances of getting reforms accepted by the community at large remain remote. 让社会普遍都接受改革的希望仍然渺茫。

in detail

详细地,详尽地

【真】It was taken for granted that the critics of major papers would write in detail and at length about the events they covered. 各大报纸的评论员们对所报道的事件进行详尽的评述是理所当然的事情。

[2010年英语(一)阅读]

lose faith in

对…失去信心;不再信任

【真】It has more or less lost faith in markets. 它已经或多或少地对市场失去了信心。

[2011年英语(二)阅读]

【拓】lose confidence in 失去对…的信心

under fire

受到攻击或批判;在战火下

【真】Ms. Simmons was under fire for having sat on Goldman’s compensation committee. 西蒙斯女士因就职于高盛的薪酬委员会而受到猛烈抨击。

[2011年英语(二)阅读]

work out

找到(解决方法);进展顺利;锻炼

【真】Yet the new system has not worked out any cheaper for the universities. 然而,新系统并没有实现为大学提供更便宜的服务。

[2020年英语(一)阅读]

adapt to

适应

【真】The original purpose of grade forgiveness is to help freshmen adapt to college learning. “分数宽恕”的初衷是为了帮助大学新生适应大学的学习。

[2019年英语(一)阅读]

look at

看;检查;研究;看待

【真】In adulthood, looking at someone else in a pleasant way can be a complimentary sign of paying attention. 成年后,以一种愉快的方式看着别人可能是一种表示关注的赞美信号。

[2020年英语(一)阅读]

be representative of

代表;可作为典型

【真】The Supreme Court extended the requirement that juries be representative of all parts of the community to the state level. 最高法院要求陪审团要代表社会的各个阶层。

[2010年英语(二)阅读]

on that count

就这个问题,在这方面

【真】The firm has compared some of its other products favorably with Google’s on that count before. 在这方面,该公司曾经将其一些其他产品与谷歌的产品进行过比较。

[2013年英语(一)阅读]

function as

起…作用,具有…功能

【真】The second half of the 20th century saw a collection of geniuses, warriors, entrepreneurs and visionaries labour to create a fabulous machine that could function as a typewriter and printing press, studio and theatre, paintbrush and gallery, piano and radio, the mail as well as the mail carrier. 20世纪下半叶出现了一批天才、勇士、企业家和畅想家,他们合力创造了一台不可思议的神奇机器,它集打字机和印刷机、摄影室和剧院、画笔和美术馆、钢琴和收音机、邮件以及邮递员等诸多功能于一身。

[2012年英语(一)阅读]

(be) eligible for sth.

有资格获得某事物

【真】It was not until the 1940s that a majority of states made women eligible for jury duty. 直到20世纪40年代,大多数州才让女性有资格加入陪审团。

[2010年英语(二)阅读]

【拓】be eligible to do sth. 有资格做某事

be qualified to

有资格…

【例】The renowned author is eminently qualified to explore the topic. 那位著名的作家非常有资格探讨这一主题。

free from

解放;使摆脱;免于

【真】Likewise, automation should eventually boost productivity, stimulate demand by driving down prices, and free workers from hard, boring work. 同理,自动化最终也会推动生产力的发展,通过降低物价来刺激需求,将工人们从繁重、枯燥的工作中解放出来。

[2018年英语(一)阅读]

sign on

办理失业登记

【真】Those first few days should be spent looking for work, not looking to sign on .(失业)最初的那几天应该用来找工作,而不是指望被登记在册。

[2014年英语(一)阅读]

at times

有时,偶尔

【例】Several tests may fail at times , which proves designers need to put more effort. 几个测试有时候可能会失败,这证明设计师需要付出更多的努力。

【拓】once in a while 偶尔,有时

come out

说出;出现;发表;公开表明

【真】You wanted to say something—the first word—but it just won’t come out . 你想要说点什么——第一个字——但是就是说不出口。

[2018年英语(二)阅读]

be parallel with/to

与…类似;与…相同;与…平行

【真】On the other, it links these concepts to everyday realities in a manner which is parallel to the links journalists forge on a daily basis as they cover and comment on the news. 另一方面,这一学科将这些概念同日常生活结合起来,这种做法与新闻记者日常报道和评论新闻时的做法是相似的。

[2007年英语(一)翻译]

try to do sth.

