全新版大学英语(第二版)第一册第一单元短语总结.pdfVIP

Useful expressions Overview: 1. Growing up is full of discoveries about the world around us. 2. our hidden strengths and weaknesses 3. find sb faced with sth 4. what at first sight seems a dull, routine piece of coursework 5. much to his surprise 6. lead sb to do 7. discover a hidden talent 8. what I want to become in life 9. within a school setting 10. discover sth not without some tears along the way 11. strength of character 12. stand up for what is right: support Text A 13. keep our readers in mind 14. fit their tastes and interests: satisfy their tastes and interests 15. in particular 16. The idea o becoming sth had come to me o and on since…, but it was until …that the possibility took hold. 17. sb be bored by sth 18. be associated with sth 19. English courses 20. sb hate sth to turn out/produce sth: 21. sth be agony for sb to do 22. sth be assigned to sb 23. anticipate sth: expect sth cf: anticipation: expectation 24. tedious: dull, boring, monotonous 25. sb have a reputation among sb for sth 26. the inability to inspire 27. He was said to be very formal, rigid and hopelessly out of date.= It was said that he was very formal, strict and very old-fashioned. 28. excessively prim: too formal 29. wear primly severe eyeglasses: wear completely plain glasses 30. wavy: curly 31. He wore prim suits with neckties set primly against the collar buttons of his white shirts. 32. have a primly pointed jaw 33. have a straight nose 34. have a prim manner of speaking 35. a comic antique: a funny curiosity 36. prepare for an unfruitful year with sb 37. tackle: handle: deal with; cope with; do with 38. distribute: hand out 39. o er sb a choice of topics 40. simple-minded cf. absent-minded 41. on my vacation cf. vocation vocational school 42. …did nothing until the night before the essay was due. 43. lie on the sofa 44. face up to the