研究生英语Lesson 3[精选].ppt

* Language Points 1. lose one’s cool become angry and behave in an excited way; blow one’s cool（失去自制而）激动起来 (line 4, para. 2) 我当时几乎要失去自制而激动起来。 I was on the brink of losing my cool. *keep one’s cool control one’s temper and behave in a calm way; keep calm 保持冷静，沉住气 看在老天爷份儿上，请你保持冷静！ For goodness sake, keep your cool! *play it cool deliberately behave in a calm and unemotional way 泰然处之 你必须学会遇事泰然处之。 You must learn to play it cool. Language Points 2. come in handy be useful in a particular situation 派得上用场 (line 1, para. 3) ① 度假时多带些旅行支票往往派得上用场。 A few more travellers’ cheques may come in handy on holiday. ② 我知道这电子字典总有一天会派上用场。 I knew this electric dictionary would come in handy some day. ③ 里克的筏子在往河上运送照相器材时用上了。 Rick’s raft came in handy for shipping camera gear up the river. Language Points 3. *keep sth. to yourself not tell anyone else about something 对…秘而不宣，不把…讲出来 (line 3, para. 3) ① 有这类爱好不该让人知道。 One must keep such interests to oneself. ② 我要你保守这事的秘密。 I want you to keep this to yourself! ③ 别保守了，我们需要你的知识和经验。 Don’t keep it to yourself, we need your knowledge and experience. Language Points *keep yourself to yourself stay alone or with your family rather than spending time with other people 独处，不与人交往 ① 她在船上一人独处，不与任何人交谈。 She kept to herself in the ship and would speak to no one. ② 这对夫妇喜欢清静，不喜欢与他人交往。 They were a quiet couple who kept themselves to themselves. Language Points 4. pore over sth. examine or read something very carefully and in a lot of detail 仔细地审视；仔细地阅读 (line 2, para. 4) ① 他常常专心致志地阅读几份主要的报纸。 He would pore over the major newspapers. ② 我刚刚让本留下来和一位工程师一起仔细研读计算机 打印出来的资料。 I’ve just left Ben poring over computer printouts with an engineer. ③ 僧侣们用心阅读古代的经文。 Monks pored over ancient texts. Language Points 5. up to sth If you say someone is up to sth, you mean that they are doing something secretly that they shouldn’t be doing （偷偷地）忙于…的；密谋…的 (line 2, para. 13) ① 让我们去他在搞什么名堂。 Let’s go and see what he’s u