全新版大学英语(第二版)第一册第八单元短语总结.pdfVIP

Useful Expressions in Unit 8 (by Mr. Hu ) 1. knit one ’s brows 皱眉 2. scratch one ’s head 挠头 3. come up with the right answer 4. beam at learning the answer 5. weave a tale: make up/invent a story 6. bring/drive sth home to sb: make sb fully understand/realize sth 7. sth hold lessons for sb: sth be instructive/educational to sb 8. a fictional story ←→ a true story 9. as well=, too 10. Aesop’s Fables 11. run out of: use up 12. file folders 13. a handful of: a small number of 14. before/plus tax: when the tax hasn’t been paid yet 15. in amazement/surprise/disbelief 16. in despair 17. mental arithmetic 18. modestly educated ：slightly educated 19. be upset by/about: = be worried / unhappy about 20. good-natured: good-tempered 21. be ignorant of/about 22. ignorance 23. a tiny slice of the problem 24. perform the calculations 25. sth be only a memory among sb 26. be nonexistent 27. a chilling (=discouraging) indifference (= a lack of interest) 28. sum up: summarize 29. compete with=compete against (sb for sth) 30. financial, material, and human capital 31. human capital: people’s knowledge and skills 32. accumulate: collect 33. ancestor=forefather←→posterity/offspring= descendant 34. at some point soon 用不了多久 35. intellectual laziness 懒于用脑 36. affect: have an influence on 37. idle: lazy 38. labor force: work force 39. crash 坠落: fall down 40. jam: get stuck 41. break down: ①stop working ② fall/collapse 42. have a humble suggestion 有一愚见 43. dramatize: describe vividly; give a vivid description of 44. feel bitter: feel painful 45. headphones: earphones 46. portable 47. CD: compact disk 48. sth put sb to sleep 49. search for: look for 50. get a job as a clerk 51. with steady wages 52. feed himself 53. allow no leisure for such luxuries as…使某人没有闲暇去享受诸如...的