全国公共英语三级考试笔记（简要版）

全国公共英语三级考试笔记（简要版）
全国公共英语等级考试三级(PETS3)笔记第1部分
Unit 1 Greeting and introuduction
Dialogues /monologues:
1、You can tell they lived during the Depression.
这里的"tell"是断定的意思，咳……常常把它的意思与(告知、告诉)联系在一起，脑子便转不过弯来。

此句意思应该是：你可以断定他们生活在那时的大萧条期。

2、He really knows how to bring a person out.
"bring a person out."是“鼓励一个人的”的意思。

整句话的意思是：他非常善于鼓励别人/使别人振作起来。

PS：to bring sb. out
意思为：to make someone feel more comfident, happy, and friendly /使某人更加自信、开朗
3、he looks like his fun to be with.
整句话的意思是：他看起来是个很有意思的人。

或，和他在一起应该会很有意思。

句子解析
4、since we're going to recruit some staff so that we can get our new school going in time。

这里的since, 和so that 是基于...原因的意思.根据意思我将其译成: 届时...将...以便...
整句话的意思是：届时我们将聘请一些工作人员以便使我们的新学校及时开学.
5、Would you address character description for the commercial and industrial arts staff?
arts staff 怎么翻译?
==>你能够给商业与工艺美术的职员讲讲特征描述吗?
arts跟前面的commercial and indutrial连在一起看，而非与后
面的staff:
(the commercial and industrial arts) staff.
6、There are a number of other positions to consider.
"A number of" 换成"a lot of" 或者是”a great many”行不行，为什么?
==>可以换成a lot of或a great many of,因为position 是可数名词。

如果这里是不可数名词，则只能用
a number of代替而不能用a great many
修饰可数/不可数都行：a number of/a lot of,
只能修饰可数：a great many of(与many性质一样) 7、Would you mind letting me take a look in your briefcase?
将"letting me"换成"let me" 行不行，为什么?
==>不行，mind是动词，后面不能直接跟动词原形，一般接名词(或动名词),这里的letting是let的
动名词形式。

8、I’m afraid I certainly do mind, if it’s all the same to you.
“Do mind”与”all the same”什么意思?
==>do mind: 在英语中强调动词，用助动词do(各种时态)+动词原形。

==>all the same: 完全一样，用于强调。

如：
Although you didn't complete it in time, I appreciate you all the same.
尽管你没有及时完成，我还是一样很感激你。

9、One day the life free from the harsh decrees of state-sponsored racial repression. (种族压迫)
在这句话中，state-sponsored 翻译成什么意思最好?
==>state-sponsored:国家发起的。

用于修饰racial repression(种族压迫),是复合形容词，复合形容词的相结合。

10、The state in which she was born had laws in place waiting to characterize her as unwelcome.
整句话的意思是：在她出生的洲有专门针对象她那一类人并将他们列为不受欢迎人士的法律。

11、Present was the usual mix that had so often accumulated into a burden too heavy for a single-parent household like the one Oprah Winfrey grew up in.
整句话的意思是：目前，这种平常的税收会不断地压迫在单亲家庭的身上,就象Winfrey 这样的例子.
12、One day the life free from the harsh decrees of state-sponsored racial repression.
整句话的意思是：有一天，生活可以从洲政府怂恿的残酷种族压迫中解放。

Unit 2 People
Phrases and Sentence:
1、I don't ever want to have the effect on a person that this person had on me, where I was just blown away by disappointment. It took a few years to get over it.
PS：请高手重点解析”ever”的意思。

==>我甚至从未想过要给“给我留下印象的人”留下印象，在这一点上我感到十分失望。

我用了许多年才克服这个毛病。

ever,在否定句中起加强语气的作用，not ever从未。

2、One thing I do is work with Make-A-wish. If an ill child’s one wish to see a celebrity and he picks me, then I make time to see him. But I have to be very careful with these kids, because if you get too attached, you’re just setting yourself up for loss.
PS：请高手重点解析”because if you get too attached, you’re just setting yourself up for loss.
”的意思。

==>我做的一件事就是带着许愿做事。

如果一个病了的孩子的愿望是想看一个名人并且他选择的是我，然后我抽出时间去看望他。

但是我必须非常小心的跟这些孩子相处，因为如果你太依恋，你会感到
不舍。

because if you get too attached, you’re just
setting yourself up for loss.因为如果你太依恋，你会感到不舍。

