全新大学英语第二册第五单元短语总结.docx

全新大学英语第二册第五单元短语总结(Directions:) Dictate the following proverbs and translate them into Chinese 1. Where theres a will, theres a way. 有志者事竟成。 2. Rome wasnt built in a day. 伟业非一日之功/罗马非朝夕建成。 3. God helps those who help themselves. 皇天不负有心人/自助者天助。 4. You shall reap what you sow. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆/一分耕耘，一分收获。 5. Constant dripping wears away the stone. 锲而不舍，金石可镂。 6. Much outcry, little outcome. 乱糟糟，没成效/嘈杂多，没成果。 Overview We all know that overcoming obstacles can be not only hard going, but also a great source of pride and satisfaction. This is all the more so for those who suffer from a handicap, as we shall see in this unit. We shall be looking at how those with physical disabilities rise to the challenge they present, setting an example to us all in terms of courage and endurance. In doing so，they deserve not only our help and encouragement, but also our gratitude. For their triumphs put our own struggles in perspective and inspire us to rise above our own weaknesses. 我们都知道，克服障碍不仅仅是艰难的旅程，它还是自豪和自我满足的一大来源。尤其对于那些残疾人来说更是如此，我们将在这单元中了解到这一点。我们将了解到那些身体残疾的人面对挑战是如何奋起的，这些展示了他们的勇气和毅力，并且将为我们所有人树立榜样。他们这样的行为不仅值得我们的帮助和鼓励，而且还让我们感动。为了胜利，他们努力向前进，这就鼓舞了我们去超越自己的弱点。 1. overcome obstacles 2. hard going 艰难旅程；进展困难 cf. easy-going 随和的 3. all the more 越发；更加 4. suffer from a handicap 5. physical disabilities 6. rise to the challenge cf. rise to the occasion 7. present sth to sb cf. present sb with sth 8. set an example to sb 9. in terms of courage and endurance 10. deserve our help and encouragement 11. deserve our gratitude 12. rise above our own weaknesses Text A 13. bear out: justify: prove that sth is true 14. make the point: make the sense 15. What does the text title True Height mean? (=It has more than one meaning (pun). They are: 1) the new bar heights that Michael cleared one after another. 2) the tremendous obstacles Michael had overcome in attaining his goal.) 16. sweating palms 17. dry his grip 18. the hot competition 19. set the pole at 17 feet 20. his personal best 21. confront sth= face sth 22. the most challenging day of his pole-vaulting career 23. the stands 看台 cf. bookstand 24. sth be truly the highlight of sth 25. track and field competition cf. track events field events 26. It combines the grace of a gymnast and the strength of a body builder. 27. cf. with bad grace 勉强的 28. It has the element of flying. 29. the thought of doing sth is a mere fantasy to sb/nothing more than a fantasy to sb 30. cf. take a fancy to sth 爱好sth 31. As long as sb could remember, sb had always dreamed of doing sth. 32. numerous: innumerable 33. describe sth from a birds-eye view 34. Her excitement and passion for details made Michaels dreams full of colour and beauty. cf. go/enter into details 详细说明 in detail 详细地 35. cf. The salary is a detail; the main thing is to find a job. (sth unimportant) 36. have this one recurring dream (repeated) 37. run down a country road 38. A outrun B cf. outnumber outweigh outwit outgrow 39. take a deep breath 40. lift off the ground 从地面一跃而起 41. begin soaring like an eagle 42. A coincide with B cf. coincidence 巧合 43. have a keen eye for detail cf. have an eye for beauty 44. sb be a hard-core realist 45. believe in hard work and sweat (support the idea of) 46. his motto 47. begin a very careful training program 48. work out: exercise 49. every other day 50. with weightlifting and running work on alternate days 51. monitor the program carefully 52. dedication, determination and discipline 53. help sb with ones farm chores cf. house chores 54. All of his today seemed to be the reward for his hard work. 55. sb be vain about doing sth 56. clear the bar at 17 feet 越过横杆 57. You couldnt tell： You never know cf. Who knows? 58. land on the inflated landing mat 59. With the crowd on its feet, 观众还没有坐下， 60. begin preparing for his next attempt at flight 61. seem unaware of the fact that 62. beat his personal best by three inches 63. one of the final two competitors in the pole-vaulting event at the National Junior Olympics 64. show no emotion 65. lie on his back仰面躺着 lie on his stomach 趴着 66. hear the crowd groan 听到观众叹息 67. miss his final jump 68. have fewer misses 失误次数较少 69. A miss would get him second place 70. Nothing to be ashamed of，but sb would not allow himself the thought of not winning the first place. 71. roll over 翻身；打滚 72. do ones routine of sth 照例做sth 73. three finger-tipped push-ups 三个指尖撑地俯卧撑 74. step on the runway 75. for a brief moment 76. it all hit him like a wet bale of hay 一种惶惑不安的感觉向他袭来 77. Thats only one inch off the National record. 