致用大学英语读写第一册第四单元.pptVIP

Language Points 16 boom : to say sth. in a loud deep voice 以低沉有力的声音说 ? A voice boomed out from the darkness. 黑暗中传来低沉有力的嗓音。 ? “Get out of my sight!” he boomed. “别让我再见到你！”他低沉有力地说。 ? Language Points 17 stride: vi. to walk with long steps in a particular direction 大步走，阔步行走 ? She came striding along to meet me. 她大步走上前来迎接我。 ? The man jumped off the porch and strode across the lawn. 那个人从门廊上跳下，大步走过草坪。 Language Points 18 giant: a. very large; much larger or more important than similar things usually are 特大的；伟大的 ? A giant photo of the President hangs in the hall. 大厅里悬挂着总统的巨幅照片。 ? The war is a giant step towards achieving independence. 这场战争是迈向独立的一大步。 Language Points 19 tremendous: a. very great 巨大的；极大的 ? It makes a tremendous difference to the poor family. 这对这个贫穷的家庭来说是一个极大的变化。 ? The teacher praised him for the tremendous effort he has made. 老师表扬了他，因为他做了极大的努力。 Language Points 20 principal : a. most important; main 最重要的；主要的 ? New roads will link the principal cities of the area. 新建道路将连通这个地区的主要城市。 ? The principal reason for this omission is lack of time. 跳过它的主要原因是时间不足。 ? Language Points 21 foster : vt. to help or encourage sth. to grow or develop 促进；助长；培养 ? The poet tried to foster his daughter’s interest in poetry. 诗人想方设法培养女儿对诗歌的兴趣。 ? We hope these meetings will help foster friendly relationships between our two countries. 我们希望这些会议将有助于促进我们两国之间的友好关系。 Language Points 22 session: n. a formal meeting or group of meetings of an organization （议会等的）会议；（法院的）开庭 ? The court will be in session at eight o’clock.法庭八点开庭。 ? They are preparing for the autumn session of parliament. 他们在为议会的秋季会议做准备。 Language Points 23 shrink: v. to become or to make sth. smaller in size or amount （使）缩小，减少 ? Will this T-shirt shrink in the wash? 这件T恤衫洗后缩水吗？ ? Shortage of hands has shrunk our plant’s yearly production. 人手不足已使我们厂的年产量减少。 Language Points 24 exhaustion: n. [U] the state of being very tired 筋疲力尽；疲惫不堪 ? Her face was gray with exhaustion. 她疲惫得脸色发白。 We were in a state of exhaustion aft