当代英语小说阅读的复习大纲
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复习大纲
Chapter 1
一.Single-morpheme word:
1.nose【v】:drive the car carefully and slowly.
2.Body noun: nose, arm(武装),head(head up),hand
(hand in), shoulder(肩负),face(face the music:勇
敢地面对困难,接受应得的惩罚),back(支持,后退),
finger(触摸),foot(foot the bill:付账),knee
(用膝盖碰)
3.grungy【adj】:dirty. 肮脏的;低劣的
4.Tenderloin District:tenderloin 有“里脊肉”的意思;
这里泛指城市中的“油水区”
5.forbidding【adj】;令人生畏的
6.black-and-whites:警车
7.curb【n】:路牙子(马路上高起的长石);限制,抑制;
勒马绳,马衔索;(人行道的)镶边;(证券的)场外
市场
8.【vt.】制止,束缚;给(马)扣上马衔;给……加路缘;
在……处设井栏
9.bug-eyed:瞪着眼
10.stink【n】:臭味rank【adj】:恶臭的
11.vomit【n】:呕吐物foam【n】:白沫
12.bellhop【n】;门童;旅馆的行李员
13.inflation【n】:通货膨胀deflation【n】通货紧缩
14.lieutenant【n】;[英][lefˈtenənt] [美][luˈtɛnənt] 中
尉;副官;助理
15.shift【n】【v】;轮班;转换
16.junkie【n】;瘾君子
17.rookie【n】;新手(green hand);菜鸟veteran
【n】;老兵;老手
18.clipboard【n】;写字板
19.wraith【n】;幽灵
20.streetlit【n】:路灯flashlight【n】:手电筒
21. damned【adj.】该死的;该谴责的,可恶的;十足的;
被判为永久罪的
1. 【adv.】非常地;无比地
2. 【v.】诅咒(damn的过去式和过去分词);
严厉批评;罚……入地狱受罪;使彻底失败22.clogpP【n】:木底鞋;障碍;【v】:阻碍;堵塞二.Phrase:
1.tape off the area封锁现场
2.done to a turn; beyond with any rescue
3.No signs of forced entry:没有强行闯入的痕迹。
4.fade back into the shadows
5. license plate;车牌the plate number;车牌号
6.peel off;抽出;去皮,离群;剥落peel off a ten:从一沓中抽出一张
7.debit card;借记卡(不可透支)
8.step around:绕过
9.beam over:照射
10.piles of:成堆
11.for the sake of:为了……的利益
12.……of sorts:勉强称得上 a kitchenette of sort:勉强称得上是个小厨房
13.log in:登录;登入;开始工作
14.here we go again:又来了
Here we are:我们到了
Here you go:给你;干得好;就是这样;
There you are:这就是你要的;就这样吧;果然如此;
15.stay away:袖手旁观
16.a couple of(weeks):表示少,时间短
17.west by north:西偏北(用by表偏离方向)
18.In my mind’s eye:在……的想象中
19.Standing water:积水
A standing army:常备军
It’s a standing joke:活笑柄
A standing jump :立定跳远
A standing committee:常务委员会
三.Sentences
1..I wondered what the hell they meant.
我想知道这见鬼地究竟是什么意思,即on earth
2. He’s toast ,all right。
确实,加强语气
It’s her all right.
