综英复习资料

Unit 1

II. Explain the underline part in each sentence in your own words.

1.The fact was that no matter how mature I liked to consider myself,I

was feeling just a bit first-gradish.

I had just the feeling of a newcomer at college

2.I only hoped his attention was drawn to my airs of assurance rather than to my shaki ng knees. my apparent confidence

3.After class I decided my stomach needed a litter nourishment and I hurried to the ca feteria. Some food to appease my hunger

4.This wasn’t like high school.Popularity was not so important;running with the crow

d was no longer a law of survival.

Going with the tide of the majority was no longer crucial to one’s success

5.College, I decided,was probably the only time I would be completely forgiven for massive mistakes .

Foolish and glaring mistakes

IV. Explain the underline phrasal verbs in your own words.

1. At first,many people did not like that kind of music,but after a while,it caught on.

became popular 2. Dr.Brown is someone all the students look up to.

respect

3. If you persist in this reckless behavior you'll risk losing everything.

insist on

4. I predict that the experiment will result in complete

lead to

5.I can't figure out why she left home so suddenly.

understand

6.They exhibited all the satisfaction of someone who has just hit upon a method of ca using water to flow uphill. found

7.She had to draw on her money to settle the matter.

use/cash in on

8.The publisher plans to kick off the promotional tour with a press conference for the author. to start

VI. Translate Chinese into English.

1听到他屡遭失败的消息，我感到很难过（distress）

It distressed me a great deal to hear the news that he had suffered repeated failures. 2他虽然失去了老板的欢心，但仍然装出一副高兴的样子（assume）

He assumed an air of cheerfulness, even though he lost favor with his boss.

3格列佛（Gulliver）经历了冒险奇遇，见到了各色奇异的人物（assortment）

Gulliver met with extraordinary adventures and saw a strange assortment of people. 4如果你再犯同样的错误，他会很生你气的（furious）

He will be furious with you if you repeat the same mistake.

5我们都被他坦率的观点、幽默的语言和亲切的态度所深深吸引（draw）

We were all greatly drawn by his frank views, humorous words and genial manner. 6等到欢呼的掌声平息下来，那位诺贝尔奖获得者开始演讲（die down）

After cheers and applause died down, the Nobel Prize winner began his speech.

7他天生有一种特别的洞察力和预见力，因此他很所随大流（run with the crowd）He is gifted with a sort of insight and foresight, so he rarely runs with the crowd.

8我发现现实毕竟是非常严酷的，一个人难以完全按照自己的理想去生活（live up with）

I feel realities are all very harsh, so one can hardly live up entirely to his ideals.

Unit 2

II. Explain the underline part in each sentence in your own words.

1.He worked himself to death,finally and precisely,at 3:00am.Sunday morning.

died from overwork

2.He was,however,one of six vice-presidents,and one of three who might conceivably-if the president died or retired soon enough---have moved to the top spot. most likely

the highest position in company 3.He is survived by his wife,Helen,forty-eight years old,a good woman of no particula