英语专业泛读词块分享.doc

He has some really fantastic inventions up his sleeve, Mr. Willy Wonka has! 他总有一些绝妙的创意，威利·旺卡先生！ have…up ones sleeve 有……锦囊妙计，留有一招 He can make chewing-gum that never loses its taste, and sugar balloons that you can blow up to enormous sizes before you pop them with a pin and gobble them up. 他还能做出味道永远不会变淡的泡泡糖，以及气球糖，可以吹出不会爆 的巨型泡泡，直到你用一根针把泡泡刺破，再将它大口地吞下去。 gubble up 贪婪地吃，大口大口地吞 Rather than try to make a big splash, Chesney has remained conservative in Planning his career. 切斯尼没想过做什么惊天动地的大事，他对自己音乐生涯的规划一直 较为保守谨慎。 make a big splash 引起轰动，引人注目 He explained, People are doing so much during a normal day that it can mean that they feel like theyre on call even at night. 他解释到：“平常日子中，人们做的工作太多，令他们即使在夜间也觉 得自己处于‘待命’状态。” on call 随叫随到的，待命的 The key point is that people need to respect their sleep, and make an effort to switch off at night. 关键在于人们必须重视自己的睡眠，努力使自己在夜间放松下来。 switch off 不再想着某事，放松身心 More and more people have been lifted out of poverty. lift out of poverty 摆脱贫困 7、I have so many problems to contend with at the moment. 此刻我有许多问题要处理。 He had to contend with many difficulties when he was a young man. contend with 对付，与……作斗争 He tries not to let his business interfere with his home life. interfere with 妨碍，干扰 It took some time for him to recover from the shock and pull himself together.过了一段时间他才从震惊中回复过来，重新镇定了下来。 pull himself together 控制自己，冷静下来 10、Let’s tune in on/to Radio Beijing. 让我们把收音机调到北京广播电台。 Tune in 调谐，收听 11、He was fully committed to the plan. 他全身心地投入到这项计划中。 He has committed the papers to his lawyer. commit to 倾注；把……交给 12、I submit to his wishes.我顺从他的意愿。 submit to 屈服，屈从于 13、The bad weather is responsible for the small attendance. 出席率低是由于天气不佳。 We should be responsible for the generation as yet unborn. be responsible for 是……的缘由；对……负责 14、Kent is known as the garden of England. 肯特以“英格兰的花园”而驰名。 be known as 被称为，以…著称 15、His nationality isnt relevant to whet