language points(S)

1、Unit 8A Magician at Stretching a Dollar (S)Language Points1. celebrate verb to show that a day or an event is important by doing sth special on it 庆祝；庆贺eg. Jake's passed his exams. We're going out to celebrate. Jack通过了考试，我们打算出去庆祝一下。How do people celebrate the Spring Festival in your country?

2、 你们国家的人怎么欢度春节的呢？Tr: 我们在佛罗伦萨庆祝我们的结婚25周年纪念日。_ (formal) to praise sb/sth.颂扬 eg. songs that celebrate the joys of romantic love 歌颂浪漫爱情之欢乐的歌曲Tr: 一部歌颂马丁路德金的生活和工作的电影_ n. celebration 庆祝；庆典celebrity 名人2. recall verb (formal) (not used in the progressive tenses) to remember sth 回想，回忆eg. She could not recall h

3、is name. 她回想不起来他的名字了。If I recall correctly, he lives in London. 如果我没记错的话，他住在伦敦。V -ing I can't recall meeting her before. 我不记得以前遇见过她。V that He recalled that she always came home late on Wednesdays. 他记得她每到星期三都要晚回家。V wh- Can you recall exactly what happened? 你能回忆起究竟发生了什么吗？Tr: Henry记得他是在一次去华盛顿出差的途中第

4、一次与Bob结识的。_· VN to order sb to return: 叫回eg. Both countries recalled their ambassadors. 两个国家都叫回了他们的大使。He was recalled to military duty. 他被叫回去服兵役。Tr: 她的父亲病危才把她叫回家来。_· VN to ask for sth to be returned, often because there is sth wrong with it: 召回eg. The company has recalled all the faulty ha

5、irdryers. 这个公司召回了是由于出故障的吹风机。Tr: 凡是次品均应立即收回。_nounU the ability to remember sth that you have learned or sth that has happened in the past: 记忆力eg. She has amazing powers of recall. 她有惊人的记忆力。sing. an official order or request for sb/sth to return, or for sth to be given back:召回eg. Hundreds of machines

6、are still in use in spite of a recall by the manufacturers. 很多机器不顾制造商的召回，仍然被使用。3. delight nounU a feeling of great pleasure: 高兴，欣喜eg. a feeling of sheer / pure delight 极其高兴的感觉。The children squealed with delight when they saw the puppy. 孩子们看到小狗时高兴地尖叫起来。She won the game easily, to the delight of all h

7、er fans. 她很轻易地就赢了这场比赛，使她所有的粉丝开心不已。He takes (great) delight in (= enjoys) proving others wrong. 他极大的乐趣就是证明别人错了。Tr: 他以逗弄妹妹为乐。_Tr: 让所有人都很高兴的是，我们歌咏比赛拿了第一名。_C something that gives you great pleasure: 令人高兴的事；乐事；乐趣eg. This guitar is a delight to play. 这吉他弹起来很惬意。the delights of living in the country 生活在乡村的乐

8、趣verbVN to give sb a lot of pleasure and enjoyment: 使高兴；使愉快；使快乐eg. This news will delight his fans all over the world. 这消息将让全世界崇拜他的人都感到高兴。Phrasal Verbs:delight in sth / doing sthno passive to enjoy doing sth very much, especially sth that makes other people feel embarrassed, uncomfortable, etc. 以.为乐

9、（尤指做使别人感到尴尬、不舒服的事）Tr: 有些人以虐猫为乐。_adj. a delightful book / town 令人愉快的书/宜人的小镇 a delighted smile 愉快的微笑ex. a _ restaurant I was _ with the present. 4. stretch  verbto make sth longer, wider or looser, for example, by pulling it; to become longer, etc. in this way: 拉长；拽宽；撑大；抻松 eg.VNIs there any way o

