大学英语知识点总结

Unit1TheDinnerParty

1.shortlybeforeWW1一战前不久2.trackdown追溯，追查

3.beseated就座4.springup突然出现，开始

5.outgrowthejumping-on-a-chair-atthesightofamouseera不再像过去那样见到老鼠就

跳到椅子上

6.Thatlastounceofself-controliswhatreallycounts.这多出来的一点自制力才是真正起作

用的。_

7.motiontosb向某人示意signaltosb8.whispersthtosb向某人嘀咕，耳语9.the

Americacomestowithastart.这个美国博物学家突然醒悟了.StartlestartlelO.baitfor

asnake蛇的诱饵

11.anemptyroom一个空房子abaremarblefloor没铺地毯的大理石地板

barelyanyhair====hardly/scarcelyanyhair12.servethenextcourse上下一道菜a

courseofdish一道菜13.frightensbintodoingsth吓得某人去做…persuadesbintodoing

sthtalksbintodoingsththreatensbintodoingsthl4.outofthecornerofhiseyes从他的

眼角里

15.Starestraightahead盯着往前看16.Notmoveamuscle纹丝不动

17.Makefor前往18.Ringout

19.Slamthedoorshut20.Exclaim

21.atthesightof一看见atthethoughtof一想起

22.aheated/spiriteddiscussion一场激烈的争论

22.anexampleofperfectself-control一个镇定自若的典范

23.Afaintsmilelightsupthehostess'sface.Twospotsofcolorbrightenedherface.A

strangeexpressioncameoverherface.

24.acolonialofficial一个殖民地官员

25.givealargedinnerparty办一个盛大的晚宴

26.avisitingAmericannaturalist美国访问博物学家

27.aspaciousdiningroom宽敞的餐厅28.themajor少校thecolonel

29.feellikedoingsth想要/喜欢做某事30.commotion混乱，骚动

31.Thetoneofhisvoiceissocommandingthatitsilenceseveryone.他的语调很威严，让每

个人都静下来不出声.32.countthreehundred数三百下countuptothreehundred数到第

三百下33.sitlikestoneimages像石雕一样坐着

Sitrooted

Unit2LessonsfromJefferson

beofinterest/important很有趣/很重要obtainknowledgefrommanysources从许多源头

获取知识personalinvestigation个人调查

appointhimtoacommittee派他去一个委员会

studypapersonthesubject研究该课题的文件

makeon-the-spotobservations做现场观察

BybirthandbyeducationJeffersonbelongedtothehighestsocialclass.无论是论出身还是

论教育，杰弗逊都属于最高的社会阶层.-

noblepersons贵族personsofnobleorigins出身高贵的人

personsofhumbleorigins出身卑微的人

gooutofone与waytodosth特意/专门去做某事acookingpot做饭的锅

Ifyouwillonlydothis,youmayfindoutwhypeoplearedissatisfied.如果也只有你愿意这

样做，你才可能发现为什么人民不满意.

Heavenhasgivenyouamindforjudgingtruthanderror.Useit.上帝赋予你一个判断正确

和错误的头脑，就运用它吧.

formacorrectjudgment形成正确的判断nothesitateamomenttodosth

毫不犹豫地去做某事theformerandthelatter前者和后者

Inafreecountry,therewillalwaysbeconflictingideas,andthisisasourceofstrength.在一

个自由的国度，总会有冲突的意见，而这正是力量的源泉.

Itisconflictandnotunquestioningagreementthatkeepsfreedomalive.让自由保持

活力的是冲突而不是绝对的一致.

Therearetwosidestoeveryquestion.Ifyoutakeonesidewitheffect,thosewhotakethe

othersidewillofcourseresentyouractions.

每个问题都有两面.如果你有力地站在一方，那么另一方的人必定会憎恨你的行动.be

chainedtocustoms受习俗的禁锢loseitsusefulness失去它的效用Nosocietycanmakea

perpetualconstitution,orevenaperpetuallaw.任何一个社会都不能制定出永久的宪法或

永久的法律.

HedidiTtfearnewideas,nordidhefearthefuture.他不惧怕新观点,也不惧怕未来.Isteer

myshipwithhope,leavingfearbehind.我满怀希望驾驶着帆船，把恐惧抛在身后.bebased

onknowledge以知识为基石

menofhisage===peer同龄人

practicecroprotationandsoilconservation施行作物轮作和土壤保持

standardpractice标准的做法besuperiortoanyotherinexistence

比现存的任何做法都优越beinferiorto不如…

OfallJefferson'smanytalents,oneiscentral.

