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  1. 表方位。

  Let’s go to the restaurant across the street and get something to eat.

  让我们去街对面的餐馆买些吃的。

  2. 表动作,穿越。

  You must go across the bridge and then turn right.

  你必须先过桥,然后再往右拐。

  二、age

  1. 年龄。最一般的表达。在此不赘述。

  2. 衰老。

  the aging people = the old people

  现代社会出现越来越严重的aging problem(人口老龄化问题)等。

  三、all

  1. shake all over 浑身颤抖

  2. all of a sudden 突然地

  All of a sudden, I remembered her name. 我突然想起了她的名字。

  3. by all means 一定

  I’ll come by all means. 我一定会来的。

  4. all night long 整晚

  My present neighbor plays piano all night long. 我现在的邻居整晚都弹钢琴。

  六、awfully

  非常地,相当地。在口语中用于表程度的比例十分高。

  awfully nervous 相当紧张;awfully cold 相当冷;awfully sorry 十分抱歉

  Tom looks awfully nervous.汤姆看上去相当紧张。

  I am awfully sorry. I didn’t mean to hurt you.十分抱歉。我不想伤害你的。

  七、be bound to

  肯定,注定

  The movie starts in 5 minutes and there’s bound to be a long line.

  电影还有5分钟就开始了?现在那里肯定排着长队。

  八、be tired of

  厌烦。当一个人感到厌烦的时候,也是最容易lose one’s temper(生气)的时候。

  I’m tired of movies about romantic stories. 我已经彻底厌烦了电影中的浪漫故事。

  九、be worn out

  1. 筋疲力尽,这个表达不太正式,多用于口语。

  I’m usually worn out at the end of the day. 在一天快结束时我时常觉得很累。

  2. 破旧不堪。

  My soles were worn out after a long time trip.经过长时间的旅行,我的鞋底已经破旧不堪。

  十、better

  1. ’d better 最好是

  I’d better read one of the articles for the class.

  我最好还是为上课读篇文章准备一下。

  I think you’d better find another partner.

  我想你最好还是另找一个搭档吧。

  2. make it better 让……更好

  I’d rewrite the last two paragraphs to make it better. 我已经重写了最后两段以使它更好。

  3. be better 更好些

  I told you it would be better for you if you took fewer courses during the first semester.

  我告诉过你如果你在第一个学期少选一些课程会比较好一些。

  十一、bill

  1. 账单,买单。

  I will pay the bill this time because last time you did it.

  这次我来买单,因为上次是你。

  2. 提案。

  We all passed the bill on yesterday’s board meeting.

  在昨天的董事会上我们全票通过该提案。

  3. 纸币。

  Here’s a 10-dollar bill. Give me two tickets for tonight’s show please.

  这是一张10美元的纸币,请给我两张今晚演出的票,谢谢。

  十二、book

  1. 书。本意,简单名词。

  2. 预定,订购。 be booked up 被预定空了;booking office 售票处

  All the morning flights have been booked up. 所有明早的飞机票都预定光了。

  十三、briefing

  1. 简介。会议之前,总要有一个项目叫做Give a briefing.

  Mrs. Lung’s briefing seems to go on forever.Lung女士的简报似乎没完没了。

  2. news / press briefing 新闻发布会

  十四、change

  1. 改变,更改。这是该词的基本意思,看两个例子回顾一下。

  I’d love to see a different type of movie for a change.

  我想换换口味,看场不同类型的电影。

  I’ll have to get my ticket changed.

  我必须得更改我的票。

  2. 零钱。这是在口语中经常使用的意思。

  Two tickets and here’s a dollar forty cents change.

  这是两张票以及一美元四十美分的找零。

  Jane, do you have some change? I have to make a call on the payphone.

  Jane,你有零钱吗?我想在公用电话亭打个电话。

  十五、check

  1. 检查。基本意思。check our baggage 检查行李

  Could you check for me who borrowed it?

  你能帮我查查是谁借走了吗?

  Did you check the power plug and press the play button?

  你是否检查了电源插头并按了播放键了呢?

  2. 登机台。check-in counter

  Is this the check-in counter for Flight 914 to Los Angeles?

  这是飞往洛杉矶的914号航班的登机台吗?

  3. 询问。check on it 问问看

  Maybe I should call to check on it.

  也许我应该打个电话问问看。

  4. 支票。

  Sign the check. 签这张支票。

  十六、copy

  1. 一本,一份。a copy of 口语中经常使用。

  I’d like to buy a copy of Professor Franklin’s book On American Culture.