其中attch是：使喜爱，使依恋：因情感因素，如爱戴或忠诚使联结。

set oneself up for loss是引起自己处于受损失或失去的状态。

3、Thank you for giving me the inspiration to stick around, at age 50, you hav e to feel you’re contributing to something.
PS：请高手重点解析”you have to feel you’re contributing to something.”
==>谢谢你给我关于等待的启示，在50岁时，你必须感到你正在做贡献。

"you have to fell you’re contributing to something"这句话的意思就是：在50岁时，你必须感到你正在对某些事情做贡献。

4、We stayed at the Ritz-Carlto n and just had a blast. Or I’ll give everybody a ride in the Ultra light-it’s a flying kite.
PS：请高手重点解析“ride”在这里怎么翻译。

==>我们待在Ritz-Carlton并开了个狂欢会。

否则我会给每个人乘坐一下“超轻型”---一个飞行的风筝。

ride就是乘坐。

5、“One day I’ll have my own barbecue.”In other words, every generation gets to improve on the dreams of the last generation.
PS：请高手重点解析这段话的真正含义。

==>“有朝一日，我将拥有自己的烤肉(比喻:实现自己的梦想)。

换句话说，每代人必须在他上代人的梦想上有所提高。

6、But it came with a price because when he was drinking, we had jobs and money. When he quit, we traded alcoholism for being dirt-poor.
PS：请高手重点解析“we traded alcoholism for being dirt-
poor.”这句话的真正含义。

==>但是这有一定的代价：因为当他饮酒的时候，我们有工作和工钱。

当他戒酒了，我们就只有借酒消愁穷困潦倒了。

we traded alcoholism for being dirt-poor：其中的trade sth. for sth.以...和...交易,以酗酒和穷困潦倒交易。

7、It got so bad that he either quit or got fired.
PS：请高手重点解析“so……that”在此句中的意义。

==>一般so...that是如此...以至于...的意思，这里上下句不是因果关系: 变得糟糕的是，他既没有辞职也没有被解雇。

后半句that he either quit or got fired是so bad的补充状语从句，补充说明so bad 的细节，不要太拘泥语法结构，更应该注重的是：1.英语语序特征，2.英语国家的人的逻辑思维特征。

8、He was a tool pusher essentially, sold drill bits to oil-drilling companies.
PS：翻译这句话。

==>他其实就是一个工具推销者，卖钻头给开采石油的公司。

9、I never think that I ‘m doing eight-minute cures on television. But I think that 50 percent of the solution to any problem lies in defining it first. I can be an emotional compass that points them down the path.
PS：请高手重点解析“cures”与“lies in”的意思，另外“point……down”是词组吗?
==>我从未想过我在用电视做一个8分钟的治疗。

