自考“高級(jí)英語”筆記(9)

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Lesson Ten: The Tenth Man
    1. Making his first entry …… 第進(jìn)入。
    另如:make a triumphant entry 凱旋進(jìn)入;have free entry 可以自由進(jìn)入。
    2. abrupt : sudden/ unexpected 突然。
    如:an abrupt departure 突然離開。
    3. sullen : showing irritation or anger by a gloomy silence 慍怒的。
    4. indifferent : without interest or concern 漠不關(guān)心,不在乎。
    如: He seems indifferent to worldly success. 他似乎不在乎名利。
    5. draw or cast lots : to settle a question by the use of lots 抽簽。
    6. Be bound to do sth.
    bound : certain , sure 肯定。
    如:We are bound to succeed. 我們肯定會(huì)成功。
    7. Refasten: re + fasten
    fasten : to attach firmly or securely in place or to something else 系牢,牢牢固定,綁住。
    如:Please fasten your seat belt. 請系牢你的安全帶。
    fasten a boat to the quay 把船系于碼頭。
    8. may as well :used to express an opinion about a reason for doing or not doing the action of the given verb 還是做……的好;不妨……
    如: If that's the case , you may as well have a try .如果情況果真如此,你不妨試試看。
    Now that you're here, you may as well make yourself useful. 既然你在這里,你還是可以派上用場的。
    9. mock : fun of 嘲笑。
    如:His writings mocked the follies of the age. 他的著作嘲笑了那個(gè)時(shí)代的愚蠢。
    The naught boys mocked his queer accent. 淘汰的男孩嘲笑他奇怪的口音。
    His irresponsibility mocked my trust in him. 他的不負(fù)責(zé)任嘲弄了我對他的信任。
    10. nag at : be a constant source of unease or irritation to 使苦惱不己。
    如:The debt nagged at his conscience. 債務(wù)讓他的良心痛苦不己。
    11. narrow : limit , or restrict 限制。
    如:The detectives narrowed the search to just three suspects. 偵探將調(diào)查對象限制到三個(gè)嫌犯。
    decrease 縮小。
    如:The gap between the rich and the poor should be narrowed. 貧富的差距應(yīng)該縮小。
    12. consent : to permit , approve , or agree 同意,批準(zhǔn)。
    如:My father didn't consent to our agreement at first. 我父親初不同意我們結(jié)婚。
    We consented to a temporary agreement. 我們達(dá)成臨時(shí)協(xié)議。
    by common consent 經(jīng)一致同意。
    13. implore : beg urgently ; beseech 懇求。
    如: I implored your forgiveness. 我懇求你寬恕我。
    She implored him for mercy. 她懇求他寬容她。
    We implored him to stay on. 我們懇求他再呆下去。
    14. sum up : 總結(jié)。
    如: We summed up merits and demerits of the scheme. 我們總結(jié)了這個(gè)計(jì)劃的優(yōu)缺點(diǎn)。
    Could you sum up the main points of the lesson 你能否總結(jié)本課的要點(diǎn)