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1.rival:
n.aperson,group,ororganizationthatyoucompetewithinsport,business,afightetcespeciallyoveralongperiod;competitor
e.g.Thetwoteamshavealwaysbeenrivals.
这项新技术让这家公司比对手更有竞争优势。
Thisnewtechnologygivesthecompanyacompetitiveedge/advantageoveritsrivals.
vt.tobeasgoodassb./sthelse
e.g.Thecollege'sfacilitiesrivalthoseofHarvardandYale.
rivalry
e.g.TherehasalwaysbeenintenserivalrybetweenNewZealandandAustralia.
Thetwoplayershavedevelopedafriendlyrivalry.
1.
2. Thetrainwastravellingatagoodsixtymilesanhour…(Para.1)
a.agoodsixtymiles:
atleastsixtymiles,perhapsmore
agoodtenyearsetc:
atleasttenyears,andprobablymore
e.g.Heisagoodtentearsyoungerthanher.
我们已经等了半个多小时了。
We’vebeenwaitingforagoodhalfhour.
b.agoodfew/many:
afairlylargenumberofthingsorpeople
e.g.I’vedonethisagoodfewtimesnow.
Agoodmanypeoplewereupsetaboutthenewtax.
c.asgoodas:
almost
asgoodasdone/finished/dead/ruined/uselessetc
e.g.Thesummerisasgoodasover.
Thiscarpetisasgoodasruined.
2.Theonlyotheroccupantofthecarriage…(Para.1)
Theonlyotherpersoninthecarriage…
occupant:
a. someonewholivesinahouse,roometc(resident)
e.g.Thefurniturehadbeenleftbythepreviousoccupants.
b. someonewhoisinaroom,vehicleetcataparticulartime
e.g.Neitherofthecar’stwooccupantswasinjured.
carriage:
(BrE.)partofarailwaytrain(AmE.)car
3. aMr.Crowther,hadraised…stirredfromhisseat…(Para.1)
acertainpersonwhoisknownasMr.Crowther
e.g.AMrs.Smithwishestospeaktoyouonthephone.
Stir:
▶MOVESLIGHTLY◀
[intransitiveandtransitive]tomoveslightlyortomakesomethingmoveslightly
Thecrowdbegantostirastheywaitedforthebandtostart.Agentlebreezestirredthecurtains.
▶LEAVEAPLACE◀
[intransitive]toleaveormovefromaplace
Hehadn'tstirredfromhischairallmorning.
▶FEELINGS◀
a)[transitive]tomakesomeonehaveastrongfeelingorreaction
stirmemories/emotionsetc
Lookingatthephotographsstirredchildhoodmemoriesofthelonghotsummers.
Thepoemsucceedsinstirringtheimagination.
b)[intransitive]ifafeelingstirsinyou,youbegintofeelit
Excitementstirredinsideher.
他表面上不在乎,暗地却萌发了强烈的好奇心。
Beneathhisindifferenceapowerfulcuriositywasstirring.
4.Thenthetwomenexchangedasharpglance…(Para.1)
Thenthetwomenlookedateachotherbrieflyandseverely.
Noticedthat“tolooksharply”usuallymeanstolookinacriticalanddisapprovingway.Butherenoemotionofanykindisrevealed.
5.Mr.Harraby-Ribstonresumedhisseatandsatforawhilepuffingalittleandwithaheightenedcolourasaresultofhisexertion.(Para.1)
1)resumedhisseat:
wentbacktohisseat;satdownagain
resumeyourseat/place/position:
togobacktotheseat,place,orpositionwhereyouwerebefore
e.g.Willthedelegatespleaseresumetheirseats?
resume:
a.v.[T]tostartdoingsthagainafterstoppingorbeinginterrupted
e.g.Therebelshaveresumedhostilitiesagainstgovernmenttroops.
她希望孩子出生后继续工作。
Shehopestoresumeworkafterthebabyisborn.
b.v.[I]ifanyactivityorprocessresumes,itstartsagainafterapause
e.g.Peacetalkswillresumetomorrow.
c.resumedoingsth:
e.g.刘翔伤势一好就重新开始训练。
LiuXiangresumedtrainingassoonastheinjurywasbetter.
It’sprematuretospeculateaboutthe_______ofnegotiations.
(resumption)
2)puffing:
breathingquicklyandwithdifficultyafterrunningorcarryingheavyloadsetc.
e.g.Afterrunningthemile,hewaspantingandpuffing.
3)heightenedcolor:
increasedcolor(Hisfacelookedredder.)
heighten:
v.[I,T]ifsomethingheightensafeeling,effectetc,orifafeelingetcheightens,itbecomesstrongerorincreases(=intensify)
e.g.
Therearefearsthatthemarchwillheightenracialtension.
Increasedlevelsoffatinthedietcouldheightentheriskofcancer.
4)asaresultofhisexertion:
becausehehadexertedhimself;becausehehadmadesuchaneffort
exertion
Exert:
vt.
a.~oneself:
tomakeagreatphysicalormentaleffort,workhardtodosth.
e.g.Hehasexertedhimselftirelesslyonbehalfofthecharity.
Allthesurgeonspresentwereexertingthemselvestotheirutmost;thefewnursesallbusy.
努力为人民服务
想要有所得必须努力。
exertoneselfintheserviceofthepeople
Youmustexertyourselftoachieveanything.
b.touseyourpower,influenceetcinordertomakesomethinghappen
e.g.Theyexertedconsiderableinfluencewithintheschool.
Environmentalgroupsareexertingpressureonthegovernmenttotightenpollutionlaws.