努力做某事

【真】 Try to slot it in as a to-do list item and you’ll manage only goal-focused reading. 试着把它放到待办事项列表里,这样你就可以只处理目标明确的阅读了。

[2016年英语(二)阅读]

kick out

用脚踢;撵走;开除

【例】In 1985, he was effectively kicked out of Apple for being unproductive and uncontrollable. 事实上,1985年,他因为效率低下和不好控制而被从苹果公司赶了出去。

talk about

谈论,讨论

【真】There were goals, there were strategies, there were objectives, but we didn’t talk about energy; we didn’t talk about passion. 我们当时会说目标、策略,但是我们不提精力,不提热情。

[2015年英语(二)阅读]

be reluctant to do sth.

不愿意做某事

【真】Despite these factors, many social scientists seem reluctant to tackle such problems. 尽管存在这些因素,但许多社会科学家却似乎不情愿解决这些问题。

[2013年英语(一)阅读]

【拓】be unwilling to do sth. 不愿意做某事

emigrate to

移民到…

【真】The architect emigrated to the United States before World War II and took up posts at American architecture schools. 那位建筑师在二战前移民到美国,并在美国的一些建筑大学从事工作。

[2011年英语(二)阅读]

sort out

解决;整理;将…拣出

【真】The justices had to specify novel rules for the new personal domain of the passenger car then; they must sort out how the Fourth Amendment applies to digital information now. 那时法官们不得不为轿车作为新的私人领域细化新的准则;现在他们则必须解决如何让第四条修正案适用于数字信息这一问题。

[2015年英语(一)阅读]

knock off

迅速完成;效仿,模仿

【真】It took Beaumont decades to perfect her craft; her example can’t be knocked off . 博蒙特花了几十年时间来完善自己的技艺;她的例子是无法效仿的。

[2013年英语(一)阅读]

worry about

担心,担忧

【真】Perhaps this is why many worry about the agonizing dullness of a jobless future. 也许,这就是为什么有这么多人担心会陷入一个令人极度痛苦、沉闷的没有工作的未来。

[2017年英语(二)完形填空]

up to

达到;由…决定;是…的职责

【真】The European Union is now considering legislation to compel corporate boards to maintain a certain proportion of women— up to 60 percent. 欧盟正考虑立法,强制公司董事会吸收一定比例的女性,这个比例可高达60%。

[2013年英语(二)阅读]

【拓】be down to 由…负责

by default

默认情况下;由于对手缺席(而胜出)

【真】There is no guarantee that DNT by default will become the norm. 没有人能保证默认设置“禁止追踪”(DNT)会成为一种规范。

[2013年英语(一)阅读]

turn over

仔细考虑;翻转;移交

【例】He didn’t say anything but you could see him turning things over in his mind. 他什么也不说,但你可以看出来他在考虑事情。

for use

供使用

【真】Chewing gum, once bought primarily by adolescent boys, is now featured in commercials as a breath freshener and teeth cleanser for use after a meal. 口香糖曾经主要由青春期男孩购买,现在在商业广告中作为饭后的口气清新剂和牙齿清洁剂大肆宣传。

[2010年英语(二)阅读]

bring forth

产生;发表

【例】Their efforts they made during the two years will surely bring forth good fruit. 他们在那两年中付出的努力必将产生好的结果。

attribute to

把…归因于

【真】Some attributed virtually every important cultural achievement to the inventions of a few, especially gifted peoples. 有些人(人类学家)把每一项重要的文化成就都归功于少数几个民族,尤其是有天赋的民族的发明创造。

[2009年英语(一)阅读]

see/perceive...as

把…看作;认为

【真】More artists began seeing happiness as meaningless, phony or, worst of all, boring. 许多艺术家开始把快乐看作无意义的、虚伪的,甚至是令人厌烦的东西。

[2006年英语(一)阅读]

compete with

与…竞争

【真】However, during that course I realised that I was not good enough in this area to compete with other creative personalities in the future, so I decided that it was not the right path for me. 然而,在学习那门课程期间我发现,在时尚设计领域,我并没有优秀到将来可以和其他那些极具创意的精英人物竞争,所以我断定那条路不适合我。

