大学英语精读英语知识点总结

1、Unit1TheDinnerParty1. shortlybeforeWW1一战前不久2. trackdown追溯，追查3. beseated就座4. springup突然出现，开始不再像过去5. outgrowthejumping-on-a-chair-atthesightofamouseera那样见到老鼠就跳到椅子上6. Thatlastounceofself-controliswhatreallycounts.这多出来的一点自制力才是真正起作用的。7. motiontosb向某人示意signaltosb8. whispersthtosb向某人嘀咕，耳语9. theAmericacomes

2、towithastart.这个美国博物学家突然醒悟了.Startlestartled10. baitforasnake蛇的诱饵11. anemptyroom一个空房子abaremarblefloor没铺地毯的大理石地板barelyanyhair=hardly/scarcelyanyhair12.servethenextcourse上下一道菜acourseofdish一道菜13. frightensbintodoingsth吓得某人去做persuadesbintodoingsthtalksbintodoingsththreatensbintodoingsth14. outofthecornero

3、fhiseyes从他的眼角里15. Starestraightahead盯着往前看16. Notmoveamuscle纹丝不动17. Makefor前往18. Ringout19. Slamthedoorshut20. Exclaim21. atthesightof一看见atthethoughtof一想起22. aheated/spiriteddiscussion一场激烈的争论23. anexampleofperfectself-control一个镇定自若的典范24. Afaintsmilelightsupthehostess'sface.Twospotsofcolorbrighten

4、edherface.Astrangeexpressioncameoverherface.25. acolonialofficial一个殖民地官员26. givealargedinnerparty办一个盛大的晚宴27. avisitingAmericannaturalist美国访问博物学家28. aspaciousdiningroom宽敞的餐厅29. themajor少校thecolonel30. feellikedoingsth想要/喜欢做某事31. commotion混舌L,骚动32. Thetoneofhisvoiceissocommandingthatitsilenceseveryone

5、.他的语调很威严，让每个人都静下来不出声.33. countthreehundred数三百下countuptothreehundred数至悌三百下34. sitlikestoneimages像石雕一样坐着SitrootedUnit2LessonsfromJeffersonbeofinterest/important彳艮有趣/彳艮重要obtainknowledgefrommanysources从许多源头获取知识personalinvestigation个人调查appointhimtoacommittee派他去一个委员会studypapersonthesubject研究该课题的文件makeon-t

6、he-spotobservations做现场观察BybirthandbyeducationJeffersonbelongedtothehighestsocialclass.无论是论出身还是论教育，杰弗逊都属于最高的社会阶层.noblepersons贵族personsofnobleorigins出身高贵的人personsofhumbleorigins出身卑微的人gooutofone'swaytod(oifeth/专门去做某事acookingpot做饭的锅Ifyouwillonlydothis,youmayfindoutwhypeoplearedissatisfied.如果也只有你愿意这样

7、做，你才可能发现为什么人民不满意.Heavenhasgivenyouamindforjudgingtruthanderror.Useit.上帝赋予你一个判断正确和错误的头脑，就运用它吧.formacorrectjudgment形成正确的判断nothesitateamomenttodosth毫不犹豫地去做某事theformerandthelatter前者和后者Inafreecountry,therewillalwaysbeconflictingideas,andthisisasourceofstrength.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.Itisconflictandn

8、otunquestioningagreementthatkeepsfreedomalive.让自由保持活力的是冲突而不是绝对的一致.Therearetwosidestoeveryquestion.Ifyoutakeonesidewitheffect,thosewhotaketheothersidewillofcourseresentyouractions.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.bechainedtocustoms受习俗的禁锢loseitsusefulness失去它的效用Nosocietycanmakeaperpetualconstitutio

9、n,orevenaperpetuallaw.任何一个社会都不能制定出永久的宪法或永久的法律.Hedidn'tfearnewideas,nordidhefearthefuture他不惧怕新观点，也不惧怕未来.Isteermyshipwithhope,leavingfearbehind.我满怀希望驾驶着帆船，把恐惧抛在身后.bebasedonknowledge以知识为基石menofhisage=peer同龄人practicecroprotationandsoilconservation施行作物轮作和土壤保持standardpractice标准的做法besuperiortoanyotheri

