人人说英语高级2
Part 2 Unit 1 Education Key words and expreions Star basketball player Had to get his grades up In order to play in the big game at the end of the season Impoible without some rule-bending Arranged for the profeors Were unhappy with Frank’s work To create a special test for him Finally decided on a good, short quiz Brought Frank into an empty room Was filled with books, magazines, and a calculator Complete the one-question quiz At the end of his answer Almost got it Finally yelled at him
Vocabulary Rule-bending
doing something that is not normally allowed, but will not cause serious problems, usually in order to help someone else Profeor
a teacher at a university or college Quiz
a short test that a teacher gives to a cla Yell
to cry out or short
Key words and expreions Exam booklets were provided Was very strict and told the cla Was not on his desk in exactly two hours A half hour into the exam Came rushing in Asked the profeor for an exam booklet Not going to have time to finish this Started as he handed the student a booklet Took a seat and began writing Called for the exams Handed them in All except the late student Came up to the profeor Sitting at his desk preparing for his next cla Attempted to put his exam on the stack of exam booklets already there With an air of superiority Stuffed his in the middle
Vocabulary Stack
an orderly pile or heap of things one above another Superiority
thinking oneself better than others Stuff
to push(something)quickly and carelely Unit 2 food and drink Key words and expreions Talking to a large audience The material we put into our stomachs Enough to have killed most of us sitting here Red meat Erode your stomach lining Loaded with soy sauce Have been polluted Realizes the long-term harm caused by the germs in our drinking water The most dangerous of all Have eaten it or may eat it in the future Causes the most grief and suffering for years after eating it In the front row
Vocabulary Erode
to wear or rub away Lining
a piece or material covering the inner surface of something Soy sauce
dark brown liquid made from soybeans allowed to become sour-tasting in salt-water, used in cooking Pollute
to make(air, water, soil, etc.)dangerous impure or unfit for use Germ
a very small living thing which cannot be seen but may live on food or dirt or in the body, so causing disease Grief
great feelings of suffering, especially at the death of a loved person
Unit 3 Free-time Activity Key words and expreions Teachers in the local high school Wanted to swim in the nearby lake Didn’t bring their swimming-trunks Undreed and got into the water for a long, refresh swim Were halfway back up the beach To the spot where they’d left their clothes To get to their clothes in time Covered his privates Covered his face while they ran for cover in the bushes Wandered on Got dreed again Covered his face rather than his private Vocabulary Swimming-trunks
short trousers worn by men or boys for swimming Privates
private parts: the outer sex organs Bush
a small low tree
Key words and expreions Had a strong interest in photography Went to take pictures of a flood In order to get closer to the flooded area for better pictures Called his secretary to hire a plane for him Will be waiting for you at the airport Got to the small local airport Was warming up near the runway Jumped in with his equipment Were in the air Fly over the north side of the river Make a few low level paes Asked the pilot With great impatience After a long pause The instructor
Vocabulary Pilot
a person who flies an aircraft Pause
a temporary stop or an activity Instructor
a person who teaches an activity Unit 4 Health and Body Care Key words and expreions Had serious hearing problems for a long time Was able to have him fitted for a set of hearing aids Allowed him to hear 100% Went back to the doctor in a month Must be really pleased that you can hear again Haven’t told my family yet Just sit around and listen to their conversation
Key words and expreions Outside a chemist Is holding onto a pole Not breaching, not moving, just standing there Strange sight in front of his shop Goes up his aistant What’s the matter with that guy Had the most terrible cough None of our cough medicines A box of the strongest laxatives on the market Dare to cough
Vocabulary Pole
a long, thin, rounded piece of wood or metal, used as a support for something Cough
sending out air from the lungs violently and noisily, especially to clear one’s throat ot when one has a cold, etc.Laxative
a medicine that the bowels to empty easily Dare
to be brave or rude enough
Key words and expreions Decides to have a facelift for his birthday Feels really good about the result Goes into a bookstore and the guys a book on how to stay young Goes into a coffee shop a celebrate Standing at the bus stop A sure way of telling a man’s age Read your palm Be able to tell your exact age Was brilliant
Vocabulary Facelift
a medical operation to make the face look younger by tightening the skin Palm
the inner surface of the hand between the base of the fingers and the wrist