他施加影响力为儿子在公司里谋了一个位子。
他的妻子一直给他很大压力让他调换工作。
Heexertedconsiderableinfluencetogethissonaplaceinthecompany.
Hiswifehasbeenexertingalotofpressureonhimtochangehisjob.
exertion:
[U/C]
e.g.Alittlephysicalexertionhelpsmethinkmoreclearlyatwork.
Shelaymotionless,utterlywornoutbyherexertions,yetatthesametimeominouslywideawake.
一下午的劳累使我们觉得很疲劳。
Theafternoon’sexertionshadleftusfeelingexhausted.
6. Mr.Crowther’sglancehadbetrayednotthesmallestemotion.(Para.1)
Paraphrase:
Mr.Crowther’slookdidnotshowanyfeelings.Hedidnotshowanysurpriseoreveninterest.
tobetray:
toshowfeelingsyouaretryingtohide(synonymgiveaway)
Hisvoicebetrayedhisnervousness.
他脸上没有流露任何表情。
她说她很难过,但她的眼神却流露出内心的喜悦。
Hisfacebetrayednothing.
Shesaidshewassorry,buthereyesbetrayedhersecretdelight.
Whatkindofmanwouldbetrayhisownsistertothepolice?
Iwon’tbetrayhisconfidence.
ThePresidentbetrayedthepeoplewhenhewentbackonhispromisenottoraisetaxes.
betrayal:
aruthlessbetrayaloftheirelectionpledges
7. Ithadshownnoalarm….notevenamildinterest,…
mild:
a.Wehadanexceptionallymildwinterlastyear.
b.Hesufferedamildheartattack.
c.Bothmenlookedatherinmildsurprise.
d.amildcurry;acheesewithapleasantmildflavour
e.amildcriticism
f.TherecessioninGermanyhasbeencomparativelymild.
g.Hisvoicewassoftandmild.
h.amildpainkiller;amildherbicide
8.Mr.Harraby-Ribston’scuriositywasviolentlyaroused.(Para.1)
ThismadeMr.Harraby-Robstonextremelycurious.
arouse:
a.arouseinterest/expectationsetctomakeyoubecomeinterested,expectsomethingetc
e.g.Matt'sbehaviorwasarousingtheinterestoftheneighbors.
b.arousehostility/suspicion/resentment/angeretctomakesomeonefeelveryunfriendlyandangry,orsuspicious
e.g.AgreatdealofangerwasarousedbyCampbell'sdecision.
8. Hewasbynatureasociable,chattymanandhehadreckonedthathisactionwouldinfalliblyproduceconversation.(Para.1)
Paraphrase:
Hewasthekindofmanwholikestotalkandenjoyscompany,andhadguessedthatwhathedidwouldinvariablystartaconversation.
a.reckon:
[transitivenotinprogressive]
1).spokenespeciallyBritishEnglishtothinkorsupposesomething
reckon(that)
Doyoureckonhe'llagreetoseeus?
2).toguessanumberoramount,withoutcalculatingitexactly
reckon(that)
Wereckonthatsittingintrafficjamscostsusaround$9billionayearinlostoutput.
reckonsomethingtobesomething
Theaveragesellingpriceforflatsintheareawasreckonedtobearound£11,000.
3).[usuallypassive]tothinkthatsomeoneorsomethingisaparticularkindofpersonorthing
bereckonedtobesomething
e.g.Movinghouseisreckonedtobenearlyasstressfulasdivorce.
bereckonedassomething
e.g.Anearthquakeofmagnitude7isreckonedasamajorquake.
reckononsomething:
toexpectsomethingtohappen,whenyouaremakingplans
e.g.Wewerereckoningonaprofitofabouthalfamillionayear.
reckonondoingsomething
Iwasreckoningongettingatleast60%ofthevotes.
Shewasaforcetobereckonedwith.
b. infallibly:
certainly;invariably;doubtlessly;withoutfail
infallible:
adj.
1).alwaysrightandnevermakingmistakes
Noexpertisinfallible.
aninfalliblememory
2).somethingthatisinfalliblealwaysworksorhastheintendedeffect
Hehadaninfalliblecureforahangover.
(infalliblyinfallibility)
10.Butnoconversationhadfollowedand,thatbeingso,hehadhadnoopportunityofexplaininghisbehaviour.(Para.1)
Paraphrase:
Butnoconversationhadfollowedandthereforehehadnothadanychancetoexplainwhyhehaddonethat.
thatbeingso:
anabsoluteconstructionusedasanadverbialofreason.“That”refersto“noconversationhadfollowed”.Itissimilarto“becauseofthat”or“therefore”
11.…hebegantofeelthathehadmerelymadeafoolofhimselfintheeyesofhiscompanion.(Para.1)
…hebegantofeelthathehadonlymadehimselfappearstupidandridiculous
tomakeafoolofsb./oneself:
tomakesb.lookstupid
Don’thaveanymoretodowithhim;he’stryingtomakeafooloutofyou.
Yourbiggestfearisprobablythefearofmakingafoolofyourselfandthisiswhatismakingyounervous.
他醉醺醺的上电视谈话节目结果大出洋相。
HemadeafoolofhimselfbyturningupdrunkonaTVchatshow.
intheeyesofsb:
intheopinionsof;inthejudgmentof
(=accordingtoaparticularpersonorgroup)
Carlcoulddonowrongintheeyesofhisparents.
在民众眼里,陈水扁是个麻烦制造者。
Intheeyesofthepublic,Chenisatrouble-maker.
12.or,worse,thathiscompanionmightconcludethatthesuitcasecontainedacorpse,inwhicheventhewouldperhapsinformthepolicewhenthe
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