英语自考本科高级英语笔记-下册-Lesson Seven 2.xls

Page 1 of 16Lesson Seven Lesson Seven Ace in the Hole Words and Expressions 1accelerator n 加速器A pedal that controls the throttle valve I had to have my car repaired because something was wrong with my accelerator accelerate v 使加速 催促Cause to move faste acceleration n 加速 加速率The act of accelerating increasing the speed Tom was lucky to get a car with a good acceleration 2backboard n 篮板A raised vertical board with basket attached 3blocks n 儿童玩的积木 复数 A number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit 4blueberry n 乌饭树的蓝色浆果 5boulevard n 干道 大街 林荫道A wide street or thoroughfare 6bulge n 突出 膨胀Something that protrudes 7click v subject to fire or great heat Gasoline is easily ignited ignitor n 点火器 引爆装置A device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires Page 3 of 16Lesson Seven 22 irk vt 使恼怒 使厌烦Irritate or vex 23 jerk v 突然摇晃 猛地一拉 Pull or move with a sudden movement The old man jerked his head around to look at me jerky adj 激烈晃动的Not having a steady rhythm The jerky ride in the old bus made every passenger feel tired jerkily adv 猛然 抽搐地With jerking motions 24 lettuce n 莴苣 生菜 25 mash vt 压碎 捣碎 Reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading 26 measly adj 微不足道的Contemptibly small in amount 27 mince v 碎步走 切碎 铰碎Walk daintily 28 muss vt 弄乱 Make messy or untidy 29 rave v 狂骂 咆哮 Talk in a noisy excited or declamatory manner When Andy was accused of stealing he raved wildly against the judge rave n 热烈的夸奖Declaiming wildly raver n 过分热心说和做的人Someone who rants and raves speaks in a violent or loud manner raving adj 语无伦次的 怒吼的Talking or behaving irrationally Alice was raving with fury when fired by her boss unfairly ravings n 疯话 胡言乱语Declaiming wildly Page 4 of 16Lesson Seven 30 pinch vt having the characteristics of an adult male Ace thinks that baldness shows virility virile adj 有男子气概的 男性的Characteristic of a man Tom s virile voice is very fascinating 47 twiddle v spring away from an impact 61 rattle n 拨浪鼓 62 comb v 梳理 Straighten with a comb 63 sarcastic adj 讽刺的Expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds 64 drop by随便访问 路过 65 shove v 挤 推 Push roughly Page 7 of 16Lesson Seven 66 squirrel n 松鼠 67 lay off解雇 68 cut out停止 不再 69 thump v usually done to gain attention 73 be all and end all要义 本体The supreme aim or essense 74 nut n 坚果 难解的问题Usually large hard shelled seed 75 shuffle v 拖着脚慢慢地走Walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet 76 stiffly adv 僵硬地 呆板地 In a rigid manner 77 clap v This is not solving any of our problems 37 Fred Junior I can see him now We are going to have a son I can even see him now 38 into his lead Page 14 of 16Lesson Seven The man led the woman in ballroom dancing 交交谊谊舞舞 The woman followed the man s lead 39 keeping the beat with his shoulders he moved his shoulders to the rhythm of the music 40 The music ate through his skin and mixed with the nerves and small veins His whole being was immersed in music 41 But I wanted to keep at it for the family s sake But I wanted to go on doing my present job in order to support the family keep at something work at not give up 不不息息地地做做 As long as you keep at it you will succeed sooner or later 42 Ace shose to let that go by Ace did not make any response to what his mother said go by pass 经经过过 We waited fot the procession 行列 队伍 to go by Page 15 of 16Lesson Seven 43 Bonnie is a dear little girl but without a doubt she s her mother s daughter Bonnie is a lovely girl but doubtlessly she resembles her mother in nature without a doubt doubtlessly 毫毫无无疑疑问问 Without a doubt somebody must have broken into the house when we were away 44 What the hell do you think I read her tiny mind What on earth do you think I guessed what she thought read one s mind to understand what the other person thinks 看看出出某某人人的的心心思思 The boy likes to stay alone and no one can read his mind 45 If you d been on your feet all day a block would look like one hell of a long way If you had stood all day a block would look like a very long way be on one s feet be standing 站站立立着着 I m tired out for I have been on my feet all day 46 I cut the smart stuff out ever since Palotta laid me off Page 16 of 16Lesson Seven I have no longer made a joke ever since I was fired by Palotta cut out stop doing or using 戒戒除除 不不再再 His doctor told him he must cut out tobacco lay somebody off di