新概念英語第四冊慣用語整理Lesson47

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Lesson 47
    1.alienate vt.1.使疏遠(yuǎn)2.轉(zhuǎn)讓,讓渡
    alienate from 隔離,疏離(separate from; not belong to particular surroundings)
    例句:Hemingway became part of a group of Americans who felt alienated from their country.
    海明威和他周圍的一群美國人都感覺疏離了自己的祖國。
    2.car n. 車,汽車;(火車)車廂
    car dealer 汽車代理商(person in charge of the sale of car)
    例句:1.Used car dealers say they can't keep "Bugs" on their lots these days.
    二手車代理商們說這些日子以來他們的停車場總是留不住“甲殼蟲”車。
    2.You probably read consumer guides, visit car dealers, and talk to other people about their cars.
    你很有可能會讀消費者指南,找汽車代理商,并且與別人談?wù)撍麄兊钠嚒?BR>    3.contrary prep. 與…相反
    on the contrary 相反;另一方面(quite opposite to what has been suggested)
    例句:Lots of people think this simply suggests that once a person becomes a criminal he will probably remain a criminal. But of course it doesn't necessarily mean that at all. On the contrary, it could equally suggest that being in prison actually makes people more likely to commit crimes. .
    很多人認(rèn)為這僅僅意味著一旦一個人成了罪犯,很有可能他永遠(yuǎn)都是罪犯。當(dāng)然事實不一定如此。相反,這還意味著進(jìn)監(jiān)獄實際上更有可能使人犯罪。
    4.crowd n. 人群 vi. 聚集
    beat the crowds 躲開人群,避免擁擠(avoid the crowds)
    例句:The only way to beat the crowds when you do grocery shopping on Saturday is to be here when they are open at nine o'clock sharp.
    如果你想在星期六買雜貨時避免擁擠,的辦法就是在9點整開門的時候趕到這里。
    5.deal with 對付,處理(handle, tackle, cope with)
    例句:1.They do not trust their children to deal with crises.
    他們不相信自己的孩子能夠應(yīng)付危機(jī)。
    2.I had to deal with so many courses last term that really had a hard time.
    上學(xué)期我要應(yīng)付這么多門課程,以致學(xué)得很費勁。
    3.When you take the subway, you don't have to deal with the traffic.
    你乘地鐵的話,就不必對付交通擁擠了。
    6.Dutch n. 荷蘭人,荷蘭語 adj. 荷蘭(人)的,荷蘭語的
    go Dutch [口]各自負(fù)擔(dān)自己費用(go out for fun together but have each person pay for himself)
    例句:Last time you paid for the bill. Maybe we can go Dutch this time.
    上是你買單,也許這次我們可以各付各的賬。
    6.get away 出去
    例句:I'd like to get away for the long weekend, but I don't know where to go.
    這個長周末我想出去,可是我不知道去哪兒。
    8.hand in 交上去
    hand in交上去,對照(同義習(xí)語turn in)
    例句:1.Irene left no stone unturned in her research, and handed in an excellent paper .
    艾琳的研究詳盡徹底,并且交出了一篇出色的論文。
    2.Could I hand in my paper a few days late?
    我的論文能不能晚交幾天?
    A:I can't remember the due date for our final paper.
    A:期末論文什么時候交我記不清了。
    B:I think it is the last day of class, But Professor Merdoks said not to wait until the last minute to hand it in.
    B:我想是上課的后一天。但是莫多克教授說不要等到后一刻。
    9.heart n. 心,心臟
    at heart 內(nèi)心深處;實際上(in one's real nature in reality)
    例句:1.Although I live in London now, I'm still at heart a countryman.
    盡管我目前住在倫敦,但內(nèi)心深處我仍然是個鄉(xiāng)下人。
    2.His manners are rough, but he is a kind man at heart.
    他雖然態(tài)度粗暴,實際上卻是個好心人。
    10.management n.1.管理,經(jīng)營2.管理人員
    go into the management 進(jìn)入管理階層,成為管理人員(to be a person in change of business)
    例句:I want a better job. I want to go into the management.
    我想找份更好的工作,我想進(jìn)入管理階層。
    11.overwhelm adj.非常強(qiáng)烈的
    be overwhelmed with 忙著做
    A:I haven't seen you at the student center all week. Have you been sick?
    A:這周我都沒在學(xué)生中心看見過你。你病了嗎?
    B:I've been overwhelmed with my history paper.
    B:我正忙著做歷史論文呢。
    12.worth adj.值…錢的,相當(dāng)于…價值的;具有…的價值,值得… n. 價值,價格,作用
    be worth the wait 等得值得,值得等
    A:I'm never going to trust the restaurant critic from that magazine again! that didn't taste anything like the meal we had in Chinatown.
    A:我再也不會相信那個雜志的餐館評論家了!那兒的菜吃起來和唐人街的沒法比o
    B:It definitely wasn't worth the wait.
    B:等那么長時間真不值。