1. at the thought of一想到…
2. as a whole (=in general) 就整体而论
3. at will 随心所欲
4. (be) abundant in(be rich in; be wellsupplied with) 富于,富有
5. access(to) (不可数名词) 能接近,进入,了解
6. by accident(=by chance, accidentally)偶然地,意外.Without accident(=safely)安全地,
7. of one’s ownaccord(=without being asked; willingly; freely)自愿地 ,主动地
8. in accord with 与…一致 . out ofone’s accord with 同…。不一致
9. with one accord (=with everybodyagreeing)一致地
10. in accordance with (=in agreement with)依照,根据
11. on one’s own account
1) 为了某人的缘故, 为了某人自己的利益
2) (=at one’s own risk) 自行负责
3) (=by oneself)依靠自己
12. take…intoaccount(=consider)把..。考虑进去
13. give sb. an account of 说明, 解释 (理由)
14. account for (=give an explanation orreason for) 解释,说明。
15. on account of (=because of) 由于,因为。
16. on no account(=in no case, for noreason)绝不要,无论如何不要(放句首时句子要倒装)
17. accuse…of…(=charge…with; blamesb. for sth. ; blame sth. on sb. ;
complain about) 指控,控告
18. be accustomed to (=be in the habit of,be used to)习惯于。
19. be acquainted with(=to have knowledgeof) 了解; (=to have met socially)熟悉
20. act on 奉行,按照…行动; act as 扮演; act for 代理
21. adapt oneself to(=adjust oneself to) 使自己适应于
22. adapt…(for) (=make sth.Suitable for a new need) 改编,改写(以适应新的需要)
23. in addition (=besides) 此外, 又, 加之
24. in addition to(=as well as, besides,other than)除…外
25. adhere to (=abide by, conform to,comply with, cling to, insist on,
persist in, observe, opinion, belief ) 粘附; 坚持, 遵循
26. adjacent(=next to, close to) 毗邻的, 临近的
27. adjust..(to) (=change slightly)调节; 适应;
28. admit of (=be capable of, leave roomfor) …的可能,留有…的余地。
29. in advance (before in time) 预告, 事先
30. to advantage 有利的,使优点更加突出地
31. have an advantage over 胜过
have the advantage of 由于…处于有利条件
have the advantage of sb。知道某人所不知道的事
32. take advantage of (=make the best of,utilize, make use of, profit from,
harness)利用
33. agree with 赞同(某人意见) agreeto 同意
34. in agreement (with) 同意, 一致
35. ahead of 在…之前, 超过…. ahead of time 提前
36. in the air 1)不肯定, 不具体. 2)在谣传中
37. above all (=especially, most importantof all) 尤其是,最重要的'
38. in all (=counting everyone oreverything, altogether) 总共,总计
39. after all 毕竟,到底; (not)at all 一点也不;
all at once(=suddenly)突然; once andfor all 只此一次; above all 最重要的; first of
all 首先; all in all 大体上说; be all in 累极了; all but 几乎
40. allow for (=take into consideration,take into account) 考虑到,估计到
41. amount to (=to be equal to) 总计, 等于。
42. answer for (undertake responsibilityfor, be liable for, take chargefor) 对…负责。
43. answer to (=conform to) 适合,符合。
44. be anxious about 为…焦急不安; 或anxious for
45. apologize to sb. for sth. 为…向…道歉
46. appeal to sb. for sth. 为某事向某人呼吁.appeal to sb. 对某人有吸引力
47. apply to sb. for sth. 为…向…申请; applyfor申请; apply to 适用。
48. apply to 与…有关;适用
49. approve of (=consent to, be in favorof, favor, agree to, consider good, right) 赞成, approve vt. 批准
50. arise from(=be caused by) 由…引起。
51. arrange for sb./sth. to do sth. 安排…做…
52. arrive on 到达; arrive at到达某地(小地方);得出,作出; arrive in 到达某地(大地方);
53. be ashamed of (=feel shame, guilt orsorrow because of sth. done)以…为羞耻
54. assure sb. of sth. (=try to cause tobelieve or trust in sth.) 向…保证,使…确信。
55. attach(to) (=to fix, fasten; join) 缚, 系 ,结
56. make an attempt at doing sth. (to dosth.) 试图做…
57. attend to (=give one’s attention,care and thought)注意,照顾;attend
on(upon)(=wait upon, serve, look after) 侍候,照料
58. attitude to/ toward …对…的态度。看法
59. attribute…to…(=to believesth. to be the result of…)把.。归因于..,认为.。是.。的结果
60. on the average (=on average, on anaverage) 平均
61. (be) aware of (=be conscious of ,having knowledge or
consciousness)意识到,知道。
62. at the back of (=behind) 在…后面
63. in the back of 在…后部(里面); on theback of 在…后部(外面); be on one’s back(=be