[2017年英语(二)翻译]

come down

下降;落下

【真】Since then it may have come down to $50 billion. 自从那时,它可能降到了500亿美元。

[2010年英语(二)阅读]

jump at

欣然或急切地接受(建议等)

【例】Surely any smart entrepreneur would jump at a chance to make profits on those deals. 显然,任何一个聪明的企业家都不会错过从这些买卖中赚钱的机会。

【拓】accept [əkˈsept] v. 接受 ‖ embrace [ɪmˈbreɪs] v. 欣然接受或采取(意见等)

pay attention to

关注;留意

【真】After you have clearly and adequately developed the body of your paper, pay particular attention to the introductory and concluding paragraphs. 在你清晰而充分地展开了论文的主体之后,要特别注意引言和结束部分。

[2008年英语(一)阅读]

【拓】value [ˈvæljuː] v. 重视

listen to

听;听从

【真】He doesn’t listen to me. 他不听我说话。

[2010年英语(二)阅读]

be licensed to

得到授权或许可去…

【真】Drivers must be licensed to drive on public roads. 驾驶员必须拿到驾照才可以在公共道路上开车。

[2011年英语(二)完形填空]

be obliged to

被迫;感谢

【真】Advertisers are obliged to offer behavioral ads. 广告商被迫提供行为广告。

[2013年英语(一)阅读]

guard against

提防,防止,防范

【例】To guard against accidents, the government is trying to take strict measures. 为防范意外的发生,政府正努力采取严格的措施。

to come

即将来临

【真】Some art dealers were awaiting better chances to come . 一些艺术品交易商正等待好机会的来临。

[2010年英语(二)阅读]

turn out

结果是,证明是;制造,生产

【真】“We humans seem to be fascinated by robots, and it turns out other animals are too,” says Wiles. “我们人类似乎对机器人很着迷,结果表明,其他动物也一样。” 怀尔斯说道。

[2020年英语(二)阅读]

let alone

更不用说,更别提

【真】While few craftsmen or farmers, let alone dependents and servants, left literary compositions to be analyzed, it is obvious that their views were less fully intellectualized. 虽然极少数工匠或农民(更不用说随从或仆人)留下了一些文学作品以待分析,但是很明显,他们的见解不够理智。

[2009年英语(一)阅读]

half of

一半的;半程的;二分之一

【真】 Half of them found a toy; the other half discovered the container was empty—and realized the tester had fooled them. 他们当中一半的人会发现一个玩具;另一半的人会发现容器是空的,并意识到测试员愚弄了他们。

[2018年英语(一)完形填空]

【拓】half off 打五折

come to mind

出现在脑海中

【真】One Italian example would be the Berlusconi group, while abroad Maxwell and Murdoch come to mind . 意大利的贝卢斯科尼集团就是一个例子,此外我们能想到的外国集团还有麦斯威尔和默多克。

[2005年英语(一)翻译]

【拓】spring to one’s mind出现在某人的脑海中

promise to

承诺,保证;可能;答应

【例】By it’s very nature many of these responsibilities are things we have promised to do for other people—whether that’s someone at work, a friend or family member. 就本质而言,这些责任中很多是我们对其他人承诺要去做的事——不管是与工作相关的人、朋友还是家人。

【拓】keep one’s promise 信守承诺

out of style

过时

【真】These are disciplines that are going out of style . 这些学科正日趋没落。

[2011年英语(一)阅读]

renege on

违背(诺言、契约等)

【真】It announced it was reneging on a longstanding commitment to abide by the state’s strict nuclear regulations. 它宣布不再履行其长期信守的遵守该州严格的核能法规的承诺。

[2012年英语(一)阅读]

for my part

就我来说

【真】 For my part , I have no idea whether Gilbert is a great conductor or even a good one. 对于我而言,我不知道吉尔伯特是否是一位伟大的指挥家,甚至连他是否是一位好指挥我都不知道。

[2011年英语(一)阅读]

for the best

(所有因素考虑在内)能产生的最好结果

【真】Realistic optimists are these who make the best of things that happen, but not those who believe everything happens for the best . 现实的乐观主义者在现有的情况下尽力而为,而不会指望每件事都会有最好的结果。

[2014年英语(二)翻译]

