新概念英語第四冊(cè)慣用語整理Lesson37

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Lesson 37
    1.age n. 年紀(jì),年齡 v. 變老
    for age 很久,很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間(for a long time)
    例句:I haven't seen you for ages, but I hear you are going to study abroad soon.
    我已經(jīng)很久沒見到你了,但我聽說你不久要出國學(xué)習(xí)。
    2.all 全部的,所有的 adv. 完全地,全部地
    after all 畢竟,終究,到底,終于
    1.A:Mary won't be coming to work tomorrow. She's finally going to the photography exhibit.
    A:瑪麗明天不會(huì)來上班,她最后還是要去看那個(gè)攝影展了。
    B:Oh, so she managed to get tickets after all.
    B:噢,這么說她終于還是搞到票了。
    2.A:I talked to Philip today and he said he'd be coming to the party.
    A:今天我和菲利普談過了,他說要來參加晚會(huì)的。
    B:Oh, so he can come after all.
    B:噢,那么說他到底還是能來了。
    3.A:I've just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine.
    A:我剛剛看過X光,你的牙沒問題。
    B:I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.
    B:我知道了。那么根本沒必要擔(dān)心了。
    3.decline v. 1.拒絕(接受某物);謝絕2.下降3.衰落4.傾斜;垂頭 n. 1.下降,下傾,下垂2.衰落3.斜面,傾斜4.消耗病(如肺病)
    for the decline 數(shù)目減少
    例句:The major reason for the decline of Asian elephants is the harm to their forests.
    亞洲象數(shù)目減少的主要原因就是對(duì)它們所在森林的破壞。
    4.die vi.死,死亡;枯萎;消失
    die out 消失;滅絕(disappear; become extinct)
    例句:1.Some languages are dying out because the groups who speak them are declining or because the speakers have adopted another.
    有些語言正在消失,這是因?yàn)橹v這種語言的人群正在衰減或因?yàn)槿藗円呀?jīng)采用了另外一種語言。
    2.With the development of modern industry, many of the traditional crafts have died out.
    隨著現(xiàn)代工業(yè)的發(fā)展,很多傳統(tǒng)工藝已失傳了。
    3.The dinosaurs have died out.
    恐龍已經(jīng)滅絕了。
    5.even adj.平均的,相等的;一致 adv.更為,及時(shí);縱然 v. 使平均,使平坦
    get even with 復(fù)仇,報(bào)仇(to have one's revenge, to revenge on)
    例句;Tony has spread a lot of rumours about me. I'll get even with him as soon as possible.
    托尼散布了很多關(guān)于我的謠言,我將盡快報(bào)復(fù)他一下。
    6.few adj.(前面有不定冠詞)有些,幾個(gè);(前面沒有不定冠詞)沒有幾個(gè),極少
    few and far between 稀少,極少見
    A:Steve is really a terrific guy.
    A:史蒂夫真是一個(gè)不錯(cuò)的哥們。
    B:He sure is. Friends like him are few and far between.
    B:的確是的,像他那樣的朋友實(shí)在是少見。
    7.least pron.最小,最少
    at least 至少(the lowest estimate)
    例句:There has been a serious accident on the M6 motorway in Lancashire, in which at least six people have lost their lives.
    茌蘭開夏郡的6號(hào)高速公路上發(fā)生了一起嚴(yán)重的交通事故,至少有6人喪生。
    8.limit vt.限制,限定 n. 界線,限度;極限
    exceed the speed limit 超速,超過限速(speeding; driving at a higher speed than required)
    例句:The policeman told him that he had been exceeding the speed limit and asked to see his documents.
    警察說他一直在超速駕駛并要求看他的證件。
    9.run out (of) 用光,用完(use up, exhaust, fall short of)
    例句:l.If she ran out of supplies in the evening, I was obliged to go out and look for a shop where I could get some more.
    如果她晚上用完了所有補(bǔ)給品,我就不得不出去找家商店再去買一些。
    2.Captain Ace was piloting a jet plane that had run out of fuel.
    王牌上尉正在駕駛著一架噴氣飛機(jī),飛機(jī)的燃料已經(jīng)用完了。
    3.could you lend me a pen? Mine has run out of ink.
    你能借我一支鋼筆嗎?我的鋼筆沒水了。
    10.run-down adj. 破舊的
    run down 很累(同義習(xí)語有worn out, out of steam, dog tired, tired out。順便掌握 beat, bushed, pooped這幾個(gè)表達(dá)累的極口語化的說法)
    例句:Bob's looking run down lately.
    鮑勃最近看上去很累。
    11.sboe n. 鞋
    gym shoes 運(yùn)動(dòng)鞋(同義習(xí)語:running shoes, jogging shoes)
    12.wear out 磨損:磨壞,磨穿
    A:Did you dance very much at the party last night?
    A:昨晚你舞跳得多嗎?
    B:Only until my shoes wore out.
    B:一直把我的鞋磨穿