高级英语第一册第二课Lesson 2 expressions

1、Lesson 2 Expressions have a lump in ones throat (p1) Many British people had a lump in their throat on hearing the death of Dianna 许多英国人在听到黛安娜王妃的死讯时如哽在喉。 All during her husbands funeral, she had a lump in her throat. Johns mother had a lump in her throat at his college graduation. on ones mind: (p1)

2、 troubling ones thoughts, causing anxiety, unhappiness. His failure weighs heavily on his mind. I am glad you want to talk about this. Its been on my mind for weeks. in ones mind:think about, think of I think I know whats in your mind. preoccupation (p2) Reading is his main preoccupation. preoccupy

3、(v.) When he is preoccupied with his hobby, he has no idea of what is going on around him. I was too preoccupied to hear the bell. He had a preoccupied look on his face, as if something was troubling him. oblivious (p2) unware of or not noticing sth; having no memenory of sth I was so preoccupied wi

4、th the book that I was oblivious of the surroundings. When he came around, he was oblivious to what was happening. 他忘记了自己的诺言。 He was oblivious of his promise. oblivion (n.) Alcoholics often suffer from periods of oblivion. Many ancient cities are buried in oblivion. 他死后，他的作品便被淡忘了。 His works sank/fel

5、l into oblivion after his death. rub shoulders with (p2) The foreign visitors said that they would like to rub shoulders with ordinary Chinese people 那些外国游客们说他们愿意与中国老百姓有来往。 This is not the sort of club where the great rub shoulders with the humble. A person in my position rubs shoulders with all kin

6、ds of people. In our class, people of all trades (porter, carpenter, coppersmith, etc.) rubber shoulders with each other. flash by (p3) The train flashed by at high speed. screech (p3) The monkeys are screeching in the trees. The patient screeched (out) in pain. The child screeched insults at us. 汽车

7、停下时刹车发出尖利的声音。 The brakes screeched as the car stopped. in response to (p5): as an answer to In response to your inquiries, we regret to inform you that we cannot help you in this matter. Millions of people gave freely in response to the famine appeal. 千百万人响应救灾呼吁而慷慨解囊。 为回报他们的热情，我们写了一封感谢信。 In response

8、 to their hospitality, we wrote a thank-you note. Twice I put the request to him but he said nothing in response. linger(p9) -stay for a long time; unwilling to leave -be slow -remain in existence although becoming weaker Though desperately ill he could linger on for months. 他虽病入膏肓，却尚能苟延数月。 She ling

9、ered after the concert, hoping to meet the star. The custom still lingers (on) in some villages. 此风俗在有些村里至今犹存。 The pain lingered on for weeks. We cant linger any more, because its getting dark. a lingering sense of guilt 耿耿于怀的内疚 a few lingering doubts inhibit(p10) Shyness inhibited him from speaking

10、. You should inhibit wrong desires and impulses. His way of teaching is dull, and inhibits imagination. Shes too inhibited to laugh freely. a nervous inhibited laugh 紧张而矜持的笑 inhibition (n) Inhibition of natural impulses may cause psychological problems. agitate (p16) -cause anxiety; disturb; They se

11、nt agents to agitate the local people. 他们派遣情报人员煽动当地民众。他们派遣情报人员煽动当地民众。 She was agitated by his sudden appearance at the party. agitate for/against sth 煽动；鼓动；鼓吹煽动；鼓动；鼓吹 agitate for tax reform agitate against nuclear weapons. sink in (p18) Rub the cream on your skin and let it sink in 把这种软膏搽在皮肤上，让它渗进去。

12、 If the ink sinks in, itll be hard to remove the spot from the cloth. It takes a week for it to sink in that his mother has died. I think the lesson has sunk in, he wont make the same mistake again. 我的解释很久才被人理解。 My explanation took a long time to sink in. jolt (p18) The old bus jolted along the rough road. Another earthquake jolted the city