Unit 6
1. believe in 信任;信賴
2. stand for 代表;代替
3 .adapt to 適宜
4. lose heart 灰心;泄氣
5. be cast away (被)拋棄
6. give up 放棄
7. less than 少于;不足
8. set off for 開始(旅程;賽跑);出發(fā)
9. move on 繼續(xù)前進(jìn)
10. take the way 出發(fā);首途
11. lose one’s way 迷路
12. hang out 伸出
13. in desperate need of 在極度需要的(時(shí)候)
14. on our feet=on foot 步行
15. be accustomed to doing sth.
(通常用于被動(dòng)語態(tài))習(xí)慣于
16. suffer from 患病;遭受……之苦
17. hurry on to (with) 趕緊辦理;急急忙忙地去做某事
18. stop to do sth. 停下來去做某事
19. start doing sth. 開始做某事
20. go on all fours 用四肢
21. (at)the edge of of (在)……邊緣
22. stare at 瞪視; 凝視
23. come to an end 結(jié)束;終止
24. a race against time 與時(shí)間賽跑
25. save…from 挽救……免于
26 .take up to 占用(時(shí)間;空間)
27. at stake 在危險(xiǎn)中;關(guān)系重大
28. risk one’s life to 冒險(xiǎn)去做某事
29. apply…to… 運(yùn)用;應(yīng)用
30.add up (兩個(gè)或兩個(gè)以上的數(shù)量或量)加起來
31. take it easy 別緊張;放松點(diǎn)
32. keep up 維持;保持;使某事處于高水平
33. common sense 常識(shí);情理
34. leave behind 忘帶;留下
35. live through sth. 經(jīng)歷某事物而幸存
36. tie up 系;拴;捆
37. go for 為……去;努力獲取
38 more…than …說…不如說 39 in anxiety of sth or doing sth. 焦急，急切
40 get onto one’s knees, 跪下 41 on all fours 四肢著地(像四足動(dòng)物一樣行走）
42 promised land： 樂土, 福地, 希望之鄉(xiāng)
quit vt. 1.) 離開;退出 He quitted Paris after a week. 他一周后離開了巴黎。
2.) 放棄[+v-ing] He has quit smoking. 他已戒了煙。
3.) 解除,免除[(+of)] She finally quit herself of fear. 她終于消除了恐懼。
4.) 【美】停止[+v-ing] Quit muttering! 別嘀咕!
vi. 1.) 離開;遷出
If he doesn’t pay his rent, he will receive notice to quit. 如果他不付房租,他將被通知搬出去。
2.) 停止 It’s almost 5 o’clock; time to quit. 都快五點(diǎn)鐘了;該下班了。
apply vt. 1.) 應(yīng)用;實(shí)施[(+to)]
We should apply both theories in the language classroom. 我們應(yīng)把兩種理論都運(yùn)用到語言教室中去。
2.) 使起作用;使適用 [(+to)]
This rule can not be applied to every case. 這條規(guī)則并不是在每種情況下都能適用的。
3.) (后常接oneself)使致力(于),使專心從事[(+to)]
He applied himself to learning French. 他致力于學(xué)習(xí)法語。
vi. 1.) 申請,請求[(+for/to)][+to-v] He has applied for a post in England. 他已申請?jiān)谟┞殹?/p>
2.) 起作用;適用 [(+to)] This rule applies to freshmen only. 此項(xiàng)規(guī)定僅適用于大學(xué)一年級(jí)學(xué)生。
assessment n. 1.) (為征稅對財(cái)產(chǎn)所作的)估價(jià)[U]
2.) 被估定的金額[C] my tax assessment for 1994 我一九九四年的稅額
3.) 評(píng)價(jià);估計(jì)[C] He made a careful assessment of the situation. 他對形勢作了細(xì)致的評(píng)估。
assess vt. 1.) (為征稅)估定(財(cái)產(chǎn))的價(jià)值[(+at)]
The value of this property was assessed at one million dollars. 這財(cái)產(chǎn)的價(jià)值估定為一百萬元。
2.) 確定(稅、罰款、賠償金等)的金額 assess damage after an accident 事故后確定損害賠償金額
3.) 對...進(jìn)行估價(jià),評(píng)價(jià) It is too early to assess the effects of the new legislation.
現(xiàn)在來評(píng)價(jià)新法規(guī)的效為時(shí)尚早。
burden n.[C] 1.) 重負(fù),重?fù)?dān);負(fù)擔(dān),沉重的責(zé)任
The old man bent with a heavy burden on his back. 老人因背著重負(fù)而彎腰。
2. )(船的)裝載噸數(shù),噸位[the S][(+of)] vt. 1.) 加重壓于,加負(fù)擔(dān)于,煩擾[(+with)]
The government burdened the nation with heavy taxes. 政府使國民負(fù)擔(dān)重稅。
2.) 加負(fù)荷于,使載重[(+with)] He was burdened with a large bundle of magazines. 他吃力地捧著一大捆雜志。
desperate adj. 1.) 情急拼命的,鋌而走險(xiǎn)的 A desperate man will stop at nothing to get what he wants.
