BII-Unit 2 Vocabulary.pptVIP

remotea. far away in space or time; faint; slight 遥远的, 远方的; (希望、可能性等) 微小的, 不太可能发生的 e.g. The supply of electricity to remote mountainous villages is one of the local development projects in Yunnan province. 她曾在一个偏僻的村庄里教书。 She once taught in a remote village. [搭配] a remote place 遥远的地方 a remote village 偏僻的村落 in the remote past / future在遥远的过去/未来 a remote ancestor 远祖 with a remote air 以冷淡的态度 a remote possibility 万分之一的可能性 discountn. amount of money which may be taken off the full price折扣 v. to sell or offer for sale at reduced price打折扣; to regard with doubt or disbelief 不全相信, 怀疑地看待 e.g. The retailers who’ve opened cyber stores may offer special discounts to online shoppers. [搭配] give/make/allow a discount 打折扣 a cash discount 现金折扣 at a discount 低于正常价格 a banker (s) discount 银行贴现 这家商店出售商品一概不打折扣。 The stores does not discount at all. carry on 1) behave or conduct oneself in a specific way 继续, 连续 e.g. There’s nothing unusual about them. They carry on just like everybody else. 如果你们再那样胡闹下去，你们会给自己惹麻烦的。 If you carry on in that way, you will get into trouble. 2) continue e.g. Carry on with your work! 尽管条件极端困难，我们必须坚持下去，直到成功。 We must carry on till success in spite of the extremely difficult conditions. folk ⑴ n. people in general (You can refer to people as folk or folks.); ones relatives人们, 各位;家人, 亲属 (常用folks) e.g. They got married and had kids and lived like other folks. ⑵ adj. (esp. of music) in the traditional style of a country folk music/songs/art 民间音乐/歌曲/艺术 他们确实是些纯朴的乡下人。 They are really simple country folks. get away with do sth. wrong or risky without being caught or punished 做了某事而不受惩罚, 侥幸逃脱 e.g. They claimed that they knew how to play the system and get away with it. Eric has been getting away with tax fraud for years. 1. 你认为你能逃避责罚吗? Do you think you can get away with it? 2. 那些撒谎和欺骗别人的人决不会逃得过惩罚。 Those who lie and cheat will never get away with it. locala. of or for a particular place 当地的, 地方性的 e.g. The plane wa