Unit 4 Book 1 Useful expressions
Overview:
1. talk much of the American dream
2. In their country anyone can become successful through hard work and enterprise.
3. rags to riches
4. an empty dream cf. make empty promises
5. take a view
6. A remain central to understanding sth
7. shared beliefs
8. blood ties
9. form the basis of national identity
10. turn one’s back on sth逃离；抛弃
11. turn one’s back on poverty 摆脱贫困=get out of poverty
12. set out with high hopes for a new life in America
13. move up in the world: get promotion
14. sth be at the end of the rainbow 在彩虹末端；在可望而不可及的地方
Text A
15. Talent/Virtues and hard work can take you from log cabin to White House.
16. rise high in society
17. make his own dream come true
18. a rocky farm
19. stand in the driveway
20. park in the driveway; drive in the parkway
21. What does a gardener do? mow the lawn; weed the garden; sweep the walks; clean up the yard; take care of any little tasks; lift heavy objects; fix things
22. comprehend his broken English
23. couldn’t afford a gardener
24. go into my house unhappy cf. (the wind) blow cold
25. these Depression days
26. turn away a person=refuse to help a person; refuse to allow sb to enter
cf. turn down sb=refuse sb
27. assume主观认定 cf. resume：begin again presume 假定 consume消耗 assumption presumption consumption
28. hire /employ sb ←→fire/dismiss sb
29. rebuild our business
30. bring sb back to the plants
31. compliment sb on sth cf. complement my diet with some vitamin E
32. work out sth: solve sth
33. weekly pay; monthly salary; yearly income
34. Summer passed into fall. =Fall came after summer.
35. What do you do with such determination and hope?=How do you deal with …?
36. ask the personnel department for a report
37. at our meeting place/in his usual waiting place/in our familiar meeting spot
38. a pretty good apprentice school
39. to train laborers cf. trained laborers
40. have the capacity to do sth/for sth cf. ability to do sth; capability of doing sth
41. be able to do sth; be capable of doing sth
42. read blueprints and micrometers
43. do precision work
44. take a cut in pay: have his pay reduced
45. graduate as a skilled grinder
46. skilled (in/at sth): having or needing skill; skillful/skilful: having or showing skill e.g. We need workers skilled in welding for this job; it’s a highly skilled job.
47. shape the grinding wheel 制作砂轮
48. do sth with an instrument set with a diamond
49. be delighted with what we felt was a satisfactory/satisfying end of the story
50. on the edge of town
51. for sale cf. on sale: 1. for sale 2.sale at lower prices
52. a wreck cf. wreckage
53. call on sb: visit sb cf. call on the government to take steps
54. loan money on character
55. no sale=no way
56. a man of character: a trustworthy man
57. pay your interest
58. write a mortgage for $20xx
59. give sb sth with no down payment cf. initial payment
60. discarded; abandoned; deserted
61. odds and ends; odds and sods; small articles
62. a broken screen 坏了的屏风
63. a bit of hardware 一点五金器具
64. boards from packing 包装纸板
65. stand a little straighter
66. have a look of confidence
67. say sth with pride: say sth proudly
68. send for sb back in Italy
69. hunt for sth=look for sth
70. shed: a lighly built building
e.g. a tool shed; a wood shed; cattle shed家畜棚; garden shed花园工具房
71. be neatly dressed
72. persuade sb to do
73. sponsor sth
74. with an amused look in his eye
75. approach sw: come near to sw
76. operate a farm=run a farm=manage a farm
77. stand in amazement=in surprise
78. pass away
79. check on sb: examine sb: look into sb
80. see that…=see to it that…=make sure that…
81. Everything was properly handled.
82. find the farm green with vegetables
83. livable and homey
84. don’t owe a cent cf. owe sb sth owe A to B=attribute A to B
85. He grew in stature in my mind: He grew taller and greater in my mind.
86. industrialists= entrepreneurs
87.reach one’s success by the same route and by the same values and principles
88. self-control; self-respect= self-esteem cf. self-confidence=self-assurance;
89. above all=most important of all
90. integrity = honesty
91. begin on the bottom rung of the ladder cf. begin in the basement
92. the balance sheets
93. decimal point
94. seek one’s dream
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95. with great patience
96. check the balance in her bank account on an ATM
97. discard litter: throw litter
98. be willing to take risks to achieve success
99. live almost entirely on a diet of cabbages
cf. go/be on a diet put sb on a diet
100. the food left over from the party cf. leftovers
101. weekly earnings
102. on the average
103. get involved in a deal like this cf. get involved with sb 与sb鬼混在一起
cf. people involved所涉及的人 involved problems: complicated problems 104. be against all my principles
105. in the sunken ship
106. leave a well-paid job
107. provide no guarantee
108. many a bank: many banks
109. refuse her request for a loan
110. be precise in expressing her thoughts=express her thoughts with precision 111. be firm in our decision to modernize our country in the shortest possible time 112. wander around the department stores
113. leisurely inspect the items for sale
114. hunt for some antiques(古董) along the sidewalks
115. on display
116. laid-off workers cf. laying-off 下岗
117. handle one’s financial troubles
118. create re-employment opportunities
119. provide business startup loans
120. a man of good moral character
121. build up a reputation for kindness
121. call on his needy neighbors
122. attend his funeral
123. read for personal discovery and growth
124. the board of education 教委 cf. the board of directors 董事会 125. be responsible for sth
126. find evidence of life in space
127. discuss the details of the plan
128. senior citizens
129. create such a good life for himself
130. right from the start
131. show a determination to get on（继续下去）
132．take on skilled work
133. a takeout restaurant
134. a dry cleaner: a laundry
135. buy a huge house in an exclusive suburb
136. work like crazy
137. get a tech-related job
138. invest your wages into/in stocks
139. work out a plan acceptable to both sides
140. natural disasters
141. take action to protect life and property
142. amuse myself reading a book
143. lack confidence
144. be unsure of oneself
145.create rather than wait for opportunities
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Unit 7 Book 1 Useful expressions
Overview:
1. look into the eyes of n=look sb in the eye
2. an adoring pet
3. The remark reveals a hope that...
4. share enough in common in the way (they think and feel to understand one another)
5. explore the evidence: study the proofs
6. report on animals’ natural behavior
7. experience love for one another as humans do
Text A
8. write extensively/widely about sth and the controversy that surrounds it
9. a fierce/bitter/heated controversy over/about sth cf. controversial
10. intelligence cf. IQ: intelligence quotient intellect intellectual
11. consciousness sub-consciousness
12. to wonder at/about sth cf. wonder wh-从句
13. explore cf. explorer exploration exploratory
14. cf. expose暴露 exploit 剥削 explode爆炸
15. be designed to do/for sth cf. resign辞职 assign布置，分派（assignment）
16. do their best thinking
17. better ways to explore sth than experiments
18. sth serve one’s own purposes
19. vets
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