ill in bed) 卧病不起。
64. at one’s back(=supportingor favoring sb.) 支持,维护; have sb. at one’s back
有…支持,有…作后台
65. turn one’s back on sb. (=turnaway from sb. in an impolite way)
不理睬(某人),背弃,抛弃
66. behind one’s back 背着某人(说坏话)
67. be based on / upon 基于
68. on the basis of 根据…, 在…基础上
69. beat…at 在…运动项目上打赢
70. begin with 以…开始. tobegin with (=first of all) 首先,第一(经常用于开始语)
71. on behalf of (=as the representativeof) 以…名义
72. believe in(=have faith or trust in;consider sth./sb. to be true)
相信,依赖,信仰。
73. benefit (from) 受益,得到好处。
74. for the benefit of 为了…的利益(好处)
75. for the better 好转
76. get the better of (=defeat sb.) 打败, 胜过。
77. by birth 在出生上,论出身,按血统 at birth在出生时; give birth to 出生
78. blame sb. for sth. 因…责备某人 .blame sth. on sb. 把…推在某人身上
79. in blossom开花(指树木) be inblossom开花(强调状态) come into blossom开花(强调动作)
80. on board 到船上, 在船上, 上火车或飞机
81. boast of (or about) 吹嘘
82. out of breath 喘不过气来
83. in brief(=in as few words as possible)简言之
84. in bulk 成批地,不散装的
85. take the floor 起立发言
86. on business 出差办事。
87. be busy with sth。于某事。 be busydoing sth. 忙于做某事
88. last but one 倒数第二。<
89. but for (=without) 要不是. 表示假设
90. buy sth. for…money 用多少钱买
91. be capable of 能够, 有能力
be capable of being +过去分词:是能够被…的
92. in any case(=for love or money, at anyrate, at any price, at any cost,
whatever happens; anyhow)无论如何
93. in case (=for fear that) 万一;
94. in case of (=in the event of)如果发生…万一
in the case of 至于…, 就…而言
95. in no case在任何情况下都不(放句首倒装句)
96. be cautious of 谨防
97. center one’s attentionon(=focus one’s attention on) 把某人的注意力集中在…上
98. be certain of (=be sure of) 有把握, 一定。
99. for certain of (=for sure )肯定地,有把握地
100. by chance(=accidentally, by accident)偶然
在故事开始的时候不要提它,否则,结尾可能会恨突兀。
The idea puzzled me so much that I stopped for a few seconds to try to make it out.
这个想法使我如此迷惑,以至于我停下几秒钟努力想明白它。
The taxi driver often reminds passengers to take their belongings when they leave the car.
当乘客离开时,出租车司机经常提醒他们带好行李。
It is so nice to hear from her. Believe it or not, we last met more than thirty years ago.
收到她的来信真是太好了。不管你信不信,我们上次见面是在三十多年前。
Be careful when you cross this very busy street. If not, you may get run over by a car.
穿过这条繁忙街道时要小心。否则,你可能会被车撞倒。
His mother had thought it would be good for his character to get away from home and earn some money on his own.
他的妈妈本以为独自离家挣钱会对他的性格有好处。
As we joined the big crowd, I got separated from my friends.
当我们加入一大群人时,我和我的朋友走散了。
Would you slow down a bit please? I can not keep up with you.
你能慢一点吗?我跟不上你了。
Nick is looking for another job because nothing he does satisfies his boss.
尼克正在找新工作,因为他现在做的一切都不能使他的老板满意。
Watch him and then try to copy what he does.
观察他,然后努力模仿他做的。
She looked up his number in the phone book to make sure that she had got it right.
她在电话本里查找他的电话号码以确保之前输入正确。
It is wise to have some money put away for old age.
存一些钱以备年老是明智的做法。
That is the reason why I’m not in favour of revising the plan.
这就是我不赞成修正这个计划的原因。
His failure was due to the fact that he had not practised for a long time.
他的失败是由于他没有练习很长时间。
It is likely that it will rain in the evening.
可能晚上会下雨。
How they went to America is what I want to know.
他们如何到的美国是我想知道的事情。
It occurred to him that he had left his key at home.
他突然想起把钥匙落在了家里。
The reason why he came late was that he didn’t catch the early bus.
他迟到的原因是他没有赶上早班车。
I’m looking forward to the day when Tai Wan returns to China.
我期待着太晚回归祖国的那一天。
He sat by the fire, reading a novel.
他坐在火旁,读着一本小说。
My dream came true at last.
我的梦想最终实现了。
It will not be long before we meet again.
不久之后我们就会再次见面的。
The English play in which my students acted at the New Year’s party was a great success.
新年聚会上,学生表演的这部英语剧非常成功。
I worked in a business where almost everyone is waiting for a great chance.
