Unit 1

骄兵必败   pride comes before a fall

战无不胜   nothing could stand in their way

奋勇抵抗   fierce resistance

阴冷凄苦的俄罗斯寒冬

a raw, bitter, bleak Russian winter

堪称无敌         be unequaled

向…发动进攻       launch an attack against…

痛苦的教训         a painful lesson

速决速胜         a quick, decisive victory

让某人吃惊的是    to sb.'s surprise

面临着一个重要抉择

 be faced with a crucial decision

孤注一掷        take the gamble

激战               fierce battle

向…提出停战       offer a truce to

等待时机              bide one’s time

成为一场噩梦       turn into a nightmare

拖着脚步行进              drag on

溃不成军的幸存者       the tattered survivors    

不宣而战           without a declaration of war

闪电式战略        lightning war

“焦土”政策        “scorch the earth”

处境变得危急   the situation becomes desperate

食品匮乏          food runs out

死于饥饿与疾病     die from hunger and disease

食品和补给的匮乏  a lack of food and supplies

 

Unit 2

计算机革命           the computer revolution

制造业                  manufacturing industry

长途司机              long-distance driver

被严重低估        be grossly underestimated

威胁生命的重大隐患  life-threatening hazard

解决问题                  cure the problem

积极的影响            a positive impact

与无线电信号调谐       be tuned to radio signals

在任何一个特定时间    at any given time

量子理论法则the laws of the quantum theory

精确的频率           precise frequency

发出无线电信号    send out a radio signal

换算出                  be converted into

导航能力              navigational capability

几乎无限              virtually limitless

手杖                      walking sticks

遥控                      remote control

潜在的应用            potential use / application

要求                      call for

完全控制               take complete control of

被编成组               be bunched into groups

一齐行驶               travel in union

对环保有利            environmental boon

智能汽车            smart cars

独立驾驶            drive on one’s own

把…变成现实        turn sth. into a reality

汽车工业            the automobile industry

制造业              manufacturing industry

交通事故            traffic accidents

空气中，在空中，悬而未决的    in the air

发动，启动          start up

扫描                scan for

盯着看，凝视        stare at

中央分道线          center divider

瞄准                train on

迷路                get lost

停留，被阻塞        get stuck in

塞车                traffic jam

导航系统            navigation system

围绕地球运行        orbit the earth

组成                make up

发射，发出          send out

转化成              convert into

无线电信号          a radio signal

使相关联            correlate to

方向盘              steering wheel

精确频率            at a precise frequency

光速                the speed of light

做好准备随时做…    be poised to (do)

手杖                walking sticks

要求                call for

控制                take control of

交通繁忙路段        heavily trafficked road

一致，一齐          in unison

使成为…的一部分    incorporate into

作为，充当…        serve as

 

 

 

Unit 3

模拟面试        mock interview

采取进一步行动  follow up

在某人手中，为某人拥有in one’s hands

亲手送交的      hand-delivered

可能的客户      prospective customers

在我看来        as I see it

俗话说          (as) the saying goes

极有可能        the odds are good that

一生中仅有一次的经历

a once-in-a-lifetime experience

事先做好准备    do one’s homework

努力争取        go after

交换场地        switch sides

发扬长处        develop one’s strengths

尝试            take/have a crack (at)

奇迹中的奇迹    miracle of miracles

实现你的目标    accomplish your goals

改变状态或观点；产生影响make a difference

大约            in the neighborhood of

做梦也想不beyond one’s/anyone’s wildest dreams

从…的观点来看  from one’s/the standpoint (of)

 

Unit 4

耸耸肩             shrug one’s shoulders

自大                great vanity

让某人大吃一惊    give sb. a great surprise

听某人亲口讲述    from sb. own lips

衣着整洁素雅   be neatly and quietly dressed

合乎某人的年龄和身份

in accordance with one’s age and station

玩桥牌           play bridge

和睦恩爱的一家人

a united and affectionate family

年轻时           in one’s youth

点头致意            nod a greeting

对…有一种本能   have an instinct about …

两颊白里透红       pink-and-white cheeks

和善地咯咯一笑    give a kindly chuckle

勉强地/欣然地      with a bad/good grace

一文不名           go broke

穷困潦倒         be down and out  

自杀                  commit suicide

由于                   on account of

吃一惊               be taken aback

身体状况不好/好 in bad/good condition

祝某人好运      wish sb. good luck

临阵脱逃        funk it at the last moment

喝酒作乐把身体搞垮  

ruin one’s constitution by drink and dissipation

 

Unit 5

扫除                        sweep aside

寻找                        in search of

国家认同                 national identity

狂热信徒                 a fervent believer

认为                        identify… as

毫不迟疑                 without any hesitation

国际商业精英       international business élite

少数几位                 a handful of

没完没了的认真的讨论endless earnest discussion

资本、劳动力和技术的流动             

flow of capital, labor and technology

最佳地点         the most advantageous locations

全球超级物种          global superspecies

与…渐行渐远          increasingly divorce from

文化断层                 cultural fault line

处于…的前沿          at the forefront of

开辟一条通向…的道路   beat a path to

一个创新的卓越环境

a remarkable environment of innovation

根据对各国人口和经济增长的预计   

be based on projections of demographic and

economic growth

从…脱离         swing away from

低薪流动劳工     low-paid migrant workers

医疗保健体系     health care system

跨国界经营         cross-border business

更别提                let alone

狭隘民族主义     a narrow nationalism