一個(gè)亡命之徒為了達(dá)到自己的目的什么事都做得出來。
2.) 危急的;絕望的 He was desperate when he lost all his money. 當(dāng)他丟了所有的錢時(shí),他絕望了。
3.) 極度渴望的[F][(+for)][+to-v] He was desperate for work to provide for a large family.
他渴望有個(gè)工作,掙錢供養(yǎng)子女眾多的家。
accustomed sb’s accustomed cheerfulness 某人一貫的樂觀情緒
be accustomed to working/ to work hard 習(xí)慣于苦干
relief n. 1.) (痛苦,負(fù)擔(dān)等的)緩和,減輕;解除[U] [(+of/from/on)]
The pills gave her some relief. 藥片減輕她一些痛苦。
2.) 輕松,寬心,慰藉[U] Hearing the news, he breathed a sigh of relief. 一聽到消息,他如釋重負(fù)地松了口氣。
3.) 救濟(jì)物品,救濟(jì)金[U] Relief was flown to the flood-hit areas. 救濟(jì)物品被空運(yùn)到洪水泛濫區(qū)。
deliver vt. 1.) 投遞;傳送;運(yùn)送[(+to)] The mailman delivered the letters promptly. 那個(gè)郵差準(zhǔn)時(shí)地投遞信件。
2.) 發(fā)表;講;宣布 He delivered an important report at the meeting. 他在會(huì)上作了重要報(bào)告。
3.) 給...接生;生(嬰兒) She delivered twins in the evening. 晚上她生了一對雙胞胎。
4.) 解救;解脫;釋放[(+from)] Education delivered him from ignorance. 教育把他從無知中解救出來。
vi. 1.) 投遞;送貨;傳送
2.) 履行,實(shí)現(xiàn)[(+on)] I am certain that he will deliver on his promise. 我確信他會(huì)履行諾言。
1. By the middle of October we set off for our journey across the continent : a journey of about a year ,
across more than 2500 miles
在四月中旬我們啟程穿越大陸.，那是一次長達(dá)一年，行程超過2500英里的旅程。
2. I was so weak and tired that I got onto my knees and started moving across the sands on all fours.
我筋疲力盡,只得跪在地上,四肢著地,在沙地上爬行.
3. Sometimes the wagons had to be lifted and pulled up ,where there were no roads.
有時(shí)候在沒有路的地方，我們不得不把貨車抬起來并拉著向前走。
4. Water that was shown on the map proved to be salty ponds and not drinkable.
地圖上顯示的水域被證明是一些咸水水域，不能飲用。
5. The animals dragged their legs, too weak to pull their burden, and their tongues hung out in desperate need of water. 牲畜們慢慢地走著，累得都拉不動(dòng)車了，它們的舌頭也伸了出來，急切地渴望得到水。
6. Lying around them were chains , guns , tools , clothing and many other articles.
他們周圍到處是鐵鏈，槍支，工具，鋪蓋，衣服和一些其他東西。
7. Eighty years ago, it was front-page news all over the world, but outside Alaska most people have now
forgotten how twenty brave people and their dogs saved hundreds of people from death.
80年前,它在全世界都是頭版新聞,但現(xiàn)在,在阿拉斯加州之外,大部分人都忘掉了那20位勇敢的人和他們的狗是如何挽救 數(shù)百人性命的故事了.
8. …,Dr Curtis Welch discovered that some children had a terrible disease for which he had no medicine. …, 卡特斯. 威爾世博士發(fā)現(xiàn)一些孩子得了一種可怕的病,對此他也無藥可治.
9. The only way to prevent a catastrophe was to get more as quickly as possible.
防止這樣一個(gè)突如其來的大災(zāi)難的唯一方式就是盡快地獲得更多的疫苗.
10. The only way would be a relay of dog teams over the 674 miles between Nenana and Nome.
唯一的辦法是在尼納納和諾姆之間674英里的道路上組織起一個(gè)狗接力隊(duì).
11. Each team covered a distance of 18 to 53 miles. 每一隊(duì)走了大約18到53英里的距離不等.
12. No pains , no gains. 不勞無獲。
1. 信任;信耐
2. 代表;代替
3. 灰心;泄氣
4. 放棄
5. 迷路
6. 伸出
7. 在極度需要的(時(shí)候)
8. (通常用于被動(dòng)語態(tài))習(xí)慣于
9. 患病;遭受……之苦
10 瞪視; 凝視
11 結(jié)束;終止
12 占用(時(shí)間;空間)
13 在危險(xiǎn)中;關(guān)系重大
14 運(yùn)用;應(yīng)用
15 別緊張;放松點(diǎn)
16 維持;保持;使某事處于高水平
17 忘帶;留下
18 開始做某事
1. 我見到你那天出了什么事？
2. 這就是我們?nèi)ツ陞⒂^過的那所學(xué)校。
3. 我不知道如何處理這件事。
4. 我不知道誰為此負(fù)責(zé)。
5. 請你在有問題的地方做個(gè)記號(hào)。
6. 拆除這些舊房子的目的就是為一條新的高速公路騰出空間。