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Useful Expreions in Unit 8(by Mr.Hu)
1.knit one’s brows 皱眉 2.scratch one’s head 挠头 3.come up with the right answer 4.beam at learning the answer 5.weave a tale: make up/invent a story 6.bring/drive sth home to sb: make sb fully understand/realize sth 7.sth hold leons for sb: sth be instructive/educational to sb 8.a fictional story ←→ a true story 9.as well=, too 10.Aesop’s Fables 11.run out of: use up 12.file folders 13.a handful of: a small number of 14.before/plus tax: when the tax hasn’t been paid yet 15.in amazement/surprise/disbelief 16.in despair 17.mental arithmetic 18.modestly educated：slightly educated 19.be upset by/about: = be worried / unhappy about 20.good-natured: good-tempered 21.be ignorant of/about 22.ignorance 23.a tiny slice of the problem 24.perform the calculations 25.sth be only a memory among sb 26.be nonexistent 27.a chilling(=discouraging)indifference(= a lack of interest)28.sum up: summarize 29.compete with=compete against(sb for sth)30.financial, material, and human capital 31.human capital: people’s knowledge and skills 32.accumulate: collect 33.ancestor=forefather←→posterity/offspring=
descendant 34.at some point soon用不了多久 35.intellectual lazine 懒于用脑 36.affect: have an influence on 37.idle: lazy 38.labor force: work force 39.crash 坠落: fall down 40.jam: get stuck 41.break down: ①stop working ② fall/collapse 42.have a humble suggestion 有一愚见 43.dramatize: describe vividly;give a vivid description of 44.feel bitter: feel painful 45.headphones: earphones 46.portable 47.CD: compact disk 48.sth put sb to sleep 49.search for: look for 50.get a job as a clerk 51.with steady wages 52.feed himself 53.allow no leisure for such luxuries as…使某人没有闲暇去享受诸如...的奢侈的事情 54.His only hope lies in his children.55.fast-forward 56.a steel mill: a steel factory 57.subway: the Underground/ the Tube(BrE)58.well off=rich 59.a determined foe：a strong-minded enemy 60.scared=frightened 61.be scared of;too scared to do;be scared that;62.A scare B 63.live by
cf.live on 64.peace and plenty(alliteration押头韵)65.safe and sound 66.healthy and wealthy(rhyme尾韵)67.all day and all night= day and night 68.offer services to sb 69.long since
cf.long ago 70.complex: complicated 71.manual work: physical labor 72.discipline: training 73.saving and discipline 74.discipline sb 75.earn an adequate living wage 76.slum: ghetto 77.plumbing cf.plumber 78.trash piles 79.trash； rubbish;garbage;junk 80.in a word: in short 81.much as: nearly as 82.be befriended by: make friends with 83.decline ①decrease ② refuse politely 84.acquire(=get)financial capital 85.rise from the ashes: rebuild itself after the devastation of WWII 86.swear: promise seriously 87.miracle: wonder: phenomenon 88.sth catch one’s eye: sth arouse one’s attention 89.intellectual faculties=abilities 90.contemptible: deserving contempt 令人可鄙的91.cf.contemptuous: showing, feeling or expreing contempt 表示鄙视的 92.stand in the doorway 93.have a day off 94.do the deal 95.take an equal slice of the profit 96.wash clothes by hand 97.in my humble opinion 98.appoint an aistant 99.reduce the cost of production 100.to his delight 101.switch to sth 102.fine arts 103.make a good lawyer 104.The story makes interesting reading.105.make it 106.my sense of self 107.take various measures to encourage local economic development 108.develop a sense of responsibility 109.narrow the wide gap between A and B 110.first-hand knowledge 111.build up a large vocabulary 112.gain a good command of English 113.a likeable girl 讨人喜欢的女孩 114.be content to do 115.be unconcerned by：be indifferent about 116.fine-looking: handsome 117.call the fire department and ambulance 118.put sth in a different perspective 119.change one’s mind
