上海英语高考听力短对话的常见场景剖析

上海英语高考听力短对话的常见场景剖析
第一周
1.我们必须采取行动阻止疾病蔓延。

(action)
We must take action to prevent the disease from spreading.
2. 他自动提出充当游故宫的向导。

( act as )
He volunteered to act as a guide to the Palace Museum.
3.老教授聚精会神地写作，以至我们不敢发出一点声响。

(absorb)
The senior professor was so absorbed in writing that we didn’t dare to make a sound.
4.非法下载仍然占全世界音乐下载的95%。

(account v)
Illegal downloads still account for 95 percent of music downloads worldwide.
5.他们指控公司未能保护好公众的利益。

(accuse)
They accused the company of failing to safeguard / protect the interests of the public. / not having protected …
6.进入高中以来，许多同学已经习惯于天天学习到深夜。

(accustom)
Many students have been accustomed to studying until far into the night since they entered senior high school.
7.你的文章首尾不呼应。

结尾要么重写，要么删掉。

(agree)
The beginning of your essay doesn’t agree with the end; either rewrite the end or delete it.
The beginning and the end of your essay don’t agree;
8.这些广告旨在吸引消费者购买商品。

(aim) （注意双重词性）
These advertisements aim at / are aimed at attracting / aim to attract customers to buy goods. / The aim of these advertisements is to …
9.只有政府官员和新闻记者准许进入开幕式。

(admit)
Only government officials and news reporters were admitted
to the opening ceremony.
10.他向我拍胸脯说他有能力解决这个问题。

( assure )
He assured me of his ability to solve the problem.
He assured me that he was able to solve/ was capable of solving the problem.
11. 总有人必须对所造成的一切损毁负责。

(answer for)
Somebody will have to answer for all the damage that has been caused.
12. 她犯了这么愚蠢的错误，自己生自己的气。

（annoy）
She was annoyed with herself for making such a stupid mistake.
13. 在竞争压力的驱使下，他在学习上取得了很大的进步。

( as a result )
He made great progress in his study as a result of the pressure of competition.
14.为了供养一个大家庭，我无法做到三星期不工作。

( afford )
In order to support a big fami ly, I can’t afford three weeks away from work.
15. 你能区别这两个意思相近的动词吗？(apart)
Can you tell apart the two verbs which are similar in meaning?
16.你该就刚才的所作所为向在场的人道歉。

(apologize)
You should apologize to the people present for what you have just done.
17. 那首民歌太过时了，不再对年轻人有吸引力。

( appeal )
That folk song is too old-fashioned to appeal to the young people any longer.
18. 使我兴奋的是，我的奖学金申请批准了。

(approve)
To my excitement, my application for a scholarship has been approved.
What makes me excited is that my application for … has been
approved.
approve of one’s idea
19. 他今天课上走神得厉害，没听到老师说的关于考试的情况。

(absent)
Today he was so absent-minded in class that he didn’t hear what the teacher said about the exam.
20. 她的英语比班上其她女生好。

( ahead of )
She is ahead of all the other girls in her class in English.
21. 他正准备离开博物馆时电话铃响了。

( about )
He was about to the leave the museum when the telephone rang.
22. 除了一些小错误之外，这不失为一件漂亮的工作。

( apart from )
It’s a good piece of work apart from a few slight faults.
23. 他们严密地分析了目前的形势之后才作出最后的决定。

( analyze )
They analyzed the present situation very closely before making the final decision.
They made the final decision after they had analyzed the present situation very closely.
24. 接近那座偏远的城市的时候，首先看到的是古老的教堂。

（approach）
As you approach the isolated / distant city, the first building you can see is the ancient church. 25. 学生要减少一些家庭作业的要求是合理的。

（assign ）
The students’request / requirement / demand that they (should ) be assigned less homework is reasonable.
第二周
1.他提出的观点是以他的宗教知识为基础的。

(base)
The viewpoint put forward / raised by him is based on his
religious knowledge.
2.信不信由你，他和以前判若两人了。

（believe）
Believe it or not, he is totally different from what he used to be.
3.多年后他才知道，是谁在他陷入困境时伸出援手。

(before)
It was many years before he knew who had helped him when he was in trouble.
4.正是这无法用语言描述的美景，才使得他印象非常深刻。