但是我认为任何问题50%的解决方法在于先界定它。

我可能是沿着路径指向它们的情感罗盘(指南针)。

cure：名词，治疗。

point和后面的down可以认为没有关系，这里不是词组，down这里的意思是“沿着”，相当于along。

down the path是介宾结构词组，在句中作points them的补充状语。

建议：
不要从语法分析着手来学习英语，因为这样效果很差。

最好是提
高阅读量，让一切语法变为理所当然的事情，让记忆单词成为阅读时的副产品。

Unit 3 House and Family
Phrases and Sentence:
1、She soon called my attention to the fact that she couldn’t work full time and keep house, too.
call attention to(唤起注意)
keep house(当家)
2、I guess I just took it for granted that a wife was supposed to take care of her kids and husband.
take it for granted：(视为当然)
be supposed to：(应该、被期望)
3、You’ve got to get to know them.
have got to do：(必须做……)
get to：(在这里作“开始”的意思)
4、But maybe I’d better take that back and give her a hand.
take bake：(在这里作“取消”的意思)
give Sb. A hand(抽出空或腾出手帮助某人)
5、They put me in mood for Italian food.
put in mind：(使记起、提醒)
6、I’ve put aside some money that I earned by doing some extra mechanical work.
put aside：(储存、备用)
7、I was putting a machine together today.
put together：(把……加起来、装配)
8、I am putting forth a lot of effect to make this tablecloth.
put forth：(生出、作出)
9、Do you want me to put my needlework away?
put away：(在这里作“放弃、处理掉”的意思) 请注意上面5个以“put”打头的短语与词组的用法
10、I was going by the store near your house ..
go by：(顺便走访)
11、Your black purse and shoes go nicely with that dress.
go with：(伴随、与……相配)
12、He always goes beyond my expectations.
go beyond：(超出)
13、The kids can’t go along with you.
go along with：(一起去、附和)
14、Your offer goes to prove th at you’re a wonderful mother-in-law.
offer：(在这里作为“提意”的意思)
go to：(愿意为定位、转到的意思，在这里引申为?)
15、You know I get sick every single time the temperature goes below 68°.
go below：(下降)
请注意上面5个以“go”打头的短语与词组的用法
16、I could really go for a good comedy.
go for：(在这里作为“主张”的意思)
17、we can barely make ends meet.
ends meet：指收支平衡
18、Every thing I say goes in one ear and out the other.
goes in one ear and out the other.：(一个耳朵进，一个耳朵出。

指听不进去的意思)
19、I’ve been keeping track of all of our phone bills.
keep track of：(明了、一目了然的意思)
20、I’ll have to call them and have them straighten it out.
straighten out：(改正、更正)
Unit 4 Environment
Phrases and Sentences:
1、He is famous for vigorously opposing the use of
chemicals to kill pets.
PS:解析vigorously opposing 并翻译这句话。

==>vigorously opposing积极反对
全句翻译：他因为积极反对用化学品杀宠物而出名。

2、What would you recommend for a tenth-grader?
PS:解析tenth-grader到底是十年级的学生，还是十岁的小孩?
==>tenth-grade是“十年级”，所以tenth-grader 当然是“十年纪的学生”了。

十岁的小孩是：teenager
3、They used Singapore as a microcosm for examining a regionwide tropical biodiversity crisis,
and compiled population data from the past two centuries.
PS:翻译这句话。

==>他们用新加坡作为检查热带地区的区域性的生活差异危机一个缩影，并用过去两个世纪(的历史)来编纂人口数据。

其中biodiversity是由前缀bio-和diversity组合而成的，意思是生命的差异性。

4、Animals that call the forest home have suffered enormously.
PS:翻译这句话，重点解析"call"在这句话的意思。

==>call称为，当作。

全句翻译：以森林为家的动物们受到了巨大的灾难。

5、American and Europe will pool research into hydrogen-powered fuel cells.
PS:翻译这句话，重点解析"pool"在这句话的意思。

==>pool集中投入，pool的名词意思是“池塘”，动词本义是“汇合成塘”的意思，这里用的是比喻义，想象一下不难理解的。

全句翻译：
美国和欧洲将集中注资到氢燃料电池的研究中。

6、It shows the United States is out to make peace with eco-friendly Europe.
PS:翻译这句话
==>这表明美国将尽力与生态环境好的欧洲和平相处。

out这里是副词，表示“致力于”。

7、Fuel cells create electricity by combining oxygen and hydrogen without producing harmful emissions, and technical construction poses few basic challenges.
PS:翻译这句话，重点解析"call"在这句话的意思。

==>燃料电池通过氧气和氢气反应来发电而不发出有害物质，并且在技术的组建上提出了很少的挑战。

这里没有call,只有cell,是电池的意思，名词。

pose challenge提出挑战，就是指技术上的难关。

8、But opinion is sharply divided over how to obtain hydrogen without wasting more natural resources.
PS:翻译这句话，重点解析"over"在这句话的意思。

==>但是在如何不浪费更多自然资源的情况下获得氢气这个问题上，意见出现了分歧。

其中的over相当于on,就是“关于”的意思。

9、That means making use of renewable resources for the task, say wind and solar resources.
PS:翻译这句话，重点解析"say"在这句话的意思。

==>那意味着该任务是要利用可再生资源，比如风能和太阳能。

其中的say是副词，比如，相当于for example.
10、Whitman assured the public that the air was safe before testing was conclusive. In addition, all EPA statements were required to be screened by the White House.
PS:翻译这句话
==>惠特曼向公众保证在测试下结论之前空气是安全的。

