全新版大学英语综合教程4短语.doc

Unit One
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”政策 “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
计算机革命 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

Accountant
会计员，会计师
Foreman
领班，组长
Administration Assistant
行政助理
General manager
总经理
Administrator
行政主管
Marketing Executive
市场部主任
Architect
建筑师
Marketing Manager
市场部经理
Assistant Manager
副经理
Mechanical Engineer
机械工程师
Assistant Production Manager
副厂长
Merchandiser
买手（商人）
Business Manager
业务经理
Office Assistant
写字楼助理（办事员）
Cashier
出纳员
Plant Manager
厂长
Chief Accountant
总会计主任
Practice Nurse
见习护士
Chief Engineer
总工程师
Production Manager
厂长
Civil Engineer
土木工程师
Quality Controller
品质控制员（质量检查员
Clerk
文员（文书）

Director
董事

Electrical Engineer
电气工程师

Executive Director
行政董事

Unit four
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. 低薪流动劳工 low-paid migrant workers
21. 医疗保健体系 health care system
22. 跨国界经营 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. 让某人大吃一惊 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. 工业革命 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