Useful Expressions

1.骄兵必败                pride comes before a fall

2.战无不胜                nothing could stand in their way

3.奋勇抵抗                fierce resistance

4.阴冷凄苦的俄罗斯寒冬    a raw, bitter, bleak Russian winter

5.堪称无敌                be unequaled

6.向…发动进攻            launch an attack against…

7.痛苦的教训                a painful lesson

8.速决速胜                a quick, decisive victory

9.让某人吃惊的是            to sb.'s surprise

10.面临着一个重要抉择        be faced with a crucial decision

11.孤注一掷                take the gamble

12.激战                    fierce battle

13.向…提出停战            offer a truce to

14.等待时机                bide one’s time

15.成为一场噩梦            turn into a nightmare

16.拖着脚步行进            drag on

17.溃不成军的幸存者        the tattered survivors            

18.不宣而战                without a declaration of war

19.闪电式战略                lightning war

20.“焦土”                “scorch the earth” 

21.处境变得危急            the situation becomes desperate

22.食品匮乏                food runs out

23.死于饥饿与疾病            die from hunger and disease

24.食品和补给的匮乏        a lack of food and supplies

Unit two

Useful Expressions

计算机                        the computer revolution

制造业                            manufacturing industry

长途司机                            long-distance driver

被严重低估                        be grossly underestimated

威胁生命的重大隐患                life-threatening hazard

解决问题                            cure the problem

积极的影响                        a positive impact

与无线电信号调谐                    be tuned to radio signals

在任何一个特定时间                at any given time

量子理论法则                        the laws of the quantum theory

精确的频率                        precise frequency

发出无线电信号                    send out a radio signal

换算出                            be converted into

导航能力                            navigational capability

几乎无限                            virtually limitless

手杖                                walking sticks

    遥控                            remote control

潜在的应用                        potential use / application

要求                                call for

完全控制                            take complete control of

被编成组                            be bunched into groups

一齐行驶                            travel in union

对环保有利                        environmental boon

Unit three

Useful Expressions

1.模拟面试                              mock interview

2.采取进一步行动                    follow up

3.在某人手中，为某人所拥有      in sb’s hands

4.亲手送交的                        hand-delivered

5.可能的客户                        prospective customers

6.在我看来                              as I see it

7.俗话说                                (as) the saying goes

8.极有可能                              the odds are good that 

9.一生中仅有一次的经历              a once-in-a-lifetime experience

10.事先做好准备                      do one’s homework

11.努力争取，追求                    go after

12.交换场地                              switch sides

13.发扬长处                              develop one’s strengths

14.尝试                                  take/have a crack (at)

15.奇迹中的奇迹                        miracle of miracles

16.实现你的目标                      accomplish your goals

17.改变现状或观点；产生影响      make a difference

18.大约                                  in the neighborhood of 

19.做梦也想不到的                    beyond one’s/anyone’s wildest dreams

20.从……的观点来看                  from one’s/the standpoint (of)

