新概念英语第四册第三单元课文原文(课文单词详解)

新概念英语第四册第三单元课文单词详解
Lesson 3 Matterhorn man 马特霍恩山区人
Modern alpinists try to climb mountains by a route which will give them good sport, and the more difficult it is, the more highly it is regarded. In the pioneering days, however, this was not the case at all. The early climbers were looking for the easiest way to the top because the summit was the prize they sought, especially if it had never been attained before. It is true that during their explorations they often faced difficulties and dangers of the most perilous nature, equipped in a manner which would make a modern climber shudder at the thought, but they did not go out of their way to court such excitement. They had a single aim, a solitary goal--the top!
It is hard for us to realize nowadays how difficult it was for the pioneers. Except for one or two places such as Zermatt and Chamonix, which had rapidly become popular, Alpine villages tended to be impoverished settlements cut off from civilization by the high mountains. Such inns as there were were generally dirty and flea-ridden; the food simply local cheese accompanied by bread often twelve months old, all washed down with coarse wine. Often a valley boasted no inn at all, and climbers found shelter wherever they could--sometimes with the local priest (who was usually as poor as his parishioners), sometimes with shepherds or cheesemakers. Invariably the background was the same: dirt and poverty, and very uncomfortable. For men accustomed to eating seven-course dinners and sleeping between fine linen sheets at home, the change to the Alps must have been very hard indeed.
【用作名词】
the happy faces of these children这些孩子幸福的面容
the unacceptable face of social drinking 社交聚会饮酒令人难以接受的一面（展示；方面）This season's squad has a lot of old faces in it. 本赛季上场队员中有很多老面孔。

（具有某种特质或引发某种联想的）人
the north face of the Eiger 艾格尔峰北坡（a vertical or sloping side of a mountain or cliff（山或悬崖的）陡面，斜坡）
the front of a building 建筑物正面，外观面
the obverse of a coin 硬币正面
【用作动词】
He turned to face her. 他转过身来面对着她。

The house faces due east. 房子面向正东。

The men had faced about to the front. 士兵们转过身来面对正前方。

（士兵）向…转
Honesty forced her to face facts. 诚实迫使她正视事实。

（confront and deal with or accept 正视，面对；处理；接受）
We must face up to the global impacts of our extravagant lifestyles. 我们必须勇敢面对奢华生活方式带来的全球性影响。

Each defendant faced a maximum sentence of 10 years. 每一被告将面临最长可达十年的刑期。

（have (a difficult event or situation) in prospect 将面临（难事，困境））
If you were suddenly faced with an emergency, would you know how to cope? 如果突然面对紧急情况，你知道怎样应付吗？(of a problem or difficult situation) present itself to and require action from (someone). （问题，困境）直逼（某人）
The external basement walls were faced with granite slabs. 地下室外墙上贴了一层花岗岩石板。

【习惯用语】
face down (或downwards) 面朝下
He lay face down on his bed. 他趴在床上。

If your face didn't fit they could get rid of you within twelve months. 如果你不合要求，他们会在12个月内解雇你。

face the music 承担后果（或责任）
face up (或upwards) 面朝上
Place the panel face up before cutting. 将板面朝上放，然后切割。

have the face to do something厚颜无耻地做某事(dated)have the effrontery to do something
in one's face针对某人；迎面；当某人走近时directly at or against one; as one approaches She slammed the door in my face. 她对着我砰地关上了门。

in face (或the face of) 面临，面对着when confronted with
her resolution in the face of the enemy 她面对敌人时的决心
Reform had been introduced in the face of considerable opposition.尽管有许多反对意见，还是实行了改革。

in your face
lose face丢脸；受辱suffer a loss of respect; be humiliated
make (或pull) a face (或faces) 做鬼脸（或怪相）produce an expression on one's face that shows dislike, disgust, or some other negative emotion, or that is intended to be amusing
I had a great time going out clubbing and getting off my face.我在外集会结社，喝得醉醺醺的，
愉快极了。

save someone's face使保全面子；使免受羞辱enable someone to retain respect or avoid humiliation
to one's face当着某人的面openly in one's presence
Their faces were pinched with grief. 他们的面容因悲伤而憔悴。