而且，所有的EPA(美国环保署)申明都要求经过白宫的筛选。

screen：动词，筛选/过滤。

11、But New York Sen.(senator,参议员。

)Hillary Clinton is
calling for an investigation, saying somebody surely leaned on the EPA to lie, which Whitman strongly denies.
PS:翻译这句话
==>但是纽约的科学家希拉里.克林顿要求调查此事，说某些人明显的偏向于EPA(美国环保署)而说谎，对于这个，惠特曼坚决否认。

call for:相当于demand,require，
lean on:偏向于。

Unit 5 Weather and Climate
Dialogues/monologues:
I am passionate about English, and the challenge of expressing English fluently and swimmingly with
foreigners was the principal motivation.
1、……having been brought up in the countryside.
2、Those mighty winds pulled in a band of cloud and some patchy rain through the small hours, and into the first part of the morning.
我的翻译是：那些强劲的大风卷起一层云彩，还有些零星的小雨下了好一会，一直持续到清晨。

不知道准确否?请高手赐教。

3、clearer skies and much light winds allowed temperatures to drop well into single figures resulting in a touch
of grand frost in some rural areas.
清凉的天空和微风让温度值降到了个位数,使得很多乡村地区出现了霜.
4、The early sunshine giving away to a bit more clouds.
give away：让步。

太阳被一小片云层遮住了。

5、There was something of a drier interlude before an active weather system moved in from the west.
6、Some of the more exposed locations saw sustained winds
of 40mph with gusts of 58mph
Unit 6 Eating and Drinking
Dialogues /monologues:
1、I’m in a hurry.
我得赶紧。

“in a hurry”指匆忙，有时用作口语也表示轻易地做好某件事情。

2、These days the most sought-after tables are hidden away, several floors above ground, in the city’s high-rise apartments, which are run by chefs out of their own homes or from rented spaces..
这句话的意思我翻译为：目前，很多广受欢迎的餐馆总是藏匿在公寓大厦地面上方的楼层，就在厨师们自家门口或是租的空地外面营业。

3、Merely requesting a reservation can be as difficult as getting one.
哪怕是仅仅要求预定(房间)都有可能象真要得到它一样那么难。

4、Exclusively is the main attraction for customers in a city that is still obsessed with status.
独有性(专用权)是吸引城市消费者的主要因素，因为人们还是会被身份地位(带来的虚荣感)所迷惑的。

5、I can’t make up my mind about what to have for dessert.
make up one’s mind：下决心、作决定。

本句的意思是：餐后吃什么甜点，我还没能做出决定
Unit 7 Food culture
Dialogues /monologues:
1、Cooking at table side has always been part of traditional haute cuisine, or art of cooking.
art of cooking:烹饪术，例：art of defense: 武术。

2、I’m a very cook.
这里应该翻译为：我是一个绝对的厨师。

3、Stir the mixture until it leaves sides of the bowl.
直译：与碗边脱离，即不沾碗边。

引申义：就是要求充分搅匀.
4、Roll the crust mixture into a round shape.
roll into: 卷成, 使合为一体。

将外面的蛋糕皮混合物卷成一团。

5、Yes, the apple pie is ready to serve.
be ready to: 预备, 即将
是的，苹果派可以预备供应/享用了。

Unit 8 At Home
Dialogues /monologues:
1、Karen has just had her house redecorated.
凯瑞刚让人把房子重新装修。

注意这里的用法，had sth done —强调的是让别人做了什么
例：I had my clothes washed.(我让人把衣服洗
了)
2、The architect and Tom put there heads together to discuss what we wanted and what was possible.
put heads together：共同商量、集思广益。

建筑师和提姆共同商讨以可行的方式来满足我们的需求。

3、After a few meetings, they came up with some super idea that everybody agreed with.
come up with：提出、拿出。

经过一会儿的交谈，他们拿出了一些大家都同意的好点子。

4、But the rest of it was surprisingly expensive.
the rest：其余者。

It：代指装修所用的材料。

但是其余的材料简直便宜得让人吃惊。

5、We were able to make do with the materials we already have.
make do with：设法应付。

我们设法将我们已经拥有的材料都用上了。

6、I made up some of the curtains and pillows on the couch form mere sheets.
make up ：在这里指做缝制.编织.
我缝制了一些窗帘和睡椅靠垫，仅仅是用一些床单做的.
7、It’s funny how people can find solution after they kick something around for a while.
kick something around：直译——将什么东西踢来踢去。