10、nexistence比现存的任何做法都优越beinferiorto不如OfallJefferson'smanytalents,oneiscentral.在杰弗逊的诸多才能中，其中一个是重要的.Hewasaboveallagoodandtirelesswriter.首先，他是个优秀的不知疲倦的作家.Agelessparentlesstimeless31. completeworks全集32. whenthetimecametodosth当该做的时候33. thetaskofwritingitwashis.撰写的任务都落在他的肩头了.34. Weholdthosetruthstobesel

11、f-evident,thatallmenarecreatedequal.我们坚信这些不言而喻的事实：人人生而平等.Everyisbornequal.35. Helefthiscountrymenarichlegacyofideasandexamples.他给他的同胞留下一笔丰富的思想遗产和范例.36. oweagreatdebtto归功于.=Beindebtedto37. Onlyanationofeducatedpeoplecouldremainfree.只有一个由受教育的人民组成的国度才能保持自由.Unit3MyFirstJobapplyforateachingjob申请一份教学工作gof

12、rombadtoworse每况愈下enteruniversity进入大学inasuburbofLondon在伦敦的交B区beveryshortofmoney手头彳艮紧Withoutadegreeandwithnoexperienceinteaching,mychancesofgettingthisjobwereslim.一无学历，二无教学经历，我得到可能性是微乎其微.Chancesofdoingare/were做某事的机会是Itprovedanawkwardjourney.这一路原来真是麻烦。aten-minutebusride十分钟的车程awalkofatleastaquarterofmil

13、e步行至少四分之一英里9.asaresult结果.withtheresultthatResultin.Resultfrom.toodepressedtofeelnervous太沮丧了就感觉不到紧张了fourevergreenshrubsstoodateachcorner四个角上各有一个冬青灌木struggletosurvivethedustandfumesfromabusymainroad经受着从繁忙的大街上吹来的烟尘，挣扎着努力活下来asandy-coloredmoustache个沙色的/J、胡子awrinkledforehead布满皱纹的前额withanairofsurpriseddisa

14、pproval一种吃惊的，不以为然的神态sthsmellof闻起来有味道Theroomsmellsofunpleasantlystalecabbiage.房间发出股烂白菜的味道，闻上去很不舒服。inkmarks墨水渍judgingby依据判断proceedtodosth继而去做接下来去。fixmewithhisbloodshoteyes用他那充满红血丝的研究那个盯着我avitalpartof是极为重要的组成部分mumblesthtosb向某人咕哝什么grunt/murmur/whispersthtosbhavelittleincommon没有什么共同语言Ihadsaidthewrongthin

15、g.我说错了话teachtheminturnatthreedifferentlevels按照三个不同的程度轮流给他们上课bedismayedatthethoughtof一想至卜就彳艮沮丧beincompetentatalgebraandgeometry对数学和几何一窍不通worseperhapswas更糟糕的是.worsestill,enjoyleisure享受闲暇之乐get/risetohisfeet起身thelaststraw终使人不堪一击的是Theprospectofworkingunderawomanconsistedtheultimateindignity.在一个女人手下工作的前景构

16、成了最大的侮辱。Unit4TheProfessorandtheYo-yoasimple,modestandordinaryman一个淳朴，谦虚的普通人ashyyoungvisitortohishome小时候有一次去他家拜访的时候很害羞feelatease感到无拘无束rollbackupthestring顺着线转上去whenmyturncame当轮到我的时候displayafewtricks露了几手throw.offbalance使失去平衡sbbeimpressedby对:有E|3象（被动）sthimpresssbby给某人留下印象（主动）cometotermswith与：.一致，妥协withi

17、nhislimitsasahumanbeing在他作为一个人类的能力范围内beyondhisintellectualreach超乎他的智力范围becontenttodosth满足于做某事jealousy,vanity,bitterness,anger,resentment,happinessbeimmuneto不受的影响/干扰beyondanypretension丝毫不矫揉造作correspondwithsb与某人通信corresponding=matching相应的meannothingto对.而言毫无意义believeinsimplicity信奉简朴dothejob就可以了，就行了somu

18、chsothatpresentsbwithsth赠予某人某物beamwithpleasure高兴得满脸含笑reverttousingplainwater又回复到用清水了Einsteinwaspurelyandexclusivelyatheorist.爱因斯坦完完全全是个理论家。beginalongexplanation开始长篇解释pursuevarioustheories试着用各种理论hisquickexpressionofdisapproval他迅速现出的不赞成的表情workoutthesolution研究出解决的办法Hehaddevelopedthetheoriesthatwereprof