Chapter2
一.Single-morpheme word:
1.rifle【v】:搜寻Rifle through my files
2.scrap【n】:碎片 a scrap of
3.impulse 【n】:冲动
4.nasty【adj】:棘手的,肮脏的
5.stricken【adj】:痛苦的,受困扰的stricken by doubts
因怀疑而受到伤害
6.gorge【n】:峡谷;吞咽物;呕吐感
7.midly【adv】:温和地tendly
8.stopper【n】:浴缸塞
9. crouch【v】:屈膝,蹲伏;蜷伏;卑躬屈膝
10. foam【n】:泡沫
11.亲密昵称:honey,darling,sweet heart,
sweetie
12. faint【adj】:模糊的
13. gash【n】:砍得很深的伤口
14. cheekbone【n】:颧骨
15. clock n.钟,时钟;计时器;秒表;仪表
a) vt.记录(时间或速度);测……的速度
b) vi.打卡;记下时间
16. chuck【v】:丢;扔
17. lividity【n】:淤青bruising
18. blanch【v】:漂白
19. visible【adj】:看得见的;显然的
20. no visible track marks 没有移动的痕迹
21. matted【adj】:无光泽的
22. matted hair:纠缠在一起的、无光泽的头发
23. gloved【adj】:戴手套的
24. runaway【n】:逃跑的人;离家出走的人
25. John Doe:某某人(指男性)Jane Doe:某某人(指
女性)
26. informant【n】:线人
27. grin【v】:露齿笑
二.Phrase:
1.reach out to the masses reach out for/to 伸出;援助;联系;沟
通
2.upper reaches: 上游lower reaches:下游
3.pulmonary edema:肺水肿
4.nasal and oral orifiees鼻腔和口腔
5.what do you make of that?
6.Whatcha thinking?你怎么看?
7.push-down lever 控制杆
8.yeah=yah=yep
a)you=ya
b)no=nop
9.in one’s hand :受……控制,被……照料
10.gnaw at sb.折磨haunt
11.john doe 法律中无法确认身份而给的称呼
12.stick his head through the doorway从门道中探出头
13.partial plate number was taken off a Mercedes.
1.从……记录下来
14.put sb. away:把某人送入监狱
c)put sth. away (for a rainy day):储存好某物(以防万一)
d)put away:大吃一顿
三.Sentences:
1. I swallowed hard, forcing down the gorge that kept rising in
my throat.我艰难地吞咽着,强迫将升上喉咙的呕吐感咽下去。
Feel/make one’s gorge rise.怒火,愤怒
2. He was tuned up a bit before they threw the switch on him.
在他们把开关扔向他之前,他被小小修理了一顿
3. I felt a surge of hope/anger/excitement/expectation我感到一
阵强烈的……
Chapter 3
一.Single-morpheme word:
1.haunt【v】:困扰;缠绕
2.tropical【adj】:酷热的
3.spicy【adj】:辛辣的
4.sanctuary【n】:庇护所
5.tranfusion【n】:输血
6.snag【v】:一把抓过
7.fold【n】:折缝
8.odd【adj】:奇怪的
9.print【n】:指纹
10.vacuumed
n.真空,空白;<口>真空吸尘器;空间;空虚
vt.用真空吸尘器清扫;用真空干燥剂干燥
adj.真空的;用以产生真空的;利用真空的
11.tap【v】:轻敲
12.forefinger【n】:食指
13.whine【n】:牢骚;哀怨【v】:哀诉;诉怨
14.chirpy【adj】:快活的
15.reggae【n】:雷盖(一种音乐)
16.bead【n】:珠;滴;准心
17.my斜体用于强调
二.Phrase:
1.sift though:筛选
2.three-digit partial license plate number:三位数的车牌号
3.feel pissed off 失望,厌恶,发怒
piss sb.off 令某人生气;滚蛋
4.be going nowhere=be making no progress 没有取得什么进展
get somewhere取得进展
5.this ugly case:这个险峻的案件
6.posh café
7.shoot!说吧
take one’s shoot 拍照
shoot breeze吹牛
8.the Caribbean sea 加勒比海
9.break case wide open:破案使真相大白
10.a pitcher of margaritas:一罐玛格丽塔鸡尾酒
11.forge the friendship/alliance铸就友谊/同盟
12.take a gulp of :吃一大口
13.swear home:破口大骂
Swear word: shit, fuck, bloody, freaky
14.Street people:无家可归的人
15.make page one:登上报纸头版
16.Fiber optics:光学纤维
17.Is the chief on your ass?
18.potential snitches:密探
19.Ease up on yourself.对自己好点
20.Enough about this. Enough is enough.适可而止
21.crack a joke开玩笑
22.Cindy cracked. Cindy声调改变
23.in unison =in chorus一起;一齐
24.in remembrance of为了纪念
25.That’s awesome/fantastic/fabulous/gorgeous/amazing.= You
rock.