10、f stretching shoes? 有什么办法能把鞋撑大吗？Tr: 这双手套太紧了，你能帮我用你的大手抻一抻吗？_V This sweater has stretched. 这件毛衣给撑得变形了。V (of fabric) to become bigger or longer when you pull it and return to its original shape when you stop: 有弹性（或弹力）eg. The jeans stretch to provide a perfect fit. 这条牛仔裤有弹性，可以完全贴身。to pull sth so that it

11、 is smooth and tight: 拉紧；拉直；绷紧eg.VN Stretch the fabric tightly over the frame. 把布在架子上绷紧。VN-ADJ Make sure that the rope is stretched tight. 务必要把绳子拉紧。to put your arms or legs out straight and tighten your muscles: 伸展；舒展eg. V He stretched and yawned lazily. 他伸了伸懒腰，打了个哈欠。VN The exercises are designed to

12、 stretch and tone your leg muscles. 这些活动目的在于伸展和增强你的腿部肌肉。+adv./prep. to put out an arm or a leg in order to reach sth: 伸出，伸长（胳膊，腿）eg. V She stretched across the table for the butter. 她伸手到桌子那头去拿黄油。VN I stretched out a hand and picked up the book. 我伸出一只手，把书捡起来。Tr: 每天的早操，同学们都充分得伸展手臂和腿。_V +adv./prep. to

13、spread over an area of land: 延伸；绵延eg. Fields and hills stretched out as far as we could see. 放眼望去，田野山丘绵延不绝。Tr: 群山之上，大片沙漠绵延不断。_V +adv./prep. to continue over a period of time: 延续eg. The town's history stretches back to before 1500. 该城的历史可以上溯到公元1500年以前。The talks look set to stretch into a second w

14、eek. 看来谈判十有八九要延续到下个星期了。5. approach  verbto come near to sb/sth in distance or time: 靠近；接近eg. V We heard the sound of an approaching car / a car approaching. 我们听见一辆汽车驶近的声音。Winter is approaching. 冬天就要来临。VN As you approach the town, you'll see the college on the left. 快到市镇时就可以看见左边的学院。Tr: 快要到我们

15、该做决定的时候了。_VN sb (about / for sth) sb (about doing sth) to speak to sb about sth, especially to ask them for sth or to offer to do sth: 接洽；建议；要求eg. She approached the bank for a loan. 他向银行申请贷款。Tr: 一些对我们产品感兴趣的公司已经和我们接洽。_eg. I'd like to ask his opinion but I find him difficult to approach (= not ea

16、sy to talk to in a friendly way). 我想征求他的意见，但发现很难和他谈得拢。VN to come close to sth in amount, level or quality: （在数额、水平或质量上）接近eg. profits approaching 30 million dollars 接近3000万云的利润Few writers approach his richness of language. 他语言之丰富很少有作家能望其项背。VN to start dealing with a problem, task, etc. in a particula

17、r way: 着手处理；对付Tr: 什么是处理这个问题的最佳方式？_nounC (to sth) a way of dealing with sb/sth; a way of doing or thinking about sth such as a problem or a task: (待人接物或思考问题的)方式，方法，态度eg. She took the wrong approach in her dealings with them. 她用错误的手段和他们打交道。Tr: 学校决定采取另外一种方式解决纪律问题。_sing. movement nearer to sb/sth in dis

18、tance or time: (距离和时间上)靠近，接近eg. She hadn't heard his approach and jumped as the door opened. 她没有听见他走进的声音，所以门开时吓了一跳。Tr: 随着主席来访的日期越来越接近，所有相关部门都高度警戒。_C the act of speaking to sb about sth, especially when making an offer or a request: 接洽；建议；要求eg. The club has made an approach to a local company for

19、 sponsorship. 俱乐部已向当地一家公司寻求赞助。 She resented his persistent approaches. 她对于他没玩没了的纠缠极为反感。C a path, road, etc. that leads to a place: 通路；路径；道路eg. a new approach road to the portof aircraft 去港口的一条新路Tr: 通往宫殿的所有道路都有军队守卫。_6. let  verb (letting, let, let)no passive to allow sb to do sth or sth to happe

