Language Points
1. be allergic to sth.(para.1) 对...过敏; 不喜欢某事;对某事反感
e.g. be allergic to seafood;
●He seems allergic to hard work.他似乎厌恶辛苦的工作。
allergy n.
skin allergy皮肤过敏 food allergy 食物过敏
2. get/be serious about sth. (para.2)对......是认真的;并非开玩笑的
e.g.●I got serious about this only recently.
我是在最近才开始对这个问题认真起来
3.fresh from an excursionto somewhere (para.2) 刚从某地旅游回来
e.g. fresh from an excursion to Europe刚从欧洲旅游回来
a young woman fresh from lreland一位刚从爱尔兰来的年轻妇女
4. full of earnest anticipation (para. 2) 满怀着诚挚的期待
anticipate V.
e.g.●The employers anticipate hiring 7% more interns this year than they did last year.
雇主们预期今年招聘实习生的人数将比去年多7%。
5. the bulk of sth (para.5) (某物的)大部分,多半
e.g. bear the bulk of the criticism承受着大部分的批评
6. nail sth. down ( para.6 ) 将某物钉牢; 最终确定 (敲定)
e.g. ●the actual stationery items are not nailed down
真正的文具用品没有被固定摆放在那儿
●Two days isn't enough to nail down the details of an agreement.
要把协议的所有细节都确定下来,两天的时间是不够的,
7.thrust sth. upon/on sb (Para. 7) 迫使某人做/接受某事
e.g ●.Blame should be thrust upon our schools指责应该归咎于学校
8.set standards of (para. 7) 定标准,确定标准
e.g. set high standards of English language proficiency
对英语熟练程度制定高
9 get exposure to sth (Para.7)接触、体验
e.g.●They also went without exposure to these vital structures of language.他们过去也没有接触过这些重要的语言结
expose sb. to sth.使某人接触、体验某事物
e.g. a student who has been exposed to English for some five years
接触英语达5年左右的学生
10. in jerky flight( para. 8)飞得不稳
e.g.
● He noticed a bird in jerky flight. 他看到一只小鸟飞得不稳,
jerky movements/motion急速运动
11. within the span of a 10-minute drive (para. 10)
在短短的十分钟驾驶时间内
e.g.
● Property gained within the span of marriage such
as salary is considered jointly owned property.
婚姻存续期间获得的财产 如工资,都视为夫妻共同财产。
12. from scratch (para. 10)
从零开始;从头开始白手起家
e.g.
●He had learned from scratch to the major parts of speech in a sentence.
他从对语法一一无所知到学会了句子中主要词语的词性。
13.come alive (para.12) 活跃起来;激情飞扬; 重生
e.g.●The vocabulary makes the journey's true colors come alive.
词汇会使你的语言学习之旅变得五彩缤纷、栩栩如生。
14.guide your journey to your destination (para. 12)把你带到目的地
e.g.
●Imagine what we'd be like without a clock to guide us through our days.
设想一下如果我们的身体内没有生物钟引导度过每一天,我们将会是怎样的情形
15 essential assets (para.13)有利条件
e.g. ●If you cultivate calmness and concentration, you will find that these attitudes are essential assets in the way of your personal achievement.当你拥有了冷静和专注之后,你会发现,这些态度是你取得个人成就必不可少的条件。
16 swell with pride/anger (Para.15) 洋洋得意/怒气冲冲
e.g.
● I felt my heart swell with pride for what my son had done.
我从心里为儿子的行为感到骄傲。
17.with a long agreeable sigh (para.16) 愉悦地长舒了口气
e.g.
an agreeable place to reside惬意的居所 agreeable friends和蔼的朋友

