2021年1月23日发(作者：horsepower)
Unit 1 III

and downs:
波折，

盛衰，哭了，

浮沉

Martins’
upbringing
shaped
his
whole
life,with
so
many
ups
and
downs

every
now
and
then.
through:
发生

At that period, South African was going through a period of unchangeable events as the Blacks
were fighting for equality.

3. Close an account: The world is changing rapidly, our plans

must change accordingly. Otherwise, we should close an

account with the harsh market economy.
遭遇失败

4. Misfortune: Julia has been made to undergo physical and

psychological misfortunes for her inability in having children.

不幸

5. Put through: She wouldn
’
t want to put them through the

suffering of a huge ceremony.
经受，

经历

6. Throw one
’
s mind back to: Throwing our mind back to 1978,

we should not be surprised about some of Mrs. Thatcher
’
s

comments, bearing in mind the party she belonged to.
回想起

7. Address oneself to: The famous orator addressed himself to

the public to promote his newly
-
published book which could

add to his reputation.
向……讲话，

着手做……，

致力于

8. Yield to: Parley yielded to general pressure from the society

and bitterly took the child to a specialist.
屈服

Unit 2

1. Stake a claim: Ronald
’
s success staked a claim for his place in

Germany
’
s world championship team.
罗纳德的成功使他在德国

世界冠军队里有一席之地。

公开声明对……拥有所有权；

证明自

己应该拥有（某物）

2. Be proportional to: Loss of weight is directly proportional to

the rate at which the disease is progressing.
与……成比例；

体

重的降低和病情的恶化直接相关。

3. Attribute
…
to: Women tend to attribute their success to

external causes such as assistance from friends.
把……归因

于……

4. Sidle up: As I was about to leave the restaurant, a young man

sidled up to me and said,
”
May I help you?
”

悄悄地走进，

偷偷

地侧身挨近

5. Plow into: A young lady and her little son were seriously

injured when a car plowed into them on a crossing.
撞上

6. Tread on: My job is to challenge, but not threaten them. So I

must be careful not to tread on their toes.
我的工作是对他们

提出挑战而不是威胁。

所以，

我得小心不要伤害了

他们的感情。

踩，

踏

7. Carve out: Not satisfied with the present position in the

company, he is trying to carve out a much greater role for

himself.
寻求

8. Breathe down somebody
’
s neck: In contemporary society,

most farmers have bank managers breathing down their

necks in order to secure their financial balance.
现代社会里，

大多数农民都有银行经理人密切关注着，

确保他们的财务平衡。

密切关注

Unit 3

1. At the expense of: Edward Stuart became a brilliant scholar,

but only at expense of his health.
以……为代价

2. Prior to: According to the Federal Bureau of Inspection, a

man seen hanging around the area prior to the shooting could

have been involved in the assassination of the President.
据联

邦调查局透露，

开枪之前，

有人看到一个男子在那个地区徘徊，

他有可能涉嫌暗杀总统。

先于，

在……之前

3. Give
…
pause to think
：

An opposition statesman said he hoped

the agreement would give them pause to think about the

futility of violence.
反对派的一名政治人物说，

他希望协议能让

他们思考暴力的无益。

思考

4. Take advantage of: In order to gain the utmost amount of

benefit, this corporation took advantage of the exceptional

opportunities open in exports.
利用

5. Be available for: Two tennis courts and a swimming pool are

available for the regular members of the club, but the season

tickets are only valid for three months.
可用的，

可利用的

6. In earnest: It presented in satirical terms points made in

earnest by catholic writers, which proved to be a great

success.
认真地，

真正地

7. For the better: John
’
s mind is always full of fantasies. He

dreamed of changing the world for the better.
有所好转

8. Be confronted with
；

The corporation was determined to push

forward the policy of reform, but the new system was

confronted with great difficulties at the start.
面临

Unit 4

1. For good: The Johnsons thought this relative had come just

for a short visit, but it seems he is staying for good.
长久，

永

久

2. Lie in: The root of all these events lay in the feudal system

that had existed for thousands of years.
在于，

位于，

坐落于

3. Outskirt: This tribe has lingered on the outskirts of

civilization for centuries, but slight advances have yet been

made.
边缘

4. Brand with: The old man
’
s face is branded with the lines of

pressure and exhaustion that have accumulated over the

years.
布满，

打上……的烙印