英語
四級(jí)聽力60個(gè)必考習(xí)語
1、表方位。
Let's go to the restaurant across the street and get something to eat.
讓我們?nèi)ソ謱γ娴牟宛^買些吃的。
2、表動(dòng)作,穿越。
You must go across the bridge and then turn right.
你必須先過橋,然后再往右拐。
2、age
1、年齡。最一般的表達(dá)。在此不贅述。
2、衰老。
the aging people = the old people
現(xiàn)代社會(huì)出現(xiàn)越來越嚴(yán)重的aging problem (人口老齡化問題)等。
3、all
1、shake all over渾身顫抖
2、all of a sudden突然地
All of a sudden, I remembered her name.我突然想起了她的名字。
3、by all means一定
I'll come by all means.我一定會(huì)來的。
4、all night long整晚
My present neighbor plays piano all night long.我現(xiàn)在的鄰居整晚都彈鋼琴。
4、apply
這里我們詳細(xì)串聯(lián)一下在聽力考試中涉及到的與求職相關(guān)的短語。
apply for (申請),這是工作的第一步;既然要申請,必然需要遞交letter of application (求職信),只要你足夠confident about yourself,就有可能獲得job interview (工作面試)的機(jī)會(huì)。是否能夠give a good impression (留個(gè)好印象)給主管,那就得看你個(gè)人犄造化了。
有些工作崗位會(huì)require much traveling,(要求經(jīng)常出差)還有些工作,做不了多久就會(huì)希望find a way out (找到出路)。
正所謂城里城外,各有風(fēng)光。沒工作的人想工作,有工作的人又煩工作。
5、as
1、作為,當(dāng)作。
I am working as his teaching assistant.我作為他的助教進(jìn)行工作。
2、as…as就像……一樣
I've heard that he is as well-known as Johnson herself.我聽說他跟約翰生本人自己一樣著名。
I don't think it would be as boring as working in an office.
我并不認(rèn)為這會(huì)跟在辦公室工作一樣枯燥。
It wasn't as easy as I had thought.這不像我想的那么簡單。
It's not as bad as it looks.這并不像看上去的那么糟糕。
Is that optional course as hard as everybody says?
那個(gè)選修課真的就像每個(gè)人說的那樣難嗎ייַ
3、as far as I know據(jù)我所知
As far as I know, whether there'll be such a trip is yet to be decided.
據(jù)我所知,是否有這么一趟旅行尚未決定。
As far as I know, he works until midnight every day.
據(jù)我所知,他每天都工作到半夜。
4、as well也
If the weather is this hot tomorrow, we may as well give up the idea of playing tennis outside.
如果明天溫度還是這么高,我們也可能放棄到戶外進(jìn)行比賽的主意。
1、as soon as一……就,盡快
I will do that for you as soon as I have fixed the machine.
一修好機(jī)器我就會(huì)盡快為你完成那個(gè)工作。
6、awfully
非常地,相當(dāng)?shù)?。在口語中用于表程度的比例十分高。
awfully nervous相當(dāng)緊張;awfully cold相當(dāng)冷;awfully sorry十分抱歉
Tom looks awfully nervous.湯姆看上去相當(dāng)緊張。
I am awfully sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you.十分抱歉。我不想傷害你的。
7、be bound to
肯定,注定
The movie starts in 5 minutes and there's bound to be a long line.
電影還有5分鐘就開始了□現(xiàn)在那里肯定排著長隊(duì)。
8、be tired of
厭煩。當(dāng)一個(gè)人感到厭煩的時(shí)候,也是最容易lose one's temper (生氣)的時(shí)候。
I'm tired of movies about romantic stories.我已經(jīng)徹底厭煩了電影中的浪漫故事。
9、be worn out
1、筋疲力盡,這個(gè)表達(dá)不太正式,多用于口語。
I'm usually worn out at the end of the day.在一天快結(jié)束時(shí)我時(shí)常覺得很累。
2、破舊不堪。
My soles were worn out after a long time trip.經(jīng)過長時(shí)間的旅行,我的鞋底已經(jīng)破舊不堪。
10、better
1、'd better最好是
I'd better read one of the articles for the class.我最好還是為上課讀篇文章準(zhǔn)備一下。
I think you'd better find another partner.我想你最好還是另找一個(gè)搭檔吧。
2、make it better讓……更好
I'd rewrite the last two paragraphs to make it better.我已經(jīng)重寫了最后兩段以使它更好。
3、be better更好些
I told you it would be better for you if you took fewer courses during the first semester.