120.ditch: throw away sth in the ditch 121.sigh inwardly 暗自叹气
122.mentally battle with sth: 苦苦的心算 123.look longingly at sth 眼巴巴地望着 124.off-limits adj.禁止进入的→可望不可及的 125.tutor a student 126.allow unlimited acce to sth 可无限制的使用sth 127.attend a maths seminar 128.casually state sth随口说
129.education establishment 教育机构
130.call for tutoring in algebra and geometry 131.in defense of 辩解 132.rationally: reasonably 133.proceed from known information to desired information 根据已知信息找到所需信息 134.be competent with sth/in doing sth 135.get tied up with tedious computations为繁琐的运算所拖累 136.addition, subtraction, multiplication and division 137.a word problem 应用题
138.cut down his work: stop his work 139.reflect on: think over 140.repetitious: repeated 141.sth fall to such a low priority in education circles 在教育界变得如此不受重视 142.much le=let alone 143.Math is as much about knowing why the rules work as knowing what the rules are.数学要讲有哪些规则，更要讲这些规则为什么成立。
144.learn sth by heart ←→ learn sth by rote 145.view sth as sth’
146.multiplication tables n.[数]乘法表 147.attack a problem 解题
148.be seriously disadvantaged 处于极其不利的地位
149.invite a child’s mind to stand still使孩子的智力发展停滞不前 150.tutor sb on practice exams(辅导sb做模拟试题)151.SAT: Scholastic Aptitude Test 学能测试 152.at hand: adv.在手边, 在附近, 即将到来
153.without needing a stick to lean on 不需要倚靠拐杖 154.bat an eye at sth眨眼
155.have one’s place in the world 156.education tools 157.to figure the circumference of a circle计算圆的周长 158.to factor a quadratic equation求解二次方程的因子 159.for any practical reason出于实际需要 160.expand one’s mind 扩展思维
161.increase one’s ability to function as a contributing individual in society 增强为社会作贡献的能力
162.ultimate goals终极目的 163.in the first place 164.contribute sth to sth/sb 165.The Frog in the Shallow Well(井底之蛙)166.His Spear against His Shield(自相矛盾), 167.Making His Mark(刻舟求剑), 168.Ostrich Logic(掩耳盗铃)169.Bleing or Bane(祸害)(塞翁失马).170.play ostrich自欺欺人 171.Sour grapes.172.Killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.173.One good turn deserves another.善有善报.174.Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched.鸡蛋未孵出，先别数小鸡 175.Much wants more and loses all.(贪得无厌就会丧失一切。)176.Slow and steady wins the race.177.Little friends may prove great friends.178.television and movie shoots(拍摄)179.ability, capability & capacity 180.ability 含义最广，指智力（或体力）上的“能力”，主要指人，说明他能否做一件 事，后面接不定式，或介词in，for，但不能接of + doing.例如：He shows considerable ability in/for organization.他颇有组织能力。此外，该词用作复数时只能指智力方面的能力。
例如：He has found a job more suited to his abilities.183.capability 与ability互通，也指智力（或体力）上的“能力”，可指人或物，后面接of + doing或for(doing)sth.。例如：The eay is a proof of the writer’s capability of using the right word in the right place.这篇文章证明作者能在适当的地方用适当的字。
需要注意的是，capability of 后接含有主动意义的动作；capability for 后接含有被动意义的动作。此外，capability 常指天生或潜在的能力，而ability 常指学到的能力。例如：He acquired in eight hours the ability to drive a car.他在八小时内就学会了开汽车。185.capacity 主要指能够容纳或吸收的“能力”，可用于人或物。例如：He has a capacity for mathematics.他有学数学的能力。（着重脑中的容纳力）
