大学英语精读英语知识点总结

1、Unit 1 The Dinner Party1. shortly before WW1一战前不久2. track down 追溯，追查3. be seated就座4. spring up突然出现，开始5. outgrow the jumping-on-a-chair-at the sight of a mouse era不再像过去那样见到老鼠就跳到椅子上6. That last ounce of self-control is what really counts.这多出来的一点自制力才是真正起作用的。7. motion to sb 向某人示意signal to sb8. whisper s

2、th to sb 向某人嘀咕，耳语9. the America comes to with a start.这个美国博物学家突然醒悟了 .Startlestartled10. bait for a snake蛇的诱饵11. an empty room 一个空房子a bare marble floor 没铺地毯的大理石地板barely any hair=hardly/scarcely any hair12. serve the next course上下一道菜a course of dish 一道菜13. frighten sb into doing sth吓得某人去做persuade sb i

3、nto doing sthtalk sb into doing sththreaten sb into doing sth14. out of the corner of his eyes从他的眼角里15. Stare straight ahead 盯着往前看16. Not move a muscle 纹丝不动17. Make for 前往18.Ring out19. Slam the door shut20. Exclaim21. at the sight of一看见at the thought of一想起22. a heated/spirited discussion 一场激烈的争论23.

4、 an example of perfect self-control一个镇定自若的典范24. A faint smile lights up the hostess s face.Two spots of color brightened her face.A strange expression came over her face.25. a colonial official一个殖民地官员26. give a large dinner party办一个盛大的晚宴27. a visiting American naturalist美国访问博物学家宽敞的餐厅28. a spacious d

5、ining room29. the major 少校 the colonel30. feel like doing sth 想要 / 喜欢做某事31. commotion 混乱，骚动32. The tone of his voice is so commanding that it silences everyone.他的语调很威严，让每个人都静下来不出声 .33. count three hundred 数三百下count up to three hundred 数到第三百下34. sit like stone images 像石雕一样坐着Sit rootedUnit 2 Lessons f

6、rom Jeffersonbe of interest/important 很有趣 / 很重要obtain knowledge from many sources从许多源头获取知识personal investigation 个人调查派他去一个委员会appoint him to a committee研究该课题的文件study papers on the subject make on-the-spot observations 做现场观察By birth and by education Jefferson belonged to the highest social class.无论是论出

7、身还是论教育，杰弗逊都属于最高的社会阶层 .noble persons 贵族persons of noble origins 出身高贵的人persons of humble origins 出身卑微的人go out of one s way to do sth 特意 / 专门去做某事a cooking pot 做饭的锅If you will only do this, you may find out why people are dissatisfied.如果也只有你愿意这样做，你才可能发现为什么人民不满意.Heaven has given you a mind for judging tr

8、uth and error. Use it.上帝赋予你一个判断正确和错误的头脑，就运用它吧.form a correct judgment 形成正确的判断not hesitate a moment to do sth毫不犹豫地去做某事the former and the latter 前者和后者In a free country, there will always be conflicting ideas, and this is a source of strength.在一个自由的国度，总会有冲突的意见，而这正是力量的源泉.It is conflict and not unquestio

9、ning agreement that keeps freedom alive.让自由保持活力的是冲突而不是绝对的一致.There are two sides to every question. If you take one side with effect, those who take the other side will of course resent your actions.每个问题都有两面. 如果你有力地站在一方，那么另一方的人必定会憎恨你的行动 .be chained to customs 受习俗的禁锢lose its usefulness 失去它的效用No societ

10、y can make a perpetual constitution, or even a perpetual law.任何一个社会都不能制定出永久的宪法或永久的法律 .他不惧怕新观点，也He didn t fear new ideas, nor did he fear the future.不惧怕未来I steer my ship with hope, leaving fear behind.我满怀希望驾驶着帆船，把恐惧抛在身后 .be based on knowledge以知识为基石men of his age=peer同龄人施行作物轮作和土壤保持practice crop rotati

