《大学英语》全新版综合教程Book 1 Unit 2 Friendship Text A All the Cabbie Had Was a Letter Words & Phrases
1.(L1) be lost in /lose oneself in: be absorbed in, be fully occupied with沉入，专心于
---He was lost in playing computer games so he was unaware of my entering the room.---I had lost myself in thought.--- He was lost to the world in this task.他忙于这项工作而对周围的一切都很漠然。 2.(L3) available: adj.1).able to be got, obtained, used, etc.
---We have already used up all the available space.
---对不起，这种外套没有你要的颜色和尺码。
I’m sorry, those overcoats are not available in your color and size.2).Able to be visited or seen; not too busy ---律师现在没空。
The lawyer is not available now.3.(L5) or something: used when you are not very sure about what you have just said
诸如此类的事
---Here’s some money.Get yourself a sandwich or something.--- The air fare was a hundred and ninety-nine pounds or something.
---Her name is Julia or Juliet or something.Similar phrase: or something like that 4.(L6) go ahead: continue, begin (sometimes followed by with + n.) 开始，继续 --- The board of directors will vote today on whether to go ahead with the plan.--- Henry will be late but we will go ahead with the meeting anyway.---Go ahead with your plan.I fully support you.
---May I use your pen? Yes, go ahead.*5.(L8) know / learn / get by heart: = keep / bear in mind : memorize, remember exactly
熟记，记住，能背出，
---Actors in a play have to know their parts by heart.
---I will learn your advice by heart.= I will bear your advice in mind.6.(L10) estimate:
1) vt.form a judgment about ( a quality or value)
--- Bill’s personal riches were estimated at $368million.--- I estimate that the total cost for the treatment of the disease will go from $5,000 to 1
Unit 2.doc 《大学英语》全新版综合教程Book 1 $8,000.---I estimate her age at 35. 我估计她有35岁。
2).n.approximate calculation or judgment made about a quantity or value.
--- According to some estimates the number of farms has increased by 50%.--- My estimate of her character was wrong.Cf: estimate, evaluate & value这组词都有“估计”或“估价”的意思
estimate 指先于实际的测量、计算或测试而作的某种估计或估价，可以是经过仔细考虑的，也可以是随意的。
--- He estimated he would do the hundred miles by noon.他估计到中午时能走完这一百英里路。
--- I asked three building firms to estimate for the repairs to the house.我请三个建筑公司估计修建房子的费用。
evaluate 很少表示用金钱来估计某物的市场价值，而是对其相对或内在价值的评定。
---The research project has only been under way for three months, so it’s too early to evaluate its succe.这个研究项目进行了不过三个月，所以要对它的效果作出评价为时尚太早。 value 只估计某物的价值、价格。 --- He valued the house for me at $3,500 他为我估计了这栋房子，价值3，500美元。
7.(L13) might / may (just) as well: 不妨，倒不如，（满）可以，（后接动词原形）If you say that you might/may (just) as well to something, you mean that you will do it although you do not have a strong desire to do it and may even feel slightly reluctant about it.
--- Anyway, you’re here; you might as well stay.--- I might as well give the sweet course a mi.---You may (just)as well tell her the worst.---Now that we’ve finished the work, we may as well go home.
8.(L14) used to: 表示“过去经常（做某事）”，而现在不再这样做了。to为动词不定式的小品词，后接动词原形。
---He used to go to work by bus.Now he drives to work.CF: be / get used to : 表示“习惯于……”，to为介词，其后接名词或动名词。
---They are used to going to bed early and getting up early.
---You will get used to the new school life soon.9.(L15) not much of a : not a good 不算好的，不太好的
---It is not much of a day.天气不是很好。
---He is not much of a father, but he is an outstanding profeor.2
Unit 2.doc 《大学英语》全新版综合教程Book 1 ---Some people may thing that doing housework for others is not much a career.---I’m not much of a cook./ swimmer / singer.---He is not much of a scholar / football player.---Is he much of a doctor? 他是个高明的医生吗？ 10.(L16) keep up: continue without stopping 保持，维持
--- They risk losing their homes because they can no longer keep up the repayments.--- I was so hungry all the time that I could not keep the diet up for longer than a month.---He kept up a correspondence with one of his old clamate.
---Splendid! Keep up the good work! Collocation:
Keep to
坚持；信守 Keep up with
跟上；赶上
Keep on
继续进行；反复做 Keep off
避开；不让…接近
Keep out of
躲开； （使）置身于…之外 11.(L16) correspondence: n.1).The act of writing, receiving or sending letters (often followed by with + n.) --- His interest in writing came from a long correspondence with a close college friend.---敌人空袭后通信中断了。
The correspondence dropped after the enemy’s air raid.
2).The letters that sb.receives or sends (used as an uncountable noun)
---Mary really never mentions her step-mother in her correspondence.
