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1、Detailed ReadingUnit 1 Lecture Notes (for students) Words & Expressionsget by: be good enough but not very good; manage to live or do things in a satisfactory way- It is a little bit difficult for the old couple to get by on such a small pension.- 我父母靠很少的钱将就着把日子过了下去。(=My parents managed to get by on
2、 a small amount of money.)- She never works but somehow she gets by.haul: vt.1. transport, as with a truck, cart, etc.- The farmers haul vegetables to the market on a truck every morning.- 救援队把药品和食物运到被淹的村庄。(=The rescue team hauled medical supplies and food to the flooded villages.)2. pull or drag st
3、h. with effort or force- A crane had to be used to haul the car out of the stream.- Rescue workers hauled passengers out of the crashed train.CF: haul, drag & pull 这几个词都是动词，都有“拖”、“拉”、“拽”之意。haul 指缓慢而费力地拖一极重之物，有时可表示很困难地拽。例如： - Lorries haul heavy goods from factories to ports.(=大卡车把沉重的货物从工厂运到港口。)drag 指
4、施力者在地面或表面上缓慢而沉重地把东西拖过一段距离，该词通常使人想到主动或被动的阻力。例如：- You might drag a heavy box across the ground if you couldnt lift it.(=如果你提不动一个重箱子，你可以在地上拖着它走。)pull 为最普通用词，可指朝各个方向拉，并不强调用力大小。该词后面可添加副词或副词词组具体描述拖拉动作的用力大小或方向等。例如： - They pulled hard but the rock remained stock-still.(=他们使劲地拉，可那石头仍纹丝不动。)supplement: 1. vt.
5、add to sth. in order to improve it (followed by with)- Peter supplements his ordinary income by writing books.- 医生建议在我的饮食中补充维生素 E 和 A。(=The doctor suggested supplementing my diet with vitamins E and A.)2. n. an additional amount of sth.- Do you read the color supplements of the Sunday newspapers?(=你
6、读周日报纸的彩色增刊吗？)- She has been ill and must have supplements to her ordinary food.spray: vt. force out liquid in small drops upon (followed by with)- Ill have to spray the roses with insecticide to get rid of the greenfly (蚜虫).- They sprayed the Presidents car with bullets.- 汽车开过，溅了我一身水。(=A car went pa
7、st and sprayed me with water.)pursue: vt.1. be busy with; continue (steadily) with- He is pursuing his studies at the university.- After graduation Martin chose to pursue the same career as his father as a doctor.2. follow esp. in order to catch, kill, or defeat- The police are pursuing an escaped p
8、risoner.wicked: adj. evil or bad- We are all born good, but can be taught to be wicked.- 他真邪恶。(=That was wicked of him.)- I have such a wicked toothache.get through: come successfully to the end- 当地政府已采取一些措施以确保所有人顺利过冬。(=The local government has taken some measures to ensure that all the people will
9、get through the winter.)- She got through the entrance examination and was accepted by the college.at that point: at that very moment; right then- The train was now only a couple of yards from the kids on the track. At that point, Anthony threw himself forward and pulled them clear.- The man suddenl
10、y held up a poster. At that point, all TV cameras were pointed at him.on balance: with all things considered- On balance, its probably not advisable to change the companys name.- 我想，总的来说我更喜欢新的操作系统。(=I think, on balance, I prefer the new operating system.)NB: balance 的反义词是 imbalance。此外，与 balance 有关的其
11、他搭配有：keep ones balance保持平衡 lose ones balance失去平衡 strike a balance力求折中 in the balance不确定，成败或安危未定 illustrate: vt. provide with visual features; clarify by use of examples, etc. - Let me use another example to illustrate this difficult point.digest:1. n. a short account of written materials or data- Re
12、aders Digest is a popular magazine in the US. - He was so busy that he only read a concise digest of their project.2. v.1) change sth. into a form that the body can use- 玛丽吃肥肉不消化。(=Mary cant digest fat.)2) think about sth. carefully and understand it- I heard her speech, but I havent digested it yet
13、.- 吸收新思想往往需要很长时间。(=It often takes long time to digest new ideas.)generate: vt. bring into existence; produce - 煤燃烧时，产生热量。(=When coal burns, it generates heat.)- The widespread use of Spanish in some American cities has generated a public debate over language use in the country.- The teachers remark
14、generated loud laughter.insurance: n. guarantee of compensation for loss, damage, sickness, death, etc. in return for regular payment- Does your insurance cover damage by flooding?- Our firm carries fire insurance. Collocation：accident insurance意外保险 medical insurance 医疗保险 private health insurance私人健
15、康保险 disability insurance 伤残保险 social insurance社会保险 unemployment insurance 失业保险 whole life insurance终身人寿保险 premium: n. a sum of money paid regularly to an insurance company to protect sb. against some risk of loss or damage - The employers make the employees pay for a large portion of their health insurance premium.- He is complaining that car insurance premiums have increased too much this year.(=他抱怨说，今年汽车保险费增加得太多。)aside from: except for; in addition to (more usual in American English; same as apart from)- As