引申意——讨论。

人们怎样通过暂时的讨论之后，就能找到解决方法是件有趣的事情。

8、You’re on your own.
on one's own：独立地、独自地。

本句的意思为：你自己玩吧!
9、I’d li ke to concentrate on getting the best score ever on this game.
concentrate on：精中(精力)、全神贯注于
我将集中精力在这个游戏上取得最好的分数。

注意even在这里的用法——
10、No matter how busy you are, always take time out to check that your child hasn't gotten hold of
something that could hurt him.
take time out to：暂停下来。

Get hold of：抓住、得到。

11、But quit my job and took up housekeeping the year after my marriage. Daily household chores keep
me on my toes; I’m delighted all day long.
take up：开始从事。

on one’s toe ：准备行动。

all day long：一整天。

keep me on my toes：让我保持活力的状态，结合句意就：一刻也闲不着，乐此不疲。

我的翻译是：但是自从我结婚以后，便放弃了工作，开始打理家
务。

每天的家务琐事让
我乐此不疲。

我一整天都眉天眼笑的。

12、“in a moment”与“or so”
一个表示“立刻”，一个表示“大约”。

都是形容时间的。

13、That's the “tremendous business”for me out of the three meals a day, for, except for the weekends,
we have only this meal together. Besides, he always has his lunch in a neglected way at his workplace.
这句话我的翻译是：那对于我来说，是除了三顿饭以外，最为重大的事情。

因为，除了周末，我们只能在一起吃一顿正餐。

此外，他总是在他的工作场所，很轻率的打发他的午餐。

Unit 9 At Work
Dialogues /monologues:
1、TUC：(Trades Union Congress)——英国劳工联合会。

2、This sho uld remind Britain’s employers just how much they depend on the good-will and voluntary extra work of their staff, the TUC says.
just ：起强调语气的作用--(是否)可以翻译成”正是”，全句是：这会提醒英国的雇主们自己是怎样依赖于怀着善意且自愿加班工作的员工。

英国劳工联合会说到。

3、And if it makes people and employers think a bit harder about organizing a better work-life balance, so much the better.
organizing：在这里我将它翻译成营造。

全句是：如果它能够让职员与雇主充分考虑一下营造一个更好的工作、生活平衡点，那是最好不过了。

4、It is often said that more business is done during social events than at the office.
is done 这里是被动语态。

生意当然是被做的咯。

全句是：经常有人说在社交场合做成的生意比在办公室里做成的多。

5、One person out of eight in labor force is said to be employed by a government unit on the state or local level. is that the case?
全句是：据说，八分之一的劳动力被政府部们或地方国有企业录用。

是那么回事吗?
Unit 10 Hobbies and Interests
Dialogues /monologues:
1、The remarkable Chicago bull presented a striking contrast to its opponent, and the crowd just went wild! presented a striking contrast to：和……成显著的对比。

本句的意思：那只非凡的西班牙公牛与它的对
手形成鲜明的对比，人群已开始疯狂起来。

2、I can book a court for this Tuesday.
Book：预订
我能在这个星期二安排好一个场子。

3、Sports can really get me away from a stressful day and exercise my brain.
get away from：从……中逃离，把……送走。

Unit 11 Entertainment and Sports
Dialogues /monologues:
1、I am reading the garden column written by Steve Mann.
2、Gil was named the 2005 winner of the Polar Music Prize for his contributions to music.
3、The Olympic silver medalists will have to beat the double Olympic champions.
4、Today, I heard people talking about the director general for Swimming Canada.
5、Cinecenta always offers an excellent choice of movies—from alternative, foreign, independent, documentary films to Hollywood blockbusters.
6、Everyone is welcome to attend student recitals, held every Friday at 12:30 pm in the Phillip T. young recital hall located in the music wing of the Maclaurin building.
7、To start up a club, all you need is at least ten members, two thirds of whom are UVic undergrads, and five of whom are executive members and a club constitution.
Unit 12 Shops and Commodities
Dialogues /monologues:
1、It severs as a bridge for southern goods to enter northern markets and vise versa.
2、Y up! Or Best Buy.
3、Every once in a while.
4、Most mothers dream about the flowery pink frocks, smart and cute pants for their babies long before they make their debut on earth.
5、But of course, this fancy of most parents does not come without a cost attached to it.
6、The stores will purchase a large amount of each type and size of bead at a lower price from wholesale and then pass on part of the savings to the customer.
Unit 13 Shopping
Dialogues /monologues:
1、Are you being attended to, Miss?
本句的意思是：小姐，有人在为您服务吗?在商场、饭店中，to attend to sb.的意思是，招呼、照顾、协助某位顾客。