---The library bought all the correspondence between Queen Victoria and her daughters.
Collocation:
carry on correspondence
进行通信
break off correspondence
中断通信
busine/commercial correspondence
商业书信
personal correspondence
私人信函
in correspondence with
与…有通信联系
12.(L18) practically: adv.almost, but not completely or exactly
--- 她几乎天天上班迟到。
She’s practically always late for work.
--- He’d known the man for practically ten years.--- I know people who find it practically impoible to give up smoking.13.(L20) all the way: 一直，自始至终，完全地，
---I ran all the way to the bus station.
---He was all the way back to normal.3
Unit 2.doc 《大学英语》全新版综合教程Book 1 14.(L26) kind of / sort of: (infml; “kind of” is esp.AmE, “sort of” esp.BrE) a little bit, in some way or degree(used before v.or after a link verb) 有点，有几分
---The boy’s description kind of gives us an idea of what’s happening.---She wasn’t beautiful.But she was kind of cute.---她希望能受到邀请。
She kind of hoped to be invited.---It’s kind of late to begin now.*CF: a kind of / kind of / of a kind a kind of 一种/ 类，修饰名词；kind of 是副词性质短语，修饰动词或形容词；of a kind
（=of the same kind）意为“相同种类的”，
---They are two of a kind—both unreliable.他俩是一路货---都靠不住。
15.(L26) lose touch (with sb.): meet and contact sb.le and le often, gradually stop writing, telephoning, or visiting them 失去联系
---I lost touch with my former clamates after graduation.--- In my job one tends to lose touch with friends.16.(L29) a couple of: (infml) a few, more than one but not many 几个，两三个，别一对 --- Do you have a moment? There are a couple of things I’d like to talk to you about.---They promised the students that they would find a substitute teacher in a couple of days.---I met a couple of friends yesterday.---I found a couple of socks in the bedroom but they don’t make a pair.*CF: couple & pair
couple修饰物时，表示在某方面有联系的两个同类事物，指人时，特指在一起的两个异性，尤其指夫妇
pair 修饰物时，表示由两个互补部分组成的单一物件或两个必须一起使用的物体；修饰的时，可指两个密切关联的人，或两个同属某种性质的人。
17.(L33) on one’s mind: in one’s thoughts; of concern to one (If something is on your mind, you are worried or concerned about it and think about it a lot.) 记挂在心；为某事操心/焦虑
---Dealings on the stock market have been on his mind all the time.---This travel plan has been on my mind all week.--- You are always on my mind.18.(L33-34) keep in touch (with sb.): If you keeping touch with someone, you write, phone, or visit each other regularly.保持联系
---The old man kept in touch with his children while living in a nursing home.---While doing the research work in the Antarctic, the profeor kept in touch with his students via email.---I often keep in touch with my former clamates after graduation.4
Unit 2.doc 《大学英语》全新版综合教程Book 1 ---The old man keeps in touch with his children abroad.Collocation: be in touch (with)
有联系 out of touch
无联系 19.(L37) come up:
1) happen, occur, esp.unexpectedly 发生
---“Sorry, I am late.Something came up at home.”---If a vacancy comes up, you may
have the chance.2) be mentioned or discued 出现
---The iue of safety came up twice during the meeting.---The term “Project Hope” has come up a lot recently in the newspapers.
Collocation: come acro
发生
come along
偶遇，碰到
come down
流传下来；落泊，失势
come over
从远处来，过来‘短暂造访 come through
经历（困难），安然度过
come up with
想出（计划、答案、回答等）
20.(L39) hand over: 移交，交给
---他把家族的生意交付给了他儿子。
He handed over the family busine to his sons.---They handed over the thief to the police.21.(L43) urge: vt.Try very hard to persuade --- They urged the local government to approve plans for their reform program.--- Sir Fred urged that Britain (should) join the European Monetary System.
--- When my old friend Brian urged me to accept a cigarette, it was more than I could bear.Pattern: urge sb.to do sth./urge + that-clause.(in the that-clause, “should” or the base form of a verb is used.)
22.(L45) remind sb.of sth./ doing sth.: 提醒某人某事/做某事 ---请记得提醒我寄信。
Please remind me of posting the letter.---In case I forget, please remind me about it.23.(L46) postpone: vt.Delay (usu.followed by n./gerund)
--- The couple had postponed having children to establish their careers.
---我们把比赛从3月5日推迟到3月19日。
We postponed the match from March 5th to March 19th.Cf: postpone& delay这组词都有“延缓”或“耽搁“的意思。
Unit 2.doc 《大学英语》全新版综合教程Book 1 postpone 指将某事推迟或耽搁延后进行，也可以用来比喻将某人或某物至于次要地位。
--- The ball game was postponed because of the rain.
