1.听到他屡次失败的消息,我感到很难过。(distressv.)
Itdistressedmeagreatdealtohearthenewsthathehadsufferedrepeatedfailures.
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)
Heassumedanairforcheerfulness,eventhoughhelostfavorwithhisboss.
3.Gulliver经历了冒险奇遇,见到了各色奇异的人物。(assortment)
Gullivermetwithextraordinaryadventuresandsawastrangeassortmentofpeople.
4.如果你再犯同样的错误,他会很生你的气的。(furiousa.)
Hewillbefuriouswithyouifyourepeatthesamemistake.
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)
Wewereallgreatlydrawnbyhisfrankviews,humorouswordsandgenialmanner.
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。(diedown)
Aftercheersandapplausedieddown,theNobelPrizewinnerbeganhisspeech.
7.他天生有一种特别的洞察力和预见力,因此,他很少随大流。(runwiththecrowd)Heisgiftedwithasortofinsightandforesight,soherarelyrunswiththecrowd.
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。(liveupto)
Ifeelrealitiesareafterallveryharsh,soonecanhardlyliveupentirelytohisideals
Unit2
1.我的顶头上司是典型的工作狂,一点365天每天工作10小时以上。(workaholic)
Myimmediatebossisatypicalworkaholic,forheworksforovertenhourseachdayalltheyearround.
2.校长十分注重课外活动,他认为课外活动有助于培养学生对外部世界的浓厚兴趣。(extracurricular课外的)
Theprincipleattachesmuchimportancetoextracurricularactivitiesandhebelievesthattheywillhelptocultivate(陶冶)students’tremendous(极大的)interestintheexternal(外部的)world.
3.星期一早上,他总是快速冲个澡,胡乱吃块三明治,拦辆出租车去上班。(grab)
Healwaysgrabsashower,asandwichandthenataxitogotoworkeveryMondaymorning.
4.既然你要离开公司了,你要在本周内算清账目。(straightenout)
Sinceyouareleavingthecompany,youshouldstraightenouttheaccountswithintheweek.
5.为了按时完成博士论文,他经常熬夜。(stayup)
HeoftenstaysuplateatnightinordertofinishwritinghisPh.D.dissertationontime.
6.没有什么能够取代内心深处最深切的爱。(replace)
Nothingcanreplacetheprofoundestlovelodgedinone’sheart.
7.他被认为是总裁职位的当然人选,因为他已经出色地做了近10年的副总裁。(natural)Heisconsideredanaturalforthepostofthepresident,forhehasbeenanexcellentvice-presidentforalmosttenyears.
8.他实在太普通了,丢人堆里根本找不着。(pickout)
Heisjusttoocommontobepickedoutfromthecrowd.
Unit3
1.这所大学是世界上历史最悠久的高等学府之一。(venerable)
Theuniversityisoneofthemostvenerableinstitutionsofhigherlearningintheworld.
2.如果一个人缺乏实践经验,仅凭课堂里学得东西是难以成功的。(deficient)
Ifoneisdeficientinpracticalexperience,hecanhardlymakehimselfasuccesswithonlywhathehasacquiredinclass.
Ifeltexasperatedbyconstantinterruptions,forIhadtofinishwritingthemonographbytheendofthisweek.
4.他认为用旧文体来写一个当代的主题是滑稽可笑的。(ludicrous)
Hefeelsthatitisludicroustowriteonacontemporarythemeinanancientstyle.
5.上海的外滩在上世纪七八十年代是年轻情侣喜欢来的谈情说爱之地。(coo)
TheBundinShanghaiwasaplacewhereyoungcoupleslikedtocometocoointhe70sandthe80softhelastcentury.
6.作为10来岁的孩子,他女儿算是非常恬静的,因为她喜欢读书胜于嬉戏。(sedate)Hisdaughterisverysedateforagirlofaboutten,forshelikesreadingmorethanplaying.
7.当第一抹阳光洒向大地的时候,这对情人手拉手,在乡村道路上散步。(stroll)
Thecouplestrolledhand-in-handalongthecountryroadwhenthesuninitsfirstsplendorsteepedtheearth.
8.这个诗人在世时被普遍认为是一个怪僻的浪漫天才。(eccentric)
Thepoetwascommonlyconsideredasaneccentricromanticgeniuswhenalive.
Unit4
1.毫无疑问,莎士比亚使各个时代的剧作家相形见绌。(overshadow)
ItgoeswithoutsayingthatShakespeareovershadowsalltheotherplaywrightsthroughouttheages.
2.《了不起的盖茨比》(TheGreatGatsby)被普遍认为是美国上世纪爵士时代的缩影。(epitome)
TheGreatGatsbyiscommonlydeemedastheepitomeoftheJazzAgeofthelastcenturyinAmerica.
3.你最好不要对他去哈佛大学深造的热情泼冷水。(putadamperon)
ItisadvisableforyounottoputadamperonhisenthusiasmtofurtherhisstudiesatHarvard.
4.年轻人容易盲目崇拜迷人的体育和娱乐圈明星。(makeafetishof)
Youngpeopletendtomakeafetishofglamorousstarsinsportsandentertainmentcircles.
5.他们一路闲逛,漫步来到市中心区域观看庆祝国庆的烟花燃放(traipse)
TheytraipsedallthewaytothedowntownareatowatchtheNationalDayfireworksdisplay.
6.他没有犯什么大错或大罪,不该受到如此严厉的惩罚(deserve)
Hedoesnotdeservesuchaseverepunishmentashehascommittedneitherserouserrorsnorgravecrimes.