高级英语 unit4 language points 最新.doc

Language Points of Unit Four wait for 1） 等待, 等候 Ive been waiting for the bus for half an hour. 我等车已等了半个小时了。 2） 观望形势后再作决定, 见风使舵 She waited for the cat to jump before she made up her mind. 她观望了形势以后才作出决定。 wait for call 等待呼唤 Ill call you up at the office tomorrow morning; please wait for my call. 我明天上午在办公室给你挂电话，请等我的电话。 wait for dead mens shoes 等待别人死去以继承遗产 The sons are waiting for dead mens shoes,but their father is still healthy. 儿子们等着分遗产，可他们的父母却依然健在。 wait for the cat to jump 观望形势然后行动;看风使舵,随机应变 Extend: means prolonged, continued; enl★rged in influence, meaning, scope, etc. Eg: Extended care: nursing care provided for a limited time after a hospital stay/// Extended family : a group of relatives by blood, marriage or adoption, often including a nucle★r family, living together, esp. three generations are involved) ??大家庭,扩大的家庭(如数代同堂的家庭) clay: n.粘土, 泥土, Moist, sticky earth;, as clay in the hands of the potter dead and turned to clay 死了 Soil n.土壤, The top layer of the earths surface, consisting of rock and mineral particles mixed with organic matter. Eg: Light, water, air and soil are essenti★l to the oil Earth: n., , The softer, friable part of land; soil, especially productive soil.泥：软且易碎的陆地部分； 土，尤指肥沃的泥土 Mud Wet, sticky, soft earth, as on the b★nks of a river. 泥：湿润、粘而软的泥土，如在河岸上 Eg: The wheels are covered with mud. Fine: not coarse, in small particles.1） 纤细的 She likes to use pencils with fine points; I dont. 她喜欢用笔头尖细的铅笔, 我不喜欢。 2）晴朗的, 无雨的unclouded; sunshiny It is a fine weather for outdoor sports. 天气很好, 有利于户外运动。 3）健康的, 舒适的 healthy; fit I feel fine today. 我今天感觉很好。 4）v 处…以罚金 He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation. 他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。 in fine 总而言之 all in all ; sum up It was, in fine, a fitting end to the story. 总之, 这是故事很恰当的结尾。 Edge: 1) 边, 棱, 边缘 the edge of the table 桌子边 the edge of the cliff 崖边 trim the edges of a lawn 修剪草地的边缘 2) 刀口[刃] blade a knife with a sharp edge 有利刃的刀 3) 优势, 优势地位 They have lost the edge. 他们已经失去了优势。 on edge 紧张不安, 烦躁 Cage