M10 U2 People on the move
1. be on the move在迁移中,在行进中;在旅途中;非常忙碌
It seems that the enemy forces are on the move.
He’s always on the move and has no time to talk at all.
2. tough
1). 艰难的;棘手的
She’s been having a tough time of it (= a lot of problems) lately.
It was a tough decision to make.
2) 严厉的;强硬的;无情的~ (on/with sb/sth)
It’s about time teachers started to get tough with bullies.
3) 坚强的;坚韧不拔的She’s a tough cookie/customer. 她是个有主见的人。
4)(人)剽悍的;粗暴的;粗野的
He plays the tough guy in the movie. 他在电影中扮演硬汉。
5) 不易损坏的 a tough pair of shoes 一双结实的鞋子
附:(as) tough as old boots/(as) tough as nails 坚韧不拔;不为所动
比较:rough:纹理粗糙,表面不光滑;粗略的,大概的;(人,言行)粗鲁的;(天气等)恶劣的,有暴风雨的;刺耳,涩的;(生活等)艰难的
常用搭配:a rough r ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )oad/ sport/ sea/ voice; have a rough time, rough behavior
3. slip (slipped; slipped; slipping) adj. slippery 滑的,滑得抓不住的;油滑的
vi. 滑行;滑跤;滑落,滑掉,松脱;溜;悄悄走;(时间)不知不觉地过去;(健康等)变坏;下降;匆忙地穿(或脱);无意中讲出;泄漏
She slipped on the ice.
The student slipped out of the classroom.
Standards are slipping in this hotel.
I didn’t mean to say that: it just slipped out. 我不是有意说出来的,是无意中讲出来的。
Be sure not to let the truth slip. 千万别把真相泄漏出去。
n. 滑动;滑跤;失足;下降;疏忽;错误
He took a slip in the bathroom.
There has been a slip in the quality of your work. 你的工作质量有所下降。
That was only a slip of the pen. 那仅是笔误。
a slip of tongue 口误
4. cater (vt.)提供(宴席等)的酒菜(与服务)
Who will be catering the wedding 谁将会提供婚宴服务?
(vi.)(为社交活动)提供饮食,承办酒席 ~ (for sb/sth)
Most of our work now involves catering for weddings. 承办婚宴
cater to/for sb/sth 对…提供所需的东西,迎合、满足…的要求
TV must cater for many different tastes. 电视节目必须迎合各种人的爱好。
a magazine catering to the interests of adults投合成年人口味的杂志
n. caterer 承办酒席的人;(旅馆、饭店等的)老板, 经理
5. boom n.激增,繁荣;轰鸣声 & vi. 激增,迅速发展;轰鸣,以低沉有力的声音说
1) Recently, there has been a boom in car sales 汽车销售额剧增
a boom year兴盛的一年 a property/ housing boom 房地产、住房的迅速发展
2) Outside, thunder boomed and crashed. 外面雷声隆隆,霹雳炸响。
A voice boomed out from the darkness.
By the 1980s, the computer industry was booming.
baby boomer 生育高峰期出生的人
6. elect vi.& vt. 选择(做某事);选举 n. election 选举;当选 elector 有选举权的人
They elected a new president.
We elected James (to ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) be /as) chairman. = James was elected (to be /as) chairman.
We elected her to the Board of Education.我们推选她担任教育委员会的委员。
选择/决定做某事 ~ to do sth She elected to become a lawyer.
7. swap (swapped; swapping) vi.& vt. 替换;交换
~ (sth) (with sb); ~ sth for sth
Your book looks mor ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e interesting than mine: do you want to swap (with me)
Could you swap your newspaper for mine
swap stories相互讲故事;swap experience交流经验
n. 交换 a fair swap 一次公平交换
We can do a swap if you like.
8. privilege (n. & v.)荣幸;特权 & 给予特权
I hope to have the privilege of working with them again.
It was a great privilege to hear her sing. 听她唱歌真是三生有幸。
education policies that privilege the children of wealthy parents
privileged adj 有特权的;享受特殊待遇的;荣幸的;特许保密的
She comes from a privileged background. 她出身特权阶层。
feel/be privileged to do sth 很荣幸做某事
We are/feel privileged to welcome you as our speaker this evening.
The information is privileged.
sympathy n. 同情;赞同
express/feel/have ~ for sb 向某人表示体恤,对某人感到同情
I felt much sympathy for the blind. 深感同情
I have a lot of sympathy for his opinions. 深有同感
be in ~ with 同情,赞成
Many people are in sympathy with your views.
have no/some ~ with sb/sth 不赞同/赞同
sympathetic adj. 富有同情心的
sympathize v. 同情;赞同