我告訴過你如果你在第一個(gè)學(xué)期少選一些課程會(huì)比較好一些。
11、bill
1、賬單,買單。
I will pay the bill this time because last time you did it.這次我來買單,因?yàn)樯洗问悄恪?br />
2、提案。
We all passed the bill on yesterday's board meeting.
在昨天的董事會(huì)上我們?nèi)蓖ㄟ^該提案。
3、紙幣。
Here's a 10-dollar bill. Give me two tickets for tonight's show please.
這是一張10美元的紙幣,請給我兩張今晚演出的票,謝謝。
12、book
1、書。本意,簡單名詞。
2、預(yù)定,訂購。 be booked up被預(yù)定空了;booking office售票處
All the morning flights have been booked up.所有明早的飛機(jī)票都預(yù)定光了。
13、briefing
1、簡介。會(huì)議之前,總要有一個(gè)項(xiàng)目叫做Give a briefing.
Mrs. Lung's briefing seems to go on forever. Lung女士的簡報(bào)似乎沒完沒了。
2、news / press briefing新聞發(fā)布會(huì)
14、change
1、改變,更改。這是該詞的基本意思,看兩個(gè)例子回顧一下。
I'd love to see a different type of movie for a change.我想換換口味,看場不同類型的電影。
I'll have to get my ticket changed.我必須得更改我的票。
2、零錢。這是在口語中經(jīng)常使用的意思。
Two tickets and here's a dollar forty cents change.這是兩張票以及一美元四十美分的找零。
Jane, do you have some change? I have to make a call on the pay phone.
Jane,你有零錢嗎?我想在公用電話亭打個(gè)電話。
15、check
1、檢查?;疽馑?。check our baggage檢查行李
Could you check for me who borrowed it?你能幫我查查是誰借走了嗎?
Did you check the power plug and press the play button?
你是否檢查了電源插頭并按了播放鍵了呢?
2、登機(jī)臺(tái)。check-in counter
Is this the check-in counter for Flight 914 to Los Angeles?
這是飛往洛杉磯的914號(hào)航班的登機(jī)臺(tái)嗎?
3、詢問。check on it問問看
Maybe I should call to check on it.也許我應(yīng)該打個(gè)電話問問看。
4、支票。
Sign the check.簽這張支票。
16、copy
1、一本,一份。a copy of口語中經(jīng)常使用。
I'd like to buy a copy of Professor Franklin's book On American Culture.
我想買本富蘭克林教授寫的關(guān)于美國文化的書。
Would you like a copy of professor Smith's article?
你想要份史密斯教授的文章嗎?
2、復(fù)印。簡單動(dòng)詞。
Could you copy this article for me?你能為我拷貝一下這篇文章嗎?
17、count
1、數(shù)數(shù)。
She is counting the days.她每天都在數(shù)著日子。
2、指望。count on依賴
We'll have to count on good weather.我們不得不指望一個(gè)好天氣。
18、cover
1、封面。hard cover精裝書,與hard back book同意。另外,每個(gè)娛樂雜志的封面都免不了會(huì)有一位漂亮?xí)r尚的cover figure (封面人物)。
The hard cover is on sale for the same price as the paperback this week in the bookshop.
在書店,這些精裝本與平裝本價(jià)格相同。
2、讀完,完成。
I think we've covered everything.我認(rèn)為我們完成所有事情了。
I just covered a few chapters which interested me most.我只讀完了自己最感興趣的幾章。
19、crossword puzzle
縱橫字謎,一種填字游戲。既可以entertain oneself (自我娛樂),也是一種不錯(cuò)的智力訓(xùn)練。
This is not a game. It's only a crossword puzzle that helps increase my vocabulary.
