Module 3
1. agree with 同意,赞成
e.g. I agree completely with you. 我完全同意你的观点。
2. agree to 接受,认可
e.g. He agrees to all your proposals except the last.
他接受你所有的建议,但最后一条除外。
3. agree on (指双方或多方)在……方面取得一致意见
e.g. We all agreed on the terms.
我们大家对这些条件取得了一致意见。
4. be close to 接近,靠近
e.g. The church is close to the shop. 教堂离商店不远。
5. be close about 嘴紧的,秘而不宣的
e.g. She’s always been very close about her past life.
她对自己的过去一向守口如瓶。
6. trust sb. / sth. to do sth. 相信某人/指望某物会……
e.g. You can’t trust the trains to run on time.
你不能指望火车会准点出发。
7. It takes (sb.) time to do sth. 做某事花(某人)多长时间
sb. spends some time/ money on sth./ (in) doing sth.
某人花(多少)时间/金钱做某事
sb. pays some money for sth. 某人花(多少)钱买某物
sth. costs sb. money 购买(某物)花某人多少钱
8. in the way 妨碍,挡道 on one’s way (to) 去……路上
by the way 顺便提及 by way of 经过,经由
in no way 决不
9. tell a joke 讲笑话 tell the truth 说出真相
tell the difference between… 说出两者的区别
tell… from 辨别
10. burst out doing sth. 突然……起来
e.g. They burst out laughing/ crying.
他们突然哈哈大笑/放声大哭。
11. burst into sth. 突然……起来
e.g. They burst into laughter/tears. 他们突然哈哈大笑/放声大哭。
12. as a result of 作为……的结果,由于
e.g. Some of the houses were destroyed as a result of the flood.
由于洪水,有些房子被毁坏了。
13. as a result 因此
e.g. He didn’t study hard. As a result, he failed in the final exam. 他不努力学习,结果期终考试不及格
14. result in 引起,导致或造成(某种结果)
e.g. Hard work results in success. 努力导致成功。
15. result from 作为……的结果,表原因
e.g. The accident resulted from careless driving.
驾驶时粗心大意,导致了这次事故。
16. knock over (开车)把……撞倒
e.g. The old man was knocked over by a car. 那个老人被车撞了。
17. knock down 撞倒,拆除
e.g. They are going to knock down those old buildings soon.
他们不久将要拆除那些旧楼。
18. knock into sb./ sth. 撞上
e.g. Lost in thought, he almost knocked into a car.
陷入沉思,他差点儿撞上了一辆车。
19. knock at / on a door 敲门
20. lose interest in 对……失去信心 lose heart 灰心失望
21. from time to time 偶尔,有时 at a time 每次,一次
at one time 曾经,一度 at times 有时,间或
in no time 立即,马上 all the time 一直,始终
take one’s time 不着急,不慌
at no time 从不,决不
22. go through 检查,经历(苦难),遭受,(法案等)获得通过
e.g. The country has gone through too many wars.
这个国家经历了太多的战争。
go after 追赶,追求
go over 察看,复习
go without 没有,忍受没有……之苦
go with 相配,协调
23. raise money 筹措(金钱)
24. on the phone 在通电话
25. remember to do sth. 记住要做某事
remember doing sth. 记得过去曾经做过某事
26. forget to do sth. 忘记去做某事
forget doing sth. 忘记了过去曾经做过某事
27. try to do sth. 努力做某事
try doing sth. 试图做某事
28. mean to do sth. 打算/想要做某事
mean doing sth. 意味着做某事
29. regret to do sth. 对发生的事表示“抱歉、遗憾”
regret doing sth 对已经发生的事表示“后悔”
30. go on to do sth. 接着做(另一件事)
go on doing sth 继续做(同一件事)
31. stop to do sth. 停下来做(另一件事)
stop doing sth. 停止做某事
32. lose touch with 和……失去联系
e.g. They lost touch with each other 10 years ago.
