新概念英语第四册词组汇集(共15页).doc
精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上新概念英语第四册词组汇集Expressions 1In the Near East 在近东Some parts of the world 世界某些地区Preserve their history 保存他们的历史Hand down for one generation to another 代代相传Write down what they do 记下他们的所作所为The remote ancestors 远祖peole living in the Pacific Islands 生活在太平洋群岛Have neither history nor legends to help them 既没有历史又没有传说帮助他们Make tools of stone 用石头制作工具Disappear without trace 消失得无影无踪/ rot away腐烂干净 / Expressions 2If it were not for 要不是 / Put together 加在一起 / Do harm to 对有害 / Tell the difference 区别 / Be engaged in 从事/ Make a census of 对进行统计 / Make the wildest guess at 对胡乱猜测 / Oweto将归功于 / A fraction of 一小部份 / Be nearly related to 与有亲緣 关系/ At a glance 一眼就,乍一看 / On ones behalf 代替某人 / Something like 大约,大概 / Be content with 满足于 / Destroy so many insects消灭那么多的昆虫/ The greatest enemies of the human race 人类最大的敌人/ Live in the world生存,活在这个世界上/ Devour all our crops吞噬我们所有的庄稼 / The protection from insect-eating animals食虫动物的保护/ Never do the least harm to us对我们没有丝毫伤害/ Be engaged in this work从事这项工作/ One authority on spiders一位研究蜘蛛的权威/ In the south of England在英国南部/ On a football pitch在足球场上/ Not content with three meals a day不满足于一日三餐/ The total weight of the human beings 所有人的总重量Expressions 3 It is true but诚然但是/At the thought of 一想起 /Except for除以外/ Cut off from把隔离开来 /Take shelter wherever they can /Find shelter with与同住 / In a manner以某种样子 / Go out of ones way特意干/ Tend to常常,倾向于 / Wash down with咽下,吞下/ Be accustomed to惯于/ in the pioneering days在登山运动的初期 / Look for the easiest way to the top寻找到达山顶的丫最方便的道路/ Face difficulties and dangers面临艰难险阻/ Shudder at the thought一想起来就不寒而粟 / Court such excitement追寻这种刺激/ Except for one or two places除了一两个地方外 / Settlements cut off from civilization与世隔绝的村落/ Accustomed to eating seven-course dinners习惯一餐吃七道菜/ Sleep between fine linen sheets睡优质亚麻布床单Expressions 4Detect colours with her fingers用手指辩别颜色 / see through solid walls看穿实墙 / a locked safe / keep old newspapers locked away锁着的保险柜 / be done up in bundles被打成捆 / curious talent特异功能 / a scientific research institute科研所/ a series of tests一系列测试 / the Ministry of Health卫生部/ have a similar sensitivity有相似的敏感性 / perceive things with her skin用她的皮肤辩别实物 / bring her curious talent to the notice of a scientific research institute / stranger still / make out the colours of a picture hidden under a carpet / in another instance 另一次/ the moment 一就Expressions 5Be imprisoned in zoos被关在动物园内 Natural history museums 自然历史博物馆 Exert a strong fascination upon 对产生巨大的魅力 Horror films 恐怖电影In a wild state 处于野生状态In the dark jungles 在黑暗的丛林中Lead two expeditions 率领两支考察队Lie buried among the animals长眠于动物中 The exact social pattern of the family groups 大猩猩家族的确切群居模式Indicate the final extent of their intelligence 指出它们的智力极限Remain a mystery 仍是个迷Describe the animal to the civilized world向文明世界描述这种动物 Haunt the imagination of climbers常在攀登者的脑海中出现Something of a 有点Keep under observation 对进行观察Expressions 6The problem of youth青年问题 / Take leave to doubt冒昧, 请原谅 不揣冒昧表示怀疑/ Get down to fundamentals从问题的根本开始 / Has a glorious future before him有一个辉煌的前途/ That is where the rub is问题的症结就在这里 / Have an air of freedom有一种奔放不羁的风度 / Have not a dreary commitment to mean ambitions不沉溺于卑鄙的追名逐利 / Anxious social climbers急切向上爬的人 / Have no devotion to material things不热衷于物质享受 / The origins of things事物的起源 / Dreary clichés about respect for elders尊重长者的陈词滥调/ A reason for respect受人尊敬的理由 / As an equal以平等的身份 / After all毕竟 / Be engaged in忙于 / In some sense从某种意义上讲 / For one thing 一方面,一则 / In contrast with与形成对比 / Turn to for help向求助 / Maybut 尽管但是Expressions for lesson 7Create goodwill between nations国家之间产生友谊 / the common peoples of the world世界各国的民众 / meet one another at football在足球赛上交锋 / have no inclination to meet on the battlefield / international sporting contests在战场上兵戎相见 / lead to orgies of hatred导致深仇大恨 / deduce it from general principles从一般原理推断出这一点 / on the village green在乡村草坪上 / no feeling of local patriotism没有地方主义的情绪 / play for (the) fun and exercise为了娱乐和锻炼而比赛 / the question of prestige声誉问题 / combative instincts好斗本性或本能 / at the international level国际级;国际水平 / work themselves into furies over为大发雷霆 / tests of national virtues对国民品德的检验 / pick up sides随意组成两队 / for instance例如 / have no inclination to不想干 / / work oneself into导致,激起 / do ones utmost竭尽全力 / for (the) fun为了好玩 / at any rate 不管怎样,无论如何Expressions for lesson 8pursue his trade从事手艺活 / follow their fathers occupation (子)承父业 / have a fairly wide choice of employment宽广的择业余地 / acquire a feeling of economic independence 获得经济独立感 / a factor in a childs home life孩子家庭生活中的因素 / the number of married women in employment己婚妇女的就业人数 / draw substantial wages拿(到)相当的工资/ at the beginning of the century本世纪初 /economic advantages经济收入 / lose something of great value失去极珍贵的东西 / prevent her from being home to greet them使她不能在家迎接他们 / return from school放学归来 / much less of a不如,不象 / in employment在职,在工作 / place of work工作单位,工作场所/ more than超过;几乎Expressions for lesson 9serve as language起到语言的作用 / discovery of echo-location in bats对蝙蝠回声定位的发现 / turn to some recent human inventions看一下人类最近的发明 / the return of the echo回声的返回 / be reflected from the sea bottom从海底反射回来/ measure the time interval测定时间间隔 / the echo-sounding apparatus回声探测器 / the nature of the object物质的质地或性质 / a shoal of fish一群鱼 / locate flying insects 测定飞虫 / get a full appreciation of充分理解 / in general use普遍使用 / with experience凭经验/ Bats feed on insects ./ have only to only have to只要就能 / play a role起作用 / in the vicinity在的附近 / according to根据,按照 /steer clear of避开 / Echolocation in bats is compared with radar / compare with与相比Expressions for lesson 10regard them with horror怀着恐惧看待他们 / do with a few original men需要有几个创见的人 / create some enthusiasm激起一些热情 / release some energy释放出一些活力 / choose between various shades of the negative在形形色色的平庸之辈中挑选 / the joint owners of the car合资的车主/ a craving for success渴望飞黄腾达 / capture one plum after another (喻)捞了一把又一把 / take the juice and taste out of them喻)享尽荣华富贵/ have a nightmare vision of a future world浮现出梦魇般的未来世界的幻想 / with not a gleam of genius没有一丝天才的光芒 / an original mind具有创见的有识之士/ a rich personality丰富多彩的个性 / on the whole packed globed在整个拥挤不堪的地球上 / thoughts in the wilderness无人理睬的(改革)思想 / if only / fall to pieces / do with需要 / choose between 在之间选择Expressions for lesson 11Wandering minstrels浪迹天涯的吟游诗人 / Learn many of their ballads学会许多他们的歌谣 / In his youth在他年青时 / Set out to penetrate the camp决定打入敌营 / Settle down for the winter驻扎过冬 / Security precautions安全防卫措施 / Live well on the proceeds of raids靠掠夺物过着舒适的生活 / A life of ease安逸的生活 / No longer fit for prolonged battle不再适应持久战争 / Have no organization无组织 / Risk open battle冒正面硬拼硬打的风险 / Begin a long series of skirmishes展开一连串的小规模战斗 / Serve as a unique epic of royal espionage堪称国王间谍活动的一部独一无二的史诗 /Be faced with面临,面对 / As well as除之外还 / draw the Danes after him / act as充当,起的作用 / depend on依靠,取决于 / on the move在运动中,不停地移动 / set out to do决定干,着手干 / compared with与相比 / serve as / live on靠生活 /expressions for lesson 12inner emptiness内容空洞 / outer impressiveness表面的感人表现手法 / take the form of a grandiose realism采用壮观的写实主义 / mask the essential emptiness掩饰本质上的空洞 / be empty of humanity, credibility缺乏人性、可性度 / the censorship code新闻审查法规/ predetermine the content of these pictures预先决定这些影片的内容 / the entertainment value of the films这些电影的娱乐价值 / the impressiveness of the settings布景的感染力 / in the production of