新视野大学英语第四册UnitSeven

1、unit seven: section a1. a top selling book: a book that a lot of people buyof the ten top selling books this year, six are non-fiction ones.今年 10 本最畅 销的书中，有6本是非小说类的书籍。2. to date: until now至今，直到现在to date, research has focused on the most obvious feature of living things: cell multiplication.迄今为止研究已集中

2、到生物最明显的特性，即细胞繁殖上。3. more than: uhaving greater value or importance than sth. else" or “not only., not justplease note here “more than" is used in a sentence without an adverbial clause of comparison.1 )umore thart followed by a noun phrase:he's more than a coach; he*s a friend.他不只是一个教练

3、，他更是一位朋友。2) "more than" followed by a verbal phrase:she more than suffered from the disease; she was penniless.她不仅仅是饱受疾 病之苦，而h穷得身无分文。he more than scolded me: he told me what to do next 他不只是责怪我，还告诉 我以后该怎么做。3) "more thart' followed by an adjective phrase:she was more than glad to he

4、ar the news.听到这个消息她非常高兴。 his house is more than large and beautiful.他的房子非常大也非常漂亮。4. no thing less than: exactly the same as 简直是，同一点也不差please note that “nothing less than" is often used to emphasize how important or un desirable something is. "nothing less than" is often used in a sent

5、e nee without an adverbial clause of comparison.1) "nothing less thanm followed by a noun phrase:you1 re nothing less than a murderer!你简直是一个杀人犯！the setting up of this plant in three months is nothing less than a miracle.h 个月就建成了这个工厂简直就是一个奇迹。2) unothing less thart followed by an adjective phrase

6、:the present trend is nothing less than alarming.当前的这种趋势确实令人担心。 his experience is nothing less than magical.他的经历简直太具魔幻色彩。5. serve as: fulfil the purpose of (sth.)起作用，当成the judge said that the fine would serve as a warning to the motorist.法官说 罚款会是对这个驾驶者的一种警告。6. be confined to: be restricted or kept w

7、ithin certain limits or time 限制于，局限于 so far, fighting has been confined to the capital city.到目前为止，战斗仍没有超 出首都的范围。7. as of /from: (used when a new rule, system) starting from 从时候起the new timetable will come into effect as of january 2003.新的时间表将从2003 年1月起生效。8. in effect: in fact事实上，实际上what the manageme

8、nt is saying，in effect, is that they are going to stop providing company cars.管理层的实际意思是，他们将停止提供公司公用车子。9. resemble: v. look like or be similar to another person or thingwhat she saw was the face of a stranger who resembled her.女也看见一张彳艮像女也 的陌生人的脸。compare: bear resemblance to; take afterpauts features

9、bore a strong resemblance to his father's.保罗的五官非常像他 的父亲。lfm afraid that you'll find it hard to adapt, as the situation of the country bears little resemblance to that of our country.该国的国情与我国相差悬殊，恐怕你不 容易适应。the boy takes after his father: he has the same red hair, big feet, and quick temper.这男

10、孩长得像他父亲：同样的一头红发，大大的脚，脾气暴躁。10. adapt to: change one's behavior to deal with a new situation （改变）使适应old buildings and streets, well cared for and adapted to today's needs, vastly enhance the quality of life.古老的建筑和街道被很好地维护和调整以适应今天的需要， 这大大地提高了我们的牛活质量。11 in combination with: together with, in con

11、junotion with 与合作，共同by using persuasion in combination with threats, she achieved great political success.她采取利诱和威胁并用的方式，获得了政治上的巨大成功。the artist uses photographs in combination with solid objects to produce this strange effect.这位艺术家用图片加实体的方法，创造出了这种奇异的效果。12. shed/ throw light on: make sth. easier to un

12、derstand 使（某事）更为清楚，阐明 scientists have shed new light on the life of dinosaurs.科学家们对恐龙的生活 有了新的认识。13. be descended from: have sb. as an ancestor 为的后裔，是的后人charles darwin pointed out that human beings are descended from animals. 查尔斯达尔文指出人类是动物的后裔。14. distinctive: a. having a quality that makes sth. diffe

13、rent and easily noticedthe building most distinctive feature is its enormous dome-shaped roof.这 帧建筑的最大特色是它那巨大的圆形屋顶。compare: distinct: a. clearly noticeable; that certainly existsthere is a distinct smell of cigarettes every time he comes into the room.他每 次进房间，就明显有一股香烟味。there is a distinctive smell i

14、n the room.房间里有一种特殊的气味。15. unknown: not known; not famousin famous: shameful, notoriousthe show was such a success that she went from an unknown actress to a star overnight.演岀非常成功，使她从一个默默无闻的女演员转眼成了一位明星。his action in cheating elderly people of their savings was described by the judge as infamous.法官把他

15、这种欺诈老人的存款的做法称为无耻。16. not justbut.as well: not onlybut alsothe government radio not only reported the demonstration, but announced it in advance as well.政府电台不仅报道了这次示威游行，而.14事先做了预告。17. conventional: a. following what is traditional or considered to be normalthe house was built with conventional materi

16、als but in a totally new style这 房子是用传统的材料建造的，但风格却是全新的。theyfre a conventional family.他们是一个很传统的家庭。unit seven: section b1. spring up: appear or develop quickly and/or suddenly j甬现, 发牛, 迅速长出for some unknown reason prickles sprang up all over her shoulders and down the length of both arms.不知道什么原因，她的整个肩膀和