他们十年前失去了联系。
33. get in touch with… 与……取得联系
e.g. If you fail ill, you can get in touch with the doctor by telephone. 如果你病了,你可以通过电话与医生取得联系。
34. keep in touch with… 与……保持联系
e.g. We have always kept in touch with our friends in America.
我们一直与在美国的朋友保持联系。
35. succeed in sth./ doing sth. 在某方面成功
e.g. China has succeeded in applying for the Olympics of 2008.
中国已经成功的申办2008年奥运会。
36. be successful in 在……上很成功
e.g. He is successful both in his work and in his life.
他在事业和生活上都取得了成功。
37. used to do sth. 过去常常做某事
be/ get used to dong sth. 习惯于做某事
be used to do sth. 被用来做某事
38. belong to 属于, 是……成员 此短语不被动式,也无进行时
e.g. Do you belong to the same club
你们是同一个俱乐部的成员吗?
39. with one’s help= with the help of sb. 在……的帮助下
e.g. With her help, my English improved a lot.
在她的帮助下,我的英语提高很多。
40. turn round 转过身来
41. make up 和好,和解
42. be ashamed of 对……感到惭愧/羞耻
43. be blessed with 享有……的福气
44. be allergic to 对……过敏
45. be on good terms with 与某人关系很好
46. be nostalgic for 对……很怀念
47. all at once 突然,忽然
48. bring… to mind 使……想起
49. in return 反过来,作为交换
50. from the bottom of one’s heart 真心诚意地,发自内心地
Module 4
1. be similar to 跟/同……相似/类似
e.g. My opinions are similar to hers. 我的看法跟她的相似。
2. pay a visit to 拜访,访问
e.g. I must pay a visit to the doctor. 我必须到医生那里去看病。
3. be on a visit to 在……访问/逗留
e.g. Her brother was on a visit here. 她的哥哥正在此地访问。
4. play the 乐器 演奏…… play 球类 踢/打……球
play with 玩耍 play tricks on 捉弄
5. way of doing sth./ to do sth. 做某事的方法/途径
6. give concerts 举办音乐会
7. add to 增加/ 添加(困难等)
e.g. The rise in electricity costs has added to our difficulties.
电费上涨增加了我们的困难。
add… to 把……加入…… add up to 总计,加起来等于
8. be true of/for 与……情况相同
be the same with 与……情况相同
9. allow sb. to do sth. 允许某人做某事
e.g. His parents won’t allow him to come.
他的父母不会允许他来的。
10. allow doing sth. 允许做……
e.g. They don’t allow smoking. 他们不允许吸烟。
11. in public= publicly 公开的,在公众面前
in public places 在公共场所
make… public 公开,公布
12. not a little= very much 非常
not a bit= not at all 根本不
13. share feelings and ideas with 与……分享感受与想法
14. do harm to 损害,对……有害
be harmful to 对……有害
come to no harm 未受到伤害
15. stand (sb.) doing sth. 忍受(某人)做某事
e.g. I never could stand people telling me what to do.
我从来不能忍受被人家摆布。
stand for 是……的缩写,代表
stand up for 支持,维护
16. present sb. with sth./ present sth. to sb. 赠送某人某物
be present at 出席
at present 目前,现在
for the present 暂时
17. be covered with 被……覆盖
under the cover of 在……掩护下,趁着
18. depend on 信赖,凭靠;依靠,依赖 不用进行时
depend on sb. to do sth. 依靠/指望某人做某事
That (all) depends. / It all depends. 那得看情况。
19. take… seriously 把……当回事,认真对待
take charge of 管理,负责
take trouble to do sth. 不辞劳苦做某事
20. separate… from 把……跟……分开
separate… into 把……分成
21. give life to 赋予……生命(生命力,活力)
22. make contact with 与……进行来往
pose music 创作乐曲
be composed of = be made up of= consist of 由……组成
24. all of a sudden 突然间
25. dance to the music 伴着音乐跳舞
26. draw upon 利用,凭借,依赖