這不是游戲。這只是可以幫助我提高單詞量的一種縱橫字謎。
20、drama
戲劇。這是一種西方的藝術(shù)形式。
四級(jí)聽力中曾經(jīng)多次出現(xiàn)。其他的藝術(shù)形式還有TV play (電視劇),soap opera (肥皂劇),concert (音樂會(huì))……
Some people just can't seem to appreciate real-life drama.
有些人似乎不愿意欣賞真實(shí)生活的戲劇表演。
21、drop
1、拜訪。drop by
I wonder if you can drop by tomorrow evening.我想知道你能否在明晚過來。
1、載人一程。
I'm going home, but I can drop you at the supermarket.我要回家,但我可以載你到超市。
2、忘掉,放棄。drop it
We can drop it this time. But don't do it again.這次我們可以算了,但下次不要再犯。
I have to drop it this time.我這次不得不放棄。
22、drunk driving
酒后駕駛。在四級(jí)聽力中出現(xiàn),一般都是作為traffic accident (交通事故)的主要原因之一。
I think it's high time we turned our attention to the danger of drunk driving now.
我認(rèn)為這是我們必須重視酒后駕駛的危險(xiǎn)性的時(shí)候了。
23、expect
愿意“期待,期望”。
Nobody expects you to be a superstar.沒有人指望你會(huì)成為超級(jí)明星。
引申意思為“等待,預(yù)期”。
The lecture was much more difficult to follow than I had expected.
這個(gè)演講比我預(yù)期的要難懂多了。
Mr. Smith is expecting you at 3 o'clock.史密斯先生等待著你三點(diǎn)鐘到來。
24、extremely
使用頻率非常高,不亞于very,這個(gè)東西extremely expensive。
The speech the blind girl gave this evening was extremely moving.
今晚那個(gè)盲的女孩的演講非常感人。
25、film
1、電影。最常見用語。
2、膠卷。
ran out of film膠卷用完;a roll of film一卷膠卷;develop the film沖洗膠卷,說成wash就完蛋了。
3、拍攝。
film the river bank拍攝河岸景致
26、gains and losses
得與失。
Think about the gains and losses before you make the decision.
在你做出決定之前,一定要好好想想得與失。
27、give
1、give sb a ride請某人搭便車
Could you give me a ride to school tomorrow?你明天能載我一程去學(xué)校嗎?
2、give sb a hand幫助某人
Can you give me a hand, Mike?麥克,你能幫我一下嗎?
3、give sb a ring打電話給某人
I need to give Mum a ring and tell her I will not be back for dinner.
我要給媽媽打電話告訴她不回去吃晚飯了。
28、go
1、go broke破產(chǎn);身無分文
2、go for a ride乘車外出
My sister wanted to go for a ride around town.我的姐姐想乘車去鎮(zhèn)上轉(zhuǎn)一轉(zhuǎn)。
3、go Dutch各付各的
4、go ahead向前進(jìn);繼續(xù)下去
Go ahead, please.請繼續(xù)向前進(jìn)。
5、go on forever永遠(yuǎn)繼續(xù)下去
Mrs. Lung's briefing seems to go on forever.郎女士的演說似乎沒完沒了。
6、go against不順心
Oh, yes, but not a thing to go against me.
哦,是啊,沒有什么不順心的事情發(fā)生在我身上。
7、go over復(fù)習(xí),溫習(xí)
I've have to go over my notes for tomorrow's midterm.
我不得不為明天的期中考試復(fù)習(xí)筆記。
29、item
1、物品。I want to move a few heavy items into the car.我想把一些很重要的東西搬進(jìn)車?yán)铩?br />
2、項(xiàng),東西。如果填表(fill in a form),就必然有many items to write。
3、指代工作。
What about a cup of coffee before we move onto the next item?
在進(jìn)入下一個(gè)議程前要不要來杯咖啡。
30、keep
1、keep in touch (with)保持聯(lián)系
But we'll keep in touch.但是我們會(huì)保持聯(lián)系的。
Do you still keep in touch with your parents regularly after you leave them?