在杰弗逊的诸多才能中，其中一个是重要的.

Hewasaboveallagoodandtirelesswriter.首先，他是个优秀的不知疲倦的作

家.Ageless.....parentless.......timeless

31.completeworks全集32.whenthetimecametodosth当该做…的时候33.thetask

ofwritingitwashis.撰写的任务都落在他的肩头了.

34.Weholdthosetruthstobeself-evident,thatallmenarecreatedequal.]

我们坚信这些不言而喻的事实：人人星而平等.Eveiyisbornequal.

35.Helefthiscountrymenarichlegacyofideasandexamples.

他给他的同胞留下一笔丰富的思想遗产和范例.

36.oweagreatdebtto归功于.…====Beindebtedto

37.Onlyanationofeducatedpeoplecouldremainfree,只有一个由受教育的人民组成的

国度才能保持自由.’‘

Unit3MyFirstJob

applyforateachingjob申请一份教学工作gofrombadtoworse每况愈下

enteruniversity进入大学inasuburbofLondon在伦敦的郊区

beveryshortofmoney手头很紧

Withoutadegreeandwithnoexperienceinteaching,mychancesofgettingthisjobwere

slim.一无学历,二无教学经历，我得到可能性是微乎其微.

Chancesofdoingare/were......做某事的机会是....

Itprovedanawkwardjourney.这一路原来真是麻烦。aten-minutebusride十分钟的车程

awalkofatleastaquarterofmile步行至少四分之一英里

9.asaresult结果withtheresultthat...Resultin............Resultfrom......

toodepressedtofeelnervous太沮丧了就感觉不到紧张了

fourevergreenshrubsstoodateachcorner四个角上各有一个冬青灌木

struggletosurvivethedustandfumesfromabusymainroad经受着从繁忙的大街上吹来

的烟尘，挣扎着努力活下来

asandy-coloredmoustache一个沙色的小胡子'

awrinkledforehead布满皱纹的前额

withanairofsurpriseddisapproval一种吃惊的，不以为然的神态

sthsmellof.…闻起来有…味道

Theroomsmellsofunpleasantlystalecabbiage.房间发出一股烂白菜的味道，闻上去很不

舒服。

inkmarks墨水渍judgingby.....依据….判断

proceedtodosth继而去做…接下来去。

fixmewithhisbloodshoteyes用他那充满红血丝的研究那个盯着我

avitalpartof是…极为重要的组成部分mumblesthtosb向某人咕哝什么

grunt/murmur/whispersthtosb

havelittleincommon没有什么共同语言Ihadsaidthewrongthing.我说错了话teach

theminturnatthreedifferentlevels

按照三个不同的程度轮流给他们上课

bedismayedatthethoughtof一想到.…就很沮丧

beincompetentatalgebraandgeometry

对数学和几何一窍不通worseperhapswas....更糟糕的是..

worsestill,.......

enjoyleisure享受闲暇之乐get/risetohisfeet起身

thelaststraw终使人不堪一击的是…

Theprospectofworkingunderawomanconsistedtheultimateindignity.

在一个女人手下工作的前景构成了最大的侮辱。

Unit4TheProfessorandtheYo-yo

asimple,modestandordinaryman

一个淳朴，谦虚的普通人

ashyyoungvisitortohishome小时候有一次去他家拜访的时候很害羞

feelatease感到无拘无束rollbackupthestring顺着线转上去

whenmyturncame当轮到我的时候displayafewtricks露了几手

throw....offbalance使失去平衡sbbeimpressedby....对…有印象（被动）

sthimpresssbby给某人留下印象（主动）

cometotermswith....与....一致，妥协withinhislimitsasahumanbeing

在他作为一个人类的能力范围内

beyondhisintellectualreach超乎他的智力范围becontenttodosth满足于做某事

jealousy,vanity,bitterness,anger,resentment,happiness

beimmuneto….不受的影响/干扰beyondanypretension丝毫不矫揉造作correspondwith

sb与某人通信corresponding===matching相应的

meannothingto...对.…而言毫无意义believeinsimplicity信奉简朴

dothejob就可以了，就行了somuchsothat

presentsbwithsth…赠予某人某物beamwithpleasure高兴得满脸含笑

reverttousingplainwater又回复到用清水了

Einsteinwaspurelyandexclusivelyatheorist.爱因斯坦完完全全是个理论家。beginalong

explanation开始长篇解释pursuevarioustheories试着用各种理论hisquickexpressionof

disapproval他迅速现出的不赞成的表情

workoutthesolution研究出解决的办法

Hehaddevelopedthetheoriesthatwereprofoundandcapableofexcitingrelativelyfew

scientists.他所提出的理论都是非常深奥，只能使比较少的科学家感兴趣的理论’

ahouseholdname/word一个家喻户晓的名字acrossthecivilizedworld在整个闻名世界be

bewilderedby.…对.…迷惑不解

stareat…瞪着…receivesuchattention备受关注

besingledoutassthspecial被挑选出来当做特殊人物对待asfaras...