这句话用主动语气可以说成：
Is anybody attending to you, Miss?
2、You may divide cyber retailers into three subsets and attack each with a different strategy.
本句的意思是：您可以将网上零售商分成三个子类，用不同的战
略对付他们。

注意：divide into：分成
Unit 14 Holidays and festivals
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Dialogues /monologues:
1、Chang-O was banished to the moon where, according to the legend, Chang-O can be seen at her most beautiful on the night of the bright harvest moon.
翻译：嫦娥被驱逐到月宫,根据传说,每当中秋之夜明月当空的时候,可以看到她最美的容颜。

---where在这里的用法称为关系副词，引导非限制性定语从句，对前面的先行词the moon起补充说明的作用.where=on which.在月亮上
2、Especially exciting are the dragon and lion dances done during the festival.
3、And to cap it all the food in the restaurant is awful. It was so bad we had to eat out all the time despite having paid for meals in the price of our holiday.
4、Ancient people offered the year’s first ripe grains to the gods in thanks for the crops that would sustain their communities for the coming year.
5、The ancient harvest festival of Europe helped give rise to contemporary Thanksgiving Day celebrations.
Unit 15 Holiday Activities
Dialogues /monologues:
1、It is a far different world today than it was last Memorial Day, and what a year ago would have been perceived perhaps as an inconvenience is now being embraced as extra security checks.
2、Where is the blessing in giving away something I would like to keep for myself?
3、We have each helped in a different aspect as schedules
and talents allowed.
4、School children blitz the community asking for canned contributions.
5、The guided working weekends and the guided working holidays.
6、But Foot Trails specializes in offering gentle paced, soft guided walking so you will feel relaxed and refreshed, definitely not exhausted.
Unit 16 Places and locations
Dialogues /monologues:
1、About a block down from here.
2、I went to the conference to register and to set up my exhibition stand.
3、I set out our brochures ready for the official opening.
4、Coal could be moved from Welsh mining villages right into the heart of London.
5、Britain’s rail network is still second to none.
6、That doesn’t necessarily follow.
7、There will be taxies to cross down, but it will naturally be more economical to use bicycles and buses or to work.
Unit 17 Travel and Tourism
Dialogues /monologues:
1、The acceptable standard is 15% of the tall bill.
2、You can stock up on something to have for later—for example, cheese and caviar in Mexico City.
3、Meditation room
4、When you walk in, relaxing music comes and pictures of clouds are projected on the wall.
5、Christen cruises are popular with those who are not interested in the drinking, gambling, and Las Vegas style shows
that are a part of most cruising vacations.
6、Enjoying retracing the journeys of the apostle Paul in Turkey and Greece on a luxurious tall sailing ship.
Unit 18 Sightseeing and Travel Plans
Dialogues /monologues:
1、Right after lunch, the tour makes a stop at St. Paul’s. Then the rest of the afternoon is spent at the museum.
“right”在这里表示“正好”的意思。

makes a stop：停留、休息.。

be at：从事于，做。

2、A：Anyway, is there still room? B：Yes, there is. Will this be for yourself only?
“Will this be for yourself only?”的肯定形式是：
This will be for yourself only，如果是一般现在时，就是：This is for you。

Will this be for yourself only? ——“这是给你一个人的吗?”，就是这么简单的意思。

3、When I started this company 20 years ago, we were commended, as a new kind of travel company, for putting travelers with flexible schedules in touch with fantastic bargains.
“in touch with”：同……有联系。

全句的意思：当我在20年前着手这家公司的时候，大伙受到了称赞。

作为一个新型的旅游公司，用灵活的时间安排赋予旅客们极大的实惠。

4、You’ll also be able to get fast, free quotes online, including the very up-to-date specials, discounts and promotions.
你也可以得到快速，免费的网上报价，包括最新的特价、打折与促销。

