Step by Step 3000 第2册 Unit3:All can succeed(4)

 　　Part 4. Language study and language appreciation¹.

　　Listen to the following statements you have learned in the previous and present units.

　　Pay special attention to the parts in bold type.

　　Learn to appreciate and use the language.

　　1. meaning that / to be largely separate.

　　In the U.S where there are many different races, only three percent of all marriages are between blacks and whites, meaning that the races are still largely separate in marriage.

　　2. to look beyond the physical appearance.

　　You should be able to look beyond the physical appearance and see what sort of a person he or she is whether they're selfish or selfless, whether they're kind, caring.

　　3. to lay the blame for.

　　In fact, I think we can probably lay the blame for the high percentage of divorces.

　　It's a third I think now, isn't it?

　　4. to bring them together as one/ until death do them part.

　　They say their wedding vows² which bring them together as one.

　　They promise to love and cherish each other until death do them part.

　　5. to end up.

　　And...anyway, we ended up living together and still are.

　　And it just seems so amazing that, you know, we were both from the same thing, and we started chatting and ended up being together.

　　6. to feel choked by the bitter of disappointment.

　　I squared my shoulders and saluted³, and held out the book to the woman even though while I spoke⁴ I felt choked by the bitterness of my disappointment.

　　7. to raise the roof.

　　Remember how angry you got when my ex-girlfriend called the other day?

　　I thought you're gonna raise the roof.

　　8. to report a lost wallet.

　　I guess I'll take it to the police station and see if anyone's reported the lost wallet.

　　9. to make definite/strict/ harsh rules.

　　These parents made definite rules, they were strict but not harsh.

　　10. to correct one's behavior by the rewards/punishment.

　　They corrected their son's behavior by rewards, not by punishment.

　　11. to vent⁵ one's anger on/ upon...

　　I use any excuse to vent my anger on anybody.

　　Sleepless⁶ nights, I'm full of anger, and my anger does not ebb⁷ away unless I use a thing or somebody to vent it upon.

　　12. to set out to fail.

　　No one sets out in life to fail.

　　13. to shed light onto...

　　There is no simple answer to that question, but here are a few thought that might shed some light onto this very complex issue.

　　14. to be blessed with...

　　Humans are blessed with an ability to think into the future.

　　15. one's words are one's bond.

　　It your word your bond?

　　16. to set one's heart on.

　　Sammy Gittau found a prospectus⁸ leaflet from Manchester University discarded in a dustbin in Nairobi and set his heart on going there.

　　17. to come close to death.

　　He sold drugs, was beaten and attacked, and once came close to death after a drug's overdose.

　　18. to come to mind/to pop a question to...

　　The one that instantly came to mind when you popped this question to me was somebody who lives in Harpenden.

　　19. to thrust upon/at the very threshold of.

　　Many of the leading businessmen of Pittsburgh had a serious responsibility thrust upon them at the very threshold of their career.

　　20. be apt to.

　　He who carries three baskets must put one on his head which is apt to tumble and trip him up.

　　21. to cheat... out of...

　　Lastly, be not impatient, for as Emerson says "No one can cheat you out of ultimate success but yourselves."

1 appreciation   

n.评价；欣赏；感谢；领会，理解；价格上涨

参考例句：

• I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to you all.我想对你们所有人表达我的感激和谢意。
• I'll be sending them a donation in appreciation of their help.我将送给他们一笔捐款以感谢他们的帮助。

2 vows   

誓言( vow的名词复数 )； 郑重宣布，许愿

参考例句：

• Matrimonial vows are to show the faithfulness of the new couple. 婚誓体现了新婚夫妇对婚姻的忠诚。
• The nun took strait vows. 那位修女立下严格的誓愿。

3 saluted   

v.欢迎，致敬( salute的过去式和过去分词 )；赞扬，赞颂

参考例句：

• The sergeant stood to attention and saluted. 中士立正敬礼。
• He saluted his friends with a wave of the hand. 他挥手向他的朋友致意。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 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。

5 vent   

n.通风口，排放口；开衩；vt.表达，发泄

参考例句：

• He gave vent to his anger by swearing loudly.他高声咒骂以发泄他的愤怒。
• When the vent became plugged,the engine would stop.当通风口被堵塞时，发动机就会停转。

6 sleepless   

adj.不睡眠的，睡不著的，不休息的

参考例句：

• The situation gave her many sleepless nights.这种情况害她一连好多天睡不好觉。
• One evening I heard a tale that rendered me sleepless for nights.一天晚上，我听说了一个传闻，把我搞得一连几夜都不能入睡。

7 ebb   

vi.衰退，减退；n.处于低潮，处于衰退状态

参考例句：

• The flood and ebb tides alternates with each other.涨潮和落潮交替更迭。
• They swam till the tide began to ebb.他们一直游到开始退潮。

8 prospectus   

n.计划书；说明书；慕股书

参考例句：

• An order form was included with the prospectus.订单附在说明书上。
• The prospectus is the most important instrument of legal document.招股说明书是上市公司信息披露制度最重要法律文件。