becapableofdoingsth有能力做某事takeapart拆开

Unit5TheVillainintheAtmosphere

beessentialtolife对生命而言至关重要toadangerousdegree/extent到一种很危险的程度

dosbharm对某人有害

serveasthebasicfoodsupplyfor.…充当.…的最基本的食物供给convert….into…把...转化

成.•••

thisapparentlyharmlessandcertainlyessentialgas这一看上去无害而无疑必不可少的气

体

riseslowlyfromyeartoyear年复一年的缓慢地上升

inalllikelihood极有可能advancesteadily稳步前进retreatinland向内陆退居

underthepressure在压力下undertheleadershipof在.…的领导下

Thevariousgasesintheatmospherearetransparenttosunlight.大气中各种各样的气体对

太阳光来说是透明的。

strikethetopoftheatmosphere直射大气层的顶部

radiateheatintospaceintheformofinfraredradiation将热量以红外线的形式放射到太

空。

visiblelight可见光invisibleman隐形人inparticular尤其是，特别是

tendtodosth往往会，常常会做….Wearethankfulthat....我们很感激.…

goupsteadily稳步上升riseslowly缓慢上升risesteadily稳步上升

creepupward悄然攀升makeup....accountfor….占.…比例

Ifsestimatedthat.…据估计

theconcentrationofcarbondioxideintheatmosphere大气中二氧化碳的浓度asa

result,....withtheresultthat.......atarapidlyincreasingrate

以快速上升的速度

atarateofmanytonsperday以每天数吨的速度

atanequalrate以同样的速度

intheprocess在此过程中inthecourseof....在….的期间

anewperspectiveonthismatter对此事的新观点

byitself自行

cutdowntheforests===felltheforests砍伐森林

newsourcesoffuel新燃料源nuclearpower核能

alternativesourcesofenergy替代能源solarenergy太阳能interiorheat内部的热量

supportcompetingmilitarymachines

支痔对抗性加军事器械meltaway融化

visibledistinctobviousevidentapparentclear

tomakethematterwore,更糟糕的是，….worsestill,更糟糕的是，..

Unit6TheMakingofaSurgeon

themakingofasurgeon一位外科医生的成功之道

thepointintime===themoment时亥！I，那——亥!I

thepointintimewhenhefinallybecomea“surgeon”当他终于成为一名外科医生的那一'

刻。

drawtoaetoanend结束onmorethanoneoccasion不止一次atonetimeor

another说不定何时

notinfrequently经常morethanonce不止一次

havetrouble(in)gettingbacktosleep很难再重新入睡

theoperatingroom手术室theemergencyroom急诊室

thepeaceofmind内心的平静thestateofmind心境

ThereisnosurgicalpatientIcannottreatcompetently.任何外科病人我都能胜任地进行治

疗。

Becompetentat/in能胜任地做某事treat.....treatment治疗，待遇

nearthatpoint接近那个时刻encounteremergencysituations

遇到紧急情况dreadtheringingofthetelephone害怕电话铃响起

dreaderrors害怕犯错Toerr,ishuman;toforgive,divine.犯错是人性,宽恕是神性makea

considereddecision做出一个深思熟虑的决定

makeapoor/sound/criticaldecision

不妥当的/稳妥的/至关重要的

15.conceit…conceitedadj自负的Smug自鸣得意的adj

intryingmoments在很难受的时候bebotheredbydoubtsanduncertainties受到重重疑虑

的煎熬__

thepracticeofmedicine行医实践practicemedicine行医

beoutinpractice夕卜出行医dwellin====residein====livein

dwellon老想着，仔细阐述livewith==tolerate容忍，忍受

beboundto....一定.…beequallyconfident同样地自信

handleanyemergencysituation应付任何紧急情况

Therearenomorebutterfliesinmystomach,我再也不忐忑不安了。

openupachestorabdomen剖开胸膛或者腹部

anticipatetheprobleminadvance提前预测到问题所在

puncturedlungs肺部穿孔compoundfracture复合型骨折

inevitable--unavoidable不可避免的

takefull/soleresponsibilityfor为….承担全部责任

acceptthefactwithcalmness平静地接受事实

performanoperationonsb为...做手术operateonsb

chancesarethat===It,slikelythat....siton....拖延，延迟

delaydoingsthsweatover....胆战心惊地做….