5、Building a tradition of the extended family all going away together is a great way to build long-lasting family bonds.
这句话用在写作里可是相当实用哦。

我将它翻译成：让大家庭的所有成员一起外出旅行成为一种惯例，是维系一个家族长期亲密和谐的有效方式。

Unit 19 Visiting a Doctor and Health Insurance
Dialogues /monologues:
1、I seem to be suffering from all the illnesses imaginable.
这里的“suffer from……”是个固定搭配：(遭受、忍受的意思。

)
2、To crown it all, I had an accident the other day.
To crown it all：(更糟糕的是)the other day：前几天。

3、I get short of breath.
short of breath：呼吸短促。

4、For the sake of your health, keep off alcohol. If possible, give up smoking.
谈谈“for the sake of”与“in order to”的区别：
for the sake of 由于.. 或者是"看在...的份上"
for the sake of God 看在上帝的份上
in order to 为了...
Many students listen to the teacher carefully in order to receive a good mark.
学生上课认真听讲是为了得到好成绩
for the sake of + 名词
in order to + 动词
虽然二者都是表示"为了"这个意思
可以这么看,前者是为了某个东西,所以+ 名词
后者是为了做某事,所以+ 动词
5、Likewise, many changes are taking place in hospitals, where the costs of medical equipment and care is skyrocketing.
同样，医院里正发生着很多的改变，医疗设备与医疗保健的费用突升猛涨。

6、Because of the high costs, patients now spend a limited
number of days in the hospital, depending on their illness.
因为高价的花费，现在,病人们根据自身的病情,尽量花更少的时间呆在医院里。

7、It has worried me a good deal for the last week, and so now I am going to put it on my dressing-table and watch it ache.
上周牙疼一直困扰着我，所以现在我要把它摆放在我的梳妆台，看它还怎么疼!
Unit 20 Bodybuilding and Environment Sanitation Dialogues /monologues:
1、Do they need long workouts to get the benefit, or will short, intense ones do the trick?
do the trick：获得成功。

他们需要长期的体能训练获得益处,还是短暂、剧烈的训练取得成功?
2、Bone mass and bone loss.
Bone mass：骨骼块数bone loss：骨质疏松
3、Immediate effects may show up after a single exposure or repeated exposures.
通过单一或多次的暴露之后，即刻效应便体现出来了。

4、Experts found that inhabitants in the three regions have more in common than calories.
专家发现这三个地区的居民在其他方面的共同点超过了他们在卡路里方面的共同点。

5、Humans should not try to avoid stress any more than they would keep away from food, love, or exercise. While there is no question that prolonged stress is harmful, several studies suggest that challenging situations in which you’r e able to rise to the occasion can be good for you.
rise to the occasion：应付自如。

跟人不能避开食物，爱或锻炼一样，人也不应该躲避压力，毫无
争议长时间的压力是有害的，但也有不少研究显示，你可以应对的挑战性局面对你是有好处的。

Unit 21 Services(1)
Dialogues /monologues:
1、Hotel in London or in England specially, will ask for a credit card or a confirmation which will guarantee that your room is held, basically all night or for late arrival.
2、This could be a precise place for you.
关于：precise 与accurate 是否有区别?
accurate，correct，delicate，exact，precise都含有一定的"正确,精确"之意
accurate 准确的，精确的，指某人或某事不仅不出错，而且与事实无出入，强调准确性
correct 正确的，指某人或某事合乎事实或公认的标准或规则，没有错误
delicate 精美、精细的、雅致的
exact 确切的、精确的,语气较accurate强,指某人或某事数量或质量完全符合事实或标准,而且在细致末节上也丝毫不差
precise 精密的,指具有高度的精确性和准确性,强调范围界限的鲜明性或细节的精密,有时略带"吹毛求疵"的贬义
3、Art-house.
Art-house：艺术电影院
指放映不属于商业主流电影的电影院。

艺术电影院放映的影片，重视电影本身的品质，较不注重商业吸引力，如当代重要导演的影片、独立制片影片、影史的经典作品，及发行有限的前卫及实验电影。

亦称Art theater。

4、Your restaurant specializes in hamburgers and chicken, right?
specializes in：擅长于，专攻。

5、As an unadvertised special, you can have a trip to the。