--- It is not right for him to postpone the public interest.他将公众利益置于个人利益之后是不对的。
delay 指由于干扰或意外事故而延误，特别是延误了某事的预期完成或某人某物的按时到达。有时也可能是由于主观的原因故意造成的拖延或耽搁。
--- The flood seriously delayed the train service. --- Our debtor delayed payment from day to day.24.(L48) reference: n.
1).The act of talking about sb./sth., or mentioning them (usu.followed by to) --- It was strange that he mad e no reference to any work experience in his resume. 2) sth.that shows you where else to look for information, for example the page number of another place in a book ---Make a note of the reference number shown on the form.3) the act of looking at sth.for information. --- Use the dictionary for easy reference. --- Keep their price list for further reference.Collocation:
a reference book
参考书，工具书
a reference library
（不外借书的）参考书阅览室 for reference
做参考 in/with reference to
关于
25.(L59) reunion: n.a party attended by members of the same family, school, or other group who have not seen each other for a long time ---Before she went abroad for further study, the whole family had a big family reunion.
---The soccer club holds an annual/a yearly reunion.Collocation:
a cla reunion
毕业后的同班同学聚会 a family reunion
家人团聚
26.(L61) go by: (of time) pa （时间）逝去，走过
---Her daughter was becoming more and more beautiful as the years went by.---As each month goes by, the economic situation gets better.---We waited for the parade to go by.27.(L63) hang out:
1) (infml; used mainly in AmE) stay in or near a place, for no particular reason, not doing very much 闲荡，徘徊
---The police know well where they hang out.
---I often hung out in coffee bars while I was unemployed.6
Unit 2.doc 《大学英语》全新版综合教程Book 1 --- We can just hang out and have a good time.--- That’s the corner where all the kids hang out.
2) hang clothes on a piece of string outside in order to dry them挂出，伸出 --- I was worried that I had no time to hang out my washing.---What a pain!—It’s raining and I’ve just hung out the washing out.Collocation:
hang about/around 闲逛
hang on
（打电话时用语）不挂断，坚持下去
hang over
挂在…上；笼罩，威胁
hang up
挂断电话；搁置，拖延
28.(L65) every now and then: sometimes, at times 有时，间或 ---Every now and then I have a desire to quit my tedious job.---I still see Jane for lunch every now and then, but not as often as I used to.---He comes to visit me every now and then.Collocation:
Now and again 不时地
Now or never 勿失良机
NB： 表示偶尔、有时的词和短语：
At times
(Every) now and then (Every) now and again
(Every) once in a while From time to time
Sometimes On occasion
occasionally *Note: every now and then表不定期限的，有时; often，always 的频度更高; regularly比较定期，但every now and then比seldom 的意义肯定。
29.(L75) choke up:
1) become too upset to speak （因激动等）哽咽行说不出话 ---He choked up and couldn’t finish his speech.2) block 堵塞
---During the rush hour roads are usually choked up with traffic.30.(L77) skip: vt.pa from (one point, etc.) to another, disregarding or failing to act on what comes between.
--- A newspaper reader can select what he is interested in and skip what he thinks is boring or irrelevant.
报纸读者可以选择自己感兴趣的新闻，略过自己认为是枯燥的或无关的消息。 31.(L87) in the distance: far away 在远处 ---There is a house in the distance.---A ship could be seen in the distance.Cf: at a distance : 有相当距离，在稍远处，很不近---The shops are at a distance from where we live.7
Unit 2.doc 《大学英语》全新版综合教程Book 1
Collocation:
keep sb.at a distance
对某人保持相当距离
keep one’s distance ( from )
保持疏远 32.(L88) right away: (infml) at once 立即/立刻 ---All right! I’m coming right away.
---I wrote him a letter and posted it right away.表示“立即”、“马上”的词和短语：
at once / directly/ immediately / instantly / promptly / right away / straight away
Useful Expreions
1).完全沉浸于
be completely lost in 2).引起…的注意
get sb.’s attention
3).坐进后座
settle into the back seat 4).不着急
in no hurry 5).不大会
not much of a hand at 6).保持通信往来
keep up correspondence 7).从小学一直到高中
all the way through both grade and high school 8).老街坊
an old neighborhood 9).保持联系
keep in touch with 10).老同学聚会
a cla reunion 11).时间不饶人
Time goes by.
12).在一起闲逛
hang out on the same corner 13).点头称是
nod in agreement 14).在远处
in the distance
Proverbs and Quotations 1) A friend in court is better than a penny in purse.与其囊中有钱，不如朝中有人。 2) A friend in need is a friend indeed.患难之交，才是真朋友。
3) A friend to all is a friend to none.滥交者无友。
4) Between friends all is common. 朋友之间不分彼此。
5) False friends are worse than open enemies.8
Unit 2.doc 《大学英语》全新版综合教程Book 1 虚伪的朋友比公开的敌人更坏。
6) Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.选择朋友要慎重，换朋友更要慎重。
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