26.tune up:调音;试音;开始演奏
27.get a bead:锁定have a bead on:瞄准
28.blew kisses:飞吻
29.bolt for the door向门口窜去
三.Sentences:
1.Our straight-shooting girl talk, unhampered by rank of
department lines, had often cut through weeks of bureaucratic BS.
2.I want what you’re having.你们喝什么我就喝什么
3.I guess it’s a bigger story in my mind.在我的想法里,它应占据更大
的篇幅
4.Is the chief on your ass?
5.Jill would give me hell for whining.
Jill 会对我的发牢骚臭骂我一顿
6.With all the potential snitches(线人)crawing(出没于)through
the Tenderloin District,all we have is one shitty lead(线索).
7.You are looking chirpy.你看起来很快活
You are very kind.你真和善
No,don’t believe him. He is being kind.不,别信他。
他在假装和善
Chapter 4
一.Single-morpheme word:
1.thermos【n】热水瓶thermodynamics热力学
2.sidewalk【n】:人行道pavement
3.spike【n】:上升
4.crumbling【adj】:破败的blank【adj】:没有装饰的grimy
【adj】:肮脏的plywood eyes:猫眼
5.jaywalker【n】:乱穿马路的人
6.teeter【v】:蹒跚;踉跄
7.bum【n】:流浪汉
8.boost【v】:促进;增强boost morale:增强士气
偷窃
9.junkyard【n】:垃圾场
10.slum【n】:贫民窟【v】:到贫民窟去
11.stakeout【n】:监视
12.oatmeal【n】:燕麦片
13.hulk【n】:大个
14.armadillo【n】:犰狳(类似于穿山甲)
15.dispatch【n】:急件
16.pullover【n】:套头;套衫——将前车逼停在路边
it was meant to be a quick pullover 正打算要快速将前车逼停在路边
二.Phrase:
1.turn oneself in自首;低调
2.take a piss in:向里面尿尿
3.pit a stop:停车休整
4.the spike(尖状物) in my blood pressure
5.stand out:突出;超群
6.punch sth. into =put sth. into
7.spit quarters:吐出住处信息
8.check out=find out and get information
9.honk back-up alerts 按喇叭向后退(honk为象声词)
10.for a short while= for a few moments
11.brush pen:毛笔
12.in the freshly washed dust在尘土中
三.Sentences:
1.A black Mercedes has been cruising around (游荡)down (心
理上的高低)there.(down往往指向北,up指向南)
2.He had more than ten years on me and seven more years in
grade(履历).他在年龄上比我大十多岁,而又比我早出道7年多
3.Don’t think you’re driving.我认为你不能开车了(主语是I)
4.That’s our baby= That’s what we are looking for.
5.It was a crumbling (弄成碎片)block of grimy(覆有污垢的)
storefronts(店面,临街房)and vacant SROs with blank plywood (胶合板)eyes.
6.I hope to hell no one boosts that thing.见鬼地,我希望没人对它进
行偷窃
7.Normally, stakeouts are as fascinating(反语)as yesterday’s
oatmeal, but I was drumming the dash(=dashboard仪表盘)with my fingers.一般来说,这样的蹲守监视就像昨天晚上的燕麦片一样无味
8.The driver of the Mercedes floored it. 踩油门加速
9.Derelicts rose up off the pavement to avoid the brushes.