17、两条胳膊突然感到刺痛。where a panel is composed of just two people, a direct rivalry may spring up about who is in charge.如果一个讨论组只有两个人组成，就会出现谁来负责的直接竞 争。2. out of nowhere: appear suddenly and unexpectedly 不知打哪儿来，突然冒出来 the thought swam into her mind out of no where and she felt vaguely guilty when she realised i

18、t was a great relief to have this excuse.这个想法不知怎么冒了 出来，当她意识到找这个借口是一种逃脱的时候，隐约感到内疚。unaccompanied children also cross this crossing and they are very vulnerable to vehicles which seem to appear out of nowhere.没人陪伴的小孩也过这个十字路 口。这时，他们很容易被不知道从哪儿冒出的车撞倒。3 supposedly: ad. according to what is generally assume

19、d or believed (often used to indicate that the speaker doubts the truth of the statement)he was supposedly delivering some papers to her but i think it was just an excuse to see her.据说他正在给她送一些文章，但我认为这只是他想见她的借口。in public they have to boast about the training revolution they are supposedly leading.在公开

20、场合他们不得不吹嘘据称是山他们领导的培训革命。there is a supposedly simple explanation for what happened.据说对发生的事有 一个简单的解释。4. look into: examine 调查，仔细检查the case is being looked into; when we have anything to report well write to them.案子正在调查中，如果有什么情况我们可以书面向他们报告。5. fascinate: v. attract or interest sb. very muchi was fascina

21、ted by charlotte's stories of life in hollywood.夏洛特在好莱坞生活 的故事深深吸引了我。he was fascinated to discover that they had both been born in the same town on the same day.他饶有兴趣地发现他们两人是同一天在同一个镇上出生的。6 go out of one*s way: make a special effort to help sb. even when this causes one difficulty or inconvenience

22、特别费心(作某事)，千方百计my friend goes out of his way to pick me up to play golf.我的朋友特地来接我去 打高尔夫球。jennifer went out of her way to help vicky to feel comfortable in her new job. 詹尼弗想尽办法帮助维基适应新工作。7. compare "device” with ”devise”device: n. new invention, means of doing sth.devise: vt. inventhe invented a d

23、evice for warning pilots when there was bad weather ahead.他 发明的一种装置可以在前方天气恶劣时向飞行员发出预警。he managed to devise a system of bonus payments to encourage hardworking staff.他设计了一种奖金制度以激励工作努力的员工。& make a note of: record (sth. that one wishes to remember) 把(某事)记录下来 he made a mental note of the title.他记住了标

24、题。will all members please make a note of the date of our next meeting? 请全体 成员记下我们下次会议的日期。compare: take a note of, take note oflfll just take a note of your name and address.我要记下你的姓名和地址。you should take note of what she tells you because she knows their strategy well.你应该留意她对你说的话，因为她很清楚他们的策略。9. fare: v

25、. progress; get onhow did you fare in your exams?你考试考得怎么样？low-paid workers will fare well under this government f氐h攵入的工人们在这届政 府的任期里将会好起来。10. pick up: get information or a skill by chance rather than by making a deliberate effort学到，获得i picked up quite a lot of turkish when i was in istanbul.我在伊斯坦布尔时学

26、到 了不少土耳其语。we need someone who'll pick the job up quickly.我们需耍一个能很快担当该工作 的人。11. have a head start: have an advantage over others in a particular activity, esp as a result of starting doing it before others 有先起步的优势,领先i had a head start in driving because my father was an instructor.因为父亲是 教开车的，我比别人

27、在开车上起步要早。electronics is a very competitive business and the japanese have a head start over us.电子行业竞争非常激烈，日木已走在了我们前面。12. in question: under consideration; being talked about 谈论中白勺，考虑之中白勺he was surprised to see the woman in question enter the shop.看到那位被谈 论的妇女走进商店，他感到很吃惊。i stayed at home on the night

28、in question.人们谈到的那个晚上我待在家里。13. count: v. have value or importanee; matterlfve always believed that happiness counts more than money.我一直认为快乐比 金钱更重要。my opinion doesrtt count for anything around here.我的总见在这儿无足轻重。14. pass on:1) give or leave to people who are younger or live later 把传给these different abi

29、lities may be passed on through several gen erations.这些不 同的能力也许是通过儿代人传下來的。2) give sb. an illness, a message or informationjanet stayed at home for a couple of days because she didrtt want to pass on her cold to anyone else.珍妮特在家待了几天，她不想把感冒传给别人。could you pass on my thanks for all these lovely gifts?你

30、能不能代为表达我对这 些可爱的礼物的谢意。15. have an advantage over: be better than sth. else 比处于冇利地位，比冇优势 the fact that this computer is so simple to use means that it has an advantage over most other systems.这台电脑使用起来很简便，这意味着它的操作系统比大多数 其他电脑有优势。16 peer: n. a person who is the same age or who has the same social status as you everyone wants to be successful in the eyes of their peers每个人都希望在同龄 人的眼中是成功的。at about three years old, children begin to take an interest in their peers.孩子 在三岁左右时开始对其他同龄的孩子感兴趣了。compare: peer: v. look closely at sth., esp. when one cannot see it clearly roger peered into the dark corri