大学英语4 Uit two.docVIP

Uunit two 一 useful expressions Paragraph 1 1. 使某人声名永驻 to give sb. permanent fame Paragraph 2 2给予某人掌声 to provide applause where sb. is concerned 3永久地离开了某地 to quit a place for good /forever quit job/ smoking Paragraph 3 4为······拍手喝彩 to clap for sb 5瞟某人/某物的眼神 /make/give one’s quick eye for sb./sth. 6.证明某人的国籍 to confirm one’s nationality Paragraph 4 是某人头疼的事to be a headache for sb. 7.闻名世界to achieve world fame Achieve huge success 9.获得巨大的成功to bring about huge success Bring about great changes Paragraph 5 发掘并扩展天才to explore and extend the talent Paragraph 6 11.唤起了某人的想象to rouse one’s imagination 12.把······事先写成文字to have sth. written into a script in advance aragraph 7 13.以沉重代价换来的自知之明painfully-bought self-knowledge Paragraph 8 14.跨越37岁的年龄差距to span the 37 years age difference 15.引发争吵 When asked about whether should we help strangers , different to spark quarrels self knowledge which was bought painfully span life span life span width self-knowledge which was painfully bought 二、短语精炼 It is sad to say that What is sad to say is that Sadly , To one’s regret Needless to say , There is no denying/no doubt that Generally speaking Broadly speaking, Strictly speaking, To be frank / to tell you the truth / to be honest .sad to say令人遗憾的是 /不幸的是 令人遗憾的是，他没能抵制住金钱的诱惑，参与了非法勾当tragedy Sad to say, he failed to resist the temptation of money and lent himself to illegal business. Got involved in join Involved himself in 2．revolt against反抗 在中国文化里，犯上作乱被视为大逆不道 In the Chinese culture, it is regarded as worst offence to revolt against authority is considered as / regarded as 3．trip up暴露 出错 绊倒 就像纸里包不住火，你干的坏事终将会暴露。 Just as fire finds no way/fails to wrap itself in paper, so your wrong doing will trip itself up /expose itself in time. 4 all the same. 尽管如此 他的一生充满坎坷，但他从未失去追求更好生活的勇气。 Think /speak highly/ill/poorly of sb His life is full of frustrations, but he never loses his courage to seek a better life all the same. 5 come down in the world 落魄