Language Points

 

1. ups and downs (L. 2) 盛衰；浮沉 

 人生充满了欢乐与痛苦

Life is full of ups and downs.

他经历了两国历史上的阴晴圆缺。

He has seen the ups and downs in the history Of the relations between the two countries.

 

2.to confront the weaknesses and strengths (L. 4)

面对弱点和长处

confront面对

面对彼此的弱点, 夫妻要学会宽容。

 Confronting each other’s weaknesses, a couple should learn how to be tolerant.　

weaknesses and strengths 缺点和优点／不足和长处了解自己的缺点的优点很重要。

It’s important to know your own weaknesses and strengths.

 

3. to be so involved with sth.  (L. 7)

热衷于某事令我们担心的是，许多中学生热衷于电脑游戏。

To our worry, many middle school students are too involved with computer games.

 

4. to have no illusions about (L. 10)

对······不抱幻想我对他的能力并不存在幻想；他不怎么样。

I have no illusions about his ability; he is just no good.

be under the illusion　误以为

我们都误以为这个国家经济状况良好，但是实际上它正处于严重的困难之中。

We are all under the illusion that the country is doing well economically, but in fact it is in serious difficulty.

 

5. Hold for (L. 10)对······意味着

他知道这个机会对他意味着什么。

He knew what the chance hold for him.

hold 容纳，拥有他在这个企业中拥有一半的股份。

He holds a half share in the business.

 

6.  mutual  a. (L12)

shared; felt or done by each to the other

mutual respect 相互信任

mutual understanding 相互理解

mutual interests 共同利益

mutual efforts 共同努力

mutual support 相互支持

mutual hobby Collocation 共同爱好

 

7. overlook  v.  (L16)  

pretend not to noice    

她没有计较他的无礼，并尽量装作没事的样子。

 She overlooked his offensiveness and tried to pretend nothing had happened.

 

8. in the expectation that…  (L. 16)指望······

许多学生指望一毕业就能找到称心的工作；但常常是事与愿违。

Many students are in the expectation that they can land jobs after their own hearts as soon as they graduate from colleges; but in most cases things go contrary to their wishes.

 

 

9. to make everything work out right (L. 17)

使一切问题得到解决如果你耐心点，事情会有个圆满的结果。

work out 结果是，算出

If you just be patient, things will work out well.

警察已经查处小偷是怎么进入那座大楼了。

The police has worked out how the thieves entered that building.

 

10. go through (L19)  

experience

执行这一计划时我们遇到了许多困难。

We went through difficulties while working on this project.

 

11. to meet with some resistance   (L. 21)

遇到一些阻力 他的演讲受到冷落。

His speech met with a cold acceptance.

这项新法律遭到很多人的反对。

The new law met with many people’s resistance.

 

12.be supportive of(L22) 支持

我去年被解雇时，玛丽给了我很大的支持。

Mary was so supportive of me when I was fired last year.

 

13.upon(L24):prep. Immediately after; directly after

Upon hearing the news, she burst into tears.

一听到这个消息，她就放声大哭。

他一毕业就找到一份好工作。

He got a good job upon graduation.

 

14.subsequently(L27): ad. afterwards

He escaped from prison but was subsequently recaptured.

他从监狱中逃了出来，但后来又被抓了回去。

Subsequently, they heard that he had obtained Canadian citizenship.

后来，他们听说他获得了加拿大公民身份。

 

15. to harbor reservations about…  (L. 29)对······持保留意见

According to the usual practice of voting, the minority is subject to the majority but entitled to harbor reservations about a certain bill.

根据表决惯例，少数服从多数，但有权对某一议案持保留意见。

 

16…that ours was an ideal marriage with every indication that it would last forever.(para. 7)

every: as much as possible, total entire

There is every chance that she will succeed.

她完全有机会取得成功。

Subsequently, they heard that he had obtained Canadian citizenship.

后来，他们听说他获得了加拿大公民身份。

 

17.at one’s worst: showing the most unpleasant side of someone(L42)

如果这是他最好的一面，我很好奇他最差的一面会是什么样。

If this is him at his best, I’m curious to see him at his worst.

18.approach: vt. begin to consider or deal with something.(L47)

There are several ways of approaching this problem.

解决这个问题有几种方法。

The bank has approached the issue in a practical way.

银行方面以务实的方式解决了这个问题。

19. suspect: (L51)

He seems poor, but I suspect that he has quite a lot of money.

他看上去很穷，可是我怀疑他很有钱。

Two suspects in  connection with the terrorist attack were caught by the police.

两名与恐怖袭击有牵连的嫌疑犯被警方逮捕。

20. hesitate vi.(L58)

如果你需要什么东西，请尽管对我说。

In case you need something, please don’t hesitate to ask me.

21. proceed to do sth.: do something next; go on to do something(L59)

He said something else, and proceeded to tell us all his troubles.

他说了些其他事情，接着就把所有的烦恼全告诉了我们。

The reporters proceeded to ask more questions.

记者们接着提了更多问题。

22.resolve vt.(L70)

1)解决

他们希望这场危机能和平解决。

They hoped the crisis could be resolved peacefully.

2)决定

她决定终身保守这个秘密。

She resolved that she would keep the secret all her life.

23. never too…to…(L72)

活到老，学到老

One is never too late to learn.

亡羊补牢，为时未晚

It is never too late to mend.