流浪者们站起来离开人行道来避开扫街车的吸盘
10.Queen Zebra Whiskey Two Six Charlie
车牌号(用单词表示大写字母)
11.Time to rock and roll.大显身手的时候到了。
Chapter 5
一.Single-morpheme word:
1.taillight【n】:尾灯grille light【n】:警车照明灯;格栅灯
headlight strobe【n】:车头灯nose有指车头的意思
siren【n】:汽笛
2.pinpoint【n】:针尖;【v】定位
3.hem【n】:边。
边缘;摺边【v】:包围;给……缝边
4.grab【v】:抢先,夺取;一把抓过
5.flip【n】:轻按
6.tear【v】:狂奔;疾驰blow【v】:像风一样疾驰
7.ongoing【adj】:正在进行的
8.adrenaline【n】:肾上腺素
nd:有“得到”的意思, land a good job 得到一份好工作
land this baby ~ baby指sth that has been long expecting
10.throttle【n】:油门gun有加大油门快速前进的意思
11.split【n】:分歧;划分【v】:分裂;离开
12.turf【n】:草皮;赛马场;地盘,势力范围
13.curve【n】:弧线incline【n】:坡道
14.pedestrian【n】:行人,路人
15.intersection【n】:十字路口
16.defer【v】:推迟,延期;服从
17.alley【n】:小巷;胡同
18.branch【v】:使分支,岔开
19.wobble【v】:蹒跚,摇动
20.butt【n】:屁股
21.rear【adj】:后部的,后方的【n】:背面;后方;臀部
22.minivan【n】:小型厢式货车
23.undercarriage【n】:车子底盘
24.cant【v】:倾斜
25.gutter【n】:排水沟
26.hood【n】:引擎盖
27.radiator【n】:散热器hose【n】:软管
28.rubber【n】:橡胶antifreeze【n】:抗冻剂
29.permeat【v】:渗透;弥漫
30.halt【v】:停下
31.deflate【v】:泄气,漏气
32.bawl【v】:嚎叫,号哭
33.municipal【adj】:市政的
二.Phrase:
1.hem……in:将……包围
2.be in pursuit of:追捕
3.pull……over:使……靠边
4.in the vicinity of:在……附近
5.Muni train:市政轻轨
6.hang a right:turn immediately and sharply to the right
7.at a split:在一个岔路口
8.in town与in the down:前者可大可小,可指城市,乡镇;
后者专指镇
9.in the darkening night 夜色正浓
10.get sense of:了解;知道=to have idea of
11.at full throttle:油门踩到底,全速前进
12.hug the curbs:碰到了路边
13.the squad cars:警车
14.fine junk:二手货
15.branch off:岔开,分离
16.carom off:撞上去又弹回来
17.cant down:倾斜
18.give up the ghost:罢工,不正常运作
19.the candy apple:太妃糖包裹的苹果
20.bawl their hearts out 嚎叫
三.Sentences:
1.We blew across the intersection.我们像风一样穿过十字路口
2.Adrenaline(肾上腺素)flooded my body. 表示兴奋、激动
3.We were two car lengths behind but not close enough in the
darkening night to get any sense of who was driving, who was riding shotgun. 谁坐在驾驶座上,谁坐在副驾驶座上。
4.I’m guessing he’s headed towards Polk.我猜他最终的目的地是
Polk。
“I’m guessing “is more tentative(试探性的) than “I guess”。
5.That’s him, dragging his butt. 这里的him及dragging的主语都
是指车
Chapter 6
一.Single-morpheme word:
1.audibly【adj】:可听见的
2.now 有引起注意,表示警告、愤怒等的意思
3.furious【adj】:狂怒的
4.ceiling【n】:天花板
5.tip【n】:尖端;倾斜;小费
6.piercings【n】:穿孔 tattoo:刺青
piercing【v】:刺入,穿透【adj】:刺骨的;锐利的;锋利的7.shard【n】:碎片
8.wail【v】:哀号
9.incredulous【adj】:不轻信的;怀疑的
10.insane【adj】:疯狂的;精神病的;极愚蠢的
sane:健全的;理智的
nky【adj】:瘦长的
12.sarcastically【adj】:挖苦的;尖酸的;
13.instinct【n】:本能;直觉
14.wrench【v】:猛拉
15.ignition【n】:点火装置
16.chill【v】:使寒冷;使寒心
二.Phrase:
1.speed freak:迅速上瘾的吸毒者/飙车党
2.cascade down:像瀑布一样流下
3.pull off:努力实现;脱下;赢得
4.to be through with:完成
5.a learner’s permit:学员驾照
6.are you nuts?你疯了吗
7.dribble down:滴流
8.get out real slow
9.throw out:呕吐
10.take over:占了上风
11.good reason:充分的理由
12.a split second:一瞬间;一刹那
三.Sentences:
1.What the hell did you think you are doing?