withmyknowledge,skillandexperience凭我的知识，技能和经验

Unit7NotonMyBlock

standuptoriseto奋起应付

theyoungmendealingdrugs==drugdealers/pusherstakedrugs吸毒

dealdrugs贩毒smuggledrugs走私毒品

smuggledgoods水货Theprodigalsonhasreturned.浪子回头。

likesthrightoff一下子就喜欢….anextrabedroom

extra===additionalperfectspot理想的地方

summonupone'scouragetodosth鼓起勇气

pluckupone'scouragetodosthagangof一帮.…abunchof

agroupof.......asetof.....9.arrivehomefromwork下班回家

10.reluctantly——unwillingly不情愿地

11.startatherwithcold,hardeyes用冷酷无情的眼睛盯着她

12.reseatthemselves他们又坐下来了

13.avacanthouse=avacantproperty一座空房子avacantlot一块空地

14.incomingweeks在未来的几周

15.asteadystreamofcarsandfoottraffic川流不息的车辆和行人

foottraffic===pedestrianl6.conductbusiness交易，做生意

17.shootup注射毒品19.havenoillusionsabout对…不再抱幻想

20.occupyaseat占座位Occupy....occupied........occupation

Occupied-…vacant21.intheneighborhoodof在邻近/周边地区

22.Thedrugwarswereraging.毒品战在激烈进行23.hangout闲逛，出没

24.callthepolice报警25.begsbtodosth祈求某人做某事

begthepolicetodispersethedealers祈求警察把毒贩子躯干走

26.driftback陆续回来了

27.a50-somethingmotherofgrownchildren一个五十来岁母亲，孩子已长大成人

28.imaginedoingsth想象着做某事

29.fightthebattle参战，打仗.30.risetoanunexpectedchallenge

应对这突如其来的挑战

31.beaddictedto(doing)sth做L瘾.32.fostercare领养

33.getcustodyof....得到…的监护权34.praytosbfor....为…向某人祈求

35.gonna===goingto36.One'sinsidesareturningover.

某人的五脏六腑在翻滚.Therearebutterfliesinone、stomach.

keepherfaceamaskstayoffherproperty远离她的财产sb5sheartbeatrisestosb^throat.

心一下子提到喉咙眼里

repeatherrequest重复她的请求clearsnowfromherwalk清扫她门前的积雪checkinon

sb看望/拜访.…

taketodoingsth开始习惯/喜欢做某事warnsbofsth警告某人某事

warnthemofthedangeroffastmoney警告他们不义之财有危害

Dosomethingpositive.干些这个正经事儿takeastand表明态度

wageherownbattleagainstadifferentsetofdrugpushers只身开展斗争反对另一帮毒贩

子inatragedythatbecamenationalnews在一场成为全国新闻的悲剧里set...on

fire===setfireto...放火....

chargesbwithdoingsth控告某人做某事accusesbofdoingsth

thedeadlyfire这场致命的大火adrivingforce驱动力，推动力

extend--extended---extensionestablishanextended-dayprogram

建立一个放学后校内项目

anextendedfamily大家庭acorefamily小家庭

53.promptsbtodosth促使某人做某事incitesbtodosth

54.stepupeffortstodosth加快步伐去做某事

55.redevelopthedeserted/abandonedhouses重建废弃的房子

56.explode——exclaim大声说57.getthroughtosb让某人明白/理解

58.bemodestabout…对...很谦虚59.exertanimpacton....对.…产生影响

Impact-…influence60.1haveasorethroat.我嗓子疼.

Unit8Honesty:IsItGoingOutofStyle

1.accordingtoarecentpoll根据最近的一项民意测试2.cheatonexamscheaton

incometaxes考试作弊3.Itcanbearguedthat....可能有人会争论说…Itisestimated

that....据估计....

4.response----respondto5.befacedwiththetemptationtodosth

面临做….的诱惑meetwith===befacedwith6.peekataneighbor'testpaper偷看令B

座的考卷7.behardon对….严厉/严格

8.ontherise在上身/增长ariseintheuseofexams(rise=increase)9.passcompetencytests

通过能力测试10.moreandmore===agrowingnumberof越来越多

11.leadto===cause===resultin导致...

Ariseintheuseofexamsmayleadtoacorres