【拓】at one’s/its best 处于最佳状态 ‖ all the best (尤用于告别时)一切顺利

evolve into

逐渐发展成,逐渐演变成

【真】It was only after “toddler” became a common shoppers’ term that it evolved into a broadly accepted developmental stage. 直到“幼童”这个词常常为顾客所用,它才逐渐演变为人们广泛接受的一个成长阶段。

[2012年英语(二)阅读]

suck in

吸引;把…卷入(某事)

【真】Tech is designed to really suck you in and digital products are there to promote maximal engagement. 技术设计的初衷就是真正地吸引住你,而数码产品的存在实现了人们最大程度的参与度。

[2017年英语(二)阅读]

exclusive to

专为…所有;局限于

【真】But snap decisions in reaction to rapid stimuli aren’t exclusive to the interpersonal realm. 但是,应对突然刺激的快速决定并不只限于人际交往领域。

[2013年英语(二)阅读]

take up

开始从事;占用(时间、精力等);接受(建议等)

【真】A lot of students take up law as their profession due to the attraction of financial rewards. 许多学生从事法律职业是被该行业的薪资报酬所吸引。

[2014年英语(一)阅读]

look back

回顾,回忆

【真】The notion is that people have failed to detect the massive changes which have happened in the ocean because they have been looking back only a relatively short time into the past. 这种观点认为,人们尚未发觉海洋中已经发生的巨大变化,因为他们只回顾了过去相对较短的一段时期内的情况。

[2006年英语(一)阅读]

lack of

缺乏,不足

【真】Stereotypes associated with obesity include laziness, lack of will power, and lower prospects for success. 与肥胖有关的成见包括懒惰、意志薄弱和成功的可能性较低。

[2014年英语(二)完形填空]

approve of

赞成,同意

【例】My mother doesn’t approve of my going abroad for further education. 我母亲不同意我出国进修。

【拓】disapprove of 不赞成,不同意

weigh in

提出重要的或令人信服的意见;自信地提出看法

【真】Leading doctors today weigh in on the debate over the government’s role in promoting public health. 关于政府在促进公共卫生方面的角色,当今一流的医生在讨论中发表了重要的意见。

[2011年英语(二)阅读]

call out

大声喊出;召集

【真】As the auctioneer called out bids, in New York one of the oldest banks on Wall Street, Lehman Brothers, filed for bankruptcy. 当拍卖商喊出报价时,纽约华尔街历史最悠久的银行之一雷曼兄弟申请破产。

[2010年英语(二)阅读]

no exception

不例外

【例】People love to get their hands on the latest and greatest technology, and scientists had long believed that early humans were no exception . 人们总喜欢设法得到最新的和最伟大的技术,长期以来,科学家们都相信早期的人类也不例外。

【拓】make an exception (of sb./sth.) 将某人/某事物作为例外

set out

阐述,提出;启程,出发

【真】Some were advised to set out monthly goals and study activities. 一些人被建议阐述月度目标和学习活动计划。

[2018年英语(二)阅读]

speed up

加速,加快

【例】All this will push your goals deeper into your subconscious and help you speed up your success. 所有这些都有助于你的目标更好地浸入你的潜意识并加速你的成功。

fit in

适应;适合;相处融洽;发挥作用

【真】There are two extra choices, which do not fit in any of the blanks. 有两个多余的选项,不适合填入任何空格中。

[2015年英语(一)阅读]

in a dilemma

进退两难,左右为难

【词】dilemma [dɪˈlemə] n. (进退两难的)窘境,困境

【真】The Supreme Court decision on Thursday will put most online business in a dilemma . 最高法院周四的裁定将使大多数在线业务处于进退两难的境地。

[2019年英语(一)阅读]

in charge

负责,主管

【真】And if Peretti were in charge at the Times (The New York Times), “I wouldn’t pick a year to end print,” he said. 如果佩雷蒂掌管《纽约时报》,他说:“我不会选择要在哪一年结束印刷版。”

[2016年英语(一)阅读]

day by day

一天天;逐日

【真】Others were told to plan activities and goals in much time detail day by day . 其余的人被告知要尽可能详细地制定每一天的活动和目标计划。

[2018年英语(二)阅读]

in the name of

以…的名义;代表

【真】Write them an email in the name of the Students’ Union. 以学生会的名义给他们写一封电子邮件。

[2012年英语(一)写作]

【拓】under/by the name of 以…的名义

infuse sb./sth. with sth.