我在一家几乎人人都在等好机会的企业里工作。
He kept looking at her, wondering whether he had seen her somewhere.
他一直看着她,想知道他是否在某个地方见过她。
It is a great honor for Beijing that the Olympic Games will be held in Beijing.
年奥运会将在北京举行对北京来说是一个很大的荣誉。
Timmy was fined a large sum of money by the judge for drunken driving.
由于被判定酒驾,Timmy 被罚了一大笔钱。
Although he thought he was helping us with the work, he was actually in the way.
尽管他认为是在帮我们,实际上是在碍事。
Most hotels have websites where you can find answers to your questions.
大多数旅馆都有你可以找到你问题答案的网站。
That most of languages are now threatened and may disappear is a serious matter to the people.
大多数语言受到威胁可能会消失,这对人们来说是件危急的事情。
The fact that Great Britain is made up of three countries is still unknown to many people.
很多人仍然不知道英国由三个国家组成。
Now that you’ve got a chance, you might as well make full use of it.
既然你有机会,不妨好好利用它。
It was only when I reread his poems recently that I begin to appreciate their beauty.
在我重读他诗歌的时候,我才开始领会它们的美。
As is reported in the newspapers, talks between the two countries are making progress.
正如报纸上所报道的那样,两国之间的谈话正在取得进展。
They came to the conclusion that not all things can be done by a computer.
他们得出结论,不是所有的事情都可以被计算机做。
Smoking does great harm to our health.
吸烟对我们的健康造成很大的危害。
Only then did he realize his mistakes.
仅仅那个时候他才意识到他的错误。
Come and see me whenever you are convenient .
方便的时候来看看我。
I thought Jim would say something about his school report , but he didn’t mention it .
我想吉姆会说一些关于他成绩单的事情,但是他没有提。
By the end of last year , another new gymnasium had been completed in Beijing.
到去年年底为止,另一个体育馆已经在北京被建成了。
when and where to go for the on—salary holiday has not been decided.
带薪休假的时间和地点还没有被决定。
I wonder why Jenny hasn’t written us recently. We should have heard from her by now.
我想知道珍妮最近没给我们写信的原因,目前为止我们本应该收到她的来信的。
He will have learned English for eight years by the time he graduates from the university next year.
到明年他从大学毕业的时候,他将学习英语八年了。
I feel it is your husband who is to blame for the spoiled child .
我感觉应该为这个被宠坏的孩子受到责备的人是你的丈夫。
Rainforests are being cut and burned at such a speed that they will disappear from the earth in the near future .
雨林正在被以如此快的速度被砍伐和燃烧以至于不远的将来它们就会从地球上消失。
It will not be long before we know the result of the experiment .
不久之后,我们就会知道实验的结果了。
Selecting a mobile phone for personal use is no easy task because technology is changing so rapidly.
选择一部供个人使用的手机不是件简单的事情,因为科技改变如此的迅速。
In such dry weather , the flowers will have to be watered if they are to survive .
在这样干旱的天气,这些花要想活下来就必须被浇水。
Hundreds of jobs will be lost if the factory closes .
如果工厂关闭,成百上千的工作将消失。
A new cinema is being built here .They hope to finish it next month .
一家新的影院正在这里被建。他们希望下个月完成它。
The reporter said that the UFO was traveling east to west when he saw it .
这位记者说,不明飞行物正在由西向东移动时,他看到了它。
All the preparations for the task have been completed , and we are really to start.
这项任务的所有准备工作已经完成,我们真的要出发了。
Try some of the juice——perhaps you will like it .
尝尝这个果汁,可能你会喜欢的。
The price has gone down , but I doubt whether it will remain so .
价格已经下降了,但是我怀疑是否会保持这样。
No sooner had he got to the lab than he set out to do the experiment.
他一到实验室就开始做实验。
Helen had left her key in the office, so she had to wait until her husband came back home .
海伦把钥匙落在了办公室,所以在她丈夫回来之前必须等。
An awful accident did , however , occur the other day .
几天前确实发生了一场糟糕的事故。
In some western countries , demand for graduates from MBA courses has fallen down .
在一些西方国家,对MBA课程的毕业生的要求已经降低了。
The evening news comes on at seven o’clock and lasts only thirty minutes.
晚间新闻在七点开始,仅仅持续三十分钟。
It was not a serious illness , and she soon got over it.
那不是一场严重的疾病,不久她就克服了。
The final examination is coming up soon. It is time for us to get down to our studies.
期末考试不久就要来了,我们该开始认真学习了。
John was late for the business meeting because his flight had been delayed by a heavy storm.
约翰开商业会议迟到了,因为他的航班被一场严重的暴风雪耽搁了。
The Internet has brought about big changes in the way we work .
互联网给我们的工作方式带来很大的改变。
Lose one hour in the morning and you will be looking for it in the rest of the day .
