沛沛英语 Unit 8-2

 

U236
Try doing your best next time.
Try making a better arrangement.
Try being quiet.
But I'll at lest have to try it.
I'm sure you'll pass, try.
At least let me have a good try.
Give it a try and see if you like it.
Let's try one more time to reach the top of the mountain.

U237
He's as regular as a clock. work.
I'm just as poor as a church mouse.
He's as snaky as a fox.
She's always as busy as a bee.
She's as cheerful as a lark¹.
He's as cunning² as a fox.
She's as vain as a peacock³.
You're as deaf as a post.

U238
There is a gentleman asking for you.
Everything you ask for is ready.
We ask for the cooperation of all concerned.
Matter asks for immediate⁴ attention.
I'll phone them to ask for the information.
You're asking for a cold.
He asked for it.
He never asks for pities from others.

U239
The future of the world belongs to you.
The house belongs to my company.
He belonged to the 18-century school.
The star belongs to the night, my heart belongs to you.
You don't belong in the beginner class.
I belong in my country not in New York.
What these things belong?
The lamp belongs on that table.

U240
Christmas is near.
Don't go far away, stay near somewhere.
How near the sea from here!
Don't stand so near the train.
It's convenient living near the station.
The examination is near a hand.
Always have a dictionary near the hand.
Fortunately the baby mother is near the hand.

U241
Would it be a real benefit to me?
Children are still young, so the book isn't benefit to them.
It'll prove a great benefit to you.
I received no personal benefit
We develop trade with you for bilateral⁵ benefit.
The factory will be a benefit to our city.
Industry will bring many benefits to our national economy.
The money will be used for the benefit of the poor.

U242
You must face up to life.
You should learn to face up to difficulties.
He won't face up to the truth that he is old.
People have to face up to the facts.
There are many dangers you have to face up to.
I dear not face up to these realities.
This is what you have to face up to.
I'll face up to the trouble that I made.

U243
You must pay attention to what I say.
Pay attention to what you are doing.
I shout to attract the attentions of the children.
The question has arrest the public attention.
Don't let your attention wonder.
I mean to draw your attention to the following questions.
Don't let the TV distract⁶ your attention.
Thanks for your attention.

U244
Let me give you an example first.
I'll cite⁷ an example here.
For example, cameras made in Japan.
The poem is a good example.
I'll take my father as an example.
He's is good example for other children to follow.
Take my brother for example; he's an excellent singer.
The proverb says a good example is the best sermon⁸.

U245
This is the day to be remembered.
I remembered I was always very jealous of his acting⁹.
I remember you play the piano beautifully.
I still remember our going to school hand by hand.
I remember telling you that.
I'll remember your kindness to my family.
Remember to mail the letter.
Yes, remember it now.

U246
Hold down please, Mrs. Long will speak to you.
Please hold down a moment.
If you hold down a moment, I'll get him for you.
Hold down there, I don't know who you are.
Hold down, I'll send for a doctor.
Hold down, you'll be all right.
Hold down, you'll be more fit.
I can't hold down without somebody's assistance.

U247
I can hardly believe my eyes.
I can't believe my eyes.
I can hardly believe what I heard.
I can't believe what I hear.
Christians¹⁰ believe in Jesus, but I believe in myself.
I believe in Darwinism.
I believe this principle to be universally true.
I don't believe any words that anybody says.

U248
It needs to be fixed¹¹.
My shoes need to be mended.
They need to be polished.
May car needs to be serviced.
My suit looks awful, it needs dry cleaning.
Maybe it needs new batteries.
This chapter needs to be rewritten.
The work needs to be done carefully.

U249
Don't get me wrong, I enjoy it.
Don't get me wrong; she's my younger sister.
Don't get me wrong, I mean I've seen one more beautiful.
Don't get me wrong, I'm just thinking of it.
Don't get me wrong; I just want to help you.
You got me wrong, I just wanted to have a look.
Don't get me wrong, I wasn't trying to criticize you.
Don't get me wrong., I was just kidding.

U250
You should take advantage of it.
Let's take advantage of it and go running.
I took advantage of the moment and escaped.
I'll take advantage of the fine weather to go swimming.
The people are taking advantage of his position.
Don't let people take advantage of your innocence¹².
He took advantage of people's good nature.
I guess he's going to take advantage of me.

U251
It's out of the question.
Going to the movie is out the question.
It's out of the question to leave the country without a passport.
It's out of the question to buy anything without money.
Mire's return to the team is out of the question.
Finding a new job is out of the question these days.
Sunday is unfortunately out of the question
It's out of the question; he isn't the best person for the job.

U252
Doctors enjoy high social status.
I'll be enjoying it for a while.
I hope you you'll enjoy yourself.
Enjoy yourself, please.
There must be something she enjoys.
I really enjoyed it very much.
This is the kind of song I enjoy.
I enjoyed the every minute of it.

U253
Get rid of it.
Get rid of the old furniture.
It has to be got rid of.
You must get rid of your Chinglish
No, I got rid of it.
You should get rid of things that worry you.
You might as well get rid of that fellow.
You need a through rest to get rid of your sleepiness.
 

1 lark   

n.云雀，百灵鸟；n.嬉戏，玩笑；vi.嬉戏

参考例句：

• He thinks it cruel to confine a lark in a cage.他认为把云雀关在笼子里太残忍了。
• She lived in the village with her grandparents as cheerful as a lark.她同祖父母一起住在乡间非常快活。

2 cunning   

adj.狡猾的，奸诈的；n.狡猾，奸诈

参考例句：

• A spy used cunning means to find out secrets.间谍使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• The fox is known for its cleverness and cunning.狐狸的机敏和狡猾是人所共知的。

3 peacock   

n.（雄）孔雀，爱炫耀的人；v.炫耀

参考例句：

• The peacock spreads his splendid tail.孔雀展开了它那灿烂夺目的尾巴。
• She is as proud as a peacock.她十分骄傲。

4 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

5 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

6 distract   

vt.分散注意力，转移注意力，使分心

参考例句：

• Don't distract my attention.不要分散我的注意力。
• It was all a ploy to distract attention from his real aims.那纯粹是障眼法,用以分散人们对他真正意图的注意力。

7 cite   

vt.引用，引证，举例

参考例句：

• It would be an endless task to cite such living examples.这样的实例举不胜举。
• I'll just cite some figures for comparison.我要引用一些数字作比较。

8 sermon   

n.布道，讲道，说教，冗长的讲话

参考例句：

• The minister preaches a sermon now and then.牧师不时地讲道。
• Don't preach me a sermon,please.请不要对我讲大道理。

9 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。

10 Christians   

n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
• His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。

11 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

12 innocence   

n.无罪；天真；无害

参考例句：

• There was a touching air of innocence about the boy.这个男孩有一种令人感动的天真神情。
• The accused man proved his innocence of the crime.被告人经证实无罪。