使某人/某物具有(某特性);将(某特性)灌输给或注入某人/某物

【词】infuse [ɪnˈfjuːz] v. 灌输;注入

【真】These terms are also intended to infuse work with meaning—and, as Rakesh Khurana, another professor, points out, increase allegiance to the firm. 这些词语也试图给工作赋予意义,正如另一位教授拉凯什·库兰纳指出的,这可以增强人们对公司的忠诚感。

[2015年英语(二)阅读]

【拓】infuse sth. into sb./sth. 使某人/某物具有(某特性);将(某特性)灌输给或注入某人/某物

be susceptible to

易患…的;对…敏感的;容易受…影响的

【真】“Women are particularly susceptible to developing depression and anxiety disorders in response to stress compared to men,” according to Dr. Yehuda, chief psychiatrist at New York’s Veteran’s Administration Hospital. 据纽约退伍军人管理局医院精神科的主治医师耶胡达称,“与男性相比,女性在应对压力时更容易患上抑郁症和焦虑症。”

[2008年英语(一)阅读]

be/become sympathetic to

对…表示同情;赞同

【词】sympathetic [ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk] a. 同情的;表示同情的;赞同的

【真】The guilt-prone ones shared more, even though they hadn’t magically become more sympathetic to the other child’s deprivation. 那些更容易产生负罪感的孩子分享得更多,尽管不可思议的是他们并没有对另一个孩子没有这些东西感到更加同情。

[2019年英语(二)翻译]

give priority to

优先考虑

【词】priority [praɪˈɒrəti] n. 优先;优先权;优先考虑的事

【真】Generation Zs give top priority to professional training. “Z一代” 把专业培训放在首位。

[2020年英语(一)阅读]

【拓】prioritize [praɪˈɒrətaɪz] v. 按优先顺序列出;优先处理,优先考虑

detect...from...

从…中发现…

【真】To find out if this extends to non-living beings, Laleh Quinn at the University of California, San Diego, and her colleagues tested whether rats can detect social signals from robotic rats. 为了查明这一情况是否适用于非生物,加州大学圣地亚哥分校的拉蕾·奎恩及其同事测试了老鼠是否能够觉察到机器鼠发出的社交信号。

[2020年英语(二)阅读]

do damage to...

对…造成破坏

【真】This may not only do damage to your relationship with your child but also affect your child’s self-esteem. 这不仅可能会破坏你和孩子之间的关系,而且还可能会影响孩子的自尊。

[2020年英语(二)完形填空]

get together

聚集;组织;开会;聚会

【真】Think about how tough it is to get together 15 people, much less 50, who all get along perfectly. 想想把15个人聚在一起并让他们相处融洽有多难,更别说50个人了。

[2020年英语(二)阅读]

revolve around

围绕…转动;以…为中心

【真】Copernicus theorized in 1543 that all of the planets that we knew of revolved not around the Earth, but the Sun, a system that was later upheld by Galileo at his own expense. 哥白尼在1543年提出了一个理论:我们所知道的所有行星都不是围绕着地球转的,而是围绕着太阳转的,后来伽利略以牺牲自己的方式维护了这一理论体系。

[2020年英语(一)翻译]

catch one’s attention

吸引某人的注意

【真】It can catch someone’s attention in a crowded room. 在拥挤的房间里,它能引起别人的注意。

[2020年英语(一)阅读]

gaze into

凝视

【真】We know that a typical infant will instinctively gaze into its mother’s eyes, and she will look back. 我们知道,一个典型的婴儿会本能地注视妈妈的眼睛,然后妈妈也会回看。

[2020年英语(一)阅读]

lose one’s job

失业

【真】They were impressionable kids during the crash of 2008, when many of their parents lost their jobs or their life savings or both. 在2008年经济危机期间,那些最受影响的孩子就是他们,当时他们的父母中有很多人失去了工作或毕生的积蓄,或两者都失去了。

[2020年英语(二)阅读]

all too often

时常,经常

【真】But all too often such policies are an insincere form of virtue-signaling that benefits only the most privileged and does little to help average people. 但是,这些政策经常是一种虚伪的道德信号,只惠及最有特权的人,而对普通人帮助甚微。