20、n without trying to stop it: 允许；让eg.VN inf Let them splash around in the pool for a while. 让他们在水池里扑腾一会儿吧。Don't let her upset you. 别让她搅得你心烦。to give sb permission to do sth: 准许；许可；同意eg. VN inf They won't let him leave the country. 他们不许他离开这个国家。VN +adv./prep. to allow sb/sth to go somewhere: 允许（

21、去某处）eg. to let sb into the house 允许某人进屋。Tr: 我把钥匙给你，你可以自己开门进去。_eg. Please let me past. 请让我过去。Tr: 那只猫想要出去。_(let's) no passive used for making suggestions: (提出建议时说)eg. VN inf Let's go to the beach. 咱们去海滩吧。Let's not tell her what we did. 咱们干的事可别告诉他。'Shall we check it again?' 'Yes

22、, let's.' “我们再检查一下好吗？”“好的。”Tr: Lets play outside, _? 我们一起出去玩吧，好吗？Mum, let us play outside, _? 妈妈，能让我们出去玩吗？VN infno passive (technical) used to say that you are supposing sth to be true when you calculate sth: （计算时说）假设，设：eg. Let line AB be equal to line CD. 设AB线与CD线等长。VN sth (out) (to sb) (es

23、pecially BrE) to allow sb to use a house, room, etc. in return for regular payments: 出租（房屋、房间等):eg. I let the spare room. 我把那间空房出租了。Tr: 他们决定以低租金把那间较小的办公室租出去。_Idioms:let alone 更不用说eg. They dont have enough money for food, let alone amusements. 他们连温饱都不能解决，更不用说娱乐了。Tr: 她连自行车都不会骑，更不用说开小汽车了。_let sb/sth go

24、 = let go (of sb/sth)to stop holding sb/sth: eg. Don't let the rope go. = Don't let go of the rope. 别松开绳子。Let go! You're hurting me! 放手！你把我弄疼了！to give up an idea or an attitude, or control of sth: 放弃，摒弃(想法、态度或控制)eg. It's time to let the past go. = It's time to let go of the past.

25、 该忘掉过去了。Phrasal Verbs:let sb. downto fail to help or support sb as they had hoped or expected: 不能帮助，不能支持（某人）；使失望eg. I'm afraid she let us down badly. 很遗憾，她让我们大失所望。Tr: 他一瘸一拐走回家，感到孤独而沮丧。_let sth offto fire a gun or make a bomb, etc. explode: 放（枪等）；使爆炸eg. The boys were letting off fireworks. 那些男孩在放

26、鞭炮。let sth outto give a cry, etc: 发出（叫声等）：eg. to let out a scream of terror / a gasp of delight 发出恐怖的尖叫/高兴地喘一口气7. open  adjectiveallowing things or people to go through: 开放的；敞开的eg. She had left the door wide open. 她把房门敞开着。(of sb's eyes, mouth, etc.) with EYELIDS or lips apart: （人的眼睛、嘴等）eg.

27、He was breathing through his open mouth. 他张着嘴呼吸。spread out; with the edges apart: 展开；开放eg. The flowers are all open now. 花现在都开了。 The book lay open on the table. 书摊开在桌上。not blocked by anything: 畅通的eg. The pass is kept open all the year. 通道一年到头畅通无阻。not fastened or covered, so that things can easily co

28、me out or be put in: 敞口的；未封的eg. The bag burst open and everything fell out. 袋子爆开了，里边的东西都散落出来。(of clothes) not fastened: 没扣上；敞开的eg. a tie knotted below the open collar of a shirt 在敞口的衬衫领口下系着一根领带not surrounded by anything; not enclosed: 开阔的；未围上的eg. a city with a lot of parks and open spaces 有很多公园和空地的城

29、市with no cover or roof on: 露天的；裸露的eg. people working in the open air (= not in a building) 在户外作业的人an open wound (= with no skin covering it) 开放性伤口not usually before noun if a shop/store, bank, business, etc. is open, it is ready for business and will admit customers or visitors: 开放；营业eg. The house h