19、oundandcapableofexcitingrelativelyfewscientists.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ahouseholdname/word一个家喻户晓的名字acrossthecivilizedworld在整个闻名世界bebewilderedby对迷惑不解stareat瞪着receivesuchattention备受关注besingledoutassthspecial被挑选出来当做特殊人物对待asfarasbecapableofdoingsth有能力做某事takeapart拆开Unit5TheVillainintheAtmospherebe

20、essentialtolife对生命而言至关重出toadangerousdegree/extent至种很危险的程度dosbharm对某人有害serveasthebasicfoodsupplyfor充当的最基本的食物供给o把转化成.thisapparentlyharmlessandcertainlyessentialgas这一看上去无害而无疑必不可少的气体riseslowlyfromyeartoyear年复一年的缓慢地上升inalllikelihood极有可能alargefractionoftheworldspopulation世界上的大部分是人口advancesteadi

21、ly后急步前进retreatinland向内陆退居underthepressure在压力下undertheleadershipof在.的领导下Thevariousgasesintheatmospherearetransparenttosunlight.大气中各种各样的气体对太阳光来说是透明的。strikethetopoftheatmosphere直射大气层的顶部radiateheatintospaceintheformofinfraredradiation将热量以红夕卜线的形式放射到太空。visiblelight可见光invisibleman隐形人inparticular尤其是，特别是tend

22、todosth往往会，常常会做.Wearethankfulthat我们很感激.goupsteadily后急步上升riseslowly缓慢上升risesteadily后急步上升creepupward悄然攀升makeup.accountfor占.比例It'sestimatedthat据估计.theconcentrationofcarbondioxideintheatmosphere大气中二氧化碳的浓度asaresult,.withtheresultthatatarapidlyincreasingrate以快速上升的速度atarateofmanytonsperday以每天数吨的速度atane

23、qualrate以同样的速度intheprocess在止匕过程中inthecourseof在“.的期间anewperspectiveonthismatter对止匕事的新观点byitself自行cutdowntheforests=felltheforests砍伐森林newsourcesoffuel新燃料源nuclearpower核能alternativesourcesofenergy替代能源solarenergy太阳能interiorheat内部的热量supportcompetingmilitarymachines支持对抗性的军事器械meltaway融化visibledistinctobviou

24、sevidentapparentcleartomakethematterwore,更糟糕的是，.worsestill,更糟糕的是，.Unit6TheMakingofaSurgeonthemakingofasurgeon一位外科医生的成功之道thepointintime=themoment时刻，那一刻thepointintimewhenhefinallybecomea当他魄5成为一名夕卜科医生的那一刻。drawtoaclosecometoanend结束onmorethanoneoccasion不止一次atonetimeoranother说不定何时notinfrequently经常morethan

25、once不止一次havetrouble(in)gettingbacktosleep很难再重新入睡theoperatingroom手术室theemergencyroom急诊室thepeaceofmind内心的平静thestateofmind心境ThereisnosurgicalpatientIcannottreatcompetently.任何夕卜科病人我者B能胜任地进行治疗。Becompetentat/in能胜任地做某事treattreatment治疗，待遇nearthatpoint接近那个时刻encounteremergencysituations遇到紧急情况dreadtheringingof

26、thetelephone害怕电话铃响起dreaderrors害怕犯错Toerr,ishuman;toforgive,divine.犯错是人性，宽恕是神性makeaconsidereddecision做出一个深思熟虑的决定makeapoor/sound/criticaldecision不妥当的/稳妥的/至关重要的15.conceit-conceitedadj自负的Smug自鸣得意的adjintryingmoments在很难受的时候bebotheredbydoubtsanduncertainties受到重重疑虑的煎熬thepracticeofmedicine行医实践practicemedicine

27、行医beoutinpractice外出行医dwellin=residein=liveindwellon老想着，仔细阐述livewith=tolerate容忍，忍受beboundto定.beequallyconfident同样地自信handleanyemergencysituation应付任何紧急情况Therearenomorebutterfliesinmystomach.我再也不忐忑不安了。openupachestorabdomen剖开胸膛或者腹部anticipatetheprobleminadvance提前预测至鹏词题所在puncturedlungs肺部穿孑Lcompoundfracture

