Unit 6
Part 1 words and expressions
1. smash-and-grab n. _砸櫥窗搶劫___
smash vt. : to break into pieces violently
The dishes smashed on the floor.
__碟子摔碎在地板上。________
繞口令一句:He dashed to smash the fashionable ashtray with cash.
grab: to take hold of something with a sudden movement.
And we learn from books that Mr Armstrong's first job on landing on the moon was to grab a rock.
__我們從書上讀到:阿姆斯特朗先生落到月球表面做的第一件事就是撿起了一塊石頭。___
grab a taxi______攬到車____
grab a bite to eat___隨便吃幾口___
Many stores are near, or sometimes even inside, underground and railway stations, making it easy for commuters to pop into a store to grab a meal on their way home.
__許多商店離地鐵站或火車站很近,甚至有時就在站臺里面,使得坐車者能夠在回家的路上順便買快餐。(...station, which makes it easy...it是形式賓語,指to pop into a store to grab a meal on their way home.
同義詞:catch: get hold of sth. / sbb. moving
snatch: catch sth. / sb. suddenly and violently
seize: 強調抓住、抓到的結果 Fear seized her.
grasp: 強調掌握
hold: 強調抓牢、抓緊
2. arcade n.
arc:拱
arch: 拱形
archer: 弓箭手
<!--[if !supportLists]-->3. <!--[endif]-->過去完成進行時復習:過去完成進行時表示
__had been doing: 過去到過去的某個時刻一直在進行_____
They had been doing this for a long time and had only just finished.
仿寫:她進入我房間時,我已經連續做了5個小時作業了,剛剛做完。
__ I had been doing homework for 5 hours and had only just finished when she entered my room.______
他去年戒了煙,之前已經抽了整整30年煙了。
He had been smoking for 30 years before he quit smoking last year.______
我去年換了一份新工作。之前我已經當公務員15年了。(work as)
I had been working as a civil/public servant for 15 years before I got a new job last year ______
<!--[if !supportLists]-->4. <!--[endif]-->arrange:
arranged marriage:___安排好的婚禮___
make arrangements:___做安排___
我想知道我們能否在周三下午安排一次會面?
_ I wonder if we could arrange a meeting on Wednesday afternoon?_______
Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged on the shelves.
_鉆石項鏈和戒指已經被很漂亮的成列在柜臺上了__________
已經備好車會準時到機場來接你的。
__ A car has been arranged to pick you up at the airport._______
<!--[if !supportLists]-->5. <!--[endif]-->jewellery n. 珠寶 ['dʒu:əlri] jewel n. 珠寶 ['dʒu:əl]jeweler n. 珠寶商['dʒuələ]
不知用什么方法,他打開了保險柜,偷走了價值100萬美元的珠寶。
__ He somehow opened the safe and stole the jewllery (which was worth 1 million dollars定語后置)_________
Through the centuries people have worn jewellery to depict status, wealth and identity.
____數世紀以來,人們佩戴珠寶來表明自己的地位、財富和身份。_________
This is jewellery offering a very different expression of identity.
____這是能表明與眾不同身份的珠寶。____________
6. window display 聯想window shopping
The goods are on display/ on show/ on sale / on discount.
展示/展示/促銷/打折的商品_______
California became the first American state to require restaurants to display the calorie count of each item on the menu, starting in 2011.
__加州成為美國第一個要求餐館標明菜單上每種東西熱量的州,該法令從2011年開始實施。_________
大自然的威力在中西部地區展露無遺。(be on full display)
__ The power of the nature is on full display in the middle-west.__________
<!--[if !supportLists]-->7.<!--[endif]-->gaze at--look at with fixed eyes
Within the bad, there exists the good. Just like roses have thorns, we can't always look at the thorns. We must gaze at the rose.
__壞的東西里面也存在好的一面。就好像玫瑰有刺,我們不能總盯著刺看。我們要看玫瑰_
8. background n. 背景
詞組:on the background of sth. 以什么為背景
She has a lot of power and influence but likes to remain in the background.
____她很有權利和影響力,但是喜歡深藏不露。___________
她總是為自己卑微的出身背景感到自卑。(be ashamed of)
____ She is always ashamed of her poor family background.________________
高等教育背景和良好的溝通技能都是這個工作所必須具備的。
___ A background of higher education and good communicating skills are both musts for this job._____
9. headlight n. (汽車等)前燈
近形詞:headwaiter head nurse
head cook headmaster
headhunter
10.與break相關的詞組
選用詞組的正確形式填空
break out/ break in/ break up/ break through/ break into pieces/ break down/break the silence
<!--[if !supportLists]-->1) <!--[endif]-->Chemicals in our bodies __ break down(分解)__he food we eat so we can absorb it.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->2) <!--[endif]-->A terrible scream ___ broke the silence (打破寧靜)__of this quiet village.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->3) <!--[endif]-->The Second World War __ broke out(爆發)__in the 1930s.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->4) <!--[endif]-->The couple _ broke up (分手)_for several reasons:financial problem, trust issue and so on.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->5) <!--[endif]-->The bell was too big and heavy. So, he decided to _ break it into pieces(碎成小片__with a hammer to make it easier to carry
<!--[if !supportLists]-->6) <!--[endif]-->With the security door so firm that nobody can_ break in(破門而入)_.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->7) <!--[endif]-->Scientists hope to _ break though (突破)_soon in their fight against heart disease.
11.blare(v)--make a loud noise
The blare of horns could be heard in the distance.
__ 喇叭的聲音可以在遠處聽到。_____
12.roar(v)
I heard the lions roaring in their cages.
__我聽到獅子在籠子里咆哮。____
The wind roared all night._____ 風呼嘯了一晚。_______
The wounded policeman roared with pain.___ 受傷的警察痛苦的咆哮。___
13.The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade.
翻譯:
__當一輛大的轎車開著大燈按著喇叭一路沿著拱廊呼嘯而入時,安靜被打破了。______
仿寫:他媽媽張開雙臂,流著淚水,向他跑來時,他也哭了起來。(tear, run,burst into tears)
___ He burst into tears when his mother opened her arms and ran to him with tears in her eyes.____________________
14. come to 后面常接名詞,表示達到
come to a stop __停下來____
come to an end __結束___
come to a decision __做決定___
come to an agreement___達成一致__
come to an understanding__理解__
come to success___獲得成功__
come to fame___成名____
<!--[if !supportLists]-->12. <!--[endif]-->the jeweller's the +商人's 構成-->在...店鋪,介詞用at
理發店____ the barber's __
肉鋪___ the butcher's ___
面包鋪__ the baker's _____