effects为了取得效果 / the representation of life对生活的表现 / compensate for弥补,补偿 / spare nothing to do不遗余力地干 / needless to say不必说,毋用说 / in addition to除之外还 / at times有时,偶尔地Expressions from lesson 13The motor industry汽车工业 / a great university city一座了不起的大学城 / research endowments研究基金 / make up for the change on character弥补特性上的变化 / shake to the roar of buses在公共汽车的轰鸣声中颤抖 / loads of motor-engines大批机动车 / an old seat of learning and tradition古老的学术和传统的中心 / the culture of the university大学文化 / transform the lives of the workers改变工人的生活 / on the verge of extinction濒临灭绝 / the rarefied atmosphere of learning高雅的学术气氛 / a pathetic sense of being lost可怜的茫然若失之感/ sweep away扫清,扫掉 / hither and thither到处,四处 / radiate out扩散开 / tend to常常,倾向于 / be thronged with挤满 / have no interest in对不感兴趣 / bear little resemblance to对不感兴趣 / hang over笼罩,威胁Expressions from lesson 14Be oppressed by the fear of death因怕死而郁郁寡欢 / in the young在年轻人身上/ be killed in battle在战争中阵亡 / know human joys and sorrows经历人生的欢乐与痛苦 / the best way to overcome it克服这一点的最好方法 / so at least it seems to me that至少在我看来是这样 / make your interests wider使你所关心的事情更加广泛 / the wall of ego recedes自我之墙撤去 / become merged in the universal life融入宇宙万物之中 / an individual human existence个人的存在 / rush past boulders and over waterfalls冲过巨石,越过瀑布 / become merged in the sea汇入大海 / lose their individual being失去个人的存在 / in old age在晚年 / suffer from the fear of death因怕死而感到痛苦 / the decay of vitality精力的衰退 / there is a justication for 有理由干 / in the thought that当想到 / so it seems that似乎是这样 / ( the thing that he) cares for喜欢 / have reason to ( fear ) 有理由 / cheat sb. of骗取的东西 / without break 不停地 / carry on继续干Expressions from lesson 15Open a current account开活期存款户头/ demand repayment of money提取存款 / draw a cheque in favour of another person开一张支付别人的支票 / the banker-customer relationship银行家与客户的关系/ the relationship of debtor and creditor债务人与债权人的关系/ owe a large number of obligations to对承担许许多多的义务/ give rise to problems and complications引起各种问题和纠纷 / obey its customers instructions遵从客户的指示 / debit his account记入他存款的借方/ in respect of cheques drawn by himself凭他自己签发的支票 / give the bank specimens of his signature把自己的签名字样给银行/ have no right to pay out a customers money没有权利支付客户的存款 / forge his signature伪造某人的签名/ recognize the customers signature辨认出客户的鉴字/ in cash以现金形式 / be loaded against对不利/ make no difference没有区别/ pay out支付/ for this reason由于这个原因 / in respect of用来付的钱,凭/ in credit (户头上)存着钱,盈余/ in favour of有利于;付给/ give rise to引起Expressions form lesson 16Get the oil out将石油取出 / mineral deposits矿藏 / less than a foot in diameter直径不到一英尺/ improve deep drilling改进深钻技术/ put up at the surface an oil derrick在地面上竖直一个井架/ like a giant block and takle像一座巨型滑轮组/ haulout of the ground将从地下拽出来/ great lengths of drill pipe极长的钻管/ be fitted with a cutting bit装着一个钻头/ a clean cylinder of rock一块表面光滑的圆柱体石头/ obtain a sample with a cording bit用芯钻取样/ get down to the oil到达油层/ flow to the surface流出地面/ circulate the mud down the drill pipe将泥浆灌注到钻管中去 / go down to向下延伸至 / every so often不时,经常/ under control在控制之中 / lead off将引出或放出/ send down把送下去/ at the top在顶部,在最高处/ at the bottom在底部,在最低处/ cut through钻穿,钻透/ by means of通过的手段/ in a controlled manner有控制地 / be fitted with安装着Expressions 17A very useful working concept一种非常有用且行之有效的概念/ place a certain amount of reliance on tests相当程度地信赖测试 / an intelligence test智力测试 / take a sample of an individuals ability对个人能力取样 / solve puzzles and problems解决各种难题和问题/ secondary schooling for all全民中等教育 / grammar schools中学;文法学校 / a small number of independent foundation schools少数独立基金学校 / the total child population of eleven-plus十一岁以上的儿童总数 / make some kind of selection进行某种选择 / academic examinations and tests学校考试和测验 / highly-academic primary