(beyond)
It was the beautiful scenery which was beyond words that made him deeply impressed.
( beyond control, beyond description, )
5.显然，进步始于所作出的努力。

(begin with)
It is clear / obvious that progress begins with efforts which have been made.
6.专业选手和业余选手都将从新的训练设施中获益匪浅。

(benefit)
Not only the professionals but also the amateurs will benefit
a lot from the new training facilities.
7.当我们觉得自己所从事的工作有意义和价值时，就不在乎赚的多少了。

（how much）When we feel that the work / job we take up is meaningful and worthwhile, we won’t / don’t care how much we earn.
8.学校图书馆在暑假期间天天开放。

（available）
The school library is available every day during the summer vacation.
9.在做决定之前，你必须预测所有的可能性。

（calculate）
You must calculate all the possibilities before coming to a decision.
10.他出生在一个让他从来都无忧无虑的家庭。

（born）
He was born into a family in which he was forever free from
cares of any kind.
11.大家都知道，做一位好老师需要耐心。

（call for）
It is known to all that being a good teacher calls for great patience. ( call on, call at, call off, call on sb to do, call up sb , call back, call sb names )
12.你能给我推荐一名能用英语上地理课的老师吗？(capable)
Can you recommend me a teacher who is capable of teaching geography in English?
13. 缺乏实践经验的大学毕业生不太可能马上找到高薪的工作。

(little chance)
There is little chance that a university graduate without any practical experience can find a job with high salary / a good paying job.
14. 汽车是无法开到位于山边的一些房子去的。

( inaccessible)
Some of the houses on the hillside are inaccessible to cars.
15. 我们将作进一步的讨论，然后再做出最终结论。

(before)
We will have a further discussion before we draw a final conclusion.
16. 据我所知，派谁去那里帮助他们仍没决定。

(as far as)
As far as I know, it has not been decided who will be sent over to help them out.
As far as I know who will be sent over to help them out remains undecided.
17.谁最后一个离开教室务必关上所有的灯。

（与上句比较）
Whoever is the last to leave the classroom must turn off all the lights.
18. 他们应从这件事中吸取教：玩火者必自焚。

(burn)
They should learn a lesson from this incident: he who plays with fire will surely get burnt.
19. 据报道这名嫌疑犯已受警方控制。

（control）
It is reported that the suspect was under the po lice’s control.
( under control, arrest, suspicion, review, treatment, construction, discussion, repair )
20. 大家都认为世上没有一种适合所有学生的教学方法。

（it, agree/accept）
It is accepted/agreed that there isn’t a universal teaching method that suits students of all types. 21. 在阅读时不要见到生词就查词典。

（come across）
When / while reading, don’t refer to the dictionary each time you come across a new word.
22. 明明在拼生词比赛中夺冠，他被称作活词典。

（come out）
Min Min came out No. 1 in the spelling Contest, and was praised as a walking dictionary.
( come on, come to oneself, come across, come from, come into effect, come into being, come true, come up, come up with
a good idea, how come,
23.正是人类活动导致今日的全球变暖。

（contribute to）(It 强调句)
It is human activities that contribute to the global warming today. ( contribute A to B )
24. 不要鼓励高中生买时装。

他们会超出经济条件去花钱的。

（beyond one’s means）
Don’t encourage high school students to buy dresses in fashion. They may spend money beyond their means.
25. 毫无疑问，这起事故是由于对公共安全的无知所造成的。

(cause)
No doubt, / There was no doubt that the accident was caused by the ignorance of public safety.
第三周
1. 科学家们声称找到了治疗这种疾病的新方法（claim, cure ）
The scientists claim that they have found / claim to have found a new cure for this disease.
2. 他成天在和父母抱怨作业多。

( complain )
He is always complaining to his parents about the large amount of homework.
3. 随着生活水平的提高，人们越来越关心生活质量。

(concern)
With the improvement of living standard, people are more and more / increasingly concerned about the quality of life.
4. 我不需要买新车，我的那辆旧车还很好。

（condition)
I don’t need to buy a new car as my old one is still in good condition.
5. 给我印象深刻的是中国人们对未来满怀信心。

（confident)
What has impressed me most is that the Chinese people are very confident of their future.
6. 这条铁路横贯平原，把那个偏远山城与海港连接了起来。

