沛沛英语 Unit 5-1

 

U119
The weather is looking up.
Life is looking up now.
The business is looking up
I'm sure everything is looking up
I want to look him up.
Promise to look me up.
You can look it in the dictionary
May I use your dictionary to look up these words?
I'll look it up in the timetable.

U120
Excuse me, will you tell me the way to the station?
If you excuse me, I'll go to my room.
Please excuse me for using your telephone without asking.
Won't you excuse me for a little while?
Don't excuse your rudeness
Nothing can excuse your carelessness like this.
Excuse me for not having brought your book.
Excuse me for my leaving the question unanswered.

U121
I'm sure I'm asking a good faith.
I've lost faith in your ability.
I accepted his story by faith.
Slowly faith came back again.
I don't have much faith in this medicine.
I did it to show my faith in you.
That demonstrates¹ that he lacks faith in others.
Friendship lasts only on a basis of good faith.

U122
What if she comes back now?
What if she found out that I've lost it?
What if she couldn't deliver it on time?
What if the quality is poor?
What if the rumor² is true?
What if they won't come after all?
What if there would be something wrong with the car?
What if the neighbor complain about the noise?

U123
I didn't expect the show to take on.
The fashion of skirt didn't taking on for some time.
If the idea takes on, we may make a lot of money.
Your hair takes on a healthy shine.
Your writing takes on a particular style.
The room takes on a holiday ambient (apparent).
I regret that I took the job on.
I decided³ to take on the job.

U124
I know she is against us.
I'm against doing anything before he arrives.
For my part I'm against acting⁴ like this.
It's against my principles to work with them.
I've said nothing against you.
It's difficult to talk against such a noise.
Almost everything is against me today.
That's against my will.

U125
I can't afford to offend⁵ my employer⁶.
This effort will afford you a valuable experience
I can't afford to lose a fortunate like this.
You can't afford going there every night.
I can't afford the fare to Australia.
You never consider whether we can afford it.
I still can't afford for it
I can't afford it to go.

U126
The surest way is to buy it yourself.
You yourself to me.
Why look at yourself in the mirror.
I haven't been myself in the past few weeks.
You soon be yourself again.
You just do it by yourself.
Do you walk across the country by yourself?
We boys must learn to think for us by ourselves.

U127
I wouldn't change it for all the world.
I won't do that for all the world.
I won't leave you for everything.
The film is out of this world.
I saw a skirt. It's out of the world
It's a small world, isn't?
I'll never believe there are such a thing in the world.
What on earth will you do?

U128
He writes in a book style.
The letter is to be written in a formal style.
Books for children should be a clear and easy style.
Jack⁷ has a strange style of walking.
Do you still have a style of American life?
She certainly has a style.
Dresses may be in style one year and out the next.
I don't see frugality⁸ has gone out of style.

U129
We need your help to sustain⁹ the program.
I'm too tired to sustain the interesting conversation.
The runner was able to sustain the same pace for hours.
You've eaten too little to sustain the long journey.
The book can sustain a comparison¹⁰ with a classic¹¹.
The facts sustain my theory.
The hope sustained¹² being me on my misery¹³.
I've just sustained endurance¹⁴.

U130
On the whole we've been fortunate.
On the whole I'm satisfied with it.
On the whole I stayed there was quite enjoyable.
There are few mistakes but on the whole you've done well.
We had a good spring on the whole.
The industrial production at a whole increased by 20%.
This is my comment on the whole.
You should exam the problem on the whole.
The items make up the whole contract.

U131
I'd like candy but I can do without it.
It's something I can't do without it.
People can't do without food.
I can do without a secretary.
Money isn't everything but no one can do without it.
I can't go without sleep for two nights.
I had go without shoes.
That goes without saying.

U132
You took the words right out of my mouth.
I took at his word.
You can take my word she is innocent¹⁵.
Take my words they should be back next week
We always keep our words.
In other words you're wasting my time.
In a word there is no comparison.
I gave you my word that I'll pay you next week.

U133
I insist on the importance of being punctual.
Why did you insist that there was someone in your house?
Why do you insist that Hunry is the best match?
He insisted on lending his car.
I insisted upon your giving me an answer.
I insist upon sending the fourth one
He insists that he should go to dance school.
I insist on the opinion I have.
 

1 demonstrates   

举行示威游行（或集会）( demonstrate的第三人称单数 )； 示范。展示； 显示； 论证

参考例句：

• I hope this message demonstrates my feelings to the students. 我希望这个祝词能表达出我对学生们的感情。
• I hope this demonstrates to you how I feel. 我希望这能向你表明我的感受。

2 rumor   

n.谣言，谣传，传说

参考例句：

• The rumor has been traced back to a bad man.那谣言经追查是个坏人造的。
• The rumor has taken air.谣言流传开了。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

4 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

5 offend   

v.犯错误；违犯；犯罪

参考例句：

• He took care never to offend his visitors.他小心谨慎，绝不得罪他的访客。
• I think I never offend you.我想我从没有触犯过你。

6 employer   

n.雇用方，雇主

参考例句：

• My employer deducted ten pounds from my wages this week.我的雇主从我本周的工钱中扣除了十英镑。
• His monthly salary is paid into the bank by his employer.他的月薪由雇主替他存入银行。

7 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

8 frugality   

n.节约，节俭

参考例句：

• We must build up our country with industry and frugality.我们必须勤俭建国。
• By frugality she managed to get along on her small salary.凭着节俭，她设法以自己微薄的薪水生活。

9 sustain   

vt.保持，供养，维持，支持，经受

参考例句：

• During the war we had just enough food to sustain us.战争期间，我们的食物仅够维持生活。
• These four posts sustain the entire building.这四根柱子支撑着整座建筑物。

10 comparison   

n.比较，对照；比拟，比喻

参考例句：

• They make a comparison of New York to a beehive.他们把纽约比作一个蜂巢。
• This dress is really cheaper by comparison.比较起来，这件衣服确实便宜。

11 classic   

n.经典作品；adj.经典的，一流的；古典的

参考例句：

• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。
• The football match was a classic.那场足球比赛堪称典范。

12 sustained   

adj.持久的，持续的v.维持( sustain的过去式和过去分词 )；支撑；忍受；长期保持

参考例句：

• Without correct leadership, the enthusiasm of the masses cannot be sustained. 没有正确的领导，群众的积极性就不可能持久。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• He has sustained a great loss by the death of his father. 他父亲的去世使他蒙受巨大的损失。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

13 misery   

n.痛苦，苦恼，苦难；悲惨的境遇，贫苦

参考例句：

• Business depression usually causes misery among the working class.商业不景气常使工薪阶层受苦。
• He has rescued me from the mire of misery.他把我从苦海里救了出来。

14 endurance   

n.耐久力，忍耐力，耐久的时期，持续的时间

参考例句：

• She reached the end of endurance.她到了忍受的极限。
• The exercise obviously will improve strength and endurance.这种锻炼会明显改善体力增加耐力。

15 innocent   

adj.无罪的，清白的；无害的；天真的，单纯的

参考例句：

• I'm not quite so innocent as to believe that.我还不至于简单到相信那种事的地步。
• I was very young,and very innocent.我那时非常年轻，幼稚无知。