大学英语第四单元整理.docx

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 186 Unit 4 Text A Five Famous Symbols of American Culture 美国文化的五大象征 symbol?/?s?mb?l/??CET4 TEM4 1.N-COUNT?Something that is a?symbol?of?a society or an aspect of life seems to represent it because it is very typical of it. 象征 例：To them, the monarchy is the special symbol of nationhood. 对他们而言，君主政体是国家的特殊象征。 2.N-COUNT?A?symbol?of?something such as an idea is a shape or design that is used to represent it. 象征物 例：Later in this same passage Yeats resumes his argument for the Rose as an Irish symbol. 后来在这同一篇文章里，叶芝再次提到把玫瑰作为爱尔兰象征的观点。 3.N-COUNT?A?symbol?for?an item in a calculation or scientific formula is a number, letter, or shape that represents that item. 符号 例：Whats the chemical symbol for mercury? 水银的化学符号是什么？ 4.→see also???sex symbol 性感的人，性感的演员 The Statue of Liberty 自由女神像 statue?/?st?tju?/??CET4 TEM4 1.N-COUNT?A?statue?is a large sculpture of a person or an animal, made of stone or metal. (石或金属做的动物或人的) 雕像 例：...a bronze statue of an Arabian horse. …一座阿拉伯马青铜雕像。 liberty?/?l?b?t?/??CET4 TEM4 1.N-VAR?Liberty?is the freedom to live your life in the way that you want, without interference from other people or the authorities. 自由 例：...the ideal of equality and the appreciation of liberty. …对平等的向往及对自由的欣赏。 2.N-UNCOUNT?Liberty?is the freedom to go wherever you want, which you lose when you are a prisoner. 人身自由 例：Why not say that three convictions before court for stealing cars means three months loss of liberty. 为什么不说法庭上关于盗车的3项判决就意味着失去了3个月的人身自由。 3.PHRASE?If someone is?at liberty?to?do something, they have been given permission to do it. 获得许可的 例：The islands in the Pacific Ocean; Im not at liberty to say exactly where, because were still negotiating for its purchase. 这个岛屿在太平洋上；我还不能说具体在哪里，因为我们仍然在就它的购买问题进行谈判。 In the mid-1870s, French artist Frederic Auguste Bartholdi was working on an enormous project called Liberty Enlightening the World, a monument celebrating US independence and the France-America alliance. work on 1.继续工作，不断工作： The director worked on in