新视野大学英语第三册unit5单词讲解.pptVIP

Unit 5 Graceful Hands uneven a. 不平坦的；不平均的 分布不均的资源 the uneven distribution of recourses 资源分布不均。 The resources are unevenly distributed. even a. royal road 坦途；捷径 在科学上没有平坦的大道，只有不畏劳苦沿着陡峭山路攀登的人，才有希望达到光辉的顶点。 ——卡尔·马克思 There is no royal road to science, and only those who do not dread the fatiguing climb of its steep paths have a chance of gaining its luminous summits. —— Karl Marx feel for 摸索；寻找 他在黑暗中摸索着寻找电灯开关。 He felt for the light switch in the dark. scarcely/hardly…when… no sooner…than… 我一到家就下雨了。 I had scarcely/hardly got home when it began to rain. I had no sooner got home than it began to rain. →Scarcely/Hardly had I got home when it began to rain. →No sooner had I got home when it began o rain. ease vt. 减轻；缓解 他服用了一些止痛药来缓解牙痛。 He took some painkillers to ease his toothache. ease n. be/feel at (one’s) ease 感到自在 他们都如此平易近人，我一点也不拘束。 They were all so approachable that I felt completely at ease. go about 开始做；忙于 这事咱们分头去做吧。 Let’s go about the work separately. 这家人照常忙着自己的事。 The family were going about their business as usual. set about remove…from… 他命令他们把货物从大厅搬走。 He ordered them to remove the goods from the hall. 从他的伤口里至少取出了三颗子弹。 At least three bullets were removed from his wounds. swell n. 强烈的情感 一股自豪感掠过我的心头。 A swell of pride swept over me. swell vi. (情绪)高涨；充满 她心中恨意油然而生。 She swelled with hatred. Hatred swelled inside her. spare vt. 使不受伤害 把钱拿走，饶我一命。 Take the money away and spare my life. spare sb. sth./doing sth. 如果你事先预约，就不必等候了。 You could spare yourself waiting if you book in advance. 这个国家迄今为止还没遭受过暴力事件。 The country has been spared violence so far. sample vt. 品尝 本店各类葡萄酒皆可品尝，欢迎先试后买。 You are welcome to sample any of our wines before making a purchase. wage a war/campaign (against)发动战争；掀起运动 政府下决心要进行一场消灭贫穷和疾病的斗争。 The government has resolved to wage a war/campaign against poverty and disease. 下决心：determine to do; be determined to do; make one’s mind to do; make a firm decision to do; set