全新版大学英语(第二版)第二册第三单元短语总结

UsefulExpressionsinUnit3，Book2(byMr.Hu)1.“Fatherknowsbetter.”or“Father,youknowbetterthanthat.”literallymeansFatherwaswiseenoughnottodosomething.Actuallyitdoesnothavethismeaning.ItmeansFatherwasnotwisewhenhemeddledwithhischildren’saffairs.Thissentenceoccurssixtimesinthetext.ThechildrensaiditsatiricallytoshowtheirdisapprovalofFather’smeddlingwiththeiraffairs.2.location:n.aplaceorpositionThisisasuitablelocationforacamp.目击者向警察指出事故发生的确切地点。Witnessesshowedthepolicetheexactlocationoftheaccident.3.knowbetter:behaveinamoresensibleandacceptableway4.Heisoldenoughtoknowbetter.5.他很明事理，不至于以貌取人。Heknowsbetterthantojudgebyappearances.Pattern:knowbetterthansb.knowbetterthantodosth.7.embarrass:vt.make(sb.)feelawkwardorashamed8.Itembarrassedhimthathehadtogiveatalkinfrontofalotofpeople.9.Idon’tlikemakingspeechesinpublic.It’ssoembarrassing.10.IwasreallyembarrassedwhenIcouldn’tanswertheteacher’squestion.11.dumb:adj.1)foolisheg.Hewassodumbthathelefthiskeysathomeagain.2)unabletospeakeg.Theterriblenewsstruckusalldumb.他生来不能说话，但是他设法找到一个好工作。Hewasborndumb,buthehasstillmanagedtogetagoodjob.14.inunison:actinginthesamewayatthesametimeeg.国际社会准备一致反对恐怖主义。Theinternationalcommunityisreadytoworkinunisonagainstterrorism.16.consistof:bemadeupofeg.ThecityofNewYorkconsistsoffiveboroughs.18.cf.consistin等于；在于19.consist,compose,comprise&constitute这几个词都是动词，都有“组成”的意思。consist是个不及物动词，与介词of一起连用，不可用于被动语态。consist的主语表示事物的整体，of后的宾语表示事物的组成部分。例如：Waterconsistsofhydrogenandoxygen.水由氢和氧组成。NorthAmericaconsistsoftheUnitedStates,Canada,andMexico.compose的主语表示事物的组成部分，宾语表示事物的整体。但在被动语态中正好相反。例如：TheUnitedStates,Canada,andMexicocomposeNorthAmerica.Wateriscomposedofhydrogenandoxygen.comprise用作及物动词,有两种用法:传统规则认为其主语应当为事物的整体,宾语应当为事物的组成部分,词义为“由……组成,由……构成”;另一种趋势是用comprise表达“组成,构成”的意思,此时其主语为事物的组成部分,宾语为事物的整体。eg.NorthAmericacomprisestheUnitedStates,Canada,andMexico.constitute的主语表示事物的组成部分，宾语表示事物的整体。例如：TheUnitedStates,Canada,andMexicoconstituteNorthAmerica.Sevendaysconstituteaweek.七天为一周。20.aman-to-mantalk:Atalkthattakesplacebetweentwomen,especiallytwomenwhoneedtodiscussaseriouspersonalmatter.开诚布公地谈一谈21.meddlewithhischildren’saffairs22.interferewiththeiraffairs23.fade:vi.1)losecolororbrightnesseg.Thewallpaperhasfaded.2)disappearslowlyeg.随着天气越来越冷，她早锻炼的热情逐渐消失了。Herenthusiasmforearly-morningexercisesfadedastheweatherwasgettingcolderandcolder.24.fadeaway逐渐消失25.fadeout逐渐消失；淡出26.overall:1)adv.ingeneraleg.Overall,Ilikeher,despiteherfaults.2)adj.total(onlybeforenoun)eg.Theoveralllengthofthefishis3feet5inches.28.tradefor:exchange(sth.)for(sth.else)29.