1.休息室——“lounge”、“lobby”、“vestibule”或“foyer”。
2.“wineshop”——“a cafe or tavern that specializes in serving wine”,专指供人喝酒、小憩之处,而中国人所说酒馆、酒楼、酒肆或酒家其实就是饭店、餐馆,英文都应是“restaurant”。
3.购物商场——shopping mall,shopping store,shopping center
4.“corporation”指“Groups of persons authorized to act as an individual,eg,for Business purposes”,实际上该词本身有总公司的意味,所以,group corp. 似乎group 多余。group company 可用。
5.城区——downtown area,or downtown district
6. hit pay dirt 发现矿藏,到富矿;发现了很有好处的东西=strike pay dirt
pay dirt n.有利可图的发现
7. To have a beef with someone means to have a disagreement.和某人有争执
in a really bad mood 心情很糟;being tough on everyone 对每个人很严格,要求高。
8. Exactly.说得对;if you say so,既然你这么说,就听你的;hold on for a second 等一会; a sour loser
输的不大方的人,不愿承认失败的人;here you go 给你;here we are 我们到了,here i am,我终于到了;i have no idea. 我不大清楚。
9. I'm worried that the situation will go too far 我担心事情会进一步变糟。it's worth a try 值得一试。one's beef with sb,与某人的争执
10. At first=in the beginning I wasn't that interested 开始我不太感兴趣。
11. Hi,Jim!You look pretty good today. Everybody at the office says hello - we're all pulling for you to pull through this operation and get back to work as soon as you can.
Pull for就是打气、鼓励的意思,而pull through在这里的意思是克服疾病、恢复健康。
12.This memo told me I was being transferred to Buffalo,where winter is really bad. I was worried when I saw people laughing at me,and I remembered it was April Fool's Day,and I realized my friends are pulling my leg.
他说:这份通知说我要被调往Buffalo去工作。Buffalo那儿的冬天可真糟糕。我正发愁
的时候看到人们都在笑我,我这才想起今天是愚人节,原来是朋友们在骗我跟我开玩笑。
从这段话可以看出pull one's leg是跟某人开玩笑,或者是不带恶意的恶作剧。
13.pull the plug. 其中的plug ,这是电线一端的插头,插进墙上的插座就能得到电力。Pull the plug,当然就是把插头从插座上拔出来,那就是切断电源,或者等于是关了某一电器用具。这是从字面上来解释pull the plug
Business has been terrible for six months and is getting worse every day. I hate to say this but maybe the best thing to do is pull the plug and just close up shop for good.
他说:这六个月来生意很差,而且目前也一天不如一天,出于无奈我不得不说,最好还是结束业务关店算了。从这段话可以看出pull the plug可以解释结束、中止某一业务或者事业。
14. coffee shop,cafe 咖啡屋;suburb n.市郊,郊区
v.逗留,闲荡,拖延,游移;do crossword puzzles 做纵横字谜;
15.outreach v.到达顶端,超越;
n. a)The act or process of reaching out:伸出展开的行为或过程:
could not allay the outreach of human intellect.
不能控制人类才智的发展
b)Extent or length of reach:所能达到的程度或长度:
the vast outreach of technology;the outreach of a forest fire from mountains to suburbs.
知识的广阔领域;从高山蔓延至市郊的森林火灾
c)A systematic attempt to provide services beyond conventional limits,as to particular segments of a community:扩大服务项目有系统地尝试向一团体的特别部门提供超常规的服务:
an educational outreach to illiterate adults.
对文盲的教育服务项目扩大event是什么词性
16.Let's hear about the reason why he chose to work at a cafe over a high paying,high stress job. (高薪,压力大的工作)choose sth over sth else.
slow you down 让你放松;hang out居住;停留He hangs out in an old house. 他住在一所旧房子里。
exponential指数的,幂的increased exponentially 大幅增加,指数级增加
英语专八阅读连接词:小词汇,大智慧
一般把连接词与连接语分为以下三类:
1.表明事件发生的时间顺序:
then, first, at once, next, after that, previously, while, when, the following day, etc.