The auditorium has a seating capacity of two thousand.礼堂能容纳二千人。
187.affect , effect & influence 这里这三个词都作为动词进行比较。affect 表示“影响”，以被影响的人或物作宾语。大致可分为两种情况：1）“使„起变化”，没有好或坏的意思；2）“对„发生不良影响”。例如：Nothing you say will affect my decision.The small amount of rain last year affected the growth of crops.190.effect 表示“产生，招致”或“实现”，以“改进，变化”等类的词作宾语。例如： The new hairdo effected a startling change in her appearance.这新发式使她的外貌产生了惊人的变化。
192.influence 指对行为、性格或观点等产生潜移默化的影响。例如：Such films have a dangerous influence on children.193.stand/lie idle 闲着The machinery stood idle for a month.194.break away 逃走，逃脱
195.break in 闯入，强行进入；打断；插嘴 196.break into 闯入，强行进入
197.break out 逃脱，逃出；突然发生，爆发 198.break through 突破
199.He drove the point home with another quotation.200.我们必须使他彻底明白困难在哪里。We must drive home to him where the difficulties lie.201.Many famous historical figures came from a humble background.202.advance /make / offer/ put forward a suggestion 提出建议 203.ask for/call for/invite suggestions 征求建议 204.act on a suggestion 将建议付诸实施 205.adopt a suggestion 采纳建议 206.reject a suggestion 拒绝建议
207.a suggestion about/concerning„一项有关„的建议 208.at sb’s suggestion 按照某人的建议
209.suggestion, advice & opinion这三个词都可译作“意见”。suggestion 意为“建议”或“意见”，特指为了改进或解决问题而提出的办法，常带有“不一定正确，提出供对方参考”的意味。例如： This is merely a suggestion.211.advice 着重提意见的人比对方（或自认为）有更多的经验知识，因此可用于医生给病人的“劝告”，老工人讲给新手的“经验之谈”等。该词有时也用得比较广泛，凡是与己无关、纯粹为了帮助旁人而提出的“意见”都可译作advice。例如：
You should follow the doctor’s advice and give up smoking.212.opinion 指对事物的一般“意见，看法”。例如：He showed me a poem he had written and asked my opinion about it.213.Champagne is a luxury they can no longer afford.214.我们花不起买奢侈品的钱。We can’t afford to spend money on luxuries.215.enjoy(a)luxury 享受
216.afford a luxury 买得起奢侈品
217.pure/sheer luxury 绝对的奢侈；十足的享受 218.unaccustomed luxury 罕有的享受 219.in luxury 奢侈地
220.They wallowed in luxury.他们沉溺于奢侈的生活中。
221.现在，中国人的生活比以前强多了。Nowadays Chinese people are better off than they used to be.222.They’re scared of making a fool of themselves.223.我害怕坐飞机；我怕飞机可能坠毁。I’m scared to fly in a plane.I’m scared that it might crash.224.adequate, enough & sufficient三词均表示“足够的”。225.adequate 指“能够满足特定的或最起码的要求的”。
例如：For the use of beginners, the book is adequate.226.enough 指“能够满足一种欲望或需要”，比较偏重数量，并可放在所形容的名词后面。例如：Are there enough apples for everyone? 227.sufficient 具有与enough相同的意思，只是更为正式，并较强调程度。
228.fall/sink into a decline 开始衰落, 衰弱下去； 体力衰退(尤指因患肺病而衰弱)229.hasten the decline of 加速„的衰退 230.on the decline在下降； 在衰退中
231.He acquired a knowledge of computer by careful study.232.格林先生靠做石油生意发了一笔大财。Mr.Green acquired a fortune in the oil busine.233.astonish, amaze, & surprise 这三个词在表示“使„惊异”时，意义相近，一般以事物或人作主语；以人作主语时，一般用被动语态。它们的主要区别在于：
234.astonish 特指不可能解释的事发生后使人产生较强的惊异感情。astonish 表示惊异的时间较 surprise 长久。例如：They were astonished at/by the news of his escape.235.amaze 指带有迷惑或赞美的惊奇，是意义很强的词。例如：I was amazed at/by her calmne.我对她的冷静感到惊讶。（含有“钦佩”之意）
236.surprise 着重因意外之事或特殊的事而产生的突然反应。例如：Her frank answer surprised him.她坦率的回答使他感到惊讶。237.make a living by: earn money by(doing sth.)238.by a miracle 依靠奇迹；奇迹般地 239.to a miracle 奇迹般地；（好得）不可思议地 240.accomplish/perform/work a miracle创造奇迹
241.It is a myth that the faculty of hearing is greatly increased in blind people.242.After seven years of study, he succeeded in joining the faculty of Columbia University.