农民用农产品换工具和钱.Thefarmerstradedfarmproducefortoolsandmoney.30.keepinsuspense:delaytelling(sb.)whattheyareeagertoknow31.eg.We’vebeenkeptinsuspensewaitingfortheexaminationresults.32.观众的悬念一直持续到剧终。Theaudienceiskeptinsuspensetotheveryendoftheplay.33.breakthesuspense消除悬念34.holdsb.insuspense使某人处于悬念之中35.beinsuspenseover对……悬疑不安36.interrupt:v.stop(sb.)fromcontinuingwhattheyaresayingordoingeg.MydaughterkeptinterruptingmewhenIspoke.38.bet:1)vi.besure39.Ibetitwillsnowtomorrow.40.Ibetshewaslateforthemeetingonpurpose.41.2).v.risk(money)ontheresultofafutureevent42.Ibetyou$5thattheywillwinthenextelection.43.Ibetonthewronghorse.Itlosttherace.44.distract:vt.take(sb.’sattention)awayfromsth.esp.forashorttime45.Don’tdistractmefromworking.46.Shewasdistractedbythenoiseoutside.47.玩电脑游戏有时让他写作业分心。Playingcomputergamessometimesdistractshimfromhishomework.48.Pattern:distractsb./sth./distractsb./sth.from49.glorious:adj.wonderful50.Itseemsapitytobeindoorsonsuchagloriousday.51.handdown:giveorleavetopeoplewhoareyoungerorcomelater52.她有一些珠宝，是从她祖母那儿传下来的。Shehadsomejewelry,whichhadbeenhandeddownfromhergrandmother.53.handin上交；交给54.handon传递；依次传下去55.handout分给；分发56.handover交出；移交57.community:n.thepeoplelivinginoneplace,district,orcountry,consideredasawhole58.Thejobofapolicemanistoservethecommunity.59.Collegestudentshavelearnedalotincommunityservice.60.narrowdown:make(alistofthings)smaller一百多位申请者将会被减少成仅仅五位候选人。Overahundredapplicantswillbenarroweddowntoashortlistoffivecandidates.62.atanyrate:whatevermayhappen;inanycase63.Atanyrate,yousurvivedthecaraccident.64.birthrate出生率65.first-rate一流的66.atthis/thatrate这样/那样的话；照这样/那样的情形67.rateofexchange汇率68.speed,rate&pace这几个词都是名词，都有“速度”的意思。speed一般指单位时间内所运动的距离。例如：Hedroveataspeedof70milesperhour.Wecan’tgoanyfaster.We’realreadyattopspeed.我们不能再快了。我们已经全速前进了。rate指比率、率，如速度、出生率、入学率等。指速度时可与speed换用。例如：Shecanreadattherateof100wordsaminute.Hemustpayattherateof10percent.他必须按照百分之十的比率付款。pace主要指行走、跑步等的步速，也可指生活、生长、进展等方面的速度、进度等。例如：Ifyouadvanceonepace,Iwillshootyou.你再向前走一步，我就开枪了。Theworkprogressedataslowpace.工作进展很慢。75.Itismorelikelytogetthisoverwith.还不如说，是把这份罪受完算了。76.exhaust:vt.1)make(sb.)verytired,eitherphysicallyormentallye.g.Whatanexhaustingday!77.Fourhours’workalmostexhaustedher.78.2)useupcompletelyeg.Theyhaveexhaustedthesupplyofoxygen.79.Whatwillwedoifweexhaustourreservesofoil?80.tired,exhausted&wornout这几个词都是形容词，都有“累、疲惫”的意思。81.tired为常见词，但本身没有指明精力的削减程度。例如：Hebecametiredfromhours’reading.82.exhausted指体力、精力的完全损耗，难以恢复或需要较长时间才可恢复。例如：Hereturnedatlast,tooexhaustedtoeatanything.83.wornout指