在早晨失去一个小时,剩下的一天你都会一直在寻找它。
I am sure that Laura’s latest play , once staged, will prove a great success.
我确信劳拉最新的戏剧一旦在舞台上演,将会是巨大的成功。
I don’t mind picking up your things from the store. Besides, the walk will do me good .
我不介意去商店取你的东西,而且,走路对我有好处。
People may have different opinions about Mary, but I admire her. After all, she is a great musician.
人们对于玛丽可能有不同的看法,但是我欣赏她。毕竟,她是一个伟大的音乐家。
77、 But he is too young to understand cheating won’t do him any good in the long run. 就长远而言, 他太小, 还不懂得欺骗会给他带来害处。
78、 What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the soul. 教育之于心灵, 就如雕刻术之于大理石。
79、 He began to study accounting at night sessions of the City University of New York, earning his tuition during the daytime. 他开始晚间在纽约城市大学学习会计,白天做工赚学费。
80、 Those who educate children well are to be more honored than the parents, for the latter only give them life while the former teach them the art of living well. —Aristotle 把儿童教育好的人们甚至应该比他们的父母更受尊敬,因为后者仅仅给予他们生命,前者却教给他们生活好的艺术。 ──(古希腊)亚里士多得
81、 The cloning of Dolly the sheep nearly 5 years ago raised the hopes of transplant scientists looking for an endless supply of lifesaving organs. 将近5年前,克隆羊多莉给寻求无穷无尽的救命器官供货的移植学家带来了希望。
82、 I would rather join you in research work than go on a holiday to the seaside. 我与其到海滨去度假,倒不如和你们一起参加科研工作。
83、 The further that Joy dug into the cutting edge of research in the new technologies-robotics, genetic engineering and nanotechnology-the more horrified he became. 乔伊在机器人学、基因工程和纳米技术等新技术研究领域的前沿钻得越深, 就越感到恐惧。
84、 What Henry Ford is to the automobile, George Eastman to photography, and Charles Goodyear to rubber, Edison is to not one but several of today’s essential technologies. 对当今不止一项而是多项重要技术的贡献, 就如同Henry Ford 对汽车、George Eastman 对摄影、Charles Goodyear 对橡胶的贡献一样大。
85、 I am not afraid of tomorrow for I have seen yesterday and I love today. -W.A.White我并不害怕明天, 因为我已见过昨天而又热爱今天。 ── 怀特
86、 He invested his money in several different companies, by which means he hoped to reduce the natural hazards of investment. 他把自己的钱向几个不同的公司投资, 希望借此减少投资的自然风险。
87、 With the rise of the Internet, personal finance magazines and TV shows find information on investing. 随着因特网、个人理财杂志和专事选股的电视节目的兴起,人们很容易找到有关投资的信息。
88、 Nothing is more precious than time yet nothing is less valued. 时间最宝贵,却最不被爱惜。
89、 If indeed silence is golden, it is also becoming as rare as gold. 如果宁静真是贵重如金的话,那它也在变得像金子一样稀罕了。
90、 Man is not creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of man. 人不是环境所造就的,乃是环境由人所创造。
91、 Pollution is a global problem which needs a global response. 污染是一个全球性的问题,需要全球关注。
92、 Greenhouse effect means the gradual warming of the air surrounding the earth. 温室效应意味着地球周围的空气逐渐变暖。
93、 Air is to us what water is to fish. 我们离不开空气, 就像鱼离不开水。
94、 As our country is populous, it is confronted with a more and more serious crisis of resources. 我国由于人口众多,面临着越来越严重的资源危机。
95、 The government has to provide against a possible oil shortage in the coming months. 政府不得不预防未来几个月里可能出现的石油短缺。
96、 Why do Americans emphasize money so much? Well, this “land of plenty” has long enjoyed abundant natural resources, and people have gotten used to material wealth. 为什么美国人这么看重金钱呢? 这么说吧, 这块“丰饶之地”久已享有充裕的自然资源, 而人们已习惯于丰富的物质财富。
97、 A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over. -Benjamin Franklin 失足可以很快弥补, 失言却可能永远无法补救。 ── 富兰克林
98、 The earliest Mother’s Day celebrations can be traced back to the spring celebrations of ancient Greece in honor of Rhea’, the Mother of the Gods. 庆祝母亲节的习俗最早 可以追溯到古希腊, 当时人们在春天举行庆祝活动, 来向众神之母──莉雅女神表示敬意。
99、 I am grateful to you for the opportunity to express my conviction in this most important political question. 感谢你们使我有机会就这个最重要的政治问题发表意见。
100、 I am thankful for America and thankful that we are able to resolve our electoral differences in a peaceful way. 我感谢美国, 我们终于用和平的方式解决了选举中的分歧。