一、 重點(diǎn)單詞
1. withdraw:撤退;收回;撤消;拉開
同義詞:leave 、split、retreat
例句:
The United States has announced it is to withdraw forty-thousand troops from Western Europe in the next year.
美國已經(jīng)宣布第2年將從西歐撤回4萬軍隊。
2. trial:試驗(yàn);審訊;努力;磨練【辨析】trail:小徑;痕跡
同義詞:effort 、hearing
例句:
New evidence showed the police lied at the trial.
新的證據(jù)表明警方在審判時撒了謊。
3. mortgage:房屋抵押貸款
同義詞:hypothecation 、pledge
例句:
So, when the mortgage ends, you're just clear and free; you don't have to pay anything--nothing comes at the end.
因此,抵押貸款正好在到期時全部還清,貸款期末你不再償還任何金額。
4. deposition:[律](在法庭上的)宣誓作證;證詞沉積物;礦床;革職
同義詞:testimony、 evidence
例句:
The material would be checked against the depositions from other witnesses.
這份材料會與其他證人的證詞對照加以核對。
5. adorable:可愛的;可敬重的,值得崇拜的
同義詞:lovely、pretty、cute
例句:
You were smart and adorable and all this time I assumed you were dumb and adorable.
你很聰明,而且很可愛,這么久了我竟然一直以為你可愛但只是不會說話呢。
6. coder:編碼員;編碼器
同義詞:encoder
例句:
The company makes it much easier to combine different web services, without having to be a coder.
公司使它更容易結(jié)合不同的網(wǎng)絡(luò)服務(wù),而無需編碼器。
7. linchpin:關(guān)鍵(等于lynchpin);制輪楔;輪轄
同義詞:key、crux
例句:
He's the linchpin of our team and crucial to my long-term plans.
他是我們團(tuán)隊的關(guān)鍵人物,對我的那些長遠(yuǎn)計劃很重要。
8. crumble:(制度、關(guān)系或希望) 崩潰;破碎,粉碎
同義詞:smash 、beat、 crush
例句:
Their economy crumbled under the weight of United Nations sanctions.
在聯(lián)合國制裁的重壓之下,他們的經(jīng)濟(jì)崩潰了。
9. lateness:晚,遲
同義詞:tardiness、unpunctuality、delay
例句:
I must report your lateness to the teacher.
我必須報告老師你遲到了。
10. plant:放置(武器、毒品等)以栽贓
同義詞:frame
例句:
He always protested his innocence and claimed that the drugs had been planted to incriminate him.
他一直堅稱自己是清白的,聲稱毒品是有人放置要栽贓于他。
11. backdate:回溯,追溯;倒填日期
同義詞:remount to、go back
例句:
The contract that was signed on Thursday morning was backdated to March 11.
星期四上午所簽的合同從3月11日起生效。
12. sexting:色情短信
例句:
So how do parents protect their kids from the world of sexting and cyber-bullying?
所以家長們該如何保護(hù)他們的孩子,使之遠(yuǎn)離色情短信和網(wǎng)絡(luò)暴力的世界呢?
13. prank:惡作劇,開玩笑;戲謔
同義詞:mischief、trick
例句:
Their pranks are amusing at times.
他們的惡作劇有時很逗。
二、 重點(diǎn)短語
1. look into 調(diào)查;觀察;窺視;瀏覽;看
例句:
The police are looking into the pearl robbery.
警方正在調(diào)查這起珠寶搶劫案。
2. every now and then不時地,常常
例句:
Every now and then you read in the newspaper about somebody whose parachute failed to open and so they died.
不時地你會在報紙上看到,某人的降落傘沒打開導(dǎo)致他們死了。
3. for effect為了給人良好的印象;為了得到效果
例句:
You can sharpen edges, or pop highlights on shiny objects for effect.
你可以銳化邊緣,或者為發(fā)光的物件增加亮度等等效果。
4. face off 和…對抗;開球;使平滑
例句:
He wants to face off his opponent during the match.
他要在這場比賽中與對手對抗。
5. class action集體訴訟,共同起訴(指由一名或數(shù)名原告代表多數(shù)有共同利益關(guān)系的人提起的訴訟)
例句:
He says the class action failed because it did not target a single action or policy by Wal-Mart.
他說,這起集體訴訟失敗的原因是由于她們沒有針對沃爾瑪?shù)膯我恍袨榛蛘摺?/p>
6. price-fixing限價,價格管制;價格壟斷
例句:
Last month the Chongqing courts sentenced six gangsters to death for murder, machete attacks and price fixing.
上個月,重慶市法院判處六名歹徒死刑,罪名包括謀殺、械斗和操縱價格。
7. handshake deal 指的是非正式的口頭協(xié)議,有一言為定的意思
例句:We had a handshake deal; I don't know why she is now speaking to other buyers.
我們已經(jīng)一言為定了。我不明白她為什么現(xiàn)在又和其他買家去談。
8. shut down停工,關(guān)閉;打敗某人
例句:
Smaller contractors had been forced to shut down.
一些小的承包商已被迫歇業(yè)。
9. start in with以••••••為開始
例句:
So before we start in with today's notes, I do want to mention that this morning the Nobel Prize in chemistry was announced.
在開始今天的課之前,我要提一下今天早上諾貝爾化學(xué)獎公布了。
10. pull over靠邊停車
例句:
And if we have time, we will often pull over and pick it up.
只要時間來得及,我們總是將車開到路邊并將垃圾撿起來。
11. fluoride rinse 含氟漱口水
例句:
If you have dry mouth, Dr. Jones recommends using a fluoride rinse at night, which can help protect the enamel.
如果你口干,Dr.Jones建議晚上使用含氟漱口水,保護(hù)琺瑯質(zhì)。
12. prior to優(yōu)先于,在••••••之前
例句:
Some teams estimate the size of all of the items in their backlog prior to any development.
有些團(tuán)隊在任何開發(fā)之前都要對他們積壓中所有條目的大小進(jìn)行評估。
13. let go解雇;釋放;使射出; (自愿)放棄;忽略;忘記
同義詞組:lay off、kick out
例句:
Life, things cannot forget the past, but there must be let go.
人生,過去的事情可以不忘記,但一定要做到放得下。
14. confer with協(xié)商,交換意見
例句:
We need to confer with the whole committee before making this important decision.
在做出這一重大決策之前,我們必須與全體委員交換意見.
15. one at a time逐個,一次一個
例句:
You have to delete them one at a time.
答案是您只能一條一條地刪除它們。
三、 實(shí)用口語
I hope that all is forgiven about me not hiring you.
我希望你原諒我當(dāng)年沒聘請你。