  我想买本富兰克林教授写的关于美国文化的书。

  Would you like a copy of professor Smith’s article?

  你想要份史密斯教授的文章吗?

  2. 复印。简单动词。

  Could you copy this article for me?你能为我拷贝一下这篇文章吗?

  十七、count

  1. 数数。

  She is counting the days. 她每天都在数着日子。

  2. 指望。count on 依赖

  We’ll have to count on good weather.

  我们不得不指望一个好天气。

  十八、cover

  1. 封面。hard cover 精装书,与hard back book同意。另外,每个娱乐杂志的封面都免不了会有一位漂亮时尚的cover figure(封面人物)。

  The hard cover is on sale for the same price as the paperback this week in the bookshop.

  在书店,这些精装本与平装本价格相同。

  2. 读完,完成。

  I think we’ve covered everything.

  我认为我们完成所有事情了。

  I just covered a few chapters which interested me most.

  我只读完了自己最感兴趣的几章。

  十九、crossword puzzle

  纵横字谜,一种填字游戏。既可以entertain oneself(自我娱乐),也是一种不错的智力训练。

  This is not a game. It’s only a crossword puzzle that helps increase my vocabulary.

  这不是游戏。这只是可以帮助我提高单词量的一种纵横字谜。

  二十、drama

  戏剧。这是一种西方的艺术形式。四级听力中曾经多次出现。其他的艺术形式还有TV play(电视剧),soap opera(肥皂剧),concert(音乐会)……

  Some people just can’t seem to appreciate real-life drama.

  有些人似乎不愿意欣赏真实生活的戏剧表演。

  31. laundry

  该词本意是指洗衣店。但是在听力中,会用来借指洗衣服的工作。

  比如,There’s a lot of laundry to do.有很多衣服要洗。

  32. look

  该词本身作为一个基本动词并无什么难度,但是它频频在听力中出现的各种用法我们不得不掌握一下。

  (1)看上去。

  You look great. 你看上去气色很好。

  You look awfully nervous. 你看上去很紧张。

  All of my clothes look so old and I can’t afford something new.

  我所有的衣服看上去都很旧,我买不起新的。

  It’s not as bad as it looks. 它并没有看上去的糟。

  (2)查阅。look up 查阅字典

  a希望。look forward to

  b寻找。 look for

  Do you think we should try to call him or look for him?

  你认为我们是打电话给他呢,还是去找他?

  Have you seen a young gentleman looking for his wristwatch?

  你见过一个寻找腕表的年轻人吗?

  33. make

  (1)make an appointment 预约

  Why didn’t you make an appointment to see the doctor last week?

  你为什么上周不给医生打个预约电话。

  (2)make a call on the payphone 打一个收费电话

  (3)make room for sb 腾出位子给某人

  Could you make room for the old lady? 你能为这位老太太让个座吗?

  (4)make it 达到,抵达,做到

  But I’m afraid I can’t make it. 但是我恐怕做不到。

  I’m afraid I can’t make it before 7 o’clock. 我恐怕在7点前没法到达。

  34. mistake

  (1)错误。make a mistake

  (2) 误认。这对双胞胎长得太像了,所以I often mistake one for another,并且无法tell themapart。

  35. notice

  (1) 通知。

  Please wait for further notice. 请注意进一步通知。

  (2) 注意到。

  Have you noticed anything wrong here? 你注意到这里有什么问题吗?

  36. offer

  (1)提供。公司提供工作职位给学生就是offer a job。国外大学提供奖学金即:offer scholarship。所以大家一般称国外大学的全额奖学金为offer。

  I turned down the offer because it would mean frequent business trips away from myfamily.

  我拒绝了这份工作因为它要求频繁的出差。

  They’re offering me a job after I graduate. 他们给我提供了一份毕业后的工作。

  (2)帮助。offer to help others 乐于助人

  37. order

  (1) 命令。这是最基本用法,不赘述。

  (2) 订购。

  I haven’t received the furniture I ordered yet.我还没有收到订购

  How about the food I ordered?我订的饭菜如何?

  餐厅服务用语:Can I take / serve your order?

  (3) 秩序。 out of order 比较乱,其反意为in order。

  38. paint

  (1) 油漆。

  Did Henry paint the whole house himself?整栋房都是亨利自己漆的吗?

  He had it painted. 他找人刷了油漆。

  (2) 绘画。

  Can you tell me the title of this oil painting? 你能告诉我这贴画油画的名字吗?

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