Unit 5 Home and Family Waiting (E) Key words and expreions Decided to separate Before being allowed to do so legally The family court Insisted they undergo some counseling from the marriage counselor If their union could be saved Made up their minds to go through with the separation leading to divorce Haven’t been able to stand each other Before we spilt up
Vocabulary Undergo to experience (especially suffering or difficulty)
Counsel to give profeional advice to (someone with a problem)
Thanksgiving (M) Key words and expreions Hate to bring you the bad news Are getting a divorce Forty-five yeas of misery Sick of talking about it Hangs up Nearly in tears
Not going to believe this Shouts on the phone Stay put
Call you right back
Coming for Thanksgiving Paying their own fares
Vocabulary Stay put
to be or remain firmly fixed Fare the price of traveling in a bus ,airplane , or taxi
Angry Wife (D) Key words and expreions Having fun in a party one night Are you kidding me
Lets me do whatever I want Embarraed that his wife controls him Try to sneak past her every time Drive really slowly down the street Turn the headlights off 100 yards short of my driveway Fifty feet short Can coast in
Shut the car door gently
Open the front door to the house quietly Can go up the stairs in my socks Sneak through the bedroom door As soon as I hit the bed Is up screaming at me Go home late at night Drive fast down my street Bump into the garage Slam the car door shut Kick open the front door Stomp up the stairs Swing the bedroom door open Jump up on the bed Shout to my wife Honey
Vocabulary Kid to talk jokingly with ( someone) Sneak go quietly and secretly Coast to keep moving without using any power Slam to shut loudly and with force Stomp to walk with a heavy step
Honey a person who is very much liked or loved
Unit 6 Jobs and Occupations A Job Interview Key words and expreions Reaching the end of a job interview Asked a young accountant fresh out of college Starting salary $100,000 a year
Depending on the benefits package A package of 5 week’s vacation Full health insurance A retirement fund for 50% of your salary A company car leased every 2 years Sat up straight You started it Vocabulary Salary fixed regular pay each month , 3 months ,year ,or sometimes each week ,for a job ,especially as for works of higher skill and rank Lease to grant the temporary poeion or use of (something) to another for a certain time
Test (M) Key words and expreions Applied for a single position at a computer company Had the same qualification In order to determine which individual to hire Upon completion of the test Mied only one of the questions Thank you for your interest Got nine question correct Have based our decision not on the correct answers But on the question you mied Your fellow applicant put down on question #5
Vocabulary Determine to conclude or figure out
Fellow someone with whom you share an activity or spent time in a place
Competing for a Job Key words and expreions Puts a want ad in the newspaper in order to recruit workers A crew of five men and a crew of five women Cannot decide whom to give the job to Give the two groups a test Will receive a telephone pole Must be installed into the ground With the long telephone poles sticking out the back Must wait until the other crew comes back The reason they’re delayed Not because of traffic or the truck breaking down Are flushed and breathing hard Had just gone through hard labor Put the pole in halfway
Vocabulary Want ad a small newspaper advertisement stating that something or someone is wanted (such as a job ,a person for a job ,or a particular thing ) Recruit to get (someone) as a new member (of any organization) Install to fix (something) in position for use
Flush to turn red as a result of a sudden flow of blood to the skin
Unit 7 People Larry Words and Expreions Key words and expreions
Could never remember which was which Called Mary on the phone Cut off the tip of one cow’s tail Worked great
Got his tail caught in a bush Tore in the same place Looked exactly like the other cow’s tail Was stuck again Notch the ear of one cow
Caught his ear on a barbed wire fence Couldn’t tell the two cows apart Measure the cows for height Lean
Vocabulary Notch to make V-shaped cut in a surface or edge Barbed wire wire with short sharp points in it Lean very thin
Wade and 168 Ducklings (M) Key words and expreions Riding a bike in the countryside
Stopped to let a flock of little ducklings pa Admiring the cute little fluffy birds Said to the farmer
Gue how many duckling you have Being the correct number Was, understandably ,totally amazed Keep my promise
Take your pick of my flock
Picked the one that was by far cuter and more playful than any of the others Have a proposition for you Gue your IQ My chick
Vocabulary Flock a group of (sheep , goats ,or birds ) Duckling a small young duck
Fluffy covered with very soft fur or down or animals or birds Proposition a suggested offer , arrangement , or settlement
IQ intelligence quotient :a measure of intelligence ,with 100 representing the average Chick a young chicken
Unit 8 Services Why Do You Keep Calling (E) Key words and expreions Calls his doctor’s office Speak to my doctor The receptionist replies Phones again and asks the same question Is getting a little annoyed
Vocabulary Receptionist
a person who receives people arriving in a hotel, visiting a doctor, etc.
