加载中…Smoke 烟，fog 雾—〉foggy weather à the foggy jam
Mist 水气—〉vapor 水蒸气
Evaporate 蒸发 /消失
That man evaporated in the world 那人从世界上消失了
5 trillion has evaporated from the stock market.股市上蒸发了50
Smog 烟雾
No fire no smoke 无风不起浪
A: what happened between you and the lady?
B: nothing happened.
C: come one, no fire no smoke; no story no gossip. 得了，无风不起浪，没有故事哪来谣言。
Desolate 荒凉的，荒芜的= lonely
Rundown 破败的， a rundown house 一个破落的房子
Threaten 威胁。
threat.威胁，n ---to sb/sth对—构成威胁。
两个灾难有共同的地方，事前都没有恐怖袭击的征兆。两个袭击都造成了大量无辜的伤亡
The two disasters had something in common. There was not even a sign of attack beforehand. Both claimed a lot of innocent victims.
中国和日本有类似的地方，我们都信奉儒教文化，人口众多，资源贫乏
China and Japan have a lot in common. We are both Confucius countries. We both have a large population and poor resources.
恐怖主义对世界和平和正义构成了最大的威胁
Terrorism is the biggest threat to world peace and justice.
Be a threat to == pose a threat to构成威胁
繁忙的马路是学生安全的最大威胁。
the busy road is /pose the biggest threat to students’ lives.
Pose a big challenge to sth对---构成挑战
Threaten
Threaten sth /to do sth 威胁着要做某事
意大利威胁着要退出凡尔赛协约，但是没有人理睬
Italy threatened to withdraw from the Vassals treaty but only got ignored
Withdraw from treaty 退出条约
*******************************************************************************************withdraw some money from the bank 从银行取钱
Withdraw =retreat 撤退，撤军
美国没有准备好从伊拉克撤军
The USA is not prepared to withdraw /retreat from the Iraqi war.
Withdraw the tropes from the war. 将部队撤出战争
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类似构成: widen，
broaden
拓宽马路widen/broaden the road，开拓眼界broaden the eyes/vision
Deepen
Soften
Strengthen
Vt ：frighten, threaten, , enrich使富有，肥沃，充实
石油使阿拉伯国家富有起来The oil resources have enriched the Arabic countries
尼罗河的洪水泛滥使两岸的平原富饶肥沃the flood of the Nile enriches the land at both sides
我们要不断充电以适应竞争。Enrich yourself to survive the fierce competition.
Surrounding
周围的
南京及其周边地区Nanjing and its surrounding//neighboring areas。
surroundings环境<environment。
有些动物能够很好的融入周围环境Some animals can fit into their
surroundings perfectly,
blend 融合the cottage and the environment/the landscape
blend into each other perfectly.
Authority 权威
Establish your authority 确立权威
He is challenging your authority 挑战权威
Authorities 当局
The school authorities 校方 The government authorities 政府当局
Grass-root units 草根单位
Majesty 威严 The majesty of the mountain 恢宏的山脉
Spray, spatter, splash以不同的方式喷洒。
Spray 通常是喷洒颜料，香水，化学制品等，借以完全遮住某处。常用内压式喷雾器或是喷枪操。
事故后对车进行重新喷漆.have the car re-sprayed after the accident.
我浑身喷洒了杀虫剂，一个晚上在床上辗转反侧
I sprayed myself all over with pesticide and tossed and turned in bed all nigh long.
Spatter 是指较多的颜料，泥巴，血等见到身上造成污斑。
汽车经过，溅了我一身泥水The bus spattered me all over with muddy water as it passed by.
Splash 不慎洒出液体. The boiling water is splashing
Root 根，1) 植物的根须Tender bamboo roots 竹笋。
2)引申为根源
金钱是万恶之源Money is often said to be the root of all evils.
3) roots家族的根
很多美国人的根在英国Many Americans have roots in England.
广东是很多海外华侨的祖籍所在地，是一个外贸大省
Guangdong, where many overseas Chinese have their roots, is a leading province in foreign trade.
Century 世纪—〉世纪之初at the beginning of the century
At the turn of the century 世纪之交
Centennial 百年的 the centennial celebration 百年庆典
Perennial 永恒的，The perennially snow-capped mountains.
一块块的土地，一片片的绿色Patches of land/green
Patch things up 和好了
They had a terrible quarrel this morning. But now they have patched things up
The French president is now in the USA to patch up their relations.
Blacken 让---变黑
烈日让你的皮肤变黑了The scorching sun has blackened my skin.