schools教学质量较高的小学/ be based on scholastically-acquired knowledge以在校获得的知识为依据 / assess the general ability of any child评估孩子的一般能力/ within his range of competence and understanding在其能力和理解力的范围内 / pass on表达,转达 / take a sample of取的样 / of particular importance特别重要 / with the exception of除了之外 / be weighted in favour of对有利 / place reliance on对有利 / a wide variety of广泛多样的 / as a result of由于的结果/ within the range of在范围内Expressions 18The effectivenss of scientific research科研的有效性/ the general atmosphere of secrecy普遍的保密气氛/ the individual research worker个体研究人员/ in other departments of the same firm在同一公司的其它部门中 / the degree of secrecy保密程度 / take out patents取得专利/ apply to chemical industries适用于化学工业 / chance discoveries偶然的发现 / the whole nature of the research研究工作的全部性质 / obtain technical books from libraries向图书馆借技术书籍/ have their names entered让人把他们的名字登记在册/ take out such and such a book借出这种那种图书 / weigh heavily against对极不利/ in so far as就来说 / often enough往往/ with secrecy秘密地/ to such an extent that到如此程度以致/ for fear惟恐,以免/ carry out进行,实施/ be engaged in从事 / seek for寻求,追求,探索 / take out正式获得/ play a part in对起作用/ such and such某某 / be likely to很有可能干Expressions 19In a professional way从职业角度来说/ cultivate hobbies培养种种爱好 / practise a vovation从事一项职业/ cast a fly垂钓,钓鱼 / in the diplomatic service在外交部门 / know nothing of political economy对政治经济学一窍不通/ respect learning尊重学问;尊重知识 / consider the wants of the customer考虑顾客的需要/ attend to technological development关注技术发展 / the necessity of large-scale production大规模生产的必要性 / method of production生产方法/ have a widespread nepotism in appointment在用人方面有广泛的裙带关系 / rely on mystic entity called character 依赖一种称为“身份”的神秘东西/ one of the fundamental estates基本社会阶层之一 / adjust himself to a new world适应一个崭新的世界/ take every privilege as of right依法享有每一种特权/ be relevant to social welfare与社会福利有关 / rather than而不是/ be devoted to热衷于/ as of right按绝对权利或法律 / not so much as与其说倒不如说 / disbelieve in不相信 / range against针对 / take as 把看作/ be relevant to与相关Expressions for lesson 20In the organization of industrial life在工业生活的组织中 / the physiological and mental state of workers工人的生理和心理状态/ the maximum production at lowest cost以最低成本获取最高产量 / earn as much much as possible赚取尽可能多的钱/ the true nature of the human beings人的本性 / run the machines操作机器/ give consideration to the effects on考虑对的影响 / the artificial mode of existence那种人为的生存方式/ obtain the maximum income获取最大收入/ per square foot of ground每平方英尺地皮 / the construction of gigantic buildings高楼大厦的建造/ enjoy the comfort and luxury of their dwelling享受他们住宅的舒适与奢侈/ the necessities of life生活必需品 / full of petrol fumes, coal dust 充斥着汽油味、煤灰at lowest cost以最低成本 / give consideration to予以考虑/ large masses of大量的 / depriveof剥夺(的某物) / asas possible尽可能地 / with no regard for毫不顾及/a way of living生活方式/ for the good of为了的利益Expressions for lesson 21 In the early days of the settlement在殖民初期 / natural enemies天敌/ overrun a whole continent在整个大陆泛滥成灾 / maintain millions of sheep and cattle维持数百万头羊和牲畜 / act as the carrier of this disease充当这种疾病的媒介/ pass it on to the rabbits把它传染给兔子/ spread the disease all over the continent把疾病扩散到整个大陆 / reduce the rabbit population减少兔子的总数/ develop a degree of resistance to this disease对该疾病产生一定程度的抵抗力/ acquire this man-made disease as a pestilence得这种人为的瘟疫病 / get rid of the wild rabbits除掉这些野兔 / within the confines of his estate在他的庄园范围内/ a useful food supply一种有用的食物来源 / domesticated rabbits家兔/ the basis of a fur industry毛皮工业的基础 / letloose释放,放出 / be susceptible to易患,易受的影响 Expressions for lesson 22Save drowning men拯救快要淹死的人 / push them to the surface把他们推到水面上 / i defensive formation以防御队形/ credit dolphins with any motive of life-saving相信海豚具有救生的动机/ protect humans from sharks保护人类不受鲨鱼的伤害 / natural