大英第三册课文中的一些重点表达[精选].doc

Unit One After Reading Useful Expressions 过得去 get by 寻觅心灵的满足 find contentment 一种自力更生的生活 a self-reliant sort of life 大地回暖的气息 the smell of the earth warming 艰苦的生活 a tough life 日常的家务 usual household routine 正如老话说的那样 as the old saying goes 温馨快乐每一分钟 love/enjoy every minute of sth. 过冬 get through the winter 常春藤联合会学校 Ivy League schools 带着某人的祝福 with sb.’s blessings 总的来说 on balance 担任全职工作 be employed full time 贷款按揭 mortgage payments 至于… When it comes to ... 除…以外 apart from ... 外出吃饭 dine out 降低生活标准 lower the standard of living / living standard 弥补收入差额 make up the difference in income 听歌剧、看芭蕾演出 attend the opera and ballet 耐得住寂寞 a tolerance for solitude 手头紧 be on a tight budget 自给自足 self-sufficiency 抵制诱惑 resist the temptation to do sth. 怆然离去 leave with a feeling of sorrow 自豪感 a sense of pride 一旦形势好转 once economic conditions improve 赚钱 earn money After Reading Sentence Translation 1. Later this month, we’ll spray the orchard, paint the barn, plant the garden and clean the hen house before the new chicks arrive. (=这个月晚些时候，我们要给果树喷洒药水，要油漆谷仓，要给菜园播种，要赶在新的雏鸡运到之前清扫鸡舍。) 2. I’m not making anywhere near as much money as I did when I was employed full time, but now we don’t need as much either. (=我挣的钱远比不上全职工作时的收入，可如今我们需要的钱也没有过去多。) 3. When it comes to insurance, we have a poor man’s major-medical policy. (=至于保险，我们买了一份低收入者的主要医疗项目保险。) 4. Once economic conditions improve, however, demand for farms like ours should be strong again. (=但是一旦经济形势好转，对我们这种农场的需求又会增多。) 5. 在作物生长季节，根本就没工夫参加社交活动。 (=During the growing season there is no time for socializing anyway.) 6. 了解这些变化所带来的影响也许有助于我们改善家庭生活。 (=Becoming aware of the effects of those changes may help us improve family life. ) 7. 而单亲家庭的数量在过去三十年中急剧增长。 (=And the number of single-parent homes has mushroomed in the last thirty years. ) 8. 这些孩子会不会失去童年时期应有的一些重要东西？ (=Are these children missing out on an important part of childhood?) Unit Two After Reading Usef