Chapter6-7词汇解释

Chapter 6 1. make a living = earn a living谋生 eg. The poor old man makes / earns a living by collecting waste newspapers. 2. in no time = right away = in a moment = at once = immediately立即, 马上 eg. He lay down and was asleep immediately/ in no time /right away / in a moment /at once. 3. alive = living活着的, eg. Is the old man still living/alive 4. leave for = go off to = set out for sw. 动身前往 eg. We'll leave for / go off to Guangzhou by plane. 5. satisfy sb = be satisfied with sb /sth./doing sth.对某事/某人/做某事表示满意 eg. We’re satisfied with your arrangements. = We satisfied your arrangements. 我们对你的安排感到满意。 To one’s satisfaction, 令某人满意的是 6. keep a close eye on sth = watch out for = Pay close attention to 密切注意 eg. We should keep a close eye on new technology. 我们应该密切新技术。 7. take pleasure in sth / doing sth = be pleased to do sth = enjoy doing乐于某事/做某事 eg. take pleasure in helping people; 助人为乐 8. have an interest in sth / doing sth = be interested in sth / in doing sth 对某事/做某事有兴趣 eg. Everyone must be interested in the subject. 这个题目每个人都会感到兴趣的。 9. the following week = the next week 下周 10. apologize to sb = make an / one’s apology to sb. = say sorry to sb向某人道歉 apologize to sb for sth = make an / one’s apology to sb. for sth. 为某事向某人道歉 eg. I apologized to him for being late again. = I made an / my apology to him for being late again. 11. respond to sth= reply to sth = answer to sth 回答..., 响应..., 对...作出反应 eg. Please respond / reply / answer to the question. 请回答这个问题。 12. take / have a nap= take / have a short sleep 打个盹/小睡一会儿 eg. He made a habit of taking a nap after lunch. 他养成了午饭后小睡的习惯。 13. once upon a time = in the past = a long time ago从前 eg. Once upon a time, there lived a fisherman. = There lived a fisherman a long time ago/ in the past. 从前，有一个渔夫住在这里。 14. cross out = cancel 注销, 删去 eg. He crossed out / canceled three wrong words. 他划掉了三个错字。 plain about = take a displeasure against抱怨/对…觉得不高兴 eg. He complained about / took a displeasure against the food. 他抱怨吃得不好。 16. rush out = run out of sp quickly 冲出去 eg. The children rushed out of school. = The children ran out of school quickly. 孩子们飞快地跑出学校。 17. in return = repay sb for作为报答 eg. What did you give him in return = What did you repay for him 你给他什么作为报答呢 18. whisper =say… in a low voice 低声说, 耳语 eg. She whispered a story. = She told a story in a low voice. 她低声讲故事。 19. take great pleasure in sth./ doing sth. = would like to = be willing to do sth很乐意做某事 eg. She should be willing to / lend you her books. = She should take great pleasure in lending you her books. = She would like to lend you her books.她应该是愿意把她的书借给你的。 20. widely = … everywhere广泛地、到处 Eg. We use electricity everywhere. = We use electricity widely. 我们广泛使用电能。 Chapter 7 1. It is a tradition for sb t ... ...