unit2单词

16. keep in touch (with sb.)
---- If you keep in touch with someone, you write, phone, or visit each other regularly.
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The old man kept in touch with his children while living in a nursing home. While doing the research work in the Antarctic, the professor kept in touch with his students via email.
8. I'm not much of a hand at writing.
---- I'm not good at writing.

not much of a: not a good
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Some people may think that doing housework for others is not much of a career. He is not much of a father, but he is all outstanding professor.
12. neighborhood
---- one of the parts of a town where people live
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It seemed like an ideal neighborhood to raise my children in. Houses in a good neighborhood are likely to be sold at a high price.

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The issue of safety came up twice during the meeting. The term "Project Hope" has come up a lot recently in the newspapers.
18. urge
---- try very hard to persuade (often used in the
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l lost touch with my former classmates after graduation. In my job one tends to lose touch with friends.
15. a couple of
---- (infml) a few, more than one but not many
19. postpone
---- delay (usu. followed by n./gerund)
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The Russian experts postponed dumping Mir ( 和平号 Russia's space station) in the Pacific Ocean until March 23, 2001. The couple had postponed having children to establish their careers.
10. correspondence
---- 1)
the act of writing, receiving or sending letters ( 不可加s,但可加a, often followed by with + n.)
Examples

His interest in writing came from a long correspondence with a close college friend.
5. estimate
---- form a judgment about (a quantity or value)
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I estimate that the total cost for the treatment of the disease will go from $5.000 to $8,000. Bill’s personal riches were estimated at $368 million.
Part 3 Detailed Reading
Ⅰ. Words and Expressions Ⅱ. Difficult Sentences
1. be lost in/lose oneself in
---- be absorbed in. be fully occupied with
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17. come up
---- I) happen, occur, esp. unexpectedly
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"Sorry, I am late ---- something came up at home." Other projects came up and the emphasis of my work changed. ---- 2) be mentioned or discussed
9. keep up
---- continue without stopping
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They risk losing their homes because they can no longer keep up the repayments. I was so hungry all the time that I could not keep the diet up for longer than a month.
---- 2)
the letters that sb. receives or sends (used as an uncountable noun) Mary really never mentions her step-mother in her correspondence. Any further correspondence should be sent to my new address.
20. It had references to things that ... ---- The letter made mention of things that ...
13. kind of/sort of
---- (infml; “kind of” is esp. AmE. “sort of” esp. BrE) a little bit, in some way or degree (used before v. or after a link verb)
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---- able to be used, had, or reached
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Since 1990, the amount of money available to buy books has fallen by 17%. If you don't want to buy a kite, you can make your own using directions available in the book. We have already used up all the available space.

He was lost in playing computer games so
he was unaware of my entering the room.

She was lost in her novel.

I had lost myself in thought.
2. available

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11. practically
---- almost, but not completely or exactly
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He'd known the old man for practically ten years. I know people who find it practically impossible to give up smoking.
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Anyway, you're here; you might as well stay. The post office is really busy -- we'll have to queue for ages to get served. We might as well go home.
6. This isn't family.
---- This isn't a letter from my family.
7. might/may (just) as well
---- If you say that you might/may (just) as well do something, you mean that you will do it although you do not have a strong desire to do it and may even feel slightly reluctant about it.
4. know/learn by heart
---- memorize, remember exactly
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You have to know all the music by heart if you want to be a concert pianist. The pupils are required to learn a classic poem by heart every day.
pattern urge sb. to do sth. or followed by a thatclause. In the that-clause, "should" or the base form of a verb is used.)
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They urged the local government to approve plans for their reform programme. I urged my cousin to take a year off to study drawing. Sir Fred urged that Britain (should) join the European Monetary System.
3. go ahead
---continue, begin (sometimes followed by with +n.)
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The board of directors will vote today on whether to go ahead with the plan.

Henry will be late but we will go ahead with the meeting anyway.
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Do you have a moment? There are a couple of things I'd like to talk to you about. They promised the students that they would find a substitute teacher in a couple of days.


She wasn't beautiful. But she was kind of cute. The boy's description kind of gives us an idea of what's happening.
14. lose touch (with sb.)
---- meet and contact sb. less and less often, gradually stop writing, telephoning, or visiting them