Short Phrases
Unit14
1. get hold of 抓住; 拿住 (P118)
A small animal that helps the police get hold of thieves.
我两手抓住它,把它举到了桌子上。
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2. tell…apart 分辨; 区别 (P121； Para 1)
In order to tell the bees apart, he painted some bees with little dots of colour.
我辨认不出这对双胞胎。
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3. over and over again 反复许多次; 一再地 (P121 Para 2 )
It repeated these circles over and over again.
因为他不懂,所以我必须反复说许多遍.
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4. come to light 发现; 暴露 (P121； Para 4)
So another astonishing fact came to light.
一些有关这次事故的新情况披露了出来。
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5. as a matter of fact 实际上; 事实上 (P124)
As a matter of fact, I would like to study how animals live together.
实际上,她应对这次事故负责。
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Unit15
1. straight away 立刻; 马上 (P130； Para 3)
When Lin Ying graduated from Zhengzhou Normal University, she decided not to apply for a job straight away.
我们马上去开会吧。
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2. fit in (with) 与…相适应; 与…相协调 (P130； Para 4)
Coming to another country to study requires a big adjustments and it takes a while to fit in.
她和班上其他同学处得不好。
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3. due to 因为
比赛因下雨而延期。
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Unit 16
1. in touch with 保持联系; 了解 (P136)
One of the students gets in touch with a careers adviser.
他仍和老朋友们保持联系。
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我想和那个代办处取得联系。
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2. up to date 现代的; 时新的; 据目前所知的 (P141)
She should have several years of experience and be up to date with modern men’s haircut styles.
他的语言教学法是非常新颖的。
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2. hold back 退缩; 踌躇 (P143)
Be honest, but don’t hold back and be modest.
出现危险时, 没有一个人退缩不前。
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3. send off 寄出; 派遣; 给…送行 (P144)
Take a photocopy of the finished form before you send it off.
我们应该在中午以前把这些包裹全部寄。
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