（connect)
The railway crosses the plain and connects the remote mountain city with the seaport.
7. 成功有三个重要因素组成：天赋，勤奋加上运气。

(consist)
Success consists of three important factors: talent, diligence and luck. ( be made up of, be composed of )
8. 与他原来的期待相反，做这个工作需要经常出国。

(contrary)
Contrary to what he expected, doing this job involves often going abroad.
9. 定期参加体育锻炼有助于身心健康( contribute)
Taking part in physical exercise regularly contributes to one’s physical and mental health.
10. 他没有报名参加面试，这使他失去了一份高薪工作。

(cost）
He didn’t sign up for the interview, which cost him a well-
paid job.
11. 第一次到纽约的时候，我对所见所闻都好奇。

(curious)
The first time I visited New York, I was curious about what I saw and heard.
12. 他详细地告诉了我如何用这种材料制作风筝。

( in detail )
He told me in detail how to make kites with this material. / how to use this kind of material to make kites.
13. 他否认错拿了我的字典，并说那是他哥哥买给他的生日礼物。

(deny)
He denied taking / having taken my dictionary by mistake, and said his brother bought it (for him) as a birthday present.
14. 我们要在舞会上打扮成电影中的人物，这在我看来是个好主意。

(dress up)
We’ll dress up as movie characters at the party, which is a good idea as far as I am concerned.
15. 我在回家的路上顺便走访了布朗夫妇。

（drop）
I dropped in on the Browns on my way home. ( drop in on sb/ drop in at sp )
16. 雇员们没能及时完成任务是因为管理不善。

(due to) 注意中英文的转换
That the employees failed to complete the task in time was due to (the) bad management.
17. 尽管她个子矮, 却是个出色的篮球运动员。

(despite)
Despite the fact that she is short, she is an excellent basketball player.
18. 在那个遥远的小村庄，似乎没有什么可以干扰村民们的平静生活。

(disturb)
In the remote village, it seems/seemed that nothing can/ could disturb the peaceful life of the villagers.
19. 那个运动员第一回合过后被淘汰了。

(eliminate)
The athlete was eliminated in/after the first round.
20. 遇到紧急情况时，击碎玻璃并摁下按钮。

(emergency)
In case of emergency, break the glass and press the button.
21. 他们正尽力减少生产成本。

(effort)
They are making every effort to decrease / reduce the production cost.
22. 错走一步对我的将来会产生很大影响。

(make a/an…difference to)
A false step will make a great difference to my future.
23. 人们越来越依赖计算机解决各种各样的问题。

(depend)
People depend more and more on computers to solve various kinds of problems.
24.马路拐角处的便利店提供通宵服务。

（round-the-clock）
The convenience shop at the street corner provides round-the –clock service.
25.我们应对变化、抵抗干扰的能力在很大程度上决定了我们能否过上平安、幸福的生活。

（determine）
Our ability to deal with change and disturbance determines, to a great extent, whether we can live a peaceful and happy life.
第四周
1.要鼓励学生尽可能多向老师提问。

(encourage)
Students should be encouraged to ask teachers questions as often as possible.
2.令我不解的是为何多次试验均以失败告终。

(end v. )
What puzzles me is why experiments have ended up in failure again and again.
3.“学海无涯”这句话激励着我们发奋学习去探索未知的世界。

（end n. ）
The saying that there is no end to learning inspires us to
study hard to explore the unknown world.
4.她实在无法忍受看到有人虐待动物。

（endure）
She couldn’t endure seeing animals ( being ) treated cruelly.
5.他们正在谈话，没有看到老师走进了教室。

( engage )
They were engaged in talking and didn’t notice the teacher come into the classroom.
6.据估计，近年来，生态旅游每年在全世界有大约5%的增长。

( enjoy )
It’s estimated that ecotourism has enjoyed an annual growth of about 5% worldwide in recent years.
7.政府正努力确保老百姓们都看得起病。

( ensure )
The government is making every effort to ensure that everybody can afford to see a doctor. ( ensure sb sth; ensure that …; assure sb of sth )
8.每当有贵宾来时，这些演员总是以歌舞招待他们。

(entertain)
Whenever distinguished guests come, the actors always entertain them with songs and dances.
9. 现在一些年轻人宁愿依赖他们的父母也不愿意做各种工作来谋生。

