Unit 6 Book 1 Useful expressions Overview:
1. As Shakespeare wrote ，the course of true love never did run smooth.
2. It is just as well for sth. 这种情况对于...也是如此。也是如此。
3. a tale of romance: a love story
4. struggle to overcome barriers
5. keep sb apart
6. struggle to balance the charms of the intellect against the appeal of attractiveness 在内心智慧的魅力与外表俊秀的吸引之间纠结魅力与外表俊秀的吸引之间纠结
7. go ahead with his date 继续与他的约会对象约会继续与他的约会对象约会
8. find ourselves caught up in the drama 发现我们自己沉浸在这戏剧中发现我们自己沉浸在这戏剧中
9. wonder what we would do in his place 10. ...when faced with the changes (time brings)
Text A
11. find yourself imagining what the person looks like
12. put a face to the hidden voice 赋予这个隐秘的声音一张面孔赋予这个隐秘的声音一张面孔
13. get sth wrong/right
14. a valentine story=a love story
15. 15. a valentine: a lover, one’s boyfriend or girlfriend a valentine: a lover, one’s boyfriend or girlfriend
16. find yourself imagining what the person looks like
17. find sb doing/adj./介短介短
18. 18. straighten one’s hair/tie /clothes straighten one’s hair/tie /clothes
19. make one 19. make one’’s way ①go with great difficulty ②
go 20. 20. know one’s heart know one’s heart
21. take a book off the shelf
22. absorb: ① take in ②
be absorbed in=be lost in 23. to pencil notes in the margin
24. reflect: show cf. reflect on: 仔细考虑仔细考虑 25. a thoughtful soul and insightful mind 多思善虑的心灵和富有洞察力的头脑多思善虑的心灵和富有洞察力的头脑
26. thoughtful: ①thinking deeply ②
considerate 27. have insight into sth
28. flashback ←→flash-forward(闪前)
29. locate: ① find ②
establish in a certain place 30. telephone directory 电话号簿电话号簿
31. correspond: exchange letters regularly
in correspondence with: adv.①与...一致;②有通信联系②有通信联系
32. be shipped overseas: be shipped to another country
33. Each (letter) was a seed falling on a fertile heart. (metaphor)
34. She was like springtime. Her eyes were as blue as flowers. (simile) 35. request a photograph
36. your feeling for me
37. have some reality
38. have some honest basis
39. matter: be important
40. be haunted by: be worried about cf. a haunted house 41. take a chance=take a risk (on doing sth)
42. sth disgust sb
sb be disgusted by/at sth=sb get sick of sth
disgust at/with sth 43. sb schedule sth = sb plan sth
be scheduled to do sth
be scheduled for sth
on schedule: on time
ahead of schedule ←→behind schedule 44. wear a rose on my lapel
45. sb fill a special place in one’s life 46 sustain sb unfailingly: support sb constantly cf. sustainable development
47. slim: ① slender ②
small
The chances of doing sth are slim/large. 48. 48. One’s hair lies back in curls from one’s (delicate) ears.One’s hair lies back in curls from one’s (delicate) ears.
49. A small, provocative smile curved her lips.
50. murmur: say/ask in a low voice
cf. murmur about sth: complain about sth in a low voice 51. uncontrollably: 情不自禁地情不自禁地
52. She is well past 40.
53. She had her graying hair pinned up under a worn hat.
54. She was more than a little (=very) overweight.
55. Her thick-ankled feet were thrust into low-heeled shoes.
Cf. high heels 56. be keen on/about sth: be interested in
cf. be keen to do sth 57. my longing for sth cf. sb long for sth
long to do sth 58. A companion B: A befriend B 59. uphold my spirit: warm my heart
60. Her pale face was sensible.
61. Her eyes had a kindly glow.
62. grip sth: take a very tight hold of sth
63. A book was to identify me to her.
A rose was to identify her to me. 64. I am grateful for the friendship.
be grateful to sb for sth 65. square my shoulders
66. salute: give a salute to sb
67. hold out sth to sb 举起sth 让sb 看 68. I felt choked by the bitterness of my disappointment.失望的痛苦几乎使我哽咽。失望的痛苦几乎使我哽咽。
70. 70. The woman’s face broadened into a smile.The woman’s face broadened into a smile.妇女的脸上绽开了笑容。妇女的脸上绽开了笑容。
71. go by: 1. =pass
If you say that time goes by, you mean that it passes. (时间) 流逝流逝
My grandmother was becoming more and more sad and frail as the years went by. 随着岁月的流逝，我的祖母变得越来越伤感和虚弱。逝，我的祖母变得越来越伤感和虚弱。
As time goes by, As time goes by, ……(随着时光飞逝)
2. =pass by vi. Vt.走过（某处）走过（某处）
A squad car went by (us) at full speed. 一辆巡逻车以全速驶过（我们的）身旁一辆巡逻车以全速驶过（我们的）身旁
72. beg sb to do
73. ask sb out to dinner
74. The true nature of a heart is seen in its response to the unattractive: The way one reacts to unattractive people reveals one’s character.