30、ad been thrown open to the public. 这所宅院已向公众开放。I declare this festival open. 我宣布庆祝活动开始。honest; not keeping thoughts and feelings hidden: 诚恳；坦诚；直率eg. She was always open with her parents. 她总是与父母无话不谈。He was quite open about his reasons for leaving. 他对离开的原因完全未加隐瞒。 (to sth) not yet finally decided or set

31、tled: 未决定的；待决定的eg. Which route is better remains an open question (= it is not decided). 哪条路线较好尚待决定。In an interview try to ask open questions (= to which the answer is not just 'yes' or 'no').主持面试时要尽量问一些讨论性的问题。VerbVN sth (with sth) to start an activity or event: 着手；开始；eg. You need ju

32、st one pound to open a bank account with us. 你只需一英镑就可以在我行开立一个账户。Troops opened fire on (= started shooting) the crowds. 军队向人群开火了。nounoutdoors; in the countryside: 户外；野外；旷野eg. Children need to play out in the open. 孩子需要在户外玩耍。not hidden or secret: 公开；非秘密eg. Government officials do not want these commen

33、ts in the open. 政府官员不想公开这些评论。They intend to bring their complaints out into the open. 他们想把心中的种种不满公开讲出来。8. Standing against the wall was a big black bicycle with balloon tires. 表语置于句首，完全倒装。9. instantly  adverbimmediately: 立刻；马上eg. Her voice is instantly recognizable. 她的声音一下子就能听出来。Tr: 那是我一眼就能认得出的

34、面孔。_Conj. as soon as 一.就.eg. The policed arrived on the scene instantly the received the alarm. 警察一听到报警立刻赶到现场。Tr: 他刚一下飞机就被拘捕了。_10. admire  verbVN sb/sth (for sth) sb (for doing sth) to respect sb for what they are or for what they have done: 钦佩；赞赏；仰慕eg. The school is widely admired for its exce

35、llent teaching. 这所学校教学优秀，远近闻名。Tr: 我不同意她的意见，但我赞赏她恪守原则。_ to look at sth and think that it is attractive and/or impressive: 欣赏eg. He stood back to admire his handiwork. 他退后几步欣赏他的手工制品。adj.admiringShe was used to receiving admiring glances from men. 她习惯了男人投来的赞赏目光。admirable Her dedication to her work was

36、admirable. 她对工作的奉献精神可钦可佩。noun.admirationI have great admiration for her as a writer. 我十分钦佩她这位作家。admirer She never married but had many admirers. 她从未结婚，不过追求者不少。11. scrape  verbto remove sth from a surface by moving sth sharp and hard like a knife across it: 刮掉；削去eg.VN, usually +adv./prep. She sc

37、raped the mud off her boots. 她刮掉了鞋子上的泥。VN-ADJ The kids had scraped their plates clean. 孩子们把自己的盘子擦得干干净净。VNusually +adv./prep. to rub sth accidentally so that it gets damaged or hurt: 擦坏；擦伤；刮坏；蹭破eg. The wire had scraped the skin from her fingers. 她的手指头让金属丝刮掉了皮。Tr: 我的车的一侧被墙刮了。_usually +adv./prep. to ma

38、ke an unpleasant noise by rubbing against a hard surface; to make sth do this: （使）发出刺耳的刮擦声eg. V I could hear his pen scraping across the paper. 我听得见他的钢笔在纸上沙沙地响。Tr: 别把椅子在地板上蹭得嘎吱嘎吱响。_12. burst  verb (burst, burst)to break open or apart, especially because of pressure from inside; to make sth brea

39、k in this way: (使)爆裂，胀开eg. V (figurative) He felt he would burst with anger and shame. 他恼羞成怒，都要气炸了。 a burst pipe 爆裂的管子 The river burst its banks and flooded nearby towns. 那条河决堤并淹没了附近的城镇。Tr: 你再给气球充气，它就要爆了。_V +adv./prep. to go or move somewhere suddenly with great force; to come from somewhere suddenl

