四级阅读必背短语

四级阅读必背短语

to get down（从……）下来；写下；使沮丧

We’ll get down at the next station.我们下一站下车。

to do without没有……也行；用不着

People can do without a lot of things,but they cannot do without food.

许多东西人们没有也能过得去，但没有食物不行。

to drop off下降，减少；睡着，入睡

The recession caused sales to drop off.经济不景气使销量下降。

to find out查明，找出，发现

What you should find out is when he is going to leave.

你应该查明的是他将在什么时候离开。

to clear up清理；澄清，解决；（天）放晴

You should clear up your room.你应该清理你的房间。

to die down逐渐消失，变弱

The wind died down noticeably.风力已显著减弱。

to keep…company陪伴

He stayed at home to keep his wife company.他留在家里陪伴太太。

to take effect生效，起作用

The pill takes effect as soon as you swallow it.这药丸一吞下去就见效。

to make a face做鬼脸

Why do you make a face?你为什么要做鬼脸？

to make friends(with)与……交朋友

I wanna make friends with you.我愿意和你做朋友。

little by little逐渐地，一点点地

We will get to know the girl little by little.我们会逐渐地了解这个女孩的。

no matter不要紧；无关紧要

It’s(of)no matter.这无关紧要。

no more…than只不过

What he said was no more than a joke.他的话只不过是个玩笑。

by nature天生的,生来

He was,by nature,a man of few words.他天生是个沉默寡言的人

to be of the opinion持有……的看法

He is of the opinion that money is not important.他认为钱并不重要。

to participate in参加

Celia decided to participate in the London Marathon.西莉亚决定参加伦敦马拉松比赛。

to be patient with对……有耐心

You ought to be patient with him.你对他应该有耐心。

peculiar to…特有的,独具的

Language is peculiar to mankind.语言是人类特有的。

in person亲自,当面

He considered going to see them in person.他考虑亲自去看他们。

to prohibit…from禁止，阻止

Women wear shorts are prohibited from visiting the monastery.

穿着短裤的妇女禁止进入寺院。

on purpose故意

Do you think he made that mistake on purpose?你认为他是故意弄错的吗？

beyond the reach of无法达到

Some matters are beyond the reach of the law.这样的事情不受法律管辖。

by mistake错误地

He took the umbrella by mistake.他错拿了这把伞。

at most最多，至多

This book should be published in two months at most.这本书最多两个月后就会出版

to object to反对

I object to all this noise.我反对一切噪音。

in place of代替

We now have computers in place of typewriters.我们现在已有计算机取代了打字机。

to take pride in以……自豪

He is so good at painting,so he take pride in it.他画画很在行，所以他为此而自豪。

to proceed from由……发出

I suggest we proceed from where we left off yesterday.

我建议我们从昨天未完的地方开始。

in progress进行中

The concert is in progress.音乐会在进行中。

in public公开地，当众

He is going to make a speech in public.他将当众发表演说。

to be opposed to…反对……

Most Americans would,I suspect,be opposed to this proposal.

我猜，大多数美国人都会反对这个提案。

to account for解释，说明

She could not account for her mistake.她无法解释其错误。

to have the advantage of…有机会，占优势

Truth should always have the advantage.真理总是占着优势。

in agreement同意，一致

We seem to be in agreement on the matter.在这件事上我们的意见看来是一致的。

after all毕竟，到底

After all,February only has twenty-eight days.二月份毕竟只有28天。

to amount to总计，等于