新标准大学英语4生词

Unit1
Active reading1
Fraught
1.be fraught with=be full with +problems/risks
The voyage was promised to be full of dangers.
2.worrying
It’s a fraught day.
Clutch
Slump
1.垂头弯腰的坐着
Spend the night slump in front of television
2.decline suddenly
grunt 嘟囔声
He gave a grunt to show his disapproval
Revert 恢复到原来的方式
Revert to the old eating habit
Recount叙述
He recounted his adventures to us.
Cop
Comprehensive综合学校
proceed
upcoming
heal
transition 转变
It’s not a smooth transition from high school to university. Saddle
Advocate拥护者
I’m a strong advocate of garbage classification.
Aerial
Aerial attack /aerial photographs
Corpse尸体
Look on旁观
I looked on in silence as the murder occurred.
Fork out不情愿地话费
I have to fork out 200 yuan to have my mobile phone repaired. Turn down
In the same boat处于同样糟糕的境地
Right now, all of us, rich or poor, are all in the same boat.
Pull pints做酒吧侍应
I pay for myself/support myself by pulling pints at a nightclub. Come full circle回到原点
It’s a waste of time. You will come full circle.
Take a soft/hard line with sb /on sth采取温和/强硬的态度
The government took a hard line on the strike.
If nothing else至少
Her work is always neat and tidy ,if nothing else.
Strike the right note说/做到点子上了
He struck the right note by praising their work.
By all means
Talk through
Go for sb/sth同样适用
The boys are expected to behave themselves, and the same goes for the girls.
打那以后他整个夏天都在“躲”。

他能够轻松复述《交通警察》中的若干片段，他白天看电视的时间太多，已经到了影响健康的地步。

跟朋友谈自己漫无目标的日子时，他才发现他们的处境和自己的并没有两样。

其中一位朋友在父母的逼迫下去超市摆货，其余的都是白天9 点到5 点“无所事事”，晚上去酒吧喝酒打发时间。

要么，干脆就在酒吧工作？这样还可以挣些酒钱。

“我不想在酒吧工作，我上的是综合性中学，我拼命读书才考上了一所好大学。

到了大学，我又埋头苦读，才得到一个好学位。

可现在我却跟那些没上过大学的朋友处在同一个水平线上，他们整天给客人倒酒，干无聊的活。

我觉得自己好像兜了一圈，又回到了原来的起点。

“父母的主要任务就是支持他们，如果他们教导孩子该如何做就会引起矛盾，”她说。

“如果有熟人，一定要找他们想办法。

但很多父母心太软了。

必须限制孩子的零花钱，要求他们交房租，或分担日常生活或养宠物的花销。

父母要过正常的生活，不要让孩子随便用你们的银行卡或者榨干你们的情感能量。

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Episodes stack
Active reading2
Inland内陆的inland towns 内地：mainland
Deduct扣除
Nothing will be deducted from your pay without your consent. Loan
Landlord
Dropout辍学者C
Gamble赌博
He won’t gamble his future on such matters.
Fortunately
Belongings
Client顾客
Demanding费时费力的/要求高的
Teaching is a demanding profession.
Crust面包皮
Highlight
1.
2.最精彩的部分
The highlight of the journey
Sympathize with
Stool凳子（大便）
Odds可能性
The odds of sth is very small
Investor
Exceed
Repay
1.repay the loan
2.repay your kindness
honesty
if you ask me=I think
sth is not all it’s cracked up to be某物不如吹捧的那么好The book is not all it’s cracked up to be.
Bang on不停的唠叨
She’s still banging on about her new neighbours.
Out of blue出乎意料地/突然
He showed up at the wedding out of blue.
At this rate照这样下去
At this rate the factory will be closed down one day.
Let alone
Have sb’s eye on sth看中
She has her eye on the diamond.
Bow towards/to the inevitable听天由命
He finally bowed to the inevitable and resigned.
Pack up
By name
I only know him by name.
To cut a long story short长话短说
Dead easy特别容易
Treat oneself to sth犒劳自己
After the test, I treated myself to a hot bubble bath.
Cheer up
1．
2.使亮堂起来
He lit the candle to cheer up the room.
Pretty well/much几乎
I can pretty well guarantee that he will turn up in time.
For fear that
Exceed one’s expectation比某人预想的要好
The result of the exam exceeded my expectation.
无论我怎么想保持心情愉快，麻烦事总是接踵而来：有时是跟人争吵（尤其是跟男孩，天哪！他们什么时候才能长大？），但通常是为钱发愁。

