大学英语4 Unit four

Unit four一useful expressions1.提高生活水平 to boost living standards2. 促进国内投资 to promote internal investment3. 最新无线传输系统 the latest wireless transmission system4. 一系列 a parade of5. 走得太远 to go too far6. 急需 to be desperate for7. 缺某方面经验 to lack experience in sth.8. 估算成本 to weigh costs9. 选择技术 to choose between technologies10区分输赢的因素 factors separating winners from losers11在信息时代繁荣 to thrive in the Information Age 12. 解决资金问题 to lick the problem of funds13大容量光纤 high-capacity optical fiber14.基础设施 basic infrastructure 15.信息高速公路 information superhighway16.提供优质服务 to offer peak performance 17.花高价买某物 to accept higher price tag for sth18.由自己支配 at ones disposal 19.与某人保持联系 to remain in contact with sb.20迈出大胆的一步 to make a bold leap二短语精练1.give sb an advantage /edge over 使某人具有优势博览群书使他在处世艺术上比别人具有优势Extensive access to books gives him an advantage over others in the art of dealing with the world. 2摆脱不了，陷入 be stuck with/in 受现世报所困，她如今陷入了信任危机Seized with the instant karma, she is now stuck with the crisis of confidence. 3.推进某事 put ahead with 我们得出结论：我们必须进一步推进增产计划We came to the conclusion that we must push ahead with our plan to increase production. 4- 的问题 a matter of他的玩忽职守是品德问题，而非能力问题。His negligence of duties is a matter of morality, not of ability. 5 pump、inject 、pour sth into 向投入，注入教育不是一个向学生头脑中灌输事实的问题，而是一个挖掘其潜能的问题。 Education is not a matter of pumping facts into students minds, but a matter of working out their potentials6 scratch the surface of sth . 仅触及-的表面要解决建筑市场中的腐败，仅触及问题的表面是远远不够的For corruption to be licked out of the construction market, it is far from adequate to scratch the surface of the problem. 7. the width and length of sth 、the length and breadth of sth 什麽-全部既然你知道了事情的始末，那你就看着办吧Now that youve got at the length and breadth of what happened, it is up to you to do as you see fit. 8. 利用 使用 make use of 依我看，成败的分水岭是你能否充分利用一切积极因素。As I see it, the watershed between success and failure is whether or not you can make full use of every positive factor.9. 在人们当中成为的时尚每逢佳节收发短信已成为中国人的时尚become the rage among people.Sending and receiving short messages on every festive occasion has become the rage among the Chinese people.10.go for 追求 赞成 适用于如果你今天一味地追求乐趣，那你日后不太可能有所作为If you are going for fun alone today, you are less than likely to achieve something in time to come. 11. keep pace with 与-并驾齐驱与时代保持同步的最好办法是养成终生更新知识的习惯The best way of keeping pace with times is to develop a lifelong habit of renewing knowledge.三sentence patterns1.一些不久前还是信息闭塞的地方正在快速获得最新的通信技术， Places that until recently were deaf and dumb are rapidly acquiring up-to-date telecommunications . Sth. / Sb. that until recently were / did are now 某事人前不久还是干，现在却 用于表述“事物的今昔对比”。这个前不久还飞扬跋扈的官员现在却沦为阶下囚The official who until recently was arrogant and domineering is now reduced to a prisoner.这个前不久还名不见经传的小镇现在因这次峰会而名扬天下。The small town that until recently was unheard of is now famous all over the world because of this summit conference.2. 所有这些发展中地区都把先进的通信技术看作一种能跨越经济发展诸阶段的方法。 All these developing regions see advanced communications as a way to leap over whole stages of economic development. Sb. see sth. as a way to do sth. else. 某人把视为做的方法途径 用于表述“某人看待事物的方式”。 他们把使用武力视为解决两国争端的唯一途径。 They see the use of armed forces as the only way to lick the dispute between the two countries.越来越多的青少年把偶像崇拜视为将来出人头地的捷径。 More and more teenagers see idol worship as the shortest way to stand out from others in the future.3.例如，信息技术的广泛应用有望缩短劳动密集型的组装工业转向涉及工程、营销和设计的那些产业所需的时间。 The wide application of information technology shorten the time needed / taken / required to concert sth into asth else He is promising player Get /have access to assemble intensive reading extensive extend Widespread access to information technologies, for example, promises to condense the time required to change from labor-intensive assembly work to industries that involve engineering, marketing, and design.Be apt to Be liable to WidespreadConstant 、Frequent access to sth. promises / tends to do sth. else. 广泛经常接触应用有望/易于用于表述“事物间影响的倾向性”。 近朱者赤，近墨者黑。 Frequent access to vermilion tends to make one red, whereas constant access to ink tends to keep one black.4.然而毋庸争辩，通信技术将是区别赢家和输家的关键因素。 Still, theres little dispute that communications will be a key factor separating the winners from the losers. Sth. be a matter of debate / discussion. Still, there is little dispute / doubt that 某事是值得人们争论商榷的问题，然而毋庸争辩毋庸置疑的是用于表述“事物的辩证关系”。 如何度过校园生活是值得商榷的问题。然而毋庸质疑的是，就业市场是区别成败的关键因素。How to spend ones college life is a matter of debate. Still there is little doubt that the job market is a key factor separating the winner from the loser.5. 对于无线电话服务商来说，没有任何地方的业务比拉丁美洲更好了在那里有一个营运点就好像有一堆无穷无尽供你使用的钞票。 For wireless phone service providers, nowhere is business better than in Latin Americahaving an operation there is like having an endless pile of money at your disposal. For sb., nowhere is sth. better than in doing sth. there is like doing sth. else. 对某人来说，没有什么地方的事情比地方更好做了，在那里做某事就像是一样。Nothing is more influencial than this book 用于表述“做某事的最佳地方”。 对于求知欲强烈的学子而言，任何地方的教育都不如大学里好在那里学习如同沐浴在知识的海洋里一样。 For students with strong hunger for knowledge, nowhere is education better than in collegestudying there is like bathing oneself in the ocean of learning. 对于心存贪欲的人，没有什么地方比官场更容易捞钱在那里大权在握就如同有一堆供你用不完的钞票。 For those who have an insatiable greed, nowhere is it easier to make money than in the circle of officialsholding power in your hands is like having an endless pile of money at your disposal.6. 对于那些长期落后的国家来说，一跃而名列前茅的诱惑难以抵御。 For countries that have lagged behind for so long, the temptation t