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雅思詞組1:capable of doing有能力做，能勝任
As you know, sharks have a reputation forbeing very dangerous creatures capable of injuring or killing humans, and I'dlike to talk about sharks in Australia.
眾所周知，鱉魚以極端危險著稱，它們能傷害甚至殺死人類，我將談論一下澳大利亞的鱉魚。
近義詞組：able to do
雅思詞組2:car exhaust fume汽車尾氣
This kind of new fuel can help to reducethe emission of car exhaust fume.
這種新型燃料有助于減少汽車尾氣的排放。
“The target for the UK means that by 2008 we must reduce our carbondioxide emissions by 12.5%，comparedwith 1990.
英國的目標是到2008年二氧化碳的排放量與1990年時相比必須減少12.5%。
雅思詞組3:carry on繼續;進行下去
We managed to ensure the bikes went out ontime, but the other problems carried on for several months.
我們設法確保了自行車按時發貨，但在接下來的幾個月里其他問題接踵而至。
近義詞組：go on
雅思詞組4:carry out實行，進行;完成
After three years of studying, I wantedadventure. I loved traveling, so I decided to join a voluntary organization andwas sent to Ecuador to carry out land surveys.
在三年的學習之后，我想有驚險的刺激。我喜歡旅游，所以我決定加人一個志愿者組織并被派往厄瓜多爾進行土地調查。
致不要和carry-out(外賣食品)相混淆。
雅思詞組5:case study個案研究
A:Is there anything I should do before thecourse, like reading or anything?
A:在這門課開始前我應該做些什么呢，比如閱讀或是別的什么?
B:We prefer to integrate reading with thecourse, so we don't give out a reading list in advance. But we like people towrite a case study, describing an organization they know.
B:我們會把閱讀和這門課結合起來，所以我們不會提前給出閱讀書單。但是我們希望學生能寫一個個案研究，描述他們了解的一個組織。
case和study在連讀時只發一個[S]，類似詞組還有:busstop和take care等。case study是一個比較有“推思特色”的詞組，常出現在雅思考試的校園場景中，考生要充分了解其文化背景。
雅思詞組6:cash the check/cheque兌現支票
A: May I help you?
A:有什么需要幫忙的嗎?
B:I'd like to cash the check.
B:我想兌現支票。
雅思詞組7:cashpoint machine自動柜員機
You can withdraw cash from a cashpointmachine with a cash card. These are extremely useful as they enable you towithdraw cash from your account during the day or at night.
你可以用現金卡從自動柜員機中取錢。這些機器非常實用，不論白天還是晚上你都可以從賬戶中取錢。
近義詞組：Automatic Teller Machine
雅思詞組8:cast one's eyes along把視線投向
During the economy crisis, people tend tocast their eyes along small amount of investments.
在經濟危機中，人們傾向于小額投資。
When we finally stop at the centre of anaisle, we pause and take stock, casting our eyes along the length of it. Nowproducts displayed here sell well and do even better if they are placed at eyelevel so that the customer's eyes hit upon them instantly.
當我們最終在走廊的中心停住時，我們停下來掃噠貨物，將視線集中于走廊兩邊的貨物。擺在這里的商品賣得很好，而且如果它們擺放的高度與視線同高就會賣得更好，因為它們一直都在顧客的視線內。
近義詞組：take a glance at
雅思詞組9:catch a glimpse of看到，瞥見
The tour leaves at sundown and lets youcatch a glimpse of some more of the rainforest's wildlife as it comes out atdusk to feed.
這次旅游在太陽落山時進行，讓你看到更多生活在熱帶雨林里的野生動物，因為它們都在黃昏時分出來覓食。
雅思詞組10:catch sb. red handed當場抓住
I heard the thief was caught red handed inthe supermarket.
我聽說那個小偷在超市被當場抓獲。
英語里與“顏色”相關的常用表達:
green hand 新手
blue chip 藍籌股
red letter days 節假日，紀念日，喜慶日
white elephant 累贊物
white sale 大減價
blue moon 不可能或稀有的時期或事情
black sheep 害群之馬，敗類
black letter days 倒霉的日子
white night 不眠之夜
white lie 善意的謊言