你離開父母以后還仍然與他們繼續(xù)保持經(jīng)常的聯(lián)系嗎?
2、keep an eye on看守。
31、laundry
該詞本意是指洗衣店。但是在聽力中,會(huì)用來借指洗衣服的工作。
比如,There's a lot of laundry to do.有很多衣服要洗。
32、look
該詞本身作為一個(gè)基本動(dòng)詞并無什么難度,但是它頻頻在聽力中出現(xiàn)的各種用法我們不得不掌握一下。
1、看上去。
You look great.你看上去氣色很好。
You look awfully nervous.你看上去很緊張。
All of my clothes look so old and I can't afford something new.
我所有的衣服看上去都很舊,我買不起新的。
It's not as bad as it looks.它并沒有看上去的糟。
2、查閱。look up查閱字典
1、希望。look forward to
2、尋找。 look for
Do you think we should try to call him or look for him?
你認(rèn)為我們是打電話給他呢,還是去找他?
Have you seen a young gentleman looking for his wristwatch?
你見過一個(gè)尋找腕表的年輕人嗎?
33、make
1、make an appointment預(yù)約
Why didn't you make an appointment to see the doctor last week?
你為什么上周不給醫(yī)生打個(gè)預(yù)約電話。
2、make a call on the payphone打一個(gè)收費(fèi)電話
3、make room for sb騰出位子給某人
Could you make room for the old lady?你能為這位老太太讓個(gè)座嗎?
4、make it達(dá)到,抵達(dá),做到
But I'm afraid I can't make it.但是我恐怕做不到。
I'm afraid I can't make it before 7 o'clock.我恐怕在7點(diǎn)前沒法到達(dá)。
34、mistake
1、錯(cuò)誤。make a mistake
2、誤認(rèn)。這對雙胞胎長得太像了,所以I often mistake one for another,并且無法tell them apart。
35、notice
1、通知。
Please wait for further notice.請注意進(jìn)一步通知。
2、注意到。
Have you noticed anything wrong here?你注意到這里有什么問題嗎?
36、offer
1、提供。公司提供工作職位給學(xué)生就是offer a job。國外大學(xué)提供獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金即:offer scholarship。所以大家一般稱國外大學(xué)的全額獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金為offer。
I turned down the offer because it would mean frequent business trips away from my family.
我拒絕了這份工作因?yàn)樗箢l繁的出差。
They're offering me a job after I graduate.他們給我提供了一份畢業(yè)后的工作。
2、幫助。offer to help others樂于助人
37、order
1、命令。這是最基本用法,不贅述。
2、訂購。
I haven't received the furniture I ordered yet.我還沒有收到訂購
How about the food I ordered?我訂的飯菜如何?
餐廳服務(wù)用語:Can I take / serve your order?
3、秩序。 out of order比較亂,其反意為in order。
38、paint
1、油漆。
Did Henry paint the whole house himself?整棟房都是亨利自己漆的嗎?
He had it painted.他找人刷了油漆。
2、繪畫。
Can you tell me the title of this oil painting?你能告訴我這貼畫油畫的名字嗎?
39、paper
1、論文。學(xué)期結(jié)束,學(xué)生難免會(huì)要被要求完成幾篇papers。
How much time did you have for writing the paper?你寫論文花了多少時(shí)間?
What's the teacher's comment on the student's paper?老師怎么評(píng)價(jià)這個(gè)學(xué)生的論文?
Are you sure you have corrected all the typing errors in this paper?
你確信論文中所有打印錯(cuò)誤都更改了嗎?
2、試卷。期中考試有mid-term paper,期末有term paper。因此,如果提到The paper was not as easy as we hope.就是考試卷子沒有想象得那么容易之意了。
3、書面。與paper test書面考試(筆試)相對的就是oral test (口試)。固定搭配on paper也即表示“以書面形式”。
4、平裝。a paper back book / paperback edition平裝書,與hard back book / hard cover精裝書相對。聽力中會(huì)出現(xiàn)的情形是,在促銷(on sale)期間,平裝書和精裝書一樣的價(jià)格,這個(gè)時(shí)候大家當(dāng)然會(huì)更愿意選擇精裝書了。
Do you have the paperback edition of this dictionary?這本字典有平裝版嗎?
