大學(xué)英語精讀第二冊第8課內(nèi)容詳解
frequently
ad. at short intervals, often 頻繁地
overcharge
vt. charge too much 對...要價太高
customer
n. person who buys goods from a shop, esp. regularly 顧客
myth
n. 神話
unlike
prep. not like, different from
cherry
n. 櫻桃
biographer
n. person who writes about another person's life 傳記作家
ax(e)
n. 斧子
character
n. mental or moral qualities that make one person, race, etc. different from others 性格,品質(zhì)
moral
a. concerning principles of right of wrong 道德的
reinforce
vt. encourage of strengthen 加強
tax
n. 稅,稅款
clue
n. sth. that helps to find an answer to a question 線索
check-out
n. desk where one pays the bill of the goods one has chosen 結(jié)帳處
supermarket
n. large shop where one serves oneself with food and goods 超級市場
overnight
a. for or during the night 住一夜的;一整夜的
inn
n. small hotel 小旅館,客棧
towel
n. 毛巾
vast
a. very big
numerous
a. many
watch-dog
a. organized or acting as a watchful guardian, esp. against unlawful practice 起監(jiān)督作用的
dishonesty
n. the quality of being dishonest
reveal
vt. make known 揭露
evidence
n. sign or proof 證據(jù)
ebb
vi. (of the tide) flow back from the land to the sea; grow less; become weak or faint 落潮;低落,衰退
flow
vi. (of the tide) come in; rise; run or spread smoothly (潮)漲;上升;流
incident
n. event; happening 事件
theft
n. (the act of, an instance of) stealing
tend
vi. have a tendency 易于,往往會
link
vt. join or connect 連接;聯(lián)系
economy
n. 經(jīng)濟
anyway
ad. at all; in any case 究竟;無論如何
tempt
vt. attract (sb.) to do sth. wrong or foolish 引誘
system
n. 體制;制度
systematic
a.
distrust
n. lack of trust; mistrust 不信任,懷疑
contagious
a. tending to spread easily from person to person 傳染的
PHEASES & EXPRESSIONS
out of style
no longer fashionable 過時的,不再流行
according to
as stated or shown by; in a way that agrees with 按照,根據(jù)
(be) faced with
面對
be hard on
對...過分嚴(yán)厲
on the rise
increasing steadily 在增長;在加劇
a case in point
a very good example 恰當(dāng)?shù)睦?/p>
all but
all except 除了...都
(be) different from
unlike, not the same as 與...不同
think of ... as
regard as
in the case of
就...來說,至于
come to
arrive at a particular state or position 變成(某種狀態(tài))
lie in
exist in 在于
on the other hand
from the opposed point of view 另一方面,反過來說
at one's best
in as good a state as possible 處于最佳狀態(tài)
go up
rise; increase 上升;增加
go down
fall; decrease 下降;減少
PROPER NAMES
Stacia Robbins
斯泰茜婭.羅賓斯
Maryland
馬里蘭(美國州名)
Abe
艾貝(Abraham的昵稱)
Abe