11、on and soil conservationstandard practice 标准的做法be superior to any other in existence比现存的任何做法都优越be inferior to不如Of all Jefferson s many talents, one is central.在杰弗逊的诸多才能中，其中一个是重要的 .He was above all a good and tireless writer.首先，他是个优秀的不知疲倦的作家.Agelessparentlesstimeless31. complete works全集32. when the t

12、ime came to do sth当该做的时候33. the task of writing it was his.撰写的任务都落在他的肩头了 .34. We hold those truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.我们坚信这些不言而喻的事实：人人生而平等.Every is born equal.35. He left his countrymen a rich legacy of ideas and examples.他给他的同胞留下一笔丰富的思想遗产和范例 .36. owe a great debt to

13、归功于.=Be indebted to37. Only a nation of educated people could remain free. 只有一个由受教育 的人民组成的国度才能保持自由 .Unit 3 My First Jobapply for a teaching job申请一份教学工作go from bad to worse 每况愈下enter university 进入大学in a suburb of London 在伦敦的郊区be very short of money 手头很紧Without a degree and with no experience in teach

14、ing, my chances of gettingthis job were slim. 一无学历，二无教学经历，我得到可能性是微乎其微Chances of doing are/were 做某事的机会是It proved an awkward journey.这一路原来真是麻烦。a ten-minute bus ride 十分钟的车程a walk of at least a quarter of mile 步行至少四分之一英里9. as a result 结果. with the result that Result in . .Result fromtoo depressed to fee

15、l nervous 太沮丧了就感觉不到紧张了四个角上各有一个冬青灌木four evergreen shrubs stood at each corner经受着从繁struggle to survive the dust and fumes from a busy main road忙的大街上吹来的烟尘，挣扎着努力活下来a sandy-colored moustache 一个沙色的小胡子a wrinkled forehead 布满皱纹的前额with an air of surprised disapproval一种吃惊的，不以为然的神态sth smell of .闻起来有味道The room s

16、mells of unpleasantly stale cabbiage.房间发出一股烂白菜的味道，闻上去很不舒服。ink marks 墨水渍judging by . 依据.判断proceed to do sth继而去做接下来去。fix me with his bloodshot eyes 用他那充满红血丝的研究那个盯着我a vital part of 是极为重要的组成部分mumble sth to sb 向某人咕哝什么grunt/murmur/whisper sth to sbhave little in common没有什么共同语言我说错了话I had said the wrong thi

17、ng.teach them in turn at three different levels按照三个不同的程度轮流给他们上课be dismayed at the thought of一想至U .就很沮丧be incompetent at algebra and geometry对数学和几何一窍不通worse perhaps was .更糟糕的是.worse still, enjoy leisure 享受闲暇之乐get /rise to his feet起身the last straw终使人不堪一击的是The prospect of working under a woman consiste

18、d the ultimate indignity.在一个女人手下工作的前景构成了最大的侮辱。Unit 4 The Professor and the Yo-yo a simple, modest and ordinary man一个淳朴，谦虚的普通人小时候有一次去他家拜访的时候很害羞a shy young visitor to his home feel at ease 感到无拘无束roll back up the string顺着线转上去when my turn came当轮到我的时候display a few tricks露了几手throw .off balance使失去平衡sb be i

19、mpressed by . 对 有印象 （被动）sth impress sb by 给某人留下印象（主动）come to terms with . 与. 一致，妥协within his limits as a human being在他作为一个人类的能力范围内超乎他的智力范围beyond his intellectual reachbe content to do sth满足于做某事jealousy, vanity, bitterness, anger, resentment, happinessbe immune to.不受的影响 /干扰beyond any pretension 丝毫不矫揉

20、造作correspond with sb 与某人通信corresponding=matching 相应的mean nothing to 对.而言毫无意义believe in simplicity 信奉简朴do the job 就可以了，就行了so much so thatpresent sb with sth赠予某人某物beam with pleasure高兴得满脸含笑revert to using plain water 又回复到用清水了爱因斯坦完完全全是个理论Einstein was purely and exclusively a theorist.家。begin a long expl