28、复合型骨折inevitable-unavoidable不可避免的takefull/soleresponsibilityfor为.承担全部责任acceptthefactwithcalmness平静地接受事实performanoperationonsb为做手术operateonsbchancesarethat=It'slikelythatsiton拖延，延迟delaydoingsthsweatover胆战心惊地做.withmyknowledge,skillandexperience凭我的知识，技能和经验Unit7NotonMyBlockstanduptoriseto奋起应付theyoung

29、mendealingdrugs=drugdealers/pusherstakedrugs吸毒dealdrugs贩毒smuggledrugs走私毒品smuggledgoods水货Theprodigalsonhasreturned.浪子回头。likesthrightoff一下子就喜欢.anextrabedroomextra=additionalperfectspot理想的地方summonupone'scouragetodosth鼓起勇气pluckupone'scouragetodosthagangof一帮.abunchofagroupofasetof-.9. arrivehomef

30、romwork下班回家10. reluctantly-unwillingly不情愿地11. startatherwithcold,hardeyes用冷酷无情的眼睛盯着她12. reseatthemselves他们又坐下来了13. avacanthouse=avacantproperty一座空房子avacantlot一块空地14. incomingweeks在未来的几周15. asteadystreamofcarsandfoottraffic川流不息的车辆和行人foottraffic=pedestrian16. conductbusiness交易，做生意17. shootup注射毒品18. ur

31、inateinthebackyard在后院撒尿Urinate=answerthenaturescall19. havenoillusionsabout对不再抱幻想20. occupyaseat占座位OccupyoccupiedoccupationOccupiedvacant21. intheneighborhoodof在邻近/周边地区22. Thedrugwarswereraging.毒品战在激烈进行23.hangout闲逛，出没24. callthepolice报警25. begsbtodosth祈求某人做某事begthepolicetodispersethedealers祈求警察把毒贩子躯

32、干走26. driftback陆续回来了27. a50-somethingmotherofgrownchildren一个五十来岁母亲，孩子已长大成人28. imaginedoingsth想象着做某事29. fightthebattle参战，打仗.30. risetoanunexpectedchallenge应对这突如其来的挑战31. beaddictedto(doing)sth做上瘾.32. fostercare领养33. getcustodyof.得至U的监护权34. praytosbfor.为向某人祈求35. gonna=goingto36. One'sinsidesareturn

33、ingover.某人的五脏六腑在翻滚.Therearebutterfliesinone'sstomach.keepherfaceamaskstayoffherproperty远离她的贝才产sb'sheartbeatrisestosb'sthroat.心一下子提到喉咙眼里repeatherrequest重复她的请求clearsnowfromherwalk清扫她门前的积雪checkinonsb看望/拜访.taketodoingsth开始习惯/喜欢做某事warnsbofsth警告某人某事warnthemofthedangeroffastmoney警告他们不义之财有危害Doso

34、methingpositive.干些这个正经事儿takeastand表明态度wageherownbattleagainstadifferentsetofdrugpushers只身开展斗争反对另一帮毒贩子inatragedythatbecamenationalnews在一场成为全国新闻的悲剧里setonfire=setfireto放火.chargesbwithdoingsth控告某人做某事accusesbofdoingsththedeadlyfire这场致命的大火adrivingforce驱动力，推动力extendextendedextensionestablishanextended-dayp

35、rogram建立一个放学后校内项目anextendedfamily大家庭acorefamily小家庭53. promptsbtodosth促使某人做某事incitesbtodosth54. stepupeffortstodosth加快步伐去做某事55. redevelopthedeserted/abandonedhouses重建废弃的房子56. explodeexclaim大声说57. getthroughtosb让某人明白/理解58. bemodestabout对很谦虚59. exertanimpacton.对.产生影响Impactinfluence60. Ihaveasorethroat.

36、我嗓子疼.Unit8Honesty:IsItGoingOutofStyle1. accordingtoarecentpoll根据最近的一项民意测试2. cheatonexamscheatonincometaxes考试作弊3. Itcanbearguedthat.可能有人会争论说Itisestimatedthat.据估计.4. responserespondto5. befacedwiththetemptationtodosth面临做.的诱惑meetwith=befacedwith6. peekataneighbor'stestpaper偷看邻座的考卷7. behardon.对.严厉/严格8. ontherise在上身/增长ariseintheuseofexams(rise=increase)9. passcompetencytests通过能力测试10. moreandmore=agrowingnumberof越来越多11. leadto=cause=resultin导致Ariseintheuseofexamsmay