新概念大学英语第一册U4.doc

一连串的反应 a chain of reactions (L. 4) 女孩抛来的媚眼使他浮想联翩 The girl gave him the eye, which threw him into a chain of fancies. 从……到…… to range from… to… (L. 4) 商品房的市场价格每平方米从2000元到8000元不等 The market prices of commercial housing range from 2,000 to 8,000 yuan per square meter. 致力于…… to be committed to (L. 18) 马丁 ( 路德 ( 金博士把他的一生都奉献给了美国的民权运动。 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. committed all his life to the civil rights movement in the US. 集中精神，专注于…… to be absorbed in (L. 19) 他专心致志地玩流行电脑游戏——反恐精英，连有人进屋都不知道。 He was so absorbed in the popular PC game, Counter Strike， that he didn’t even notice that someone was entering the room. 以……给某人留下深刻印象 to impress sb. with (L. 22) 他们以对事业的无私奉献和对祖国的无限热爱给全国人民留下了深刻的印象。 They impressed the whole nation with both their selfless devotion to their cause and their deep love for the motherland. 使所有的人都受不了 to drive everyone crazy 穷则思变，人之常情。 It is common to human nature that poverty drives one to think about changes. 处于全盛时期，在最佳状态 to be at one’s best 我早上的状态总是不好，因此总忍不住在课堂上睡觉，特别是当老师的课十分乏味时。 I’m never at my best in the morning; therefore I can’t help falling asleep in class, especially when the teacher’s lecture is dull. 对……过于认真 take … too seriously (L. 52) 要想给别人留下好印象，我们对任何事情既不能过于认真，也不能过于漫不经心。 To make a good impression on others, we should not take everything too seriously, nor should we take them too casually. 仔细地观察一下你自己 to take a good hard look at yourself (L. 54 经常回顾昨天，你会珍惜今天，并向往明天 Take a frequent and backward look at your yesterday and you will value your today and look forward to your tomorrow. 本身有做某事的能力／愿望 to have within one the power / desire to do sth. (L. 58) 现在想来，他那面对屈辱和压力的能力仍让我惊叹。 When I think of him now, I still feel amazed at how much power he had within him to face up to shame and stress. 1. 无论有意识还是无意识consciously or unconsciously 2. 从······到······变化 range from ... to ... 3. 与陌生人的一次邂逅 an encounter with a stranger 4. “解读”他人 “read” the other person 5. 作有说服力的演讲 make persuasive presentations 6. 使他人对你保持兴趣 hol