The titles of common positions 

Useful Expressions

1. 扫除                            sweep aside

2. 寻找                            in search of

3. 国家认同                        national identity

4. 狂热信徒                        a fervent believer

5. 认为                            identify… as

6. 毫不迟疑                        without any hesitation

7. 国际商业精英                    international business élite

8. 少数几位                        a handful of

9. 没完没了的认真的讨论            endless earnest discussion

10. 资本、劳动力和技术的流动        flow of capital, labor and technology

11. 最佳地点                        the most advantageous locations

12. 全球超级物种                    global superspecies

13. 与…渐行渐远                    increasingly divorce from

14. 文化断层                    cultural fault line

15. 处于…的前沿                    at the forefront of

16. 开辟一条通向…的道路            beat a path to

17. 一个创新的卓越环境            a remarkable environment of innovation

18. 根据对各国人口和经济增长的预计    

be based on projections of demographic and economic growth

19. 从…脱离                swing away from

20. 流动劳工                low-paid migrant workers

21. 医疗保健体系                health care system

22. 界经营                cross-border business

23. 更别提                    let alone

24. 狭隘民族主义                a narrow nationalism

Unit five

Useful Expressions

1.    耸耸肩                     shrug one’s shoulders

2.    自大                         great vanity

3.    让某吃一惊             give sb. a great surprise

4.    听某人亲口讲述             from sb. own lips

5.    衣着整洁素雅                be neatly and quietly dressed

6.    合乎某人的年龄和身份        in accordance with one’s age and station

7.    玩桥牌                     play bridge

8.    和睦恩爱的一家人            a united and affectionate family

9.    年轻时                     in one’s youth

10.    点头致意                     nod a greeting

11.    对…有一种本能             have an instinct about …

12.    两颊白里透红                pink-and-white cheeks

13.    和善地咯咯一笑             give a kindly chuckle

14.    勉强地/欣然地                with a bad/good grace

15.    一文不名                     go broke

16.    穷困潦倒                 be down and out        

17.    自杀                        commit suicide

18.    由于                        on account of

19.    吃一惊                      be taken aback

20.    身体状况不好/好              in bad/good condition

21.    祝某人好运               wish sb. good luck

22.    临阵脱逃                 funk it at the last moment

23.    喝酒作乐把身体搞垮       ruin one’s constitution by drink and dissipation

24.    对付不了                 more than one can manage

25. 拿我自己来说                 for my own part

26. 红红的脸上布满皱纹        a red face much wrinkled

27. 拿我自己来说                 for my own part

28. 红红的脸上布满皱纹         a red face much wrinkled

Unit six

1. 吞噬                       eat into

2. 困于交通堵塞               stuck in traffic jams

3. 越洋购物旅行               the transatlantic shopping expedition

4. 在大多数情况下             in most cases

5. 使…摆脱                   free sb. from

6. 个人的穿着打扮             personal grooming

7. 处理软件故障               fix software glitches

8. 除去技术发展               technology apart

9. 信息爆炸                   the information explosion

10. 感到时间紧迫                 feel time-pressed

11. 从世界各个角落            from every corner of the world

12. 在整个世界学术界          in the whole world of scholarship

13. 在…的推动下              driven on by 

14. 无休止的选择                  endless choice

15. 适用于                    apply to 

16. 预测小组                  forecasting group

17. 分配不均匀                be unevenly distributed

18. 抚养子女                  nurture offspring

19. 做有报酬的工作            take paying jobs

20. 家务杂活                  household chores

21. 越做越大的市场            a growth market

22. 家政服务                  concierge services

23. 更充分的利用              make better use of

24. 工业                  industrial revolution

25. 注定                      be doomed to

Unit seven

1. plot out                                    遮蔽

2. plunge into                                使陷入

3. Kamikaze attack                        自杀性袭击

4. think back on/to                        回顾

5. in crystal detail                            详细（清晰）地

6. in the aftermath of                        在…刚结束之后，紧跟着 

7. a handful of people                        几个人

8. sap one's strength and hope            消耗力量

9. a particular explosive coup                一场特别猛烈的政变

10. in convoy                                结队（而行）

11. point fingers at                        指责

12. round up                                围捕

13. bring down                            使倒下，击落；降低

14. fade the memory of                    磨灭…记忆

15. mourn the thousands who perished    哀悼数千名死者

16. a thin silver of history                    历史薄薄的一页

17. in / within the space of                    在…期间内

18. fill / step into sb.’s shoes                接替某人的职位

19. remain haunted by                    无法摆脱

20. pick at                                    触摸，轻轻拉扯

21. revolve around                        围绕…旋转

22. cling to                                粘住，抱紧，坚持

Unit eight

1. 偏远之地                            out-of-the-way place

 2. 在源头                              on the headwaters

 3. 在密密的树叶间                        in deep-leaved shadow

 4. 在空地上                             across the clearing              

 5. 一会儿…一会儿                      be alternately doing…and doing…

 6. 喜形于色                              with open delight

7. 自由作家                              a freelance writer

8. 停顿了一下                        after a pause

 9. 不妨                                  might as well

10. 感受一下                          get a feel for

11. 忽而飞进阳光里，忽而飞入树荫里    dart in and out of the light

  12. 肉质鲜美的鱼                        sweet-meated fish

  13. 在河里沐浴                        bathe in the river

  14. 惊讶地                                be startled to do sth.

  15. 一眼望去                            at eye level

  16. 有部分印第安血统的向导                part-Indian guide

  17. 偏离目标                            miss the target

  18. 从表象看事物                        see things by their effects

  19. 落幕                                ring down the curtain

  20. 动人                                catch the heart    

21. 声音清脆的                            clear-voiced

  22. 近在咫尺                            in the way下载本文