78. The intensity of the moment filled his mind with anxiety. 79. shake the tension (from his legs) 80. would be a more accurate description. 81. Out of nowhere, and from the deepest depths of his soul, he pictured 82. lay his pole at his feet 83. stretch out his arms and upper body 84. feel his heart pounding 85. The silence was deafening. 86. in flight: in flying 87. sprint down the runway: dash along the track 88. visions of sth seemed to fill his thoughts 89. Everything seemed to be moving in slow motion. 90. the eruption of the people in the stands 91. the thump of his landing 92. bring sb back to earth: bring sb back to reality 93. in his minds eye: in his imagination/memory 94. cry like a baby in his wifes arms 95. A was crying harder than B had ever seen before. 96. sb was crying the greatest tears of all: tears of pride 97. congratulate him on the greatest accomplishment of his life 98. With all the media attention and sponsorship possibilities, sbs life would never be the same again. 99. win the match/game/race and set a new world record 100. 101. 102. 103. 104. 105. 106. 107. 108. 109. 110. 111. 112. increase his personal best by in the dead of night 在夜深人静的时候 sing a lullaby to my baby sister rock the cradle with a gentle backwards and forwards motion wait for them to announce the results sit leaning against the back of the seat with his legs stretched out straight in front of him habitually vain people习惯性地虚荣的人 keep glancing at oneself in the mirror it occur to sb that tend to be driven by his emotions 倾向于感情用事 rarely consider the consequences of his actions be thoroughly ashamed of herself for talking to her guests in such a rude way Exercises 113. 114. 115. 116. 117. 118. 119. 120. 121. 122. 123. 124. 125. 126. 127. 128. 129. 130. 131. 132. 133. life 134. 135. 136. 137. 138. 139. 140. 141. 142. 143. 144. 145. 146. 147. in my minds eye: in my opinion try to put the unpleasant scene out of his mind sth keep on recurring to sb, especially in dreams A coincide with B create an artificial shortage 人为创造短缺 make big profits on sth sth send the prices soaring: sth result in the soaring prices have sunshine and rain by turns a week of alternate sunshine and rain sth be ones lifelong passions sb grow tense: (tension) come over sb Jessicas victory over her competitors on the balance beam(平衡木) arouse a lot of media attention her passion for sth her dedication to sth sth bring her career to a new height perform various skills with natural grace sb defeat his competitors in the 1500-meter race/ 400-meter dash win the gold medal shout out in/with excitement be seen as a sign of emotional instability rather than evidence of a rich inner Numerous studies have shown that emotional intensity sth fuel joy in life sth给生活增加快乐 the motivation for achievement 成就的动力 express his wish that(should) continue her education acquire another degree 获得另一个学位 hold the belief that have direct moral responsibility to safeguard the welfare of animals come into contact with sth/sb result from the notion that 来自这样一种理念，即 life has not treated us fairly believe his claim that work out in the gym for one hour 148. 149. 150. 151. 152. 153. 154. 155. 156. 157. 158. 159. 160. 161. 162. 163. 164. 165. 166. 167. 168. 169. 170. 171. 172. 173. 174. 175. 176. 177. 178. 179. 180. work ones way across sw on his hands and knees=make ones way across sw (the safe load for a truck of this type) work out at promote the new products be like magic sth work instantly look back on sth: recall sth at the critical moment bring myself under control All the dedication and hard work had paid off. be surrounded by numerous clicking cameras of the media simply an engineering miracle an idea for this spectacular bridge project bridge building experts an up-and-coming engineer: a promising engineer conceive the concept of sth convince bankers to finance the project be under way a tragic on-site accident sb be severely brain-damaged (his mind) be as sharp as ever lie in his hospital bed (an idea) flash in his mind as to how to develop a communication code tap out his instructions turn the company into a profitable business plan to repaint the upper floors of the office building popularity and artistic merit coincide= popularity coincides with artistic merit lie in a hospital bed and groan painfully bear out the claim that recover speedily from negative emotion sth flow out of sw along with sth Consider the case of sb: Take sb as an example feel as if a big stone had been lifted from my shoulders help me survive the crisis with extreme difficulty