高级英语1之13单元.ppt

Unite13BritanniaRuestheWavesExercisesVI1)Nomadays,happeninginthatcountryaregivenprominenceinthepapers.(grabtheheadlines)2)Inmanyregionsoftheworld,theoldcolonialpowerswerebeingpushedoutbythelatecomers-GermanyandtheUnitedStates.(werebeingelbowedout)3)TheSaudispressedforalargeroftheprofitsmadebythebigAmericanoilconsortiuminSaudiArabia.(thelion'sshare)4)Thecompanyexpectstogetprofitfromthenewoilfields.(cashinon)5)JohnD.RockefellermadeagreatdealofmoneyalmostovernightinthegreatoilboominCalifornia.(madeabigkilling)6)Nixonwasconsideredatoughguy,havingpassedthroughsixpoliticalcrisessafely.(havingweathered)7)ManyWesterneconomistsdonotagreethatanotherenergycrisiswillcomeinthenearfuture.(isaroundthecorner)8)Thewriterconstantlyfeltthehardshipscausedbypovertyinhislateyears.(thepinchofpoverty)9)SinceBritishcompaniesinvestedlargesumsofmoneyinthescheduledliner-freight,services,theydidnotsufferso……(big)10)Somesmallerbankershadtoadmitdefeatinthecut-throatcompetitionamongbanks.(throwinthetowel)11)Itisalossthatcanneverbecompensated.(madeup)12)Veryoftendepressioninoneareaofeconomyquicklyaffectedothereconomicsectors.(aslump)Ⅶ．

1)peril常暗指近在眼前的危险，而且很可能造成损失或伤害；danger是常用词，表示危险，但不一定迫在眉睫或不可避免。

2)grants指补贴给的钱；loans指借的钱。

3)sophisticated指不仅现代而且复杂，含有高精尖端技术等意；modern按时间划分，包括现在的和刚刚过去的，时间跨度可能相当长，也可能很短。

4)ruin意为“毁灭”；affect仅指产生不良影响。

5)depression指(经济)萧条；crisis指(经济)危机，比前者严重得多。6)influence常用以表示无形的力量，指看不见的影响；affect常指看得到的影响。

7)lease指租赁，租借；charter是包租。

8)ratify指正式批准；pass指一般的通过。

9)invention指首次发明的东西；