大学全新版英语课文翻译 New College Englsih Book Three.doc

New College English Book Three Unit One Mr. Doherty Builds His Own Dream Life New Words and Expressions: 1. get: get by通过, 混过 get by on/upon靠...过活 get down to ones work静下心来工作 get in touch with和...取得联系 get more kicks than halfpence得不偿失 get nowhere无进展 get on in life发迹 get the axe /bag/boot/air/canvas/gate/hook/knock/push/sack被解雇 get the cheese碰钉子 get the key of the street无家可归 get the raspberry被大声嘲笑 get to business言归正传 get wind of得到...的风声 get to the bottom of弄清真相 2. canoe: paddle ones own canoe [口]管自己的事; 独立谋生[支撑]; 自食其力 3. haul: haul down ones colors/flag投降 free haul免费搬运short haul短途运输 truck haul货车运输 water haul水(路)运(输) 4. stack: a stack of hay一堆草 a stack of people一群人 a considerable stack of evidence大量的证明材料 be stacked with堆满 pile up heap: heaps of friends许多朋友 in a heap = in heaps 成山, 成堆, dust heap垃圾堆; 灰堆 heap praises on [upon]大肆赞扬 heap insults on [upon]大肆污蔑 heap up wealth [riches] 积累财富 heaps of time充裕的时间 heaps of times多次, 无数次地 heap up堆起来, 积累 5. blessing: He got quite a blessing from his boss.他被老板狠狠地斥责了一顿。 a blessing in disguise祸中得福, 塞翁失马; 有益的痛苦经验 ask the blessing祈祷(尤指进餐前) count ones blessings(遇逆境)多往好处想; 知足常乐 give the blessing (神父等)给教徒祝福 have the blessing of 得到...同意 have too much of his mothers blessing 被他妈妈惯坏了 mixed blessing有好处也有坏处的事情 out of Gods blessing into the warm sun每况愈下 6. monster: monsters of the deep大鱼 double monster连体怪胎 green-eyed monster绿眼的妖魔(指妒忌) sea monster海怪, 任何巨大(或奇异可怕)的海中动物 7. boundary, border, bounds, frontier都含有“边界”的意思。 boundary 指边界线, 主要指领土的边界, 如:-ries of a country国界 border 指“边界”, 常指“边境”, 即沿两国边界的地区, 如: He waited for her at the border.他在边界等她。 bounds指“具体的界线”, 常用复数形式, 主要用于诗文中, 如: You must keep your hopes within reasonable bounds.你必须把你的希望寄予合理的范围之内。 frontier 指“就一国讲的边界”如: Sweden has frontiers with Norway and Finland.瑞典同挪威.芬兰相邻。 8. aside from: except, except for: adv. 除...以外 in addition to 9. cut: cut ones coat according to ones cloth量入为出 cut ones own throat自杀 cut one a