2.表明文章的组织结构:
1)Listing:
firstly, in the first place, secondly, thirdly, my next point is, last/finally, etc.
2)Illustrating:
for example/ for instance, to illustrate, an example/ instance of this is, let’s take….., take…. for example, etc.
3)Re-stating:
in other words, that is to say, to put it another way, let me put it this way, or rather, namely, etc.
4)Referring:
in this respect, in that connection, as we said, apart from this, etc.
5)Resuming:
to resume, to return to the previous point, getting back to the argument, etc.
6)Summarizing:
to sum up, in short, it amounts to this, what I have been saying is this, etc.
7)Emphasizing:
it is worth noting, I would like to direct your attention to, let us consider, we must now turn to, I shall begin by, etc.
3.表明作者的观点、态度
1)Introducing( or emphasizing) further evidence:
moreover, furthermore, in addition, what’s more, as well, etc.
2)Cause:
because (of), since, owing to, on account of, due to, as a result of, etc.
3)Effect:
as a result, hence, therefore, consequently, thus, so, etc.
4)Contrasting:
in / by contrast, on the contrary, on the other hand, nevertheless, whereas, while, yet, however, but, etc.
5)Comparison:
in like manner, likewise, in the same way, similarly, in comparison with, etc.
6)Purpose:
to this end, for this purpose, with this in mind, in order to, so that, etc.
7)Intensification:
indeed, in fact, in any event / case, at no time, to tell the truth, etc.
英语专八中译英四大法宝助你通关
一、背诵
背诵是提高英语综合能力的法宝,可分为以下5个层次:(1)精彩词汇,(2)精彩句型,(3)精彩句子(4)万能框架,(5)经典范文。注意句子和句型不一样,精彩句子应作为单词来记忆。背诵前,确保自己已充分理解所有内容。
语言学习有两个关键词——输入(INPUT)和输出(OUTPUT)。听力和阅读属于输入,考生处于被动状态,只需在考场上将听到和看到的东西弄懂。应对这种题目的技巧很多,容易在短期内提高。但口语和写作属于输出,考生必须变被动为主动,这很难在短期内突破。没有大量的输入,很难进行自由输出。
很多同学对专四写作叫苦不迭,但若将其改为中文作文,大家就会觉得易如反掌。原因何在?俗话说:
“熟读唐诗三百首,不会做诗也能吟。”同学们从小到大背诵了大量中文佳作,可以随意组合,自由输出。然而,在英语学习中,多数同学只沉溺于背单词、抠语法、做阅读,很少有人背诵英文文章。正因为没有大量输入,写作才始终处于“挤牙膏”状态,想一句说一句,说一句翻译一句。
提高英语写作要多读、多背、多写、多改。多读、多背是首要任务,是积累输入的关键。希望大家平时勤于背诵大量的经典英文句型、表达和范文。
有的同学问我,说自己背过很多英文文章,但上了考场还是大脑一片空白,什么都想不起来。这种情况很常见,主要有两个原因:一是没有进行造句的工作,只是盲目背诵。二是背得不够熟练。学习任何东西都讲究先求质,再求量。大家英语学了很多年,文章看了很多,为什么写作还是学不好?关键是量铺开了,但质没有上去。一篇文章应背到脱口而出的程度,如果还需要过脑子,就证明背得不够熟练。一知半解,背得再多也是徒劳。
二、默写
背完经典范文后,进行默写。然后对照原文纠错,搞清楚错在什么地方。多数同学在写的时候都会犯小错误,如拼写、单复数、大小写等。这些就是你在写作中的弱点,也是阅卷老师最不能容忍的地方。培根说过:“Writing makes an exact man.”(写作使人精确。)只有默写下来你才会发现自己常犯哪些错误。
三、中译英
中译英也是提高写作的好方法。根据范文的中文译文,将其按自己的理解译成英文。译完后,你就会发