皮肤晒的很好Get well tanned
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Firemen had been fighting the forest fire for nearly three weeks before they could get/bring it under control
before—之后才， 过去时和过去分词均可。
我重复了好几遍后他们才明白”I (had) repeated several times before they could understand/finally they understood.
他们讨价还价半小时后才决定购买些东西
They bargained for over half an hour before they finally decided on something.
冬天正在临近Winter is approaching
正在靠近的脚步The approaching footsteps
正在逼近的洪水The approaching flood.
the never-say-die approach/spirit 永不言败的精神/作风
永不言败的作风是他做企业成功的原因
The never-say-die approach is the reason why his business is successful.
研究生教育会给你一个不同的世界观
Postgraduate education may give you a different view of the world around
Wash away the soil. 把泥土冲刷走
如果他不能执行任务，那么就把他淘汰掉。
If he is incapable of the mission, just wash him out.
在1/4赛中就被淘汰出局了be washed out in the quarter/half/final.
Eliminate 淘汰 （优胜劣汰），灭掉
在激烈的竞争中，弱势物种被自然淘汰了In the fierce competition, those weak species are eliminated by the nature.
一个鸡蛋，两个小饼干，一瓶果汁，就着这些食物喝下
An egg, two cookies and a bottle of juice to wash the food down
to 不定式作后置定语
a lot of things to do , a difficult question to answer, a place to live in
总结：1）不定式修饰人。通常the first, the only , the right 等结构.
他是唯一抱怨的人。He was the only one to complain.
你才是干这个的合适人选you are the right person to do the job/for this job.
伽利略是第一个拿起望远镜看星空的人。He was the first to look up into the sky through telescope.
在必要的时候用被动。
第一批接受该奖项的外国人。The first foreigners to be awarded /given such an honor.
他是第一个被录取进北京外国语大学的人He is the first to be admitted into Beijing foreign studies.
标志性名词：Reason, need, chance, opportunity, wish, efforts, the right(权力)
没有理由怀疑他的话there is no reason to doubt his words.
我还没有机会好好思考 I haven’t got a chance to think about it thoroughly.
你现在有机会到国外去转转了you’ve got a chance to walk about abroad.
用不着你来教训我，我比你更了解情况。
There is no need for you to teach me. I am more in the picture than you.
Picture 局势，情况
你能不能和我大体上谈谈中国的市场情况
Can you give me a general picture about the market of china?
2）有些名词的动词形式或形容词形式+不定式，所以这些名词也用不定式做定语。
Plan to do, promise to do, decide to do (decision), refuse to do (refusal)
fail to do (failure), offer to do (主动提出做)，attempt to do,（试图做）
able to do (ability), willing to do (willingness), eager to do (eagerness)
ready to do (readiness )，anxious to do (anxiety)
一开始我就没有再这个岗位上作很久的打算
总统辞职的决定避免了一场政治危机，把国家从内战的危险中挽救了过来
The president’s decision to resign avoided a political crisis and rescued the country from the danger of a civil war.
The seeds are sprayed in huge quantities 种子大量的喷洒
The tourists are arriving in large numbers /shoals
A：They came in huge numbers 他们人多势众
B：Numbers don’t win a war. 光靠数量赢得不了战争
运筹帷幄之中，决胜千里之外careful planning wins a war
先进的武器不能够赢得战争，人民的支持才是关键
People’s support instead of good weapons wins a war.
吵架光靠嗓门大不行 a big voice cant win a quarrel
Good quality wins the consumers
Take root 扎根 ---〉植根于be rooted in
We have taken root in this market. 我们在市场上站稳了脚跟
Superstition is deeply rooted in our culture. 迷信深深的植根于我们的文化
生活中人们互相友好，但是一旦在足球场上碰面，那么我们最具争斗性的一面就被激发了。因为人人都希望获胜，征服，这植根于我们的本性中people can be nice and friendly to each other in our life. But when they meet on football-pitch, the most combative aspect of our nature is aroused. Because everyone is eager to win and to conquer .This is rooted in our instinct
Set foot on 踏上
我们一踏上这块土地，便知道这是一块充满希望和机会的土地The moment we set foot on this land, we knew that this is a land of prospects and opportunities
Lay one’s hands on 随手拿到（不经意的）
我在书架子之间转悠的时候，不经意碰到了一本好书
I simply laid my hands on such a good book as I was ambling among the shelves.
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Circle 圈子 朋友圈， a circle of friends. 商业界the business circle
中国的经济繁荣必将会给亚洲的商业界带来可观的投资和贸易良机
China’s economic boom will surely bring about a lot of trade and investment opportunities to the business circle in Asia.
