大学英语精读第二册考试Unit7.ppt

prompt v. 促使, 推动, 引起/ a. 立刻的, 迅速的, 准时的 What prompted him to be so generous? 是什么原因使得他如此大方呢? Prompt payment of bills is greatly appreciated. 如蒙即期结账, 则不胜感激。 He‘s always prompt to criticize other people’s ideas. 他对别人想出的主意总是迫不及待地进行评价。 abandon v. 离弃, 丢弃 Jackson has abandoned his old car. 杰克逊把他那辆旧车扔了。 She abandoned her husband and children and went off with another man. 她抛弃了自己的丈夫和孩子, 跟另外一个男人跑了。 explode v. 爆炸；使（炸弹）爆炸 The bomb exploded. 炸弹爆炸了。 Britain had not yet exploded her first nuclear weapon. 英国还没有引爆其第一枚核武器。 impact n. 撞击，碰撞，冲击；冲击力；影响/v. 对某事物有影响 The computer had made a great impact on modern life. 计算机对现代生活产生了巨大的影响。 The front coach of the train took the full impact of the crash. 列车前部的车厢承受了相撞带来的全部冲击力。 How will the war impact on such a poet? 战争对这样一个诗人会产生什么影响? right off/away马上，立刻 He didn‘t answer right away. 他没有马上回答。 move in迁入新居（或新址）；进驻 We have just moved in. 我们才刚搬进来。 shoot up射出；喷出；注射毒品 She went home and shot up alone in her room. 她回到家，一个人在房里注射毒品。 hang out闲逛, (在某处)闲呆着 The guys usually hang out in a bar. 这帮家伙经常在酒吧闲混。 rise to起而应付 He could be expected to rise to the challenge. 他会奋起应战的。 be addicted to沉溺于；使吸毒成瘾 He was addicted to heroin at the age of 17. 他17岁的时候对海洛因上了瘾。 turn over翻转; 调转 Turn over or your back will get sunburnt. 转过身去, 不然你的后背要被阳光灼伤的。 check in on 看望 Jack hasn‘t been on work for 2 days. I think he’s sick. So I‘ll go and check in on him tomorrow. Jack已经2天没有来工作了，我想他一定是病了，我明天要去看看他。 take to 开始从事，喜欢 Mary took to her new teacher the first time they met. 玛丽第一次见到新老师时就喜欢上她了。 talk back顶嘴;反驳 How could you talk back to your boss like that? 你怎么能那样与你上司顶嘴? take a stand 表明立场，采取立场 We must take a stand on political issues. 在政治问题上，我们必须表明并坚持我们的立场。 set … on fire/ set fire to… 放火烧，使燃烧，给…点火 He was crazy and set the house on fire. 他疯了,放火烧了房子。 A match will set fire to a large building. 星星之火，可以燎原。 step up (使)增加, (使)加快速度 The girl stepped up to school. 女孩子加快步伐去上学。 He has stepped up into the management of the firm. 他已升入公司的管理部门。 run into偶遇, 撞到 I ran into an old friend in a pub. 我