( earn ) Nowadays some young people would rather rely on their parents than earn their living by doing all kinds of jobs.
10. 学校正在募集资金为教师办公室装备最新的电脑系统。

( equip )
The school is collecting money to equip the teachers’ offices with the latest computer systems. 11．正如预期的那样，出席会议的人数超过300. ( expect )
As was expected, the number of people who attend the meeting is over 300.
12. 他在新政府中已确立了他自己作为一位最有影响力的部长的地位。

( establish )
He has established himself as the most influential minister in
the new government.
13.上海是座美丽的城市，只是交通繁忙了些。

(except)
Shanghai is a beautiful city except for its heavy traffic.
14.他喜欢这些聚会，在聚会上他可以与年轻人就各种话题交换意见。

(exchange)
He loves these parties, where he can exchange views on various subjects with young people.
15.物理课上，他没听懂王教授所讲的内容。

(fail)
In the physics class, he failed to understand what Professor Wang was talking about.
16.垃圾分类可能花费我们多一点时间，但它将在很大程度上节省自然资源。

(extent)
Garbage sorting may take us a little more time, but it will save our natural resources to a large extent.
17. 我不明白为什么我的老板最近老是跟我过不去。

(fault)
I don’t understand why my boss is always finding fault with me recently.
18. 污染是我们人类面临的最严重的问题之一。

(face)
Pollution is one of the most serious problems we human beings face / are faced with.
19. 老师向学生们讲解了那个句子的意思。

(explain)
The teacher explained the meaning of the sentence to the students.
20. 全体学生都赞成在自己的教室里举办晚会。

（favour）
All the students are in favor of having the party in their own classroom.
21. 谢谢你为我们所做一切。

（grateful）
We are grateful to you for what/ all (that) you have done for us.
22.考虑到身体不好这样一个事实，工厂让他提前退休了。

（fact,
ahead）
Considering the fact that he was in poor health, the factory let him retire ahead of time. 23.越是对健康有益的食物，我们越要常吃。

(good)
The more good it does to our health, the more often we should eat / have the food.
24.据我所知，至今没有一个人能解出这道难题。

(far)
As far as I know, nobody has been able to work out that difficult problem so far.
25.劳碌了一整天，今晚我什么也不想干。

( feel)
After a day of hard work, I just don’t feel like doing anything tonight.
第五周
1.他碰巧以前做过类似的练习。

(happen)
It so happened that he had done similar exercises before. / He happened to have done similar exercises before.
2.我的钱包在车上被盗了。

（have）
I had my wallet stolen on the bus.
3. 我向她请教，她总是有求必应，而且解释得令我十分满意。

(satisfaction)
Every time I ask her for advice, she is always ready to help, and explains to my full satisfaction.
4. 这里的菜烧得很好，还有免费蛋糕供应。

(provide)
The dishes are well cooked here and free cakes are provided.
5无论风多大、雨多急，警察一直坚守在岗位上。

(no matter…) No matter how hard the rain falls and the wind blows, the police keep to their posts.
6.他学得越多，越是觉得自己少见寡闻。

(ignorant) （学然后知不足）
The more he learns, the more ignorant he feels himself to be.
7. 学生可以借图书馆里的任何一本书. (inaccessible)
No book in the library is inaccessible to students.
8．这本书里有50个小故事，其中包括你刚才讲的那个。

(include)
The book contains fifty short stories, including the one you told just now.
9.考官脸上的笑容表明他对面试的结果非常满意。

( indicate )
The smile on the interviewer’s face indicated that he was very satisfied with the result of the interview.
10.让我印象十分深刻的是日本人尽力保护环境的方式。

(impress)
What impresses me most is the way Japanese people try to protect their environment./The way the Japanese try to …. impressed me a lot. /I’m deeply impressed with / by the way Japanese people try to ….
11.他坚持说他没有偷钱，并且应当马上被释放。

( insist )
He insisted that he hadn’t stolen the money and s hould be released at once.
12.宝宝的出生使这个大家庭充满了快乐。

（fill）
The birth of the baby filled the big family with joy.
13.他英语学得糟糕的原因是因为他把注意力放在语法上而不是交际上。

