M8U1 

1.recommend sth. to sb. 像某人推荐---

2. antique 古董

3. the language characteristics 语言特点

4. have nothing to do with 与---无关

5. have a place in 在---中有一席之地

6. an award-winning film 获奖影片

7. bother to do sth. 费力去做---

8. contemporary life 当代生活

9. novel小说; novelist小说家

10. one chapter at a time 每次一章

11. A great writer is lost to the world.世界失去了---。

12. author 作者

13. drug abuse  毒品滥用

   abuse sb. 虐待某人

   abuse one’s trust 辜负信任

   abuse the authority 滥用职权

14. a desperate criminal 绝望的/走投无路的罪犯

   be desperate to do sth. 非常想做---

   be desperate for sth. 极端渴望---

   desperately  adv.  

   desperation  n.

15. tension  紧张

16. a twist in plot 情节的曲折

   hatch a plot 密谋

   plot  (plotted)

17. generous   adj.

   Generosity  n.

18. become vain and ashamed of

19. have rigid ideas 有固执的想法

20. civil  adj.

21. be bent on doing 一心要做---

22. theme 主题

23. on the run 在逃跑中的

24. violent  暴力的  violence  n.

25. a gifted painter 一个有天赋的画家

26. live up to one’s expectations 不辜负---的期望

27. millionaire 百万富翁

28. reunite with 和---重新团聚

29. resist 抵抗，抵制

30. be bound together 被束在一起

31. be worn out 被穿破，累垮

32. brand new 崭新的

33. have little talent for 对---几乎无天赋

34. let out a sad sigh 发出一声叹息

35. Up flew the kite. 风筝往上飞了。

36. the greedy stepmother 贪婪的后妈

37. wear wags 穿得破破烂烂的

38. get possession of sth. 掌控

39. come to one’s rescue 拯救某人

40. supreme 极好的

41. have a reputation for 有---的名声

42. a poor family with many debts 负债累累的家庭

   be in debt 负债的

   pay off one’s debts 还清债务

43. a monument in honor of sb. 纪念某人的纪念碑/馆

44. adore  崇拜； 非常喜欢  adorable  adj.

45. touch on strong feeling 涉及---

46. be intended to be 是为---而设计的

47. in tune (音乐，节奏)合拍

48. melt融化

 

M8U2

1. the universal language 世界语言

2. be cast in = play a role in 在---中扮演角色

3. couldn’t be a more awesome film= a best film

4. a stubborn and cruel princess 一个固执冷酷的公主

5. be condemned to death 被判处死刑

6. ask for her hand in marriage 向女子求婚

7. fall in love with sb. at first sight 对---一见钟情

8. disturbing 令人不安的

9. be unwilling to do sth. 不愿做某事

10. seize sb. 逮住某人

11. demand that sb. should do sth.

12. evident = obvious

13. scold sb. for sth. 责备某人某事

14. mercy  n.  同情merciful  adj.

15. meet the deadline 在截至期前

16. an opportunity= a good chance 良机

17. make friends with 和---交朋友

18. on the pop chart 在流行音乐榜上

19. have its roots in 根源于

20. have a tendency to do--- 倾向于

   = tend to do ---

21. spring up 快速大量出现

22. on the decline 在下降中

   decline the requests 拒绝请求

23. think of sth. as 把---看作

   = view sth. as

24. become a hit on the charts 成为榜单上的大热门

25. seek to do sth. 寻求---（ sought）

26. prejudice and discrimination 偏见和歧视

27. come close to 接近，靠近

28. break up with sb. 和某人分手

   The team broke up. 队伍解体了。

   Their marriage broke up. 婚姻解体了。

 

 

 

 

 

 

M8U3

1. still lifes 静物画

2. have an output of 出产量为

3. architecture  建筑；architect 建筑师

4. experiment with 用---尝试

5. reach a consensus/ agreement 达成一致意见

6. come on the market 上市销售

7. calculate  计算  calculation  n.

8. be typical of 是---的典型(风格，做派等)

9. abandon the idea= give up the idea 放弃

10. impression n. 印象

   impressive  adj. 令人印象深刻的

   be impressed by  对---印象深的

11. light and shadow 光与（阴）影

12. commit(ted) oneself to doing sth. 全身心投入做某事= devote oneself to doing sth.

   commit a crime  犯罪

   commit sb./oneself to (doing) sth. 使保证做---， 承诺---

   commit a man to hospital. 把---转交---保留/处理

13. receive a great reward for his effort 努力得到回报

   reward sb. for sth.= give sb. a reward for sth.回报某人

14. be worth upwards of millions of dollars 价值超过百万美元

15. be off to 出发去---

16. an art gallery 画廊

17. passer(s)-by 过路人

18. souvenir  纪念品

19. gain admission to the university 被大学录取

   = be admitted to

20. reflect the scenery of 反映了----的风光

21. win a scholarship 赢得奖学金

22. The painting measures three metres tall.

这幅画高三米。

23. be made out of slices of bread 用面包片做成

24. put on the apron 穿上围裙

25. a variety of 一系列的，各种各样的

26. cut up tomatoes 切碎西红柿

27. draw the outline 勾勒轮廓

28. lay out  布局，展开

29. sound disgusting 听起来恶心

30. dip(ped) into the ink 蘸墨水

31. have a go (at sth.)= have a try 试一试

32. try sth. out 实验，尝试

 

M8U4

1. representative  代表人

2. be financed by 受---资助

3. in defence of sb.= in one’s defence 为---辩护

4. point out 指出

5. regardless of 不管，不考虑

6. make no restriction(s) on 对---无限制

7. deliberately= on purpose 故意地

8. boycott  联合抵制

9/ hatch a plan/ plot 密谋

10. on a modest budget 依靠

11. be sponsored by 受---资助

12. be exposed to 暴露于；接触

   exposure  n.

13. contradict sb./sth. 抵触；和---相矛盾

   = disagree with sb.

   Be contradictory to sth.

   = not correspond with

14. resemble sth. in sth. 在---和相似

   = be similar to--- in ---

15. reject the idea

16. lose the edge as 失去---的优势

17. a broad range of 一系列的

18. in the minority 处于少数

（处于多数in the majority）

19. overlook= ignore, miss 忽视

   Overlook the sea 俯瞰大海

20. have a chance to 有可能做某事

   It’s likely that---

   =Chances are that---

21. have a preference for 偏好---

22. top-ranking 顶尖的

23. give out awards 发出奖项

24. be swift to do sth. 迅速

25. finish the laundry 洗好衣服

26. such a disappointment 让人如此失望的事

27. tiresome 讨厌的

28. shoot a film 拍电影

29. sincere congratulations 真诚的道歉

30.No reliable figures are available. 没有可靠的数据

31. consume salty food 吃咸的食物

32. a tense thriller 一部紧张的惊险片

33. distinguish fantasy from reality 区分虚幻和现实

34. have a scar on his forehead 在前额上有个疤

35. be parallel to 和---平行

36. curriculum 课程

37. have a fierce battle 激烈的战斗

38. zoom around 快速移动

39. feel dizzy 感到头晕

40. tourist attractions 旅游景点

41. approve the plan  赞同计划

42. show off 炫耀

43. give enough thought to 充分考虑