5、新聞報(bào)紙。來源于newspaper。在日常用語中,直接用paper指代新聞報(bào)紙。
I'm calling about the three-bedroom house you advertised in yesterday's paper.
The paper says people tend to feel unwell if they sleep less than six hours a day.
I'd like to place an advertisement for a used car in this Sunday edition of your paper.
6、一般的紙張。該詞最基本的意思。
I am looking for quality paper to type my essay.我在找高質(zhì)量的紙來打印論文。
40、polish
修改,潤色。對論文,對求職簡歷。
I spend so much time polishing my application letter.我花了很多時(shí)間潤色我的申請文書。
41、print
1、打印。
Print this article out.把這份文件打印出來。
2、印刷。與publish相近,the printing industry就是印刷業(yè),out of print絕版。
The book has been out of print for some time now.
3、用印刷體寫。
I have printed my family name, first name, date of birth, and address.
我用印刷體寫上了我的姓,名,生日和地址
42、quality
本意為名詞“質(zhì)量”,在聽力中也常用作形容詞,表示“高質(zhì)量的”。如:quality life
I am looking for quality paper to type my essay.我在找高質(zhì)量的紙來打印論文。
43、quote / quotation
原意“引用”,在聽力中出現(xiàn)的意思是報(bào)價(jià)。
買東西詢問報(bào)價(jià)?
What's your quotation? Can you quote for the new flat?
你的報(bào)價(jià)是多少?你能估計(jì)一下這套新公寓的價(jià)格嗎?
44、realize
1、意識(shí)到。
I realize that I make a big mistake now.我意識(shí)到自己犯了大錯(cuò)。
2、實(shí)現(xiàn)。最常用的說法就是實(shí)現(xiàn)夢想,realize the dream。
45、run
1、著急。Why run?
當(dāng)你正急匆匆地催你的慢性朋友去趕火車,他就可以回答“Why run?”跑什么。意思是不著急,時(shí)間還多著呢。
2、經(jīng)營,運(yùn)行。run one's own business經(jīng)營某人自己的事業(yè)
The radio was running well, you needn't worry about it.收音機(jī)沒問題,你不必?fù)?dān)心。
You have to run your advertisement all week.你整周都得登廣告。
3、運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)時(shí)間。in the long run從長遠(yuǎn)來看
46、semester
這種表示“學(xué)期”的說法才是在口語聽力中最為常見的。
I'm thinking of taking five courses next semester.我在考慮下個(gè)學(xué)期選修5門功課。
47、severe
1、嚴(yán)重的。車禍造成了嚴(yán)重的傷害(severe injuries)。
2、十分的,表程度。
We haven't had such a severe winter for so long, have we?
我們很久沒有過如此寒冷的冬天了,是嗎?
48、shelf
架子。主要用于指書架和貨架,根據(jù)句子中的不同情境詞匯來判斷具體所指。
I don't see any on the shelf.架子上也沒有
Here it is, on the upper shelf, next to Volume Two.在這,架子上層,在第二冊旁邊。
49、sign
1、簽名。sign one's name
You just need to sign your name at the bottom.你只要在底下簽名就行了。
2、標(biāo)識(shí)。一般常指交通標(biāo)識(shí)。在違反交通場景中出現(xiàn)較多。
I'm sorry. I didn't notice the sign.對不起,我沒有注意到標(biāo)識(shí)。
This is one-way street. Didn't you see the sign?這是單行道,難道你沒看標(biāo)識(shí)嗎?
50、stay
1、stay up熬夜
You're always staying up late and working overtime.你總是熬夜到很晚并且過度工作。
I stayed up the whole night studying for my midterm math exam.