[2020年英语(一)阅读]

be hailed as…

被誉为…

【真】Madrid was hailed as a public health guiding light last November when it rolled out ambitious restrictions on the most polluting cars. 去年11月,马德里出台了针对污染最严重的汽车的雄心勃勃的限制措施,被誉为公共健康的指明灯。

[2020年英语(二)阅读]

push sb. too far

特别让某人生气;过分逼迫某人

【真】You’re only human, and sometimes your kids can push you just a little too far . 你只是个凡人,有时候,你的孩子可能会让你有点忍无可忍。

[2020年英语(二)完形填空]

Exercise

Ⅰ.从下面各题的选项中,选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1. Of course, stocks could ______ the 20% level, which is the lowest ever.

A. climb up to

B. amount to

C. drop back to

D. stick with

2. Changes are being made here which ______ my principles; so I decide to quit.

A. throw off

B. go against

C. get over

D. keep away from

3. She ______ her success ______ hard work and a bit of luck.

A. applies; to

B. adapt; to

C. accounts; to

D. attributes; to

4. ______, take steps to ensure that boys and girls get the same opportunities.

A. All of a sudden

B. By all means

C. No matter who

D. Once for all

5. A quark cannot exist on its own, but must ______ other quarks or an antiquark.

A. be independent of

B. stay together

C. care for

D. be bound to

6. Their brilliant colors imply a warning to potential predators: ______.

A. keep away

B. wipe out

C. shut up

D. knock off

7. Rather, it should be reserved for those who use deception to gain their wealth by reducing the wealth of the community ______.

A. in a row

B. as a whole

C. at large

D. as soon as possible

8. Retreat ______ is thought to be the most difficult in military operations.

A. under control

B. under fire

C. without rules

D. for good

9. Negotiators are due to meet later today to ______ a compromise.

A. work out

B. work on

C. tease out

D. renege on

10. But some warn that if they fail to ______ the changing market, they will die of hunger.

A. switch to

B. evolve into

C. adapt to

D. use to

Ⅱ.根据所给中文意思,从本单元选取合适的词组,完成下列句子。每空限填一词。

1. 但如果你看一下数据,就会发现事情根本不是这样。

But when you ______ ______ the data, you will find that it is not the case.

2. 由于这次调查的样本远远小于人口数目,所以其结果可能不太具有代表性。

Because this survey sample is far thinner than the general population, the results may not ______ ______ ______ the larger public.

3. 酗酒会对你的肝脏以及大脑造成伤害。

Overindulging in alcohol will ______ ______ ______ your liver as well as your brain.

4. 根据你所在国家的法律规定,你可能会符合兼职失业救济金的申领条件。

You may ______ ______ ______ part-time unemployment benefits according to your state’s laws.

5. 这里的关键就是你要让自己摆脱所有的烦恼,然后回归本心。

The key here is to set you ______ ______ all the worrying and to go back to your heart.

6. 即使你在英国待了两年,你也不会因此就具备教英语的资格。

Even if you stay in England for two years, you will not ______ ______ ______ teach English.

7. 其他参与讨论的国家——中国、日本、韩国和俄罗斯都不愿意看到双边会谈。

The other nations involved in the discussions—China, Japan, South Korea and Russia—would ______ ______ ______ see bilateral talks.

8. 要说什么可以造就成功的婚姻,那忠诚就是第一位的。

Faithfulness ______ ______ top of the list when it comes to what makes a good marriage.

9. 然而,同时,这些外界参与者应当担负更多社会责任。

In ______ ______ this, however, more social responsibilities fall on those outsiders.

10. 将这些账单、发票和花销尽快整理好,然后做个详细的账目。

______ ______ these bills, invoices, and expenses as quickly as possible and keep detailed accounts.

KEYS

1. C 2. B 3. D 4. B 5. D 6. A 7. C 8. B 9. A 10. C

1. look at

2. be representative of

3. do damage to

4. be eligible for

5. free from

6. be qualified to

7. be reluctant to

8. comes out

9. parallel with

10. Sort out eJVEczlw7rd+i/wr6k/mbsMPeVpNYZ2zLkzJ39+51D0cW4lo1U/oU36BqH3ixz+1

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