40、y: 猛冲；突然出现eg. He burst into the room without knocking. 他没敲门就闯进了屋子。Tr: 太阳破云而出。_The words burst from her in an angry rush. 她破口说出了那一大堆气话。V be bursting (with sth) to be very full of sth; to be very full and almost breaking open: 爆满；涨满eg. The roads are bursting with cars. 车辆把那些道路挤满了。(informal) I'm bu

41、rsting (for a pee)! (= I need to use the toilet right now). 我得马上去洗手间。Idioms:be bursting to do sthto want to do sth so much that you can hardly stop yourself: 急于（或迫切想）做某事eg. She was bursting to tell him the good news. 她急不可待要把好消息告诉他。burst open / burst (sth) open to open suddenly or violently; to make

42、sth open in this way: (使)猛然打开eg. The door burst open. 门突然开了。Firefighters burst the door open and rescued them. 消防员撞开门，把他们救了出来。Phrasal Verbs:burst in / burst into a room, building, etc. to enter a room or building suddenly and noisily: 闯进，突然破门而入Tr: 突然门开了，Jo闯了进来。_burst into sth to start producing sth

43、suddenly and with great force: 突然爆发eg. The aircraft crashed and burst into flames (= suddenly began to burn). 飞机坠毁后猛烈燃烧起来。She burst into tears (= burst out crying). 她突然大哭起来。Nouna short period of a particular activity or strong emotion that often starts suddenly: 突发；猝发；迸发；爆破Tr: 能量 /怒火/热情的迸发 _ eg. Her

44、 breath was coming in short bursts. 她的呼吸急迫短促。I tend to work in bursts. 我的工作劲头往往是一阵一阵的。bursts of laughter 哄笑an occasion when sth bursts; the hole left where sth has burst: 爆裂；裂口eg. a burst in a water pipe 水管上的裂缝13. rob  verb(-bb-) VN sb/sth (of sth)to steal money or property from a person or pla

45、ce: 抢劫；掠夺；盗取eg. The gang had robbed and killed the drugstore owner. 那伙人抢劫并杀了那个小店店主。Tr: 这座坟墓里的财宝早已被盗。_他已失去了尊严。_* steal sth. from sb. 偷某人的东西Idioms:rob Peter to pay Paul(saying) to borrow money from one person to pay back what you owe to another person; to take money from one thing to use for sth else

46、拆东墙补西墙noun robber 强盗 robbery 抢劫Tr: 这个抢劫嫌疑犯被指控犯了抢劫罪。 _14. come upon = run into 偶遇；遇上15. strike  verb (struck, struck )VN (formal) to hit sb/sth hard or with force: 撞；碰；撞击；碰撞eg. The ship struck a rock. 船触礁了。Tr: 树遭到雷击。 _(formal) to hit sb/sth with your hand or a weapon: 打；击eg. VN She struck him in

47、 the face. 她掴了他一耳光。VN (formal) to hit or kick a ball, etc: 击打，踢（球等）eg. He walked up to the penalty spot and struck the ball firmly into the back of the net. 他走到罚球点，稳稳地把球踢入网内。V to attack sb/sth, especially suddenly: 突击；攻击eg. The lion crouched ready to strike. 狮子蹲身准备袭击。(written) to happen suddenly and

48、 have a harmful or damaging effect on sb/sth: 侵袭；爆发eg. V Two days later tragedy struck (that family). 两天后悲剧发生（在他家里）了。Tr: 一年前，那个小村庄发过洪水。_(not used in the progressive tenses) (of a thought or an idea) to come into sb's mind suddenly: 突然想到；一下子想起；猛地意识到eg. VN An awful thought has just struck me. 刚才我脑子里突然闪过一个可怕的念头。Tr: 我一下子明白我们如何改善局面了。_ sb (as sth)to give sb a particular impression: 给某人以.的印象；让某人觉得eg. VN His reaction struck m