(instead)
The reason why his English is poor / why he doesn’t learn English well is that he concentrates his attention on grammar instead of on communication.
14. 看到奶奶有些睡意，他拉上窗帘并把电视的音量调低了。

(turn)
Seeing Grandma a little sleepy, he drew the curtains and turned the TV down
15.他能在一星期的时间里就完成这个项目，真是不可思议。

(It)
It is unimaginable that he could finish this project in a week.
16.对你来说，赢得今天的网球比赛是小菜一碟。

（It）
It will be / is a piece of cake for you to win the tennis match today. / win today’s tennis match.
17.警方急于了解的是他那样做的动机究竟是什么。

(intention)
The police are anxious to learn what on earth his intention of doing so is.
18.我对学生所谈的电子产品一无所知，我发现自己落伍了。

（ignorant）
(Being) ignorant of the electronic products the students are talking about, I find myself left behind.
19.由于能量的需求日益增长，一些能源很快要被用完。

( increase v.)
As the need for power increases every day, some sources of energy are being used up quickly. 20.那些流感患者必须与其他人隔离开来。

(infect)
Those infected with the flu must be isolated from others.
21.那时，我比所有其他在这家公司工作的人职位都低。

（junior）
At that time, I was junior to all the other people who worked in this company.
22.他向我保证他会不断把他在学校的情况通报给我。

（informed ）
He promised that he would keep me informed of what happened to him in school.
23. 图书管理员告诉孩子们这些书要轻拿轻放，不然会弄脏的。

( handle )
The librarian tells the children to handle these books gently, otherwise they will get dirty.
24. 为了纪念发现这种疾病的治疗方法的科学家，人们建立了一座雕像。

(honor)
A statue was established in honor of the scientist who
discovered the cure for this disease.
25. 任何违反法律的人早晚都将被绳之以法。

( justice )
Anyone who breaks the law will be brought to justice sooner or later.
第六周
1.我们应该对旅行的费用进行严格的限制，这样才能量入为出。

(limit n. , suppose)
We are supposed to set a strict limit to the travelling expenses so as to make ( both ) ends meet.
2.生活的真正价值不在于索取，而在于给予。

(lie)
The true value of life lies not in getting but in giving.
3.这次意外事故使他学到了“乐极生悲”这个教训。

（lead）
The unexpected accident (has) taught him a lesson that too much happiness may lead to sorrow.
4.那位作家死于火车事故，他的小说未能完成。

(leave)
The writer died in a train accident, leaving his novel unfinished.
5.泰勒小姐打电话给经理说想要请三天假处理一些私人的事情。

(ask for leave)
Miss Taylor phoned the manager saying (that) she wanted/ would like to ask for three days’
leave to deal with some personal affairs.
6.我们日夜盼望的日子终于来到了。

（long v.）
The day that we had been longing for came at last.
7.我姑妈的房子就在山脚下，旁边有个美丽的湖泊。

(locate)
My aunt’s house is located at the foot of a hill, with a beautiful lake nearby.
8.他打算买一套学校或医院附近的公寓。

(locate)
He is going to buy a flat (which is ) located near a school or hospital.
9.既然他去意已定，没有谁能阻止他。

(make)
Since he has made up his mind to leave, no one can stop him.
10.问题来得这么突然，我一时不知道怎么回答才好。

( loss )
The question was so unexpected that, for a moment, I was at
a loss how to reply to it.
11.Tom和Jane自从去年结婚后就一直在存钱想买一间属于自己的房子。

(marry)
Tom and Jane have been saving money in order to buy a house of their own since they got married last year. ( A be married to B, A marry B, )
12. 从踏上陌生同土的那—刻起，李华就意识到入乡随俗至关重要。

(The moment )
The moment he stepped on the foreign land, Li Hua realized that it was important to follow the local customs.
13. 年轻人容易犯错误是因为他们缺少经验。

（be likely to ）
Young people are likely to make mistakes for their lack of experience.
14.你能否替我打电话确认一下航班抵达的时间？（make sure）
Can you help me to call to make sure of the arrival time of the flight?
15.新闻记者的责任是客观地报道事件，而不是去编造故事。

(make)
The duty of a news reporter is not to make up stories but to report an event objectively. / The duty …is to report an event objectively instead of making up stories.
16.这本书的写作对象是10岁以下的孩子。

