Unit 1
1. 听到他屡遭失败的消息，我感到很难过。（distress）
It distressed me a great deal to hear that he had suffered repeated failures.
2. 他虽然失去了老板的欢心，但仍然装出一副高兴的样子。(assume)
He assumed an air of cheerfulness, even though he lost favor with his boss.
3. 格列佛经历了冒险奇遇，见到了一群光怪陆离的人物。(assortment)
Gulliver went through extraordinary adventures and saw a strange assortment of people.
4. 如果你再犯同样的错误，他会对你非常生气的。(furious)
He will be furious with you if you make the same mistake.
5. 我们都被他坦率的观点、幽默的语言和亲切的态度所深深吸引。(draw)
We were all deeply drawn by his frank views, humorous words and easy-going manner.
6. 等到雷鸣般的掌声平息下来，那位诺贝尔奖获得者开始演讲。(die down)
With the thunderous applause dying down, the Nobel Prize winner began his speech.
Unit 3
1. 你应该事先告诉我你讲去美国深造。（in advance）
You should have told me in advance that you would further your studies in America.
2. 他过分宠爱他的孙辈。（lavish）
He lavished too much care on his grandchildren.
3. 各种新技术产业已经兴起。（spring up）
Various new technology industries have sprung up.
4. 许多英语单词由拉丁语、希腊语和法语派生而来。（derive from） Many English words derive from Latin, Greek and French words.
5. 一位哲学家认为矛盾对立无处不在。（ubiquitous）
A philosopher holds that contradictory oppositions are ubiquitous.
6. 他的仁慈善良是他本性中不可缺少的一部分。（part and parcel） His kindness is part and parcel of his nature.
7. 他具有超人的记忆力和智力。（phenomenal）
He is possessed of phenomenal memory and intelligence.
8. 他对吃和穿都很讲究。（fastidious）
He is fastidious about his food and cloths.
Unit 4
1. 这个公司主要是由刚刚从学校毕业的年轻人组成的。（fresh from）
This company is mostly composed of young people fresh from school.
2. 我从未想到他会做这种事情。（it occurs to someone that） It never occurred to me that he would ever do such a thing.
3. 在必要时，我会尽力去说服他的。（if need be）
I’ll try my best to persuade him if need be.
4. 毕业后，我要与同学保持联系很困难。（keep track of）
It is difficult to keep track of with my fellow students after graduation.
5. 谁将负责宴席后的甜食？（see to）
Who is going to see to the desserts after dinner?
6. 不要用这种琐碎的小事去烦你的上司。（bother...with...）
Don’t bother your boss with such trifles.
7. 我的工作是不时的补充库存。（replenish）
My work was to replenish our stock time and again.
8. 他经常把书房搞得乱八七糟。（clutter up）
He often clutters up his study.
Unit 5
1. 我的顶头上司是一个典型的工作狂，一天到头每天工作十小时以上。（workaholic） My immediate boss is a typical workaholic, for he works for over ten hours each day all the year round.
2. 校长十分注重课外活动。他认为课外活动有助于培养学生对外部世界的极大兴趣。（extracurricular）
The principal attaches much importance to extracurricular activities and he believes that they will help to cultivate students’ tremendous interest in the external world.
3. 星期一早上，他总是快速冲个澡，胡乱吃个三明治，接着赶搭出租车去上班。（grab） He always grabs a shower, a sandwich and then a taxi to go to work every Monday morning.
4. 既然你要离开公司了，你要在本周内清算账目。（straighten out）
Since you are leaving the company, you should straighten out the accounts with in the week.
5. 为了及时完成他的博士论文，他经常熬夜。（stay up）
He often stays up late at night in order to finish writing his Ph.D. dissertation on time.
6. 没有什么东西可以取代内心深处最真切的爱。（replace）
Nothing can replace the profoundest love in one’s heart of hearts.
7. 他被认为是总裁职位的当然人选，因为他已经做了近十年出色的副总裁。（natural） He is considered a natural for the post of the president, for he has been an excellent vice-president for almost ten years.
8. 他实在太普通了，在人群中不会被挑选出来。（pick out）
He is just too common to be picked out from the crowed.
Unit 7
1. 对我来说，你绝对不是相识的人而已。（acquaintance）
To me, you are definitely more than a mere acquaintance.
2. 在这个地区，许多手工艺（artisan）经营各种各样的手工艺品。（deal in）
In the region, many artisans deal in a variety of handicrafts.
3. 他们为这次意外的成功而感到欣喜若狂。（go into raptures）
They went into raptures over the unexpected success.
4. 我感到十分惊讶的是，他用一种超然冷静的态度分析威胁着他们所有人的危险形势。（detachment）
Much to my surprise, he analyzed with detachment the dangerous situation that threatened all of them.
5. 她躲在窗帘后面窥望陌生人。（peer）
She peered at the stranger from behind the curtain.
6. 假日里，他在海滩上尽情享受日光浴的快乐。（indulge in）
During the holidays, he indulged in the luxury of sunbaths on the beach.
7. 听到他去世的噩耗，她不胜悲哀。（be over whelmed）
Hearing the news of his death, she was overwhelmed by grief.
8. 我不赞成用分期付款的方式买房子，恰恰相反，我认为，我们每一个人都应该为不时之需
存点钱。（save up）
I’m not in favor of buying a house on the installment plan; on the contrary, I hold that every one of us should save up for a rainy day.
Unit 8
1. 毫无疑问，莎士比亚使各个时代的剧作家相形见绌。（overshadow）
It goes without saying that Shakespeare overshadows all the other playwrights throughout the ages.
2. 了不起的盖茨比被普遍认为是美国上世纪爵士时代的缩影。（epitome）
The Great Gatsby is generally regarded as the epitome of the Jazz Age of the last century in America.