工作不仅仅是挣钱，还带来了一个朋友圈和归属感
A job brings more than a salary, it brings about a circle of friends and a sense of belonging
社交圈子social circle交际花 social butterfly
Admire 钦佩，赞美。
每个人都惊叹他的反应快速Everyone admires/marvel at/gasp at/stand in awe of his quick wit
Criticize sb for sth
当我羡慕她们的成功时，我还从她们身上找到一种精神和人格魅力，这有助于我的成长
While I admire their success， I find in them a spirit and a personality which help me to grow.
懒惰，贪婪，都是我们本性的一部分Laziness and greed is part of our nature.
从她们身上汲取巨大的力量draw tremendous power from them
催人上进的环境 the promoting environment
Close friends 密友=Bosom friends 密友，知心朋友=Intimate friends 亲密的朋友
Distance separates no bosom friends.//no true friendship
我们天各一方，但是距离挡不住真爱
We live with thousands of miles between us. But distance separates no true lovers.
Get married to sb 动作 Be married to sb 状态
我们结婚五年了，激情已经褪去，离婚是更好的选择
I have been married to him for five years. And our passion has exhausted. And we think a divorce is better.
Sort 种类。
all sorts/kinds of things. =things of all sorts/kinds.
不屑与他之流的人为伍I never mix with people of his/such
sort/kind.
抓获本拉登以及他的同伙To capture Ben laden and terrorists of his kind.
A fine assortment of 琳琅满目的,种类繁多的
圣诞节的时候，橱窗里的货物琳琅满目
During the Christmas festival, they have a fine assortment of goods in the windows.
等一下，让我屡屡思路wait a minute and let me sort it out.
Be popular with sb 为---喜欢（人）
The cute guy is popular with the young girls
Be popular aomg sb 受到---喜欢（物体）
对于很多人而言， 共公交车不是很受欢迎， 因为很拥挤。必须在人群中挤来挤去。
Among some people, buses are not popular, because they often have too many passengers You have to squeeze through them
我更喜欢骑自行车， 因为他很小，容易停放， 且从来不会有堵车现象， 当然也很环保
My favorite transportation is riding-bike. Because bikes are small and, thus, easy to park. For bike-riders, there is never a traffic jam. Last but not least, bikes never cause pollution to the environment
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For his strong sense of humor
他没有时间概念，任何约会都可能会迟到，很有可能又要放你鸽子了
He has no sense of time. He tends to be late for anything. Most probably, he will stand you up this time
在俄罗斯，男人普遍责任感较弱，他们会手里提着一瓶伏特加，走出家门，一去不返
In Russia, generally men have a weaker sense of responsibility. They will simply walk out of their homes with a bottle of vodka in hands, never to return.
很强烈的危机感Have a strong sense of crisis.
如今我们所处的社会充满了不确定因素和危机today we live in a world full of uncertainties and risks。
危机感与日俱增have an increasing/growing sense of crisis。
生命的意义在于选择，这很有道理. 大部分人感到难过，是因为没有选择
The meaning /significance of life lies in options. It really makes sense. Most people have no options, so they feel terrible.
而我的麻烦是选择太多了。有时候一些看起来很好的选择会让我迷失方向，从而让我偏离自己的梦想
For me, the biggest headache is that I have too many choices. Sometimes the seemingly-wonderful options will blind me and lead me away from my dreams.
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现在虚拟的两类：1）if引导的虚假条件从句型2）标志性词语引导的隐晦宾语从句型
如果我手头宽裕，我肯定帮你If I were easy on the pocket, I would surely help you.
但愿我有充足时间，这样我就能够租到一个更好的房子了
I wish/ if only I had plenty of time, so that I could rent a better one.
it’s high/ about time +从句,用过去时表示现在和将来。
是时候该客观重新审视自己了，大学生并非天之骄子。
It’s high time you looked at yourself objectively. College students are not heaven-favored children any longer.
Would rather +从句也虚拟
我宁愿做一个男孩子，这样的话我就不用担心婚姻，我可以等到30岁才结婚
I would rather I were a boy. So that I didn’t have to worry about getting married. I could wait until 30.
过去的虚拟: 1）if引导的虚假条件从句型2）标志性词语引导的隐晦宾语从句型
关键：时态退一格。
从句就是had done, 主句could/might/should/need/would/ought to have done。
如果我早点来我就买到票了If I had come earlier, I could/would/might have got the tickets.
你早点来就看到刘德华了。If you had come earlier you would have seen Liu.
如果我在这里生活了那么多年，像你一样，我就不会打的了
If I had lived here for years like you, I couldn’t have taken the taxi.
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