75. in response to =in answer to
76. 76. Tell me whom you love, and I’ll tell you who you are: If you tell me whom you love, I will tell Tell me whom you love, and I’ll tell you who you are: If you tell me whom you love, I will tell you what kind of person you are. Cf. A man is known by the company he keeps. (观友见其人) 近朱者赤，近墨者黑。近朱者赤，近墨者黑。 Vocabulary & Translation exe
77. P.S.: postscript 附言, 后记后记
78. provided/providing: if
Provided 倘若，在…条件下（比if 要文雅，但不可用在虚拟语气的假设句，常与that 连用）Provided (that) there is no opposition, I will act as representative of our class. 倘若没有反对的话，我将担任本班的代表。的话，我将担任本班的代表。
Providing 倘若（常与that 连用，但不可用在虚拟语气的假设句）I shall go providing (that) it doesn it doesn’’t rain.
79. former former←→←→latter
80. a fertile plain
81. rough hands
82. a life of hard physical labor
83. sb be of slim build, with blue eyes
84. split the boards down the middle
85. (only the hope) (that 85. (only the hope) (that……) sustain (the trapped miners) 86. The glow of the setting sun reddened the stream.
react to sth87. common knowledge=common sense
88. have a keen sense of smell
89. previous experience
90. sth be required for the job
91. A or B, whichever suits you best
92. the sickly smell of carpets
93. sth come to an end
94. a radio transmitter
95. A be (best) located at sw
96. sth completely hold one 96. sth completely hold one’’s attention= sb be absorbed in sth 97. keep a firm hold of sth=grip sth
98. kidnapper v. kidnap
99. thrust sb into the car and drive off
100. thanks to: owing to=due to
101. broaden educational opportunities for sb
102. 102. make one’s way in the world make one’s way in the world 103. dine at the restaurant
104. reserve a table=book a table
105. take a chance on its not being full
106. participate in the grand opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics
107. sth leave (spectators from China and overseas) mesmerized
108. sth reflect China 108. sth reflect China’’s rich history and cultural heritage/relics
109. (a fire) break out
110. lead the frightened children to safety
111. a washing machine
cf. a sewing machine 112. insist on doing sth=persist in doing sth
113. after such a devastating earthquake 114. be widely regarded as Australia ’s greatest living poet
115. look lovingly at the sleeping child
116. sb be fast/half asleep
117. barely : hardly
118. respond to sb/sth
119. hide her disappointment at sth
120. attend the concert/meeting/wedding/funeral/conference/press conference
121. sb come first/second/third
122. attract high-tech companies to sw
123. sth hold (no) attraction for sb
124. wear severe/plain clothing
125. surprisingly enough
126. be attractively dressed
127.drop in v.顺便走访, 不预先通知的拜访不预先通知的拜访
128. look older/younger than sb is
129. be named after 130.（car ）roll south 向南驶去向南驶去
131. The fields are green with newly planted rice.
132. storm into sw
133. His face was black with anger.
134. once more: once again
135. have difficulty/trouble in doing sth
136. the natural choice
137. in the first place: at the beginning
138. sb be right on time, just as we had scheduled.
139. sb fit well with everything
140.in the flesh: adv.以肉体形式, 亲自亲自 adv./adj. 活生生的；实物/本人的本人的
He was in the flesh. 他本人就在这儿。他本人就在这儿。
141. put sb to a test: test sb
142. change my mind
143. end up doing sth
144.after all (句末)“结果，终究”; (句首)毕竟, 究竟；究竟；
145. sth set sb apart 146.happen to learn: 碰巧得知碰巧得知
147. 147. unpack one’s bag/luggage unpack one’s bag/luggage
148.I will be back before you have left. 我会在你走之前回来。（表示未来完成的动作）作）
149. decide on sth cf. decide to do
150. approach to sth/sb
cf. approach sw/sb 151. ring up: make a phone call
152. ring one 152. ring one’s doorbell ’s doorbell
153.see things [口]产生幻觉, 见神见鬼，眼花了见神见鬼，眼花了
154. a hot bath and a change of clothes
155. bring any revelations 156. tear sth up
157. deliberately : on purpose
158. be accustomed to sth: be used to sth
159. dilemmas like this
160. reason out sth 理清头绪理清头绪
161. in a decent length of time: within limited time
162. moodily: in a bad mood
163. a cheerful-looking restaurant
164. (not) hesitate to do sth
165. previous to: before
166. go off to university
167. give me a few words of wisdom
168. sth impress sb deeply
169. A be very grateful to B for sth
170. put forward sensible suggestion
171. sensible: reasonable: ant sb a 10% pay rise in response to union pressure
173. It is very thoughtful of sb to do sth
174. give sp a thorough cleaning
175. from then on: since then
Text B
176. come across a wallet in the street
177. make out: find out
178. r eturn address return address 寄信人地址寄信人地址
179. clue to sth: hint to sth
180. other than: adv.不同于, 除了except
181. call in (adv.) v.召集, 召来, 来访来访 cf. call on sb/call at sw 182. in a nursing home n.疗养院疗养院
183. invite sb over (to sw)
184. door guard: security man
185. exchange greetings
186. take sb up to sw 带sb 去sw
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