(综合英语二）AR2词汇unit6.ppt

take (the) credit for sth.: praise for something you have done or achieved 把……归功于自己 e.g. 1. He always takes the credit for my ideas. 他总是把我出的主意归功于他自己。 2. I cant take credit for achievements made through collective work. 集体努力取得的成绩，我不能居功。 Words Phrases peel off: remove a tight or wet piece of clothing 脱去（紧身或湿漉漉的衣服） e.g. 1. The kids peeled off their wet clothes. 孩子们脱掉了他们的湿衣服。 2. You look hot, why dont you peel off. 你看上去很热，何不把衣服脱掉。 See also: peel Words Phrases tick away (or by): if time ticks away or ticks by, it passes（时间）滴滴答答地过去 e.g. 1. The hours ticked away while we could do nothing but to wait. 时间滴答滴答地过去了，而我们却什么也做不了只能等。 2. As the minute tick away, she become more and more irritate. 随着时间一分一分地过去，她变得更加不耐烦。 Words Phrases at a loss for words: not knowing what to say, especially because you are very surprised or shocked （尤指由于吃惊或震惊而）不知道说什么好 e.g. 1. A good salesman is never at a loss for words. 一个好推销员永远不会找不到话说的。 2. Your remarks were so unexpected that I find myself at a loss for words. 你的话太出乎意料了，以致我简直无言以对。 Words Phrases The Slaves’ Chorus comes from Act III of the opera Nabucco, when the slaves long for their homeland and sing “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorato” (“Fly, thought, on golden wings”). In the passage, the author suggests that the fans’ humming or chanting of songs (to encourage their team or taunt the opposition) is mournful and sad like Verdi’s famous chorus. 奴隶合唱曲（歌剧《纳布科》中由犹太奴隶唱出的合唱歌曲） See the Libretto. Words Phrases Libretto: Fly, thought, on wings of gold;go settle upon the slopes and the hills,where, soft and mild, the sweet airsof our native land smell fragrant!Greet the banks of the Jordanand Zions toppled towers...Oh, my country so lovely and lost!Oh, remembrance so dear and so fraught with despair! Words Phrases Golden harp of the prophetic seers,why dost thou hang mute upon