The children's faces were brightened up when they saw their parents appear at the gate of the kindergarten. 当孩子们看到家长们出现在幼儿园门口时, 都喜形于色。

All the houses there face south. 那里所有房子都朝南。

He turned and faced us. 他转过身面向我们。

She sat on Mother's right, facing Mary. 她坐到妈妈右边, 脸朝着玛丽。

He feels nervous when he faces so many people. 面对那么多人, 他感到紧张。

He sat facing the door. 他面对着门坐着。

He was prepared to face the consequences. 他准备承担后果。

He faced being isolated from society. 他面临被社会抛弃的危险。

a smiling face 笑脸
the right [wrong] face 正[反]面
the face of the earth 地球的表面
have a face to say that 脸皮厚得竟能讲出这种话
in the first face 乍看起来
on the first face 乍看起来
come face to face with sb. 与某人面对面相遇
have one's face lifted 施行整容手术
have the face 竟敢厚颜地, 恬不知耻地(干某事)
have the face to do sth. 竟敢厚颜地, 恬不知耻地(干某事)
in sb.'s face 正对着某人; 当着某人的面
in the face of 面临; 不管
look sb. in the face 问心无愧地正视某人, 坦然无畏地正视某人
look sth. in the face 勇敢地面对某事物
lose one's face 丢脸, 失面子
make a face 做鬼脸或怪相
make a long face 拉下脸来
pull a long face 拉下脸来
wear a long face 拉下脸来
make a pitiful face 装出一副可怜相
put a new face on 使面目一新
save one's face 保全面子, 挽回面子
set one's face against 抵制; 坚决反对
put one's face against 抵制; 坚决反对
set one's face to 面向
show one's face 露面, 到场
slap sb. in the face 打(某人)耳光; 侮辱; 使难堪
stare sb. in the face 盯着某人; (事实)明显摆在某人面前; 成为某人的威胁
straighten one's face 恢复正常的脸色; 恢复庄重的表情; 收敛笑容
to sb.'s face 当面, 公然地
turn one's face to the wall 不理睬; 心灰意懒
with a long face 愁眉苦脸地
with a straight face 绷着脸
face down 用目光压倒; 挫败
face sb. down 用目光压倒; 挫败
face up to 勇敢面对
This band’s famous for their live performances, which are always loud and in your face. 这支乐队的现场表演十分有名，总是热闹非常，火辣刺激。

I don’t really like in-your-face action thrillers. 我不太喜欢太刺激的惊险动作片。

Keep looking—they can’t just have vanished off the face of the earth. 继续找—他们不可能一下子就消失得捬影全无。

It doesn’t matter how qualified you are, if your face doesn’t fit, you don’t stand a chance. 不管你资历有多好，如果长相不合适，你也没有机会。

He was quite cheerful until we told him the price. Then his face fell. 他本来很高兴，但我们告诉他价格以后，他的脸就拉长了。

He’s been cheating us out of our money for years and now it’s time for him to face the music. 这么多年来他一直在骗我们的钱，现在该是他承担后果的时候了。

The two leaders came face to face for the first time in Moscow this morning. 今天上午两位领导
人在莫斯科举行第一次会晤。

The programmed brought Anna face to face with her father for the first time in her life. 这项活动帮助安娜生平第一次见到了她的父亲。

The crisis brought her face to face with a lot of problems she had been trying not to think about.
这次危机使她不得不直接面对许多过去一直竭力避免考虑的问题。

She lay face down on the bed. 她趴在床上。

Place the card face up on the pile. 把这张牌面朝上放在那摞牌上。

In the face of all the evidence against you, how can you say that you’re innocent? 在这么多不利于你的证据面前，你怎么能说自己无辜呢？
She married him in the face of opposition from both her parents. 她不顾父母的反对嫁给了他。

