沛沛英语 Unit 7-2

 

U198
There is a sharp bend on the roads.
After storm there will be a sharp drop in temperature.
The factory presents a sharp contrast to one of the sort.
Don't be so sharp to children.
She is such a sharp girl.
The new teacher is sharper than we have thought.
The meeting starts at 11 sharp.
I'm sorry that the pictures aren't sharp.

U199
The affair isn't so easily settled.
Is the day for department settled now?
It's settled; it need not be talked about any more.
I've got a affair to settle.
I'll settle in the countryside after retirement¹.
I'll like the coastal² city, what a life to settle here.
Don't talk to him until his excitement settled.
We'll settle the problems as soon as possible.

U200
He's very sensitive to religious topics.
Don't be so sensitive, I was kidding.
He's sensitive about his appearance.
He's too sensitive about his family background.
The artists are so sensitive to beautify.
A baby's skin is too sensitive.
The instrument is so sensitive, you use it carefully.
My ears are sensitive like before.

Unit 201--253
U201
I'll see to it.
I have a lot of thing to see to it at noon..
I hope you'll see to the matter.
Could you see to it for me?
Ok, but get a mechanic to see to the brake.
Have a see to.
Please see to it that you are not late again.
I'll see to it that it won't be any inconvenient³ to you.

U202
We are going to broaden⁴ our business scope⁵.
Any words are outside the scope of the dictionary.
All the related questions are within the scope of the book.
Economics⁶ is beyond the scope of the child's mind.
These terms are out of the scope the beginners.
Let each one have a scope to show his capacity.
The job gives my talent and abilities a full scope.
Give the children creativities a wide scope.

U203
This is the regular 16th century church.
You are a lady with regular figure.
But I'm not a regular lawyer.
That's my regular work..
I'm just living in a regular way.
You must have a regular diet.
But your pulse is regular.
What's the regular dress for such occasions?

U204
It's big volume of his kindness.
It's big volume of his training.
The nice rose speaks volume of how much he misses you.
He said nothing but his face spoke⁷ volume.
It's big volume of his honesty.
The trade volume declined⁸ sharply⁹ that year.
The volume of passengers has reached the zenith point of the year.
Would you please turn down the volume?

U205
I read French, but I can't speak it..
My favorite interest is to read excellent books.
I've been reading a good article.
I'll get some magazines to read.
Reading and talking.
Would you please read the letter to me?
I read it yesterday in the newspaper.
I read that a company is wanting designers.

U206
The matter had better be left as it is.
You'd better wait until my system arrives.
You'd better choose the other one.
You'd better not smoke.
You'd better make out a new design.
You'd better meet her at the railway station.
I'd better be going.
I'd better have it thoroughly¹⁰ repaired.

U207
I'll go further into the matter tomorrow.
Before going any further I have a question.
It's necessary to cut the cost down further.
If I can be any further use, tell me please.
I don't want to cause any further trouble.
I've nothing further to tell you.
There should be no further hesitation¹¹.
Do you have any further questions to ask?

U208
Maybe I can talk him to join us.
Can I talk you to play with us for a moment?
I'll talk him to play more.
Maybe I can talk him to buy the house.
He wants to talk me to buy it.
I'll talk you to change your mind.
Don't be talked to do anything you don't like.
I'll talk him to stay a little longer.

U209
The streets of the city are never silent.
The fields of twilight¹² are just so silent.
The birds are keeping silent to listen to my songs.
What a silent night!
The old man was silent about his early life.
Day seems to be unhappy, he's silent.
Why are you so silent today?
All the reports are silent about the sensitive question.

U210
He quit studying to take a walk.
Have you quit your past job for a better one?
I've quit working and I've quit smoking.
I quit because my salary is too low.
I'm going to quit before next week.
I won't quit because I know what it means to me.
I'll quit here for a while.
I would quit the cold place.

U211
There seems to be no financial question.
That's only a question of time.
The most urgent issue is the question of unemployment.
That's a question that would take a few minutes for me.
To be or not to be, it remains¹³ a question.
The question is whether you want a job by now.
It's out of the question.
That's quit out of the question.

U212
That's what puzzles me.
Something in Miller's voice puzzles me.
His recent behavior puzzled me.
All together I'm puzzled by the situation.
I feel puzzled about what on earth he wants me to do.
I'm puzzled about what to do next.
I did feel puzzled about how to do it.
That matter was puzzling me.

