雅思阅读语言点和句子学习

1、Write Three Thank-you Lettersstructureunder way para.1nThe boat got under waynDont worry. The rescue is under way.nPreparations for the 100th anniversary celebration of the university are now well under way.船在航行中。不要担心，救援在进行中。100周年校庆准备工作在紧锣密鼓中。More examplesnIm well on the way to completing the report

2、.nHe started as an office junior and worked his way up through the company to become a director.nThe research group is leading the way in developing new types of computer memory.我快要完成报告了。Close to从办公室低级职员上升到了公司主管。从底层发迹往上爬。研究小组在研发新型计算机存储器中起着引领作用。带路，示范More examplesnSuch opinions pave the way for social

3、 changes.nIll take my complaint all the way to the managing director if I have to.nThey really went out of their way to make us feel comfortable. 这种主张为社会变革铺路。我会一直投诉到总经理那里。他们想尽办法让我们舒适。delicate para.1ndelicate machines/plates - finely made or easily brokenna delicate affair/position/subject - need car

4、eful treatmentna delicate taste/smell/color - pleasing not strong精致的机器/易碎的盘子难办的事情/微妙的处境/棘手的问题清谈的味道/微弱的气味/柔和色彩delicacyndelicacy of craftsmanshipnthe delicacy of the situationna matter of extreme delicacyna tempting delicacy工艺的精美形势的微妙非常棘手的问题诱人的佳肴sentencesee/witness para.2nSeveral residents claim to ha

5、ve witnessed the attack.n几位居民称目击了这个袭击事件。nThe last twenty years has seen great changes in Chinas social and economic structure.n过去二十年，中国社会和经济结构发生了很大变化。n上世纪前五十年发生了两次世界大战。上世纪前五十年发生了两次世界大战。nThe first half of the last century witnessed two world wars.get to thinking/wondering sth. para.5 begin to give se

6、rious attention to or deal with nRecently Ive got to wondering why I am doing the part-time job.nHe got to thinking how disappointed his parents would be.in quest of para.6ntrying to find or get something nThey travelled to California in quest of gold.n他们去加利福尼亚寻找黄金。n警察搜寻逃犯。nThe policemen were in que

7、st of the escaped criminal.reverse: v. para.6 nchange to be the opposite of what it was beforen推翻，撤销，彻底改变（决定、判决、过程等）推翻，撤销，彻底改变（决定、判决、过程等）nreverse a decision/verdict/policyngo backwards 倒车倒车nreverse a carnchange order/roles 调换次序调换次序/交换角色交换角色 nreverse the order/rolesreverse: n. para.6 nthe exact oppos

8、ite of what has been mentioned n相反情况，正相反相反情况，正相反nI didnt mean to hurt her - _.n我不想伤害她，事实上是想称赞她。nI owe you nothing. If anything, _.n我不欠你什么，如果说欠的话，是你欠我才对。nThe incident threatened to put the peace process into reverse.n这一事件可能会使和平进程发生逆转。quite the reversethe reverse is trueturn over: para.8nthink about,

9、consider 考虑，思考考虑，思考n他静静地坐在那里，思考这问题。他静静地坐在那里，思考这问题。nHe sat quietly, turning things over in his mind.ngive someone the right to own something 交给某人负责交给某人负责n他退休后要把商店交给儿子经营。他退休后要把商店交给儿子经营。nHell turn the shop over to his son when he retiresnMost of her holds contained thousands of cartons of canned or dri

10、ed foods. The other holds were loaded with five-hundred-pound bombs packed delicately in padded racks. （para.1)n多数船舱装着成千上万箱罐装食品或干粮，其余的船舱装着不少五百磅重的炸弹，都小心翼翼地放在有软垫的架子上。nI made my way out there, breathing in deep, great draughts while walking slowly about, still wearing my white cooks hat. (para.4) n我信步走

11、去，一边深深呼吸着空气，一边慢慢地我信步走去，一边深深呼吸着空气，一边慢慢地踱着步，头上仍戴着那顶白色的厨师帽。踱着步，头上仍戴着那顶白色的厨师帽。nIt must have taken me a half hour to sense that maybe some key to an answer could result from reversing the word “thanksgiving”-at least that suggested a verbal direction, “Giving thanks.” (para. 6)n大概过了半个小时我才意识到，问题的关键也许大概过了半

12、个小时我才意识到，问题的关键也许在于把在于把Thanksgiving这个词前后颠倒一下，那这个词前后颠倒一下，那样一来至少文字好懂了：样一来至少文字好懂了：Giving thanks。nNot one time had I ever bothered to express to any of them so much as a simple, sincere “Thank you.”（para.9）nWe now pass through these electronic friskers without so much as a sideways glance. (U3)n如今我们走过这些电

13、子搜查器已经看都不看一眼了。n我一次也没想过要对他们中的任何一位真心诚意地说一句简单的谢谢。main ideaswallow hard para.10nIf you swallow hard, you make a movement in your throat as if you are swallowing sth., often because you are nervous or frightened. Here the author tried to control his sad emotions by doing it.nHe swallowed hard and walked

14、into the interview room.n他使劲咽了一下口水，走进面试室。gratitude: (to sb./for sth.). (para.10)n她眼里充满感激的泪水。nTears of gratitude filled her eyes.nhave a deep gratitude towards sb.n对某人深怀感激。nIt is my great pleasure to express my sincere gratitude to my fellow members for electing me as your pose (para.11)nWater is com