21、anation 开始长篇解释pursue various theories试着用各种理论his quick expression of disapproval他迅速现出的不赞成的表情work out the solution 研究出解决的办法He had developed the theories that were profound and capable of exciting relatively few scientists. 他所提出的理论都是非常深奥，只能使比较少的科学家感兴趣的理论a household name/word 一个家喻户晓的名字across the civiliz

22、ed world 在整个闻名世界be bewildered by .对 .迷惑不解stare at 瞪着receive such attention 备受关注be singled out as sth special 被挑选出来当做特殊人物对待as far as be capable of doing sth 有能力做某事take apart 拆开Unit 5 The Villain in the Atmospherebe essential to life对生命而言至关重要to a dangerous degree/extent 到一种很危险的程度do sb harm 对某人有害serve

23、as the basic food supply for充当.的最基本的食物供给o 把转化成.这一看上去无害而无this apparently harmless and certainly essential gas疑必不可少的气体rise slowly from year to year 年复一年的缓慢地上升in all likelihood 极有可能a large fraction of the world s population世界上的大部分是人口advance steadily 稳步前进retreat inland 向内陆退居under the pressure

24、 在压力下under the leadership ofThe various gases in the atmosphere are transparent to sunlight.大气中各种各样的气体对太阳光来说是透明的。strike the top of the atmosphere直射大气层的顶部radiate heat into space in the form of infrared radiation将热量以红外线的形式放射到太空。visible light可见光invisible man隐形人in particular尤其是，特别是tend to do sth往往会，常常会做

25、.We are thankful that .我们很感激.go up steadily稳步上升rise slowly 缓慢上升rise steadily 稳步上升creep upward 悄然攀升make up；.account for .占.比例It ' s estimated that .据估计the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere大气中二氧化碳的浓度as a result,with the result that at a rapidly increasing rate以快速上升的速度at a rate of m

26、any tons per day 以每天数吨的速度at an equal rate 以同样的速度in the process 在此过程中in the course of . 在.的期间a new perspective on this matter 对此事的新观点by itself 自行砍伐森林cut down the forests=fell the forestsnew sources of fuel新燃料源nuclear power 核能alternative sources of energy 替代能源solar energy 太阳能interior heat 内部的热量support

27、 competing military machines支持对抗性的军事器械melt away 融化visible distinct obvious evident apparent clearto make the matter wore, 更糟糕的是， .worse still,更糟糕的是，.Unit 6 The Making of a Surgeonthe making of a surgeon 一位外科医生的成功之道the point in time=the moment时刻，那一刻the point in time when he finally become a当他终于成为一名&#

28、171; _ _ _ _ _ surgeon外科医生的那一刻。draw to a closecome to an end结束on more than one occasion 不止一次at one time or another 说不定何时not infrequently 经常more than once 不止一次have trouble (in) getting back to sleep很难再重新入睡the operating room手术室the emergency room急诊室the peace of mind 内心的平静the state of mind心境There is no

29、surgical patient I cannot treat competently.任何外科病人我都能胜任地进行治疗。Be competent at/in能胜任地做某事treattreatment治疗，待遇near that point 接近那个时刻encounter emergency situations遇到紧急情况dread the ringing of the telephone害怕电话铃响起dread errors 害怕犯错To err, is human; to forgive, divine.犯错是人性，宽恕是神性make a considered decision做出一个深

30、思熟虑的决定make a poor/sound/critical decision不妥当的 /稳妥的 / 至关重要的15. conceit-conceited adj 自负的Smug 自鸣得意的 adjin trying moments 在很难受的时候be bothered by doubts and uncertainties受到重重疑虑的煎熬the practice of medicine行医实践practice medicine 行医be out in practice 外出行医dwell in=reside in=live indwell on 老想着，仔细阐述live with=to

31、lerate容忍，忍受be bound to . 一定.be equally confident同样地自信handle any emergency situation应付任何紧急情况There are no more butterflies in my stomach. 我再也不忐忑不安了。open up a chest or abdomen 剖开胸膛或者腹部提前预测到问题所在anticipate the problem in advance punctured lungs 肺部穿孔compound fracture 复合型骨折inevitableunavoidable不可避免的take fu

