英语周报第二期.docx

Asettle (sb) in/into sth (help sb to) move into a new home, job, etc and become established there （帮助某人）迁入新居 做新工作等, 并安顿下来: We only moved house last week and we havent settled in yet. 我们上星期才搬的家, 还没安顿下来呢. * We settled the children into new schools when we moved to London. 我们搬到伦敦後就给孩子们转好了新学校.A while / wal; US hwal; hwal/ adv for a short time 一会儿; 片刻; 暂时: Stay awhile. 呆一会儿. * We wont be leaving yet awhile, ie not for a short time. 我们暂时还不走. Cmismanage / msmnd; msmnd/ v Tn manage (sth) badly or wrongly 处理或管理（某事物）不善或失当: mismanage ones business affairs, finances, accounts, etc 管理商务 财务 帐目不当 * The company had been mismanaged for years. 那公司多年经营不善. mismanagement n U.Din the long run ultimately; eventually 从长远看; 终究; 最後: In the long run prices are bound to rise. 从长远看, 物价肯定要涨.完形填空Invite. act so as to be likely to cause (sth bad) usu without intending to 引起, 招致（坏的事物）（通常并非本意）: Leaving your car unlocked is just inviting trouble! 汽车不锁上纯粹是自找麻烦! * behaviour that is sure to invite criticism, hostility, / hstlt ridicule, etc 肯定招致批评 敌视 嘲笑等的行为.(idm 习语) at/behind the wheel (of sth) (a) steering (a vehicle or a ship)驾驶（车或船）: Who was at the wheel when the car crashed?汽车碰撞时开车的是谁? (b) (fig 比喻) in control (of sth) 控制（某事物）: With her at the wheel, the company began to prosper. 有了她当主管, 公司开始兴旺起来.behind bars In prison. 监禁pull into sth; pull in (to sth) (a) (of a train) enter a station （指火车）进站: The train pulled in right on time. 这列火车正点到站. * Passengers stood and stretched as the train pulled into the station. 火车进站时旅客们站起来伸了伸懒腰. (b) (of a motor vehicle) move in towards sth （指机动车辆）驶近某处: The bus pulled in to the side of the road. 那辆公共汽车驶近路边.make a, no, some, etc difference (to sb/sth) (a) have an, no, some, etc effect (on sb/sth) （对某人某事物）有 没有 有些.作用或影响: The rain didnt make much difference (to the game). 这场雨（对比赛）没多大影响. * The sea air has made a difference to (ie improved) her health. 海上的空气改善了她的健康状况. * A hot bath makes all the difference (ie makes you feel better) in the morning. 上午洗个热水澡能让人精神振奋. (b) be important, unimportant, etc (to sb/sth); matter （对某人某事物）重要 不重要等; 要紧 不要紧等: It makes no difference (to me) what you say: Im not going. 不管你怎麽说（对我来说）都无所谓, 反正我不去. * It wont make much difference whether you go today or tomorrow. 你今天去也好, 明天去也好, 关系不大. * Does that make any difference? ie Is it important, need we consider it? 那要紧吗? * Yes, it makes all the difference, ie is very important. 是的, 非常重要.speak for sb (no passive 不用於被动语态) (a) state the wishes, views, etc, of sb; act as a spokesman for sb 表达某人的愿望 意见等; 代某人说话: Im afraid I cant speak for Geoff, but. 很抱歉, 我不能代表杰夫说话, 但是. (b) give evidence on behalf of sb 为某人作证; 为某人辩护: Who is prepared to speak for the accused? / kjuzd / 谁来为被告辩护?just as (a) exactly as; the same as 恰如; 如同: Its just as I thought. 恰如我所料. (b) at the same moment as 正当; 其时: just as I arrived 恰在我到达时. (c) (before an adj/adv followed by as 後接形容词副词加as)