2.5
executive director 执行董事
undergraduate & graduate本科生 研究生
where a computer test is unavailable 难以获得 不能利用
internet-based 基于...
falls between 150 and 200 dollars 位于...之间
certified in ESOL 认证
2.6
the bay cuts into the land 嵌入
shut down 倒闭
collapse after the earthquake 倒塌
by all means 用尽一切办法
safe and sound 平安无事 安然无恙
chase down 努力寻找
attraction 吸引力 有吸引力之物
It is a long lane that has no turning 谚语,路必有弯,凡是必有变化
lane通常指乡村小路,或人为规划的狭窄通道,如刚刚提到的那几条lane
alley多指城里的居民区的小巷子,胡同;blind alley就是“死胡同”
1.collapse 倒塌,还可以引申为货币暴跌 一件事失败,或者人的身体垮掉
2.chase down
本意表示find out 找出
口语中,表示“喝一种酒后又喝另一种味淡的酒”:
He likes to drink whisky chased down with beer.
他喜欢喝了威士忌酒以后紧接着又喝啤酒。
chase,追赶
也表示对异性的“追求”
比如chase a girl(追女孩)
这个词来源于拉丁语capere,拿取
同源词还有
capture 俘获,捕捉
catch 抓,捕
常用短语有
chase away 赶走,驱逐
chase after 追逐,追赶
cut to the chase 开门见山,切入正题
a wild-goose chase “追大雁”表示“徒劳的事”
人在地上怎么追得上大雁呢?
瘾君子有句行话叫chase the dragon
就是嗑药,dragon形容缭绕的烟雾
大人说话,小孩插嘴会被说“go chase yourself”
想想狗无聊的时候是不是会追自己的尾巴玩?
意思就是“一边儿玩去;别瞎捣乱”
The Golden Gate Bridge is a must-see attraction in San Francisco. 必看景点
2.7
massive 很大
hybrid vehicles 混合动力汽车
unseat the man 罢免
amusement park 游乐场
semester 学期 (注重发音)
mechanics of her acrobatics 杂技的力学(原理)
2.8
get used to it 习惯
end up being ...one day 有朝一日成为...
financially independent 财务独立
launch 本意是发射
launch her career as a famous writer 开启了作家的生涯 (launch的用法)
launch a company 创立公司
stay financial ahead of the game保持财政领先地位
a hard time doing sth. 做什么度过了一个艰难期
run with business 运行生意
His business has grown through word-of-mouth.
look up 查找 拜访
you always see his wheels turning with ideas every day.每天在不停的思索
His biggest goal, he says, has always been to work for himself 嗯,这也是我的目标
2.9
cherry blossom 樱花
burst into color 百花盛开
overflow the train 可以形容春运
tourism seems to be booming
Vanilla 香草
taxi driver wait for a fare 等一个客人
draw up 草拟(计划)
be quick/slow on the draw
原意是拔剑、拔枪的时候动作迅速、迟缓
先用来泛指反应快/慢
draw in火车进站(拖着长长的尾巴)
此外也有“吸取”的意思
比如draw lessons from 从…吸取教训
draw a conclusion 得出结论
draw attention 引起注意
词根ped-表示“脚;行走”
比如pedal,脚踏板;pedestrian 行人
cab源自法语中的“马车”,空间小小的
同根词如cabinet,内阁,小陈列室
后来传到英国就用于专指出租车
而美式英语中叫taxi,但比较正式
人们更常说call a cab 打的
而不说call a taxi 叫出租车
三轮车还可以说tricycle,
词根tri-即“三”,区别于bi-,“二”
如bicycle,二轮自行车
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