2.Please don’t tell. Tell后不接宾语时,有“告发”的意思
3.After that we eased the kids out of the vehicle and onto their
feet. 小心翼翼地
Chapter 7
一.Single-morpheme word:
1.flinch【v】:(因危险和痛苦)退却,退缩
2.bullet【n】:子弹
3.thigh【n】:大腿
4.buckle【v】:使弯曲,变形
5.register【v】:表露
6.rage【v】:愤怒;狂怒
7.notoriously【adv】:众所周知地;臭名昭著地
8.etch【n】:刻蚀
9.level【v】:用枪瞄准
10.double-tapped:双击
11.crumple【v】:扭曲;起皱
12.collapse【n】:倒塌
13.pistol【n】:手枪
二.Phrase:
1.even as= at the same time as
2.feel for= fumble摸索
3.wrap(缠绕)my hand around the grip用手紧握住枪柄
4.son of a gun:王八蛋;家伙(亲密的称呼)
5.squeeze off:扳枪机射击
6.central mass:指射击时要射最大面积的中心
三.Sentences:
1.I tried to get my feet but only managed to rise to one knee.我努力
试着站起来但是只能成功做到单膝跪地
2.The boy dropped his gun, his whole body going limp. 变柔软
Chapter 8
一.Single-morpheme word:
1.hushed【adj】:寂静的;肃穆的
2.hook:【v】钩住【n】挂钩unhook【v】:解开
hooked【adj】:着迷的 be hooked on 对……着迷
3.dispatcher【n】:调度员
4.pool【v】:汇聚
5.cuff【v】:给……上手铐;给肃穆上袖口
6.frisk【v】:搜身
7.inexcusably【adj】:不可原谅的
8.mercifully【adv】:万幸的是
二.Phrase:
1.kick in :开始闯入
2.in the middle distance :在不近不远的距离
3.to the best of one’s ability 尽某人最大努力
to the best of one ‘s knowledge 据某人所知
4.badge number :警徽号
5.fade in and out :时有时无;忽远忽近
6.in my mind 在我心里to one’s mind=in one’s opinion
7.close over:覆盖,笼罩;淹没,遮蔽close in:迫近;包围
三.Sentences:
1.Mercifully, darkness closed over me and I shut my eyes.
2.I felt hot blood pooling(汇聚) under my neck and around my leg.
Chapter 9
一.Single-morpheme word:
1.nondescript【adj】:难以归类的;无显著特点的
2.legitimate【adj】:合法的,正当的
3.surveil【v】:对……实施监视
4.colonial【adj】:殖民地的
5.pricey【adj】:昂贵的
6.gig=gigabyte 十亿字节
7.shutter【n】:快门
8.wholesome【adj】:健康的
9.nook【n】:角落
10.knapsack【n】:小背包rucksack【n】:帆布背包(更大)
11.auburn【adj】:赭色的
12.faint【adj】:微弱的
13.fine-tip【adj】:细笔尖的 fine【adj】:细小的
14.calligraphic【adj】:书法的
15.bow【n】:[bəu]弓;船头[bo] 鞠躬 a bow tie:领结
16.cinch【v】:紧住【n】:一定会发生的事
17.collar【n】:衣领starched【adj】:浆洗的
18.peck【v】:啄
19.strode【v】:大步走
20.highway:高速公路 expressway(中国) express:迅速的
freeway(美国) motorway(美国)
21.bland【adj】:温和的;平淡无奇的
22.surgical【adj】:外科手术般的
23.precision【n】:精准
二.Phrase:
1.be out of place :格格不入
2.no bigger than :像……一样小
3.zoom in:放大
4.morning chitchat :早上的闲聊
5.on the dot :整
6.get it down=jot/write it down
7.back out:倒车
8.in a kind of disguise=in the disguise of 在……的伪装下
9.count on:指望
三.Sentences:
1.Her long auburn (赭色) hair positively shone.
2.He wasn’t the kind of man people would notice, even though he
was out of place here.