(mean)
The book is meant for children under 10.
17.她不会说话，但凭借手势与人交流。

( means )
She can’t speak, but she can communicate with others by means of gestures.
18.为了纪念为了战争牺牲的士兵，一个纪念碑已经被建立。

(memory)
A monument has been built in memory of the soldiers who sacrificed / gave their lives for the
war. ( in honor of, in memory of, in recognition of )
19.她真粗心，无意中竟然把盐放进了一杯茶里。

(mistake)
She was so careless that she even put salt in the cup of tea by mistake.
20.重要的不是你在考试中得了几分，而是你是否足够努力了。

(matter)
What matters / counts is not what score you have got / get in the exam, but whether you have studied hard enough.
21.我班同学每逢节假日都到周边社区去当志愿者/义工。

(make it
a rule)
The students in my class make it a rule to work as volunteers in the nearby neighborhood on holidays.
22.我们的祖国从来没有象今天这样强大。

（Never）
Never before has our country been so powerful as it is today.
23.有钱人未必幸福，这一点已被广泛认同。

（not necessarily）
It is widely accepted that rich people are not necessarily happy.
24.使我大失所望的是，我在盒子里只看到了一张过期的驾驶执照。

（nothing but）
To my great disappointment, I saw nothing in the box but an out-of-date drive license.
25.如果你在美国的超市购物，你会惊奇地发现那里大多数衣服是中国制造的。

( mostly ) If you do shopping in the supermarkets in America, you will be surprised to find the clothes there are mostly made in China.
第七周
1.那个坐在我对面的人和你的家庭背景很相似。

（opposite）
The person (who is) sitting/seated opposite me is similar to you in family background.
2.新建的语音室不久将向全体师生开放。

（be open to）
The newly-built language lab will soon be open to all the teachers and students.
3.我们没有想到这么多的人来听报告，恐怕我们的材料不能够分发。

（occur; go around）It never occurred to us that so many people would attend the lecture , and I am afraid that we haven’t got enough materials to go around.
4.大家都认为世上没有一种适合所有学生的教学方法。

（it, agree/accept）
It is accepted/agreed that there isn’t a universal teaching method that suits students of all types. 5.他到巴黎出差时学到了一点法语。

（pick up）
He picked up some French while he was away on a business trip in Paris.
6.看到那条蛇正靠近她的孩子她脸色变得苍白。

(turn)
She turned pale at the sight of the snake approaching her baby.
7.请尽早做出决定，不然你会坐失良机。

(opportunity)
Please make up your mind as early/soon as possible, or you’ll miss the good opportunity.
8.直到那时，他才意识到他的老师是非常善解人意的。

（Not）
Not until then did he realize that the teacher was very considerate/ thoughtful.
9.他从来不注重别人是怎样看待他的。

（take notice of）
He never takes any notice of how others think of/ look on him.
10.有些人不愿意来上课，部分原因是所需的费用问题。

（partly）
Some people are unwilling to attend the classes partly because of the cost involved.
11.既然你想要在这个寒假练钢琴并完成学校作业，那你就要充分利用时间。

（now that ）Now that you would like to practise the piano and finish the school work during the winter vacation, you should make the best use of your time.
12.不久我们就学会了勇敢地面对一切困难。

( long before )
It was not long before we learned to face all the difficulties with courage.
13. 他给这个公司寄了一封应聘信，不久就收到了答复。

( before long )
He sent a letter of application to the company and got the reply before long.
14. 众所周知，许多机器都是以发明者的名字命名的。

(name )
AS is known to all, many machines are named after their inventors.
15. 叫他恼火的是他一坐下来电话铃就响了。

( no sooner )
What made him annoyed was that no sooner had he sat down than the phone rang.
16. 杰克正忙于实验，没发现房屋着火了。

( occupy )
Jack was so occupied with his experiment that he did not notice the house was on fire.
17. 他出100美元向我买那部电视机，但被我拒绝了。

(offer )
He offered me 100 dollars for the television, but I refused.
18. 五点时，工人们从工厂蜂拥而出，朝公交车站方向走去。

( pour )
At 5 o’clock workers poured out of the factories, heading toward the bus stop.
19.这位年轻作家很谦虚，把成功都归功于老师的鼓励，这使老师深受感动。