15、posed of hydrogen and oxygen.n水由氢和氧组成。n贝多芬一共创作了9部交响乐。nBeethoven composed nine symphonies.ncompose a letter/poemon ones behalf /on behalf of para.12nI wrote several letters on my mothers behalf.n我代表我母亲写了几封信。nOn behalf of everyone here, may I wish you a very happy retirement.n请允许我代表在座的各位祝你退休愉快。impress

16、 (para.13)n父亲向我强调努力工作的重要意义。nMy father impressed on me the value of hard work.nMr. Smith often impresses his students with humor in his speeches.n史密斯先生的幽默总是给学生留下深刻的印象。nI was deeply impressed by/with his words.n他的话给我留下深刻印象。 impressive adj.动人的, 使人印象深刻的 impression n. 印象nHer patience with the children di

17、minished as the hours went by.nTime will not _ (削弱友谊).n沉重的工作负担并没有降低他对户外运动的热情.nThe heavy workload does not diminish his enthusiasm for outdoor sports. diminish (para.13)diminish our friendshipbe exposed to 暴露于; 与接触nThe report revealed that people living near the power station may have been exposed to

18、 high levels of radiation.n有些孩子从来没有接触过古典音乐。nSome children are never exposed to classical music.nexpose oneself to ridicule/criticismn使自己收到嘲笑/批评expose (para.13)nI held my breath and immersed myself in water, trying to stay under water for as long as possible.n约翰完全沉浸在电脑游戏中, 没有意识到周围发生的事情.nJohn was so i

19、mmersed in playing the computer games that he was unaware of things happening around him.immerse (para.13)a) bring or call together in a group集合,集会nA large crowd had assembled outside the American embassy.n一大群人聚集在美国大使馆外。b) fit together the parts or pieces of 组装nIt took me less than an hour to assemb

20、le the bookcase.n我花了半小时不到组装这书橱。assemble (para.14)Sprinkle sth. on/over sth. Sprinkle water on the grassSprinkle sth. with sth. Sprinkle the dish with pepper.sprinkle (para.15)a) grant给予给予, 赠与赠与nThe headmaster accorded me permission to attend the seminar.n我们对他给予了热烈的欢迎.nWe accorded a warm welcome to h

21、im. b) be in agreement ( with) (使使)符合符合, 一致一致nHis behavior does not accord with his principles.n我们应该言行一致.nWhat we say should accord with what we do.accord para.17nThe Brazilian mens soccer team has won three successive games so far.n接二连三的恐怖袭击已经引起了所有人的关注.nThe successive terrorism attacks have aroused

22、 the attention from all humanity. succession n. 连续, 连续不断的事物 in succession 接连的 a succession of victories 连续的胜利 successor 后继者, 继承者 succeed. 继承, 继任.successive para.18undergo para.22nundergo massive changes 经历巨大变化nundergo treatment/surgery 接受治疗/手术nundergo tests/trials 接受检查/测试nundergo training 接受培训 swift

23、 para.22n我的信很快得到回复。nMy letter received a swift reply.nShe shot a swift glance at Paul.n她迅速瞥了保罗一眼。n跑得快的人na swift runnernbring back the death penalty 恢复死刑nbring back a lot of happy memories 唤起许多美好回忆nbring back the days of my childhood 回到童年的日子 bring back para.23in a flash para.23nThe 100-meter dash was

24、 over in a flash. A flash in the pan 昙花一现 A flash of lightning 闪电 A flash of hope一线希望 invest para.23nmake a fortune by investing in antique furnituren投资古董家具发财ninvest a large sum of money in stocksn投资一大笔钱买股票ninvest heavily in the bond marketn在债券市场大量投资ninvest some time in community servicen花一些时间投身于社区服

25、务so they were forever beyond any possible expression of gratitude from me. para.10 paraphrase：I feel terribly sorry since about half of them had died, so that they could never receive any expression of appreciation from me. So many times I have felt a sadness when exposed to modern children so immer

26、sed in the electronic media that they have little or no awareness of the marvelous world to be discovered in books. (para.13)Paraphrase: have felt sorry for many times when I saw modern children immersed themselves in the electronic media to such an extent that it almost remained unknown to them tha

27、t there is a marvelous world in books.I told him that whatever positive things I had done since had been influenced at least in part by his morning school prayers. para. 14Analyze the structure: I told him that whatever positive things I had done since had been influenced at least in part by his mor

28、ning school prayers. 定语从句定语从句,修饰修饰whatever positive things宾语从句宾语从句,做做told的直接宾语的直接宾语 One “mail call” brought me responses from Grandma, Dad, and the Reverend Nelson and my reading of their letters left me not only astonished but more humbled than before.para.19 Paraphrase: Then came the time when the

29、 loudspeaker called there was mail for us, I received three replies from Grandma, Dad and the Reverend Nelson. After reading them, I felt astonished, but more humbled than ever. 我既觉得震惊我既觉得震惊,又深感卑微又深感卑微.leave sb. + adj./past participle A glance at Grandmas familiar handwriting, brought back in a flas

30、h memories of standing alongside her white rocking chair, watching her “settin, down” some letter to relatives. para.23Paraphrase: As I saw Grandmas familiar handwriting, what instantly came to mind was the time when I stood beside her white rocking chair and watched her writing to relatives. I wept over the page representing my Grandmas recent hours invested in expressing her gratefulness to me-whom she used to diaper. para.23Paraphrase: I was moved to tears that my grandma had spent hours recently in expressing