In the face of very dangerous conditions, they managed to rescue all the men from the ship. 尽管处境非常危险，他们仍然救出了船上所有的人。

we must accept the unpleasant facts; let’s be honest让我们正视现实；咱们实话实说吧:
Let’s face it—we just don’t have enough money to buy a new car. 我们得正视现实—我们的确没有那么多的钱买新车。

Let’s face it. He married her for her money, not for love. 咱们实话实说吧，他娶她是为了钱，不是为了爱。

The answer to the problem had been staring her in the face for years but she hadn’t seen it. 多年来这个问题的答案就摆在她的眼前，可她却一直没有看到。

On the face of it the pay offer looked wonderful, but in fact it wasn’t nearly as good as we thought.
看上去这次许诺的报酬不错，其实远不像我们想的那么好。

‘Well, what do you think of the new plans?’ ‘O n the face of it, they look good but I think we need to look at them more closely.’ “呃，你觉得这些新计划怎么样？”“表面看来挺好的，但我认为我们需要更仔细地研究一下。

”
You can’t take everything she says at face value. 你不能对她说的话都信以为真。

A diplomat learns not to take everything at face value.外交家知道不能什么都按其表面现象来
理解。

Would you really call her a liar to her face? 你能当着她的面说她撒谎吗？
I think he’s guilty but I’d never dare say it to his face. 我觉得他有过错，可是我绝对不敢当着他
的面说出来。

Are you still working for what’s her face? 你还在给那个叫什么来着的女人打工吗？
The President is determined to face down his critics. 总统决心给指责他的人以迎头痛击。

The candidates face off in a Democratic primary today. 今天候选人准备在民主党初选中进行辩论。

When is she going to face up to her responsibilities? 她何时能勇于承担自己的责任呢？
He must face up to the fact that he is no longer young. 他必须敢于面对自己不再年轻的事实。

Th e news for the company isn’t good, judging from the long faces in the boardroom. 从会议室里人们拉长的脸可以看出，对公司来说这不是个好消息。

She made a funny face and gave a snorting of laugh. 她做了个滑稽的表情，哧哧地笑了。

She looked at the honest, open face of her husband. 她看丈夫真诚、坦率的脸。

His face remained impassive, so strong was his self-control. 他依然是面无表情，自控能力是如此之强。

He searched her face for some clue as to what she meant. 他仔细观察她的表情想弄明白她的意思。

Her little face lit up when I gave her the present. 我给她礼物时，她的小脸上焕发出了光彩。

The face smiled benignly at him. 这张脸亲切地朝他微笑。

Her face crumpled and she started crying. 她耷拉脸哭了起来。

‘I can’t come,’ she said. His face fell. “我来不了，”她说。

他脸色一沉。

His face cleared and she smiled back. 他的面色转晴，她又对他报以微笑。

darken, harden, set
Her face darkened with anger. 因为生气，她脸色沉下来了。

His face set in grim lines. 他表情阴沉严峻。

The father’s face softened as he hugged his little boy. 父亲拥抱小儿子时，脸色和缓下来了。

Jack’s face flushed with embarrassment. 杰克窘得脸通红。

Her face paled with fright. 她吓得脸都白了。

Her face contorted in pain. 她痛得脸都歪了。

Her face betrayed no emotion at all. 她的脸上看不出任何情绪。

We slowly climbed the steep face of the crag. 我们缓慢地沿着悬崖峭壁往上爬。

She placed the cards face downwards on the table. 她把牌反扣在桌上。

I looked around for a familiar face. 我环顾四周想找一个熟人。

I’m so bored with seeing the same old faces! 我看到的都是些老面孔，真是烦人！
Social deprivation is the unacceptable face of capitalism. 社会贫困是资本主义令人不可接受的方面。