(owe )
The young writer was modest and owed his success to his teacher’s encouragement, which made his teacher deeply moved.
20.如果我们有勇气去追求梦想，所有的梦想都能成真。

（pursue）
All our dreams can come true/ be realized if we have the courage to pursue them.
21. 在阅读时不要见到生词就查词典，往往生词词义在语境中可以猜出来。

（come across）When reading, don’t refer to the dictionary each time you come across a new word. Often the meaning of a new word is self-evident in the context.
22. 并不是所有聪明的学生将来都会成功。

在成长的过程中，还有别的因素在起作用。

（factor, at work）(部分否定)
Not all intelligent students will become successful in the future. There are other factors at work in the growth progress.
23.汤姆难得去老师那儿寻求解题方法；他说“自习”可以使自己受益更多。

（seldom倒装）Seldom did Tom go to teachers for solutions. He said self-study benefits himself more.
24.公众对于无偿使用塑料袋的限制措施是支持的。

（measures）
The public support the measures to limit the free use of plastic bags.
25.小英是高中生，她又乐于助人。

你怎样表扬她都不为过。

（never too much）
Xiao Yin is a top student, and is always ready to help others. You can never praise her too much.
第八周
1. 她和她姐姐外貌相似，但性格不同。

(resemble)
She resembles her sister in appearance but not in character.
2. 科学家想研究出治疗这种疾病的方法。

(in search of)
Scientists are in search of a cure for the disease.
3. 这起事故导致两名乘客丧生。

(result)
The accident resulted in the death of two passengers. ( result from )
4. 他送了她一些点心以答谢她的好意。

(return)
He gave her some snacks in return for her kindness.
5. 那位老夫人给了小男孩一块巧克力奖励他的好心帮忙。

( reward)
The old lady gave the little boy a bar of chocolate as a reward for his kind help.
/…rewarded the little boy with a bar of chocolate…
6. 要是不穿鞋，你的脚就有被割破的危险。

(risk n.)
You'll run the risk of cutting your feet if you do not wear shoes.
7. 我们习惯在测验前复习功课。

（make it a rule）
We make it a rule to go over the lessons before we take the exams.
8. 事故发生后我们的记者是最先到达出事地点的。

（on the scene）
Our reporter was the first on the scene after the accident.
9. 为长期发展而牺牲短期利润是公司的方针。

（for the sake of）
It's the company's policy to sacrifice short-term profits for the sake of long-term growth.
10. 这家商店正廉价出售老式电视机，以便腾出地方给新型号的电视机。

(make room for) The store is selling off the old television sets to make room for the latest models.
11. 你的意见是否代表其他学生的意见？（be representative of）
Are your opinions representative of those of the other students?
12. 学习上，汤姆不如他的很多朋友，但说到体育运动，他是最好的。

(second to none) In study, Tom is not as good as many of his friends while speaking of sports, he is second to none.
13. 这个国家有丰富的石油资源,但缺乏资金和技术开发这些资源。

(be rich in)
The country is rich in oil resources but lacks money and technology to develop them.
14. 把你计划的大概意思告诉我，也许我可以帮上忙。

(a rough idea of)
Give me a rough idea of your plan and I may do something to help.
15. 随着超市的兴起，越来越少的人去小商店购物。

(with the rise of)
With the rise of supermarkets, fewer and fewer people do shopping in (small) stores.
16. 他们把他打倒在地，抢走了他的公文包。

(rob)
They knocked him down and robbed him of his briefcase.
17. 我们想知道在屡次失败后他是如何保持如此乐观的。

(repeated)
We wonder how he stays so optimistic after repeated failures.
18. 现在很多家庭大年夜不再烧饭，而喜欢在饭店预订一桌菜。

(reserve)
Nowadays, many families prefer to reserve a table at the restaurant rather than cook at home on the Eve of the Spring Festival.
19. 恶习容易沾染却难改掉。

(get rid of)
It is easy to get into a bad habit, but hard to get rid of it.
20. 近几个世纪以来很多名人的预言都被证实是可笑的。

(ridiculous)
In the past few centuries, many predictions of famous people have proved to be ridiculous.
21. 科学家们在仔细研究火星照片, 看有没有生命的迹象。

(sign)
The scientists are studying the photographs of Mars for signs。