新编大学英语第三版第二册短语及句子翻译7-10单元

Unit 7

and so forth（诸如此类，等等)

The clothes are red, pink, blue, purple, yellow, and so forth. go against（违背）

Don’t go against your parents’ wishes.

go through（经历，经受；演练，排练）

Jhon’s going through a painful divorce.

hold true (适用，有效)

This advice will hold true throughout your life.

insist on (坚持做)

She insists on cleaning my room everyday.

many a (许多)

Many a student like to listen to the music.

put sb. to trouble (给某人添麻烦)

I don’t want to put you to a lot of trouble.

see sb. off (为某人送行)

They are going to the airport to see their friends off.

send sb. off (给某人送行；把某人送往另一地方)

They will send their son off to the university.

slip into (渐渐进入)

It amazed him how easily one could slip into a routine.他惊异地发现人很容易在不知不觉中因循守旧起来。

smooth over (缓和，减轻)

She managed to smooth over the bad feelings between them.

start out (开始)

When did you start out as a teather

take pride in (以……为荣)

He takes great pride in his father.

with regard to (关于，至于)

He wants to talk to you with regard to your English.

apt to do sth.（易于做某事）

Babies are apt to focus on colorful things.

at one’s best (呈最佳状态)

The singer was at her best during the performance.

break up (解散，散去)

The party didn’t break up until midnight.

follow sb’s lead/example (效仿某人)

I don’t want you to follow my lead and rush into marriage.

leave sth. to sb. else （把某事留给某人）

You can leave the cooking to me.

on the contrary（正相反）

On the contrary, it’s an interesting book.

under way (已经开始或正在进行)

The party is now under way.

1.这首歌你要是唱几遍的话，孩子们就会学会歌词的。(pick up)

If you sing the song several times, your children will (begin to) pick up the words.

2.我们尽力使那位紧张的老人相信乘飞机是安全的。(assure...that)

We tried to assure the nervous old man that flying/air travel was safe.

3.缺乏维生素A会导致夜盲。(inadequate, vitamin A)

An inadequate supply of vitamin A may lead to night blindness.

4.我会用计算机，但是一说到修理计算机，我就一无所知了。(when it comes to...)

I can use a computer, but when it comes to computer repairing, I know

nothing about it.

5.很多母亲试图在她们的女儿身上实现她们的梦想。(many a)

Many a mother tries to act out her dreams through her daughter.

Many a mother tries to have her dreams realized by her daughter.

6.恶劣的天气使人们不能去参加游行。(discourage...from)

The bad weather discouraged people from attending the parade.

7.我给了他一些药丸以减轻他的痛苦。(ease)

I gave him some pills to ease his pain.

8. 这份工作需要每年去国外三个月。(involve)

The job involves traveling/working abroad three months each year.

Unit8

all but (几乎)

The party was all but over when we arrived.

cut back on (减少)

You’d better cut back on smoking.

do sb. good (对某人有好处)

It’ll do you good to have a vacation.

for that matter (而且)

I don't know, and for that matter, I don't care. 我不知道, 对此我

也不在乎.

I don’t know what he is doing , and for that matter, I don’t want

to know.