U213
Shall we put off the picnic?
I'm afraid we have to put it off.
It'll be put off no more than one week.
It doesn't matter if the task I don't like is put off.
Never put it off till tomorrow what may be done today.
I always seem to put things off to the last minute.
We thought it would be put off until after the weekend.

U214
May I speak to you privately¹⁴?
It's a sort of things one should talk about in private.
You'd better not talk about your private affairs to strangers.
I've got something private to tell you.
It's unnecessary because that's private.
I'm not interested in people's privacy¹⁵.
It's available for special private affairs.
Plans for taking over was kept private.

U215
I didn't catch what you said.
Did you catch my meaning?
It's easy to catch a cold in the winter.
I'll catch up with you a moment later.
I'll work harder to catch up after my illness.
I'll run to catch the bus.
I was caught in the traffic jam.
Don't let me catch you doing that again.

U216
It was cloudy morning, but it turned out fine.
I thought it was difficult but turned out easy.
How did your interview turn out?
Do you think the crops will turn out well this year?
The signature turned out to be forgery¹⁶.
But that didn't turn out like that.
Everything turned out as described.
Let's see how the weather turns out.

1 retirement   

n.退休，退职

参考例句：

• She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
• I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。

2 coastal   

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

• The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

3 inconvenient   

adj.不方便的，令人感到麻烦的

参考例句：

• You have come at a very inconvenient time.你来得最不适时。
• Will it be inconvenient for him to attend that meeting?他参加那次会议会不方便吗？

4 broaden   

v.放宽，变宽，扩大

参考例句：

• We broaden in experiences by traveling.旅行增长我们的经验。
• Let's broaden out the discussion to talk about education as a whole.我们来扩大一下讨论范围，全面谈谈教育问题。

5 scope   

n.（处理、研究事物的）范围，余地，机会

参考例句：

• There is limited scope for creativity in my job.我的工作中发挥创造力的空间有限。
• There is little scope for initiative in this job.这工作几乎没有发挥主动性的余地。

6 economics   

n.经济学，经济情况

参考例句：

• He is studying economics,which subject is very important.他正在学习经济学，该学科是很重要的。
• One can't separate politics from economics.不能把政治与经济割裂开来。

7 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。

8 declined   

v.辞谢，谢绝（邀请等）( decline的过去式和过去分词 )；（道路、物体等）下倾；（太阳）落下；（在品格、价值上）降低

参考例句：

• We asked her to come to our party, but she declined. 我们请她来参加我们的晚会，但是她谢绝了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He declined to charge his memory with so many details. 他不愿在脑中记这么多细枝末节。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 sharply   

adj.锐利地，急速；adv.严厉地，鲜明地

参考例句：

• The plane dived sharply and rose again.飞机猛然俯冲而后又拉了起来。
• Demand for personal computers has risen sharply.对个人电脑的需求急剧增长。

10 thoroughly   

adv.完全地，彻底地，十足地

参考例句：

• The soil must be thoroughly turned over before planting.一定要先把土地深翻一遍再下种。
• The soldiers have been thoroughly instructed in the care of their weapons.士兵们都系统地接受过保护武器的训练。

11 hesitation   

n.犹豫，踌躇

参考例句：

• After a long hesitation, he told the truth at last.踌躇了半天，他终于直说了。
• There was a certain hesitation in her manner.她的态度有些犹豫不决。

12 twilight   

n.暮光，黄昏；暮年，晚期，衰落时期

参考例句：

• Twilight merged into darkness.夕阳的光辉融于黑暗中。
• Twilight was sweet with the smell of lilac and freshly turned earth.薄暮充满紫丁香和新翻耕的泥土的香味。

13 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

14 privately   

adv.以私人的身份，悄悄地，私下地

参考例句：

• Some ministers admit privately that unemployment could continue to rise.一些部长私下承认失业率可能继续升高。
• The man privately admits that his motive is profits.那人私下承认他的动机是为了牟利。

15 privacy   

n.私人权利，个人自由，隐私权

参考例句：

• In such matters,privacy is impossible.在这类事情中，保密是不可能的。
• She wept in the privacy of her own room.她在自己房内暗暗落泪。

16 forgery   

n.伪造的文件等，赝品，伪造（行为）

参考例句：

• The painting was a forgery.这张画是赝品。
• He was sent to prison for forgery.他因伪造罪而被关进监狱。