这个地方什么东西都很贵！人人都想从我身上拿点钱去：国税局要收个人所得税，银行经理要我偿清学生贷款，房东催我交房租、燃气费、水费、电费，手机账单也不断地寄来。

所有这些还没算上吃饭的钱。

更可气的是，不知从哪里冒出一个自作聪明的家伙冷不丁地给我打电话，问我要不要买养老金。

照这样下去，我连今年都活不过去了，更别提活到60 岁领养老金了。

Try as I might to stay cheerful, all I ever get is hassle, sometimes with people (especially boys, god, when will they grow up?), but mostly with money. It’s just so expensive out here! Everyone wants a slice off you. The Inland Revenue wants to deduct income tax, the bank manager wants repayments on my student loan,the landlord wants the rent, gas, water, electricity an d my mobile bills keep coming in, and all that’s before I’ve had anything to eat. And then some bright spark calls me out
of the blue, asking if I’m interested in buying a pension. And this rate, I won’t even last till the end of the year, let alone till I’m 60.
.在索尔兹伯里酒吧干了一年之后，我去了伦敦经济学院深造。

拿到硕士学位之后，我在一家投资银行找到了一份工作。

我把那两万英镑投进了证券市场，在2008 年金融崩盘之前卖掉了所有的股票。

我把托尼和其他投资者的钱还了，付给他们10% 的年息，并成立了自己的公司。

公司的生意好得超乎意料，至今还红红火火。

Uint2
Reading 1
Mysterious
Neglect
Wrath: anger
Incur one’s wrath
dialect
Enchant: attract
We are enchanted by the beautiful scenery
Exclude: 排斥I felt as though the other women were excluding me.
Influential
Priest牧师
Cite举出
The lawyer cited a previous case to support his argument.
Poetic
Foster助长，鼓励
This approach will foster an understanding of environmental issues.
Induce引起
I hope our work will induce social change.
Await降临到……身上
I wonder what surprises await us today.
Sensation奇怪感觉
I have the uncomfortable sensation that he was being watched.
Withstand
1.顶住不被伤害/破坏
withstand the attack
2.deal with应对
withstand the poor conditions
peace and quiet
resolve下决心
Reading2
Obstacle
Classification
Strive+ for/to do
Idle
1.闲置
Lie idle for periods
zy
ammunition弹药
wade阅读、处理（大量乏味的信息）+through
I spent the whole day wading through the paperwork on my desk.
Advantageous
Tackle处理tackle inflation
Stature境界，水平（名声，地位，身材）
Grow in stature
originality 独创性lack originality
for the most part基本上，通常
There are a few complaints, but for the most part, people seem to be enjoy themselves. Look upon看作，视为
He looked upon this opportunity as a challenge.
Mind you请注意，请听清楚
Toy with不太认真的考虑/不太有把握的考虑
I’ve been toying with the idea to setting up in business.
Stumble upon偶然发现（某物），邂逅（某人）
On the side作为兼职
His job as a teacher didn’t pay much, so he found another on the side.
As it were可以说，在某种程度上
Unit3
Reading1
Underestimate
1.低估
Underestimate the cost of sth
2.轻视
Rebellion
1.反叛Teenage rebellion
2.造反during the rebellion
Bust(经济上的)崩溃
Boom and bust
The economy has its cycle of boom and bust.
Visible
1.可见的
The sea is visible from my hotel room.
2.明显的
There’s a visible improvement in your work.
Calf小腿肚
Deteriorate恶化
Relations between the two countries have deteriorated sharply in recent weeks.
Rip
1.撕
I ripped my jeans on a sharp nail.
2.扯掉
He ripped off his shirt and dived into the river.
Lavish
1.大量的,给人印象深刻的，昂贵的
Lavish mode of living
2.慷慨的给予
They lavished attention on their grandchildren.
Empower=enable
Pad垫布
Bleach漂白
Daring大胆创新的
It daring use of music, dance and humour challenges the audience to look beyond the stereotypes.
Trainer运动鞋
Predominant
1.最普遍的
The predominant view was that
2.最重要的，最强大的
My predominant feeling was surprise.
Dictate
1.影响
This technology will dictate people’s life profoundly in the future.
2.命令
Dictate to sb
Index指数，索引
Prim and proper一本正经
She was too prim and proper to enjoy such a rude joke.
Spark off引起（麻烦或暴力）
The trail sparked off widespread rioting in the city.。