32、ll/sole responsibility for为.承担全部责任accept the fact with calmness 平静地接受事实perform an operation on sb为做手术operate on sbchances are that=It ' s likely thatsit on . 拖延，延迟delay doing sthsweat over .胆战心惊地做.with my knowledge, skill and experience凭我的知识，技能和经验Unit 7 Not on My Block stand up to rise to 奋起应付th

33、e young men dealing drugs=drug dealers/pushers take drugs 吸毒deal drugs 贩毒smuggle drugs 走私毒品smuggled goods 水货The prodigal son has returned. 浪子回头。like sth right off一下子就喜欢.an extra bedroom extra=additional perfect spot 理想的地方summon up one s courage to do sth 鼓起勇气pluck up one s courage to do stha gang of

34、 一帮 . a bunch ofa group of aset of9. arrive home from work 下班回家10. reluctantlyunwillingly不情愿地11. start at her with cold, hard eyes用冷酷无情的眼睛盯着她12. reseat themselves 他们又坐下来了13. a vacant house= a vacant property一座空房子a vacant lot 一块空地14. in coming weeks 在未来的几周15. a steady stream of cars and foot traffic川

35、流不息的车辆和行人foot traffic=pedestrian16. conduct business交易，做生意17. shoot up 注射毒品18. urinate in the backyard在后院撒尿Urinate=answer the natures call19. have no illusions about对.不再抱幻想20. occupy a seat 占座位OccupyoccupiedoccupationOccupiedvacant21. in the neighborhood of 在邻近 / 周边地区22. The drug wars were raging. 毒

36、品战在激烈进行23. hang out 闲逛，出没24. call the police 报警25. beg sb to do sth 祈求某人做某事beg the police to disperse the dealers祈求警察把毒贩子躯干走26. drift back 陆续回来了27. a 50-something mother of grown children一个五十来岁母亲，孩子已长大成人28 imagine doing sth 想象着做某事29. fight the battle 参战，打仗 .30. rise to an unexpected challenge应对这突如其来

37、的挑战做上瘾.31. be addicted to (doing) sth32. foster care 领养33. get custody of .得到的监护权34. pray to sb for .为向某人祈求35. gonna=going to36. One s insides are turning over.某人的五脏六腑在翻滚s stomach.There are butterflies in onekeep her face a maskstay off her property远离她的财产s throat.sb s heartbeat rises to sb心一下子提到喉咙眼里

38、repeat her request 重复她的请求clear snow from her walk 清扫她门前的积雪check in on sb 看望 / 拜访；take to doing sth 开始习惯 / 喜欢做某事warn sb of sth 警告某人某事warn them of the danger of fast money警告他们不义之财有危害Do something positive. 干些这个正经事儿take a stand 表明态度wage her own battle against a different set of drug pushers只身开展斗争反对另一帮毒贩

39、子in a tragedy that became national news在一场成为全国新闻的悲剧里set on fire=set fire to charge sb with doing sth 控告某人做某事accuse sb of doing sththe deadly fire这场致命的大火a driving force驱动力，推动力extendextendedextensionestablish an extended-day program建立一个放学后校内项目an extended family 大家庭a core family 小家庭53. prompt sb to do

40、sth 促使某人做某事incite sb to do sth54. step up efforts to do sth加快步伐去做某事55. redevelop the deserted/abandoned houses重建废弃的房子56. explodeexclaim 大声说57. get through to sb 让某人明白 / 理解58. be modest about 对很谦虚59. exert an impact on . 对.产生影响Impactinfluence60. I have a sore throat. 我嗓子疼 .Unit 8 Honesty: Is It Going

41、 Out of Style1. according to a recent poll根据最近的一项民意测试2. cheat on exams cheat on income taxes考试作弊3. It can be argued that .可能有人会争论说It is estimated that . 据估计.4. responserespond to5. be faced with the temptation to do sth面临做.的诱惑meet with=be faced with6. peek at a neighbor s test paper 偷看邻座的考卷7. be hard on .对.严厉/严格8. on the rise 在上身 / 增长a rise in the use of exams(rise=increase)9. pass competency tests 通过能力测试10. more and more= a growing number of越来越多11. lead to=cause=result in 导致A rise in the use of exams ma