沛沛英语 Unit 2-1

 

Unit 31
There're at least two hours.
There were at least a hundred people present.
The repairs will cost at least five thousand dollars.
At least three hours slipped¹ away.
You may try it at least.
You should at least have warned² him.
You might at least have told me.
You should pay half of it at least.

Unit 32
Would you go through the contract³?
I can't go through these letters in an hour.
Go through the account⁴.
Go through the paper for the last time.
Let's go through the discussion⁵ we're just talked about.
I'd like you to go through the book.
Let's go through the plan all together.
I'm sorry. I haven't gone through it.

Unit 33
Bad habits aren't easily given up.
I gave up cigarettes.
I give up, darling.
I gave up playing football after I was hurt.
I'll have to give up going for walks.
That's too difficult, I give it up.
I've given up the idea ling ago.
I gave up the journey.

Unit 34
I can hardly get out of the house.
I hardly expected to find you still here.
The questions you raised are hardly to the point.
He hardly spoke⁶ a word the whole time.
This is hardly the time for buying expensive clothes.
You can hardly expect me to lend you something again.
That's hardly the way to greet a friend.
I can hardly believe that.

Unit 35
I can give you some advice.
Can you give me more information?
Only poetry and painting give me pleasure.
I'm sorry for giving you so much trouble.
The invitation gives me particular joy.
Only hard work gives good results.
This is why I gave them the invitation.

Unit 36
I'll come along as often as possible.
I'll write as soon as possible.
I'll be there as early as possible.
I'll have to pack up as quickly as possible.
I'll do it as much as possible.
I've tried as hard as possible.
You haven't worked as hard as possible.
Will you help me as soon as possible?

Unit 37
I'll explain the matter to you in my letter.
Would you explain the question again?
Would you explain it in English?
I've got to think if a way to explain.
I hope you can explain yourself.
When you know you're wrong, never explain.
Would you explain how to use it?
I'll explain that in detail.

Unit 38
I go there every day expect Sunday.
I liked everywhere except under the bed.
He would do anything except lending me money.
I did nothing except work.
I can do every thing except cooking.
Your composition is good except for some misspelling s.
He is prefect except that he smokes too much.

Unit 39
We knew each other since we were children.
You may have misunderstood each other.
You probably influence each other.
Our rooms are next to each other.
Please tell the story to each other.
We can help each other.
Let's talk about our study plan with each other.
You can sit done opposite to each other and talk.

Unit 40
You must be tired, I assume⁷.
I assume that he has gone for a walk.
I assume that there is no animal life on Mars⁸.
I assume he will come as soon as possible.
I assume they don't want to see each other.
This is what I have assumed⁹.
I assume you will be able to go home tomorrow.
There must be something important, I assume.

Unit 41
I've almost finished it.
I almost ran all the way.
It's almost eleven o'clock.
She calls you almost every day.
I agree with almost every word of yours.
There is almost no snow this year.
I almost didn't recognize you.
I almost didn't pass the English exam.

Unit 42
Have you ever been abroad?
Have you ever been to the summer palace?
Have you ever been to Mongolia?
I've never been there.
I've never been out of shanghai.
I've been to many places in China.
I've been there two or three times.
Tibet¹⁰ is the only place I've never been to.

Unit 43
It looks like rain.
The rain looks like it's lasting¹¹.
It looks like we'll have a white Christmas.
It doesn't look like it to me.
It looks like he is the right person.
It looks like the economy¹² is turning around.
It looks like the price of gold will go up.
It looks like the market here is limited.

Unit 44
Perhaps you're asking for too much.
We have too much in common.
Do you have much interest in it?
There's nothing much I can do.
So much for today, good-bye.
Since you started working you didn't come as much as you used to.
I don't have much time to go.
So much the better, it 'll be cooler.

Unit 45
What do you feel like?
Does anybody feel like drinking something?
I don't feel like eating anything.
I feel like lying on a bed and worrying about nothing now.
I feel like another cup of milk.
I don't feel like beer tonight.
Do you feel like a swim?

 

1 slipped   

adj.打滑，打滑的v.滑( slip的过去式和过去分词 )；滑脱；下降；（健康状况等）变差

参考例句：

• She had slipped and badly bruised her face. 她滑了一跤，摔得鼻青脸肿。
• The climber slipped and dropped to his death. 攀登者一失足掉下去摔死了。

2 warned   

v.警告( warn的过去式和过去分词 )；提醒；告诫；预先通知

参考例句：

• Motorists have been warned to beware of icy roads. 已经提醒开车的人当心冰封的路面。
• I've warned her countless times. 我警告过她无数次了。

3 contract   

n.合同，契约，婚约；v.使缩短，感染，订约

参考例句：

• The terms of the contract are acceptable to us.我们认为这个合同的条件可以接受。
• I'm under contract to teach here for one year.我按照聘约要在这里教一年书。

4 account   

n.叙述；帐目；帐户

参考例句：

• She left out an important item in her account.她的账目漏掉了一个重要的项目。
• He has made several withdrawals from his bank account.他从银行账户上提了几次款。

5 discussion   

n.讨论，谈论；论述

参考例句：

• It is certain he will come to the discussion.他肯定会来参加讨论。
• After months of discussion,a peace agreement is gradually taking shape.经过几个月的商讨，和平协议渐渐有了眉目。

6 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

7 assume   

vt.假装；假定，设想；承担；呈现，采取

参考例句：

• I assume that he won't cheat you.想来他是不会骗你的。
• We can't assume anything in this case.在这种情况下我们不可能做出假设。

8 Mars   

n.火星，战争

参考例句：

• As of now we don't know much about Mars.目前我们对火星还知之甚少。
• He contended that there must be life on Mars.他坚信火星上面一定有生物。

9 assumed   

adj.假定的, 假装的 动词assume的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The assumed linearity of these equations can be related to the uniformity of space and time.所假定的这些方程的线性，可归因于空间和时间的均匀性。

10 Tibet   

n.西藏

参考例句：

• It was the year before last that he went to Tibet.他前年去的西藏。
• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。

11 lasting   

adj.永久的，永恒的；vbl.持续，维持

参考例句：

• The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
• We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。

12 economy   

n.经济；节俭；秩序；机体

参考例句：

• We must do our best to develop the national economy.我们必须努力发展国民经济。
• The country's economy is not very healthy.国家的经济不很景气。