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如有侵权，请联系网站删除，仅供学习与交流Unit 1 The Snake Bite【精品文档】第 4 页Unit 1 The Snake BiteRaise: 1) lift or move to a higher position or level 举起；把往上提，使升高2) breed or grow (animals or plants) 喂养（动物）；种植（植物）习惯用语: raise one's hat 脱帽致敬 raise hell /raise the devil 闹事；兴风作浪get a raise 得到提薪 raise a family养育子女 raise the roof 喧闹不休；闹翻了天Patch: 1) a piece of cloth or other material used to mend or strengthen a torn or weak point补丁，补片2) small piece of ground, especially one used for gardening （尤指园艺用的）一小块地常用词组be not a patch on 比不上，远不如Eg: He no longer looked so handsomehe wasn't a patch on Peter. 看上去他已不再那么英俊，远比不上彼得。Barn: a large farm building used for storing grain, hay, or straw or for housing livestock仓库习惯用语born in a barn 没有教养的; 举止粗野的 barnyard谷仓近旁的场地Forbid: refuse to allow (something) 不许，禁止常用词组forbidden fruit禁果 God (或 Heaven) forbid但愿别(发生此事)! Parking forbidden ! 禁止停车 ! Cameras are forbidden! 禁止拍照!同义词 forbid ban prohibit 都含“禁止”的意思。forbid系常用词, 指“命令某人不做某事”,ban 语气较重, 指权威机关“正式禁止”, 含“严厉谴责”之意,只能用事物作其宾语prohibit指“通过法律或政府法令禁止”,Swipe: (v.) hit or try to hit with a swinging blow 挥击；猛打 (n.) a sweeping blow挥击习惯用语take a swipe at/ swipe at挥臂重击All at once: suddenly and unexpectedlyMess: a dirty or untidy state of things or of a place（物品，地方）凌乱；肮脏Eg: She made a mess of the kitchen. 她把厨房弄得又乱又脏。My hair was a mess. 我的头发乱极了。常用词组mess with someone's head 使泄气；使担忧；使苦恼 mess up a room把房子弄乱 be in a mess 乱七八糟, 处境狼狈Strike: 1) a sudden attack, typically a military one袭击，偷袭2) carry out an aggressive or violent action, typically without warning攻击，进攻，突袭常用词组: strike while the iron is hot 趁热打铁 strike an attitude (或 pose) 摆姿势strike sb. a violent blow猛击, 痛打(某人) be struck with fever发烧strike out a word删掉一个字 be struck by the beauty为美景貌所迷住strike the flags降旗投降 be struck with panic惊恐万状Figure: think, consider, or expect to be the case以为，认为；猜，推断，推测；估计Rattle: make a rapid succession of short, sharp knocking sounds, typically as a result of being shaken and striking repeatedly against a hard surface or object发连续短促的尖利敲击声，碰撞作声，发格格声习惯用语get rattled 紧张; 不知所措; 生气 rattle away on, along 喋喋不休地讲rattle someone's cage 使恼火，激怒；烦扰Light out: depart hurriedly匆匆离开, 拼命地跑,飞快地跑Yell: give a loud, sharp cry叫喊，叫嚷；号叫Whip: take out or move (something) fast or suddenly突然拿出（或移动）Whip off : 迅速离开, 突然拿去(遮盖物), 迅速带走Front: (n.)the side or part of an object that presents itself to view or that is normally seen or used first; the most forward part of something前部，前面；正面；最前面部分(adj.) of or at the front前部的；前面的；在前面的in the front of the room 屋子的前部 in front of the room 屋前Watch: 1) look at or observe attentively, typically over a period of time观看；注视；观察2) keep under careful or protective observation看守；看护常用词组: be on the watch 留心，注意；提防 watch the time 注意时间 watch one's (或 someone's) back 保护自己（或他人）（以防意外的危险）Lot: 1) piece of land 地皮; 土地 2) area used for a particular purpose （作某用途的）场地Habitation: place to live in; house or home 住处; 住房; 家宅Shortcut: A more direct route than the customary one捷径, 近路Make for: 1) move or head towards (a place) 走向，前往= head forEg: He rose from his seat and made for the door.2) to cause a particular result or situation导致；被看作是，促成Eg: Both teams are on good form, which should make for a great game.Take sth. off: to remove Tight: fixed, fastened, or closed firmly; hard to move, 紧的；牢固的，不松动的常用词组: a tight corner (或 spot 或 place): in a very difficult situation身处困境；窘境a tight squeeze: a situation where you do not have much space to put things in 极度的拥挤Yank: (v.)pull (sth) with sudden force/(n.) a sudden hard pull用力猛拉常用词组: yank sbs chain  拿某人开涮； 跟某人开玩笑Follow: 1) go along (a route or path) 沿（路线，道路）行进2) (of a route or path) go in the same direction as or parallel to (another) （路线，道路）与（其他路线、道路）同方向延伸（或平行）Claim: (n.) thing claimed, esp a piece of land 索要之物（尤指土地）.Crest: the top of something, especially a mountain or hill（尤指山的）顶部常用词组: on the crest of a wave : at a very successful point处于胜利的时候, 得意之时, 巅峰时期Rise: (v.) move from a lower position to a higher one升起，上升(n.) an upward slope or hill岗；坡；小山；高地常用词组: have a rise in life the world 飞黄腾达 buy for the rise 看涨而买进get take, have a rise out of sb. 惹得某人恼怒 rise again 死而复生Silhouette: dark outline of sb/sth seen against a light background 黑色轮廓; 侧影in silhouette 呈轮廓状；成剪影Pick someone/thing out: distinguish someone or something among a group of people or things分辨出Buggy: a small or light vehicle轻便车辆/ a light horse-drawn vehicle for one or two people, with two or four wheels轻便马车Anxious: wanting something very much, typically with a feeling of unease多指伴有不安情绪的）渴望的常用词组: anxious about/for sb/sth: feeling worried; uneasy忧虑, 担心anxious for sth/(for sb) to do sth/that : strongly wishing sth; eager for sth 渴望某事物；急切想要某事物be on the anxious seat坐立不安, 如坐针毡Manger: a long open box or trough for horses or cattle to eat from（马或牛）食槽，料槽常用词组: a dog in the manger狗占马槽；占着茅坑不拉屎的人jumping the manger跳槽Break into: 1) change one's pace to (a faster one) 加快步伐2) enter or open (a place) forcibly, especially for the purposes of theft（尤指为盗窃目的）破门而入Gallop: the fastest pace of a horse, with all the feet off the ground in each stride飞跑，疾驰Instruction: 1) a direction or order指示；命令2) detailed information telling how something should be done, operated使用（或操作）说明Show up: be conspicuous or clearly visible暴露，显露Every now and then: from time to time; sometimes but not often有时, 时而, 不时At length: 1) at last 最后 2) in detail; fully详细地，全面地 Translation1. It started raining, so she made for the nearest shelter.2. She picked out a cap to match her dress.3. I waited for an hour, but he didnt show up. 4. They figured it was better to stay where they were.5. The earthquake that struck the little island caused 23 deaths.6. He returned home at length after being away from the village for 20 years.7. She managed to hold on to her job while many of her colleagues lost theirs.