我為了我的期中數(shù)學(xué)考試熬了一整夜。
2、stay for dinner留下吃晚餐
3、stay awake保持清醒
I was barely able to stay awake.我?guī)缀醪荒鼙3智逍选?br />
51、suit
1、套裝,衣服。
You look great in your new suit.你穿上新衣服后看上去棒極了。
I bought a good suit in a clothing store.我在衣服店里買了一套很好的套裝。
2、一套公寓。這個(gè)意思必須根據(jù)后文來進(jìn)行判斷。
I bought a new suit in the central city this year.我今年在市中心買了套公寓。
3、適合。
I hope it will suit you, sir.我希望它能適合你,先生。
52、take
1、take a picture of給……照相
Could you take a picture of me with the lake in the background?
你能以湖為背景給我照張像嗎?
2、take good care of好好照看
The man at the garage thinks that I take good care of my car.
修車庫的人認(rèn)為我非常愛惜自己的車。
53、tend to
傾向于,趨向于。
The paper says people tend to feel unwell if they sleep less than six hours a day.
報(bào)紙上說人如果每天睡眠少于6個(gè)小時(shí)將感到不舒服。
54、through
本意是穿越,穿過。在以下幾個(gè)搭配中分別又有了不同的含義。
1、瀏覽。 read (straight) through
I'd better read it through again.我最好還是再通讀一次。
I didn't read straight through the way you read a novel.
我不像你讀小說那樣從頭到尾地瀏覽一遍。
2、結(jié)束、完成(工作) be (go) through
I had a hard time getting through this test.完成測驗(yàn)對我來說很難。
That only leaves us 15 minutes to go through the customs and check our baggage.
我們只有15分鐘的時(shí)間來接受海關(guān)檢查和行李檢查。
After two sleepless nights, I'm finally through with it.
經(jīng)過兩個(gè)不眠之夜,我終于完成了。
3、接通。get sb through
Would you get me through to Dr. Lemon please?能幫我接通Lemon醫(yī)生嗎?
4、睡過了。sleep through
How could you sleep through it?你怎么能睡過頭了呢?
5、播放出來。come through
The power indicator was on, and it was running, but somehow the sound didn't come through.
電源指示燈是亮的,并且正常工作,但是為什么聲音就是出不來呢?
55、turn
1、拒絕。turn down
有人會(huì)因?yàn)轭l繁的公務(wù)旅行(frequent business trips)而turn down一份還不錯(cuò)的工作。
而當(dāng)因?yàn)槟承┦虑槎芙^別人的邀請(turn down one's invitation)時(shí)是最難以啟齒的尷尬時(shí)刻,只能以I'd love to, but…等來搪塞。
1、轉(zhuǎn)向,轉(zhuǎn)移。 turn attention to轉(zhuǎn)移注意力
56、volume
1、音量。
Would you please turn the volume of the music down?你能把音量調(diào)低點(diǎn)兒嗎?
2、指書的卷,冊。
I can't find Volume Ten.我找不到第10冊書。
57、warm up
1、熱身。正式開始進(jìn)行劇烈運(yùn)動(dòng)前,我們都首先需要warm up。
I'm just going to do a few stretches to warm up.我去做點(diǎn)伸展運(yùn)動(dòng),熱熱身。
2、暖和起來
The forecast says it's going to get worse before it warms up.
天氣預(yù)報(bào)說在天氣暖和起來以前還會(huì)先變得更糟糕。
58、worth
1、be worth doing sth值得做某事
Do you think it's worth seeing?你覺得那個(gè)值得一看嗎?
2、be worthwhile to值得……
It's worthwhile to make the effort.進(jìn)行這樣的努力是值得的。
3、well-worth the time and trouble值得這時(shí)間與精力
I find lessons well-worth the time and trouble.我覺得這些課程值得好好學(xué)一下。
59、與no相關(guān)的習(xí)語
no bother to me對我而言沒什么影響
nothing but除了
believe it or not信不信由你
do without不用;沒有……也行
not at all一點(diǎn)也不
60、與時(shí)間相關(guān)的習(xí)語
all night long整晚
at the last minute拖到最后一刻
at the latest最遲
for the first time第一次
have a hard time度過困難時(shí)刻
in time及時(shí)
latest technology最新科技
quite a while有一陣子
wait until the last minute直到最后一刻