1、Unit 1 1. 我安排他们在小酒吧见面，但那个小伙子一直都没有来。（turn up） I had arranged for them to meet each other at the pub but the young man never turned up. 2. 你无法仅凭表象判断形势是否会变得对我们不利。（tell from appearance） You cannot tell merely from appearance whether things will turn out u
2、nfavorable to us or not. 3. 那个士兵每次打仗都冲锋在前，从而赢得了国家最高的荣誉。（stand in the gap） The soldier, who stood in the gap in every battle, gained the highest honors of the country. 4. 主席讲话很有说服力，委员会其他成员都听从他的意见。（yield to） The chairman spoke so forcefully that the res
3、t of the committee yielded to his opinions. 5. 他们现在生活富裕了，但也曾经历坎坷。（ups and downs） They are well-to-do now, but along the way they had their ups and downs. 6. 这次演讲我将说明两个问题。（address oneself to） There are two questions to which I will address myself in th
4、is lecture. 7. 我们正筹划为你举办一次盛大的圣诞聚会。（in somebody’s honor） We are planning a big Christmas party in your honor. 8. 听到那个曲子，我回想起了儿童时代。（throw one’s mind back） Hearing that tune threw my mind back to my childhood. Unit 5 1. 你的话的确有理，但你的表达方式近于粗暴。（border on）Yo
5、ur remarksdomakesense,butthewayofexpression border on rudeness. 2. 失业人员都应该得到政府的帮助。（count as） Any unemployed person counts as deserving government help. 3. 总的来说，我对这项实验是相当满意的。（on the whole） On the whole ,I am quite satisfied with the experiment. 4. 一个人的
6、外表会影响别人对他的看法。（make a difference） A persons appearance makes a difference in how others judge him. 5. 广告倾向于把妇女描绘成非常传统的角色。（portray） Advertising tends to portray women in very traditional roles. 6. 刚刚继承了一大笔遗产的孪生姐妹急不可耐地炫耀她们的珠宝首饰。（show off） Having inherite
7、d a considerable wealth, the twin sisters justcouldn’twaitto show off their jewelry. 7. 公共关注的中心再次转移到了城市环境的变化问题。（shift focus） Public interest has once again shifted focus to the changes in the urban environment. 8. 新型列车可以以500公里左右的时速平稳地行使相比之下，那些旧车显得又慢又
8、笨拙。（in contrast）Thenewtypeoftrainscanrunsmoothlyatthespeedofabout500kilometersperhour;incontrast,theoldonesareslowandclumsy.Unit91、随着经济的发展，大量农民从乡村涌进城市打工。(flood) With the development of economy, large numbers of farmers flooded from the coun