Chapter 10
一.Single-morpheme word:
1.jolt【n】:震惊;摇晃
2.hazy【adj】:模糊的
3.glow【n】:光亮
4.blurt【v】:脱口而出
5.goner【n】:将死之人
6.embrace【n】:拥抱
7.loom【v】:隐约可见
8.lift【v】:消散
9.tremendous【adj】:巨大的
10.shave【v】:刮胡须
11.eyelid【n】:眼皮
12.fatigue【n】:疲劳
13.pager=beeper=bleeper 传呼机
14.screw-up:搞砸了
二.Phrase:
1.only to find that…结果却…
2.loom over隐约耸现;赫然出现
A difficult task is looming ahead.
3.make it:幸免于难;生病后恢复
4.a flipping canary 空中翻飞的金丝雀
三.Sentences:
1.The fog was lifting.
2.It was a horrible screw-up.
Chapter 11
一.Single-morpheme word:
1.saint【n】:圣人;天使
2.secure【v】:获得(to get sth expecting some efforts)
3.linoleum【n】:油地毯
4.pool【v】:有“倾泻”的意思,可以用来形容阳光倾泻在地毯上
5.puncture【v】:刺,戳;揭穿
6.kidney【n】:肾脏;腰子;脾气;性格
7.shade【n】:色度;阴影
8.unrelentingly【adj】:丝毫未减地;坚定不移地
9.swollen【adj】:肿起的;膨胀的
10.flicker【v】:闪烁;飘扬
11.slit【n】:缝;投币口
12.slick【adj】:华而不实的;油滑的;娴熟灵巧的
【n】:时尚而漂亮的女孩
13.wince【v】:龇牙咧嘴(表示感同身受);退缩
14.pop【v】:枪击;突然出现
15.stroke【n】:笔画
add a few strokes in my own mind加入自己的思考
16.stuck【v】:插入
17.striped【adj】:有条纹的
18.still有转折的用法,表但是
19.confess【v】:招供;坦白testify【v】:出庭作证
20.slick【v】:给头发上发油
21.snort【v】:轻蔑地哼
22.notion【n】:想法
23.harbor【v】:怀有某种想法
24.straighten【v】:拉
二.Phrase:
1.cheer sb up:给某人加油
2.like the world’s biggest horse’s ass:天下第一号大傻瓜
3.feel right:感到自然
4.I blew it.怪我
5.pick up:(开车)接Pick up his first date 开车接约会对象
6.love affair 风流韵事
7.the Cabot kids:小流氓们
8.on my mother’s head:以我母亲的名义起誓
9.the Hall of Justice:警察总局;司法总部
10.get well:(身体)好起来
11.lean over:倾身(弯下身子)
三.Sentences:
1.This was my third visit in as many days.三天看了三次
2.Our hearts were in the right place.我们是善良的
3.Would I hesitate when I shouldn’t?我在我不应该迟疑的时候迟疑
吗?(when有转折意味,表示而事实上我不该迟疑)
4.Don’t worry about nothing.什么都不要担心
5.C’mon. You’re talking to me. 得了吧.你在开玩笑吧
Abbreviation:
1.a.m =ante meridiem (meridian是指子午线)
2.p.m = post meridiem
3.asap: as soon as possible
4.lol:laugh out loud
5.btw:by the way
6.aka: also known as
7.XML:Extensive Makekup Language
8.CSU: crime scanning unit
9.ID: identification card
10.IV: intravenous进入静脉的
11.PA system: public address system
12.Blog=weblog
13.BS:bullshit 胡说;牛屎
14.Metro(巴黎地铁)=metropolitan
15.Hi=high
16.Tech=technology
17.Math=mathematics
b=laboratory
19.ADA:assistant district attorney 地方检查宣帮办
20.SROs:single-room occupancy单人分租房
21.NCIC:National Crime Information Center国家犯罪信息中心
22.FBI: Federal Bureau of Investigation美国联邦调查局
23.CIA: Central Intelligence Agency中央情报局
24.PA: Public address 公众演说
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25.Muni= Municipal
26.gig=gigabyte 十亿字节
27.SUV=Sport-utility vehicle 多功能越野车
28.FM=Frequency Modulation 调频
29.dash=dashboard 仪表板
30.DC=District of Columbia 哥伦比亚特区
31.ICU=Intensive-Care Unit
32.CD :compact disc
DVD: digital video disc
CPI: consumer price index
IAB: internal affairs bureau。