Module 2 Highlights of My Senior Year
词汇短语园地
1.settle v. 解决(分歧、纠纷等),结束(争论、争端等);(最终)决定,确定,安排好;定居
It’s time that you settled your differences with your father.
现在你该解决同你父亲之间的分歧了。
It’s all settled—we’re leaving on the nine o’clock plane.
一切都定下来了——我们乘9点的航班走。
(1) settle down 定居,安顿下来,使安静下来
(2) settle down to sth 定下心来做某事;开始认真对待某事
2. elect v. 选举,推选;选择,决定(做某事)
adj. 当选而尚未就职的,候任的
搭配:
(1) elect sb to sth 推选某人进入(机构等)
She became the first black woman to be elected to the Senate.
她成为第一个被选进参议院的黑人女性。
(2) elect sb (as) sth 选举某人为……
He was elected (as) Member of Parliament for Oxford East.
他被选为牛津东区的议员。
election n. 选举,推选;当选
elector n. 有选举权的人,选民
elective adj. 选举的,由选举产生的,选任的
n. 选修课程,选修科目
3.suit v. 合适,相配,合身;适合,适宜,有利于
n. 一套外衣,套装;成套服装
Blue suits you. You should wear it more often.
你适合穿蓝色。你该多穿蓝色衣服。
He was dressed in a quiet grey suit and looked very well bred and every inch a gentleman.
他身着素灰色套装,看上去很有涵养,一副绅士派头。
搭配:
suit sth to sb/sth 使某物适合某人/某物
suit oneself 随自己的意愿
suitable adj. 合适的,适宜的
(1) be suitable for 适合……
(2) be suitable to do 适合做……
suitably adv. 合适地,适宜地,适当地
辨析:比较suit,fit和match
suit和fit都有“合适”的意思,其中suit指东西的样式、颜色或特色,以及时间、地点正“适合” ;fit指某件东西的大小、尺寸正“适合”,另外be fit for有“适合(某个职位或做某件事)”的意思;而match指两件东西放在一起很协调,比较“相配”。
This coat doesn’t fit me—it’s so big.
这件上衣不适合我穿——太大了。
His endowments are limited, and scarcely fit him for this post.
他的天资有限,不太适合担任这项职务。
Little by little, Rhys began to match himself to the image in his mind.
渐渐地,里斯开始使自己和他心目中的形象相配了。
4.rent v. (短期)租用,租借;租金为;出租,将……租给;以……出租
n. 租金
We rented a car for the week and explored the area.
我们租了一个星期的车探索这个地区。
搭配:
(1) rent sth (from sb) (从某人处)租用……
Who do you rent the land from?
你从谁那里租来的土地?
(2) rent sth (out) to sb 将……租给某人
The land is rented out to other farmers.
这片土地租给别的农民了。
5.upset v. 使(某人)心烦意乱,使心情不好,使烦恼,使生气;打乱,搅乱
n. (意外的)混乱,困扰,麻烦;
不痛快,烦闷,失望,苦恼
adj. 难过,不高兴,失望,沮丧
(1) upset用作动词:
upset sb 使某人烦恼
This decision is likely to upset a lot of people.
这项决定很可能会使许多人不快。
(2) upset用作名词:
His health has not been improved by all the upset at home.
家中的纷乱使他的健康毫无起色。
(3) upset用作形容词:
I understand how upset you must be feeling.
我理解你心里有多难受。
6. cheer v. 欢呼,喝彩,加油;鼓励,鼓舞
We all cheered as the team came on to the field.
球队入场时我们都为之欢呼。
(1) cheer sb on 以喝彩声鼓励某人,为某人加油
The spectators cheered the runners on.
观众用喝彩声为赛跑选手加油。
(2) cheer (sb/sth) up 使(某人/某物)变得高兴,使(某人/某物)振奋起来
Give Mary a call; she needs cheering up.
给玛丽打个电话,她需要有人安慰。
7. course n. 课程,讲座;进展,进程
The college runs specialist language courses.
这所学院开设有专门语言课程。
The unexpected course of events aroused considerable alarm.
意外的事态发展引起了相当大的恐慌。
(1) in course of 在……的过程中
The new textbook is in course of preparation.
新的教科书正在准备之中。
(2) over the course of 在……期间,在……的时候
The company faces major challenges over the course of the next few years.
这家公司以后几年将面临重大的挑战。
8. It’s a great pity that 很可惜……
It’s a great pity that I can not go with you.
我不能和你一起去太可惜了。
It is a great pity that you should think so.
你竟这样想,太令人遗憾了。
(1) have pity on 同情……,怜悯……
(2) It’s a pity that 真遗憾……
(3) out of pity 出于同情
(4) show pity 表示同情
(5) what a pity that 真遗憾……
(6) without pity 毫无怜悯之心
9. as far as I’m concerned 就我而言
Well, as far as I’m concerned, I read anything I’m interested in.
就我而言,我对什么感兴趣就读什么。
(1) as far as sb/sth is concerned 就某人/某事而言
(2) as far as I know/ I can remember 据我所知/所能记得的
(3) in my view 我认为;在我看来
(4) in one’s opinion 在某人看来,据某人所知
幽默小故事
Is He Dying?
A man was sitting in a bar with tears streaming down his face. A friend walked in and asked why he was so sad. The weeping one said, “The doctor has just told me I’ll have to take the tablets for the rest of my life.” His friend pointed out that many people have to take tablets every day in their life. “Sure,” came the reply, “but he only gave me ten.”