3. 你最好不要对他去哈佛大学深造的热情泼冷水。（put a damper on）
It is advisable for you not to put a damper on his enthusiasm to further his studies at Harvard.
4. 年轻人容易盲目崇拜迷人的体育和娱乐圈明星。（make a fetish of）
Young people tend to make a fetish of glamorous stars in sports and entertainment circles.
5. 他们一路闲逛，漫步来到人民广场参加国庆庆祝活动。（traipse）
They traipsed all the way to the People’s Square for the National Day celebrations.
6. 他没有犯什么大错或大罪，不该受到如此严厉的惩罚。（deserve）
He does not deserve such severe punishment as he has committed neither serious errors nor grave crimes.
7. 我每次遇到他，他总是说一大堆无聊的话。（a whole lot of）
Every time I met him, he would talk a whole lot of nonsense.
8. 他说，名声是一个许多人愿意掉下去的陷阱。（trap）
He said that reputation is a trap into which many people are ready to fall.
Unit 9
1. 他的父母对他有很大的期望，他感到压力很大。（feel weighted）
He felt heavily weighted with such high expectations from his parents.
2. 他用积极的观点来解释这件事。（in...light）
He interpreted the matter in a positive light.
3. 我很讨厌他，因为他经常特别喜欢诽谤他人。（go out of one’s way）
I detest him, for he often goes out of his way to slander others.
4. 许多宗教的教义敦促人们超越尘世的成功。（mundane）
Many religious teachings urge people to transcend the mundane success.
5. 个人的主动性是促进事业发展的要素之一。（initiative）
Individual initiative is one of the essential elements in promoting one’s career.
6. 我认为对学生施以填鸭式教育不是一个好的教学方法。（spoon-feed）
I don’t think spoon-feeding is a good teaching method.
7. 我将全力以赴在下个月之前完成这项任务，因为我不想有不遵守诺言的污名。（stigma） I will try my best to accomplish the task by the end of the next month, for I don’t want to bear the stigma of going back on my words.
8. 我得到了许多与教育方面新政策相关的信息。（pertinent）
I’ve gained lots of information pertinent to the new policies in education.
Unit 10
1. 她过去享受惯了最好了。（nothing short of）
She was used nothing short of the best.
2. 我对你的意思一点也不明白。（have no idea）
I have no idea (as to) what you mean.
3. 虽然群众对他的决定高声提出抗议，裁判仍坚持他的立场。（hold one’s ground）
The referee held his ground although his decision was hotly contested by the crowed.
4. 他的演讲激发了群众的情绪。（work up）
His speech worked up the feelings of the audience.
5. 最后他开始了解真相。（dawn on）
The truth at last dawned on him.
6. 苏珊要做的事太多了以致没有好好地做作业。（do justice to）
Susan had so many things to do that she could not do justice to her lessons. Unit 11
1. 当哈姆雷特拿不定主意该采取什么行动时，他就装疯。（feign）
Hamlet feigned madness when he was hesitating what to do.
2. 搪塞是这个商人喜欢的技巧之一。（prevarication）
Prevarication is one of the techniques this businessman likes to employ.
3. 真理之光有时令人目眩，因此，善意的谎话随处可见。（ubiquitous）
Sometimes the light of the truth is just too dazzling, so white lies are ubiquitous.
4. 美国许多妇女声称她们对自己二等公民的地位感到不满。（profess）
Many women in America profess that they are unhappy with their status of second-class citizens.
5. 一时冲动之下，他脱口说出了秘密。（blurt out）
On the impulse of the moment, he blurted out the secret.
6. 你应该摆脱偏见，抵制诱惑，不让任何东西扭曲你的判断。（warp）
You should get rid of any prejudice, resist temptations and let nothing warp your judgment.
7. 他是一个过于敏感和富于想象力的人，经常在头脑里编织一张复杂的网络。（a tangled web）
Being over-sensitive and imaginative, he often weaves a tangled web in mind.
8. 他在伙伴中很受欢迎，因为他总是设法不去麻烦别人。（spare）
He is very popular among his peers as he always tries to spare others any trouble. Unit 12
1. 这所大学是世界上历史最悠久的高等学府之一。（venerable）
The university is one of the most venerable institutions of higher education in the world.
2. 如果一个人缺乏实践经验，他仅仅凭借课堂里学的东西是难以使自己成为一个成功人士的。（deficient）
If one is deficient in practical experience, he can hardly male himself a success with only what he has acquired in class.
3. 我为老是受到打断干扰而感到恼怒，因为我不得不在本周内完成这篇专题文章。（exasperate）
I felt exasperated by constant interruptions, for I had to finish writing the monograph by the end of this week.
4. 他认为用旧文体来写一个当代的主题是滑稽可笑的。（ludicrous）
He feels that it is ludicrous to write about a contemporary topic in an ancient style.
5. 上海的外滩在上世纪70年代和80年代是年轻情侣喜欢来谈情说爱的地方。（coo）
The bund in shanghai was a place where couples liked to come to coo in the 70’s and the 80’s of the last century.
6. 作为一个10岁左右的孩子，他的女儿是非常恬静的，因为她喜欢读书胜过嬉戏。（sedate） His daughter is very sedate for a girl of about ten, for she likes reading more than playing.
7. 当第一抹阳光洒向大地的时候，这对情人手拉手，在乡村的大道上散步。（stroll）
The couple strolled hand in hand along the country road when the sun in its first splendor steeped the earth.
8. 这个诗人在世时被普遍认为是一个怪僻的浪漫天才。（eccentric）
The poet was commonly considered as an eccentric romantic genius when alive.