新标准大学英语三unit4(免费阅读).ppt

curse n. vt. 1) n. [C] an offensive or very impolite word or phrase 咒语；骂人的话；咒骂 e.g. She shrieked out a curse at the enemy. 她尖声地咒骂敌人。 2) vt. say or think bad things about someone or something because they have made you angry （嘴上或心里）咒骂 e.g. He cursed his bad luck in arriving just after shed left. 他骂自己运气不好，到达的时候她刚刚离开。 Words Phrases implication n. [C, U] something that you suggest is true, although you do not say it directly暗示；暗含；意味 e.g. 1. The implication of the new legislation will need to be looked at. 新法规的含义需研究一下。 2. He smiled, with the implication that he didnt believe me. 他笑了，暗示着不相信我。 Word family: imply vt. Words Phrases thanks to: 1) used for saying that someone or something is responsible for something good that happened 多亏；幸亏；归功于 e.g. 1. Thanks to his strong constitution, Jack was able to pull through his recent serious illness. 幸亏他体质好，杰克才得以平安度过了最近这场大病。 2. Thanks to these effective measures, we have overcome many difficulties and increased our exports substantially. 由于措施得力，我们克服了种种困难，实现出口大幅度增长。 Words Phrases 2) used for saying that you blame someone or something for something bad that happened 归咎于；因为 e.g. 1. It was thanks to your stupidity that we lost the game. 都是你笨，我们才输了这场比赛。 2. Thanks to ecological devastation, the wilderness is shrinking. 由于生态的毁坏，荒野正在日益缩小。 Words Phrases be nothing if not: used for emphasizing that someone or something has a lot of a particular quality（用于强调）极其，非常 e.g. 1. The holiday was nothing if not varied. 假日活动极其丰富多彩。 2. He is nothing if not a gentleman. 他是个很有教养的人。 Words Phrases for all: although 虽然；尽管 e.g. 1. I wouldnt like to be in his position, for all his wealth. 尽管他很有钱，我怎么也不愿意处在他那个位置。 2. For all her faults, Tallulahs friends tolerated and even adored her. 尽管塔卢拉有缺点，她的朋友们却宽容她，甚至崇拜她。 3. He never stopped trying for all his failures. 尽管他失败，但他从没放弃努力。 Words Phrases in sb.’s / sth.’s wake: after someone