现自己的翻译和原文有很大差距,这些差距就是取得写作高分的关键。这时,对照范文,看看原作者是怎么写的,思考为什么这么写。同样的一句中文,范文中使用了哪些词汇和句型?你使用了哪些词汇和句型?学习范文使用不同的词汇和句型。通过不断练习,你的写作水平不知不觉就提高了。
四、写作
模仿范文写作新的文章,套用范文的精彩词汇、句型、句子和框架。最初套用时可能比较生硬,但随着不断的积累,组合起来会越来越顺手。
上述的高分策略是提高专四英语写作水平最有效的方法。在练习写作的初始阶段, 可勤查语法书和字典等工具书, 背记常用词和短语, 以扩大词汇量, 拓展知识面。背单词时要深刻理解所背词语的内在含义, 并了解其使用环境。备考时,熟记一些过渡词、句型和范文,并进行仿写。考试时,使用学习过的、熟悉而有把握的词汇和句型,没有把握的句子,尽量采取“回避政策”,切忌自编自造汉语式的英语词组和句型。
英语专八超高频词汇
100个高频词汇
1. abide by(=be faithful to ; obey)忠于;遵守。
2. be absent from…. 缺席,不在
3. absence or mind(=being absent-minded) 心不在焉
4. absorb(=take up the attention of)吸引…的注意力(被动语态):be absorbed in 全神贯注于…近:be engrossed in ; be lost in ; be rapt in ;be concentrated on ; be focused on ; be centered on
5. (be) abundant in(be rich in; be well supplied with) 富于,富有
6. access(to) (不可数名词) 能接近,进入,了解
7. by accident(=by chance, accidentally)偶然地,意外. Without accident(=safely) 安全地,
8. of one’s own accord(=without being asked; willingly; freely)自愿地,主动地
9. in accord with 与…一致/ out of one’s accord with 同….不一致
10. with one accord (=with everybody agreeing)一致地
11. inaccordance with (=in agreement with) 依照,根据
12. on one’s own account
1) 为了某人的缘故, 为了某人自己的利益
2) (=at one’s own risk) 自行负责
3) (=by oneself)依靠自己
on account 赊账; on account of 因为; on no account不论什么原因也不;of …account 有…..重要性.
13. take…into account(=consider)把...考虑进去
14. give sb. an account of 说明, 解释(理由)
15. account for (=give an explanation or reason for) 解释, 说明.
16. on account of (=because of) 由于,因为.
17. on no account(=in no case, for no reason)绝不要,无论如何不要(放句首时句子要倒装)
18. accuse…of…(=charge…with; blame sb. for sth. ; blame sth. on sb. ; complain about) 指控,控告
19. be accustomed to (=be in the habit of, be used to)习惯于.
20. be acquainted with(=to have knowledge of) 了解; (=to have met socially) 熟悉
21. act on 奉行,按照…行动; act as 扮演; act for 代理
22. adapt oneself to(=adjust oneself to) 使自己适应于
23. adapt…(for) (=make sth. Suitable for a new need) 改编, 改写(以适应新的需要)
24. in addition (=besides) 此外, 又, 加之
25. in addition to(=as well as, besides, other than)除…外
26. adhere to (=abide by, conform to, comply with, cling to, insist on, persist in, observe, opinion, belief ) 粘附; 坚持, 遵循
27. adjacent(=next to, close to) 毗邻的, 临近的
28. adjust..(to) (=change slightly)调节; 适应;
29. admit of (=be capable of, leave room for) …的可能,留有…的余地.
30. in advance (before in time) 预告, 事先.
31. to advantage 有利的,使优点更加突出地.
32. have an advantage over 胜过.
have the advantage of 由于…处于有利条件
have the advantage of sb.知道某人所不知道的事
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