Key words and expreions Prayed every night for two weeks Got no response Would be a good idea to write to God See if that worked Received the letter addrees to “God, Los Angeles” Would be best to just forward the letter to the major Sat down immediately to write a thank-you letter Thought you should know this Sent it thought you should know this Sent it through City Hall Deducted
Vocabulary Major
a man or a woman appointed to be head of city or town City Hall
the local government of a city Deduct
to take away(an amount, a part)from a total
Key words and expreions Don’t care where Have a double room with one guest Might be glad to split the cost Snores so loudly Have complained lately Not sure it’s be worth it to you Aured him Came down to breakfast bright-eyed Was impreed No problem with the other guy snoring Shut him up in no time How did you manage that On the forehead
Vocabulary Snore
to breathe heavily and noisily through the nose and mouth while asleep Impre
to fill(someone) with admiration Forehead
the part of the face above the eyes and below the hair
Unit 9 Shopping Key words and expreions Went into a shop Took a toy tank Gave the shopkeeper fake money Isn’t real money Continuing walking out of the shop Repeated himself Look at the tank in his hands
Vocabulary Toy
a thing to play with, especially for a child Fake
not genuine
Key words and expreions Walking through a supermarket to pick up a few things Noticed an old man following her around Thinking nothing of it Ignored him and continued shopping Went to the check line Got in front of her If my staring at you has made you feel uncomfortable Look just like my granddaughter Just died recently Mi her very much Would you make me feel so much better Stepped up the checkout counter Her total was $178.50 How can that be
Key words and expreions Was at the corner store picking out a bow of laundry detergent Had a lot of laundry to do Wash your rabbit in this Might even kill him Was not to be stopped Carried the detergent to the counter Still tried to talk him out of washing his rabbit To buy some candy How his rabbit was doing Not to used that detergent on your rabbit Vocabulary Laundry
clothes, sheets, etc., needing washing or that have just been washed(or washed and ironed) Detergent
a chemical product used for cleaning (especially clothing and dishes)
Unit 10 Social Relations Key words and expreions Had been childhood sweethearts Collected enough courage Quite a lot of advantages to being single There comes a time Long for the championship of another person Will regard you as perfect, as an idol Can treat as your absolute own Will be kind and faithful when times are hard Will share your joys and sorrows To his delight Saw her eyes light up with joy Nodded an agreement and responded Puppy
Vocabulary Companionship
the relationship of people spending time together Idol
someone or something admired or loved too much Faithful
loyal to one’s marriage partner by having no sexual relationship with anyone else Sorrow
sadne Puppy
a young dog
Key words and expreions Attractive and intelligent Always enjoys being with her Are talking easy Are having a walk on a moonlit beach With the sea breeze blowing through her hair The stars in her eyes Can no longer bear the uncertainty Not knowing where their relationship is going Have some kind of future together Also has strong feelings for her Make a lasting commitment
Doesn’t want to hurt her by holding out false hope
Vocabulary Breeze
a light gentle wind Bear
to suffer without complaining Commitment
a responsibility Hold out
to offer
Key words and expreions Must be mentally ill Married a widow with a grown-up daughter Became my stepdaughter Fell in love with my lovely stepdaughter Brother to my stepmother Hold on just a few minutes more
Vocabulary Mentally ill
ill in the mind Widow
a woman whose husband has died, who has not married again Stepdaughter
the daughter of one’s husband/wife by an earlier marriage Half-brother
a brother related through one parent only
Stepmother
the person to whom one’s father has been remarried
Unit 11Travel Key words and expreions Had checked her luggage through The cage carrying her cat The flight was uneventful Appeared after a normal wait The luggage handlers Must have died in the cold luggage compartment Looked like an ordinary cat Decided to find another one to put in the cage In the meantime Kept asking about the rest of her luggage
Was delayed Time dragged on
Found a replacement cat in a pet shop Looked into the cage
Jumped back with a horrified look , and screamed out A proper burial
Vocabulary Cage a framework of wires or bars in which animals or birds may be kept or carried Ordinary common In the meantime in the time between two events
Burial the action or ceremony of putting a dead body into the grave
Trip to France (M)
Key words and expreions Decided to end her own life
Throwing herself into the ocean Went down to the docks
Was about to leap into the water On the edge of the pier Took pity on her A lot to live for
Can stow you away on my ship Slipped his arm around her shoulder Keep you happy Nodded yes
What did she have to lose
Brought her aboard and hid her in a lifeboat Absolutely had a good time together During a routine inspection The caption
Have an arrangement with one of the sailors
Vocabulary Pier a bridge like framework built out into the sea at which boats can stop to take in or land their paengers or goods
Stow away to hide oneself in a ship or aircraft before its departure , in order to travel without paying or being seen
Lifeboat a strong boat kept on shore and used for saving people in danger at sea Captain the person in charge of a ship or aircraft
Unit 12 Weather Snow Plow Key words and expreions Hear the weatherman
Have three to four inches of snow
Must park your car on the even numbered side of the street The snowplow can get through Goes out and moves his car
On the odd numbered side of the street The power goes out
Vocabulary Snowplow a vehicle for pushing snow off roads or railways
