Unit1语言点(包括新视野第二册第六课)..docVIP

Language Points of Unit 1 Text A in sb’s league/in the same league with sb=at the same level of excellence He plays the piano very well, and I am just not in his league. Cf. in league with =in connection with, esp. sth. illegal or immoral The terrible crimes that man has committed put him in league with the devil. get by =have just enough 刚够，过得去 The retired can hardly get by on their pensions. frustration with sth/sb the frustration with my poor classroom performance last term haul =carry a load, esp with a rope Elephants haul timber. Trucks haul sand to build a new road. haul a boat up the beach Cf. drag sb out of the room draw/pull tow a car supplement supplement his income by taking a night job supplement one’s diet with vitamin pills vitamin supplements a supplement to wages 补贴 supplementary chores =boring but necessary act do household chores freelance She is a writer who freelances for several health magazines. 做自由撰稿人 He is a freelance artist/journalist/photographer. 自由艺术家/ pursue pursue enemy/girls/foxes/a criminal =chase after pursue knowledge /lofty goal /fame pursue one’s study N. pursuit in pursuit of oversee =supervise She oversees both the research and the manufacturing. stack a stack of newspapers/money 一叠 stack the boxes垛起来 virtuous, virtue A virtuous person does not tell lies. 正人君子 a man of great virtue 品德高尚 That new medicine has the virtue of being inexpensive. blast A bomb blasted a hole in the road. You can hear the blast for miles. the blast-off of a rocket on balance = on the whole illustrate The history book was illustrated with many maps and photographs. 有插图 The teacher illustrated the history lesson by telling a story about George Washington. 给…举例 illustrate one’s point 阐述 boundary the boundary between the two countries 边界 Some things are beyond the boundaries of human understanding.范围，界限 within the boundary 界内 generate generate heat/electricity/steam generate hatred/ prejudice/ misunderstanding generate profits