词汇手册翻译S.pptVIP

31. 沙漠威胁着我们国家的北方。(threaten) Desert threatens the northern part of our country. threaten 恐吓,威胁;危及 ~ to do sth; ~ sb with sth; be ~ed with sth; ~ sthe.g. The terrorists ~ed to kill the hostages.  The big fire is ~ing the towns in the area.  The military conflicts ~ the peace of the Middle  East.  They ~ed him with violence.  The boss ~ed the lazy workers with dismissal. Some species are ~ed with extinction. 32. 自从他离开上海以后，我们一直靠电子邮件来互相联 系。(touch) Ever since he left Shanghai, we have kept in touch with each other by email. touch 联系 be/ get/ keep in ~ with…;  lose ~ with…; be/ get out of ~ with…e.g. She was anxious to get in ~ with her family. Nowadays there is a wide choice of ways for  people keep in ~ with each other.  Are you still in ~ with our former teachers? I used to see him a lot but we have lost ~. Living in the country, he was out of ~ with  modern things. 33. 他费了很大的劲走进山洞，结果发现里面空空如也。 (trouble) He took great trouble to walk into the cave, only to find nothing. trouble n. 问题,烦恼;疾病,痛苦;麻烦,不便;困境,险境 ask/ look for ~自寻烦恼,自找麻烦 (be) in ~有困难,又烦事 have ~ (in) doing sth; have ~ with sth遇麻烦 make ~制造麻烦,捣乱;  put sb to the ~ (of doing)给某人添麻烦 save (sb) ~免去麻烦 take ~ (to do); take ~ over/ with sth费事,费心e.g. Have you any ~ finding my home? Sorry to have put you to the ~ of renting a flat. It’s kind of you to take the ~ to help us. 34. 老实说，这部电影比昨天看的那部好看不了多少。 (truth) To tell the truth, the film is no better than the one we saw yesterday. truth 真相,实情;真理 tell (sb) the ~(对某人)说实话 a universal ~永恒的真理 to tell (you) the ~; in ~说实话,老实说e.g. T~ fears no color. I am not certain of the ~ of his story.  There is much ~ in what he said.  I didn’t feel half sorry, to tell you the ~. 35. 为了取得周围人的信任，你一旦许下诺言就决不要食 言。(trust) In order to be trusted by the people around you, you mustn’t break your promise once you have made it. trust v. n. 信任,信赖  ~ in sb/ sth; have/ put/ place ~ in…e.g. I