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1、Lesson1Doyourselfup:tomakeyourselflookneatandattractive:Suespentagesdoingherselfup.Doup:1 tofastensomething,ortobefastenedinaparticularwayDoupyourcoatoryoullgetcold.askirtwhichdoesupattheback2 torepairanoldbuildingorcar,ortoimproveitsappearance:TheydidupanoldcottageintheScottishHighlands.3 todecorat
2、esomethinginaparticularway:TheapartmentwasdoneupinEnglishstyle.4 towrapsomethinginpaperWeigh:verb1 toconsidersomethingcarefullysothatyoucanmakeadecisionaboutit:Itismyjobtoweightheevidence.weighsomethingagainstsomething:Wehavetoweighthebenefitsoftheschemeagainstthecosts.2 toinfluencesomeonesopinionan
3、dthedecisionthattheymake:WeighagainstThisunfortunateexperiencewillweighheavilyagainstfurtherinvestmentinthearea.Weighinsomebody/somethingsfavorThesefactswillweighinyourfavor.WeighwithHerevidenceweighedstronglywiththejudge.3 weighyourwordstothinkverycarefullyaboutwhatyousaybecauseyoudonotwanttosaythe
4、wrongthing:Hewasweighinghiswordscarefully.Beweigheddownwithsomething:ifaproblemweighsyoudown,itmakesyoufeelworriedandupsetBeweigheddownby/withsomethingHefeltweigheddownbyhisresponsibilities.Thewholefamilywasweigheddownwithgrief.Prompt:1 tomakesomeonedecidetodosomethingWhatpromptedyoutobuythatsuit?Ne
5、wsofthescandalpromptedaSenateinvestigation.2 toremindanactorofthenextwordsinaspeechHisjobistoprompttheactorswhentheyforgettheirlines.Mostofthechildrenknewtheirlinessothedirectordidntneedtopromptverymuch.hustleandbustle:busyandnoisyactivityIwastiredofthehustleandbustleofNewYork.Lifewasterriblyhectici
6、nthecity,shethought,allhustleandbustle.Thepeopleinthecitiesseemalwaystiredandexhaustedforallthehustleandbustlearoundthem.Take/seekrefugein:gainshelterorprotectionfromsomeoneorsomethingDuringthefrequentair-raids,peopletookrefugeintheircellars.Duringthestorm,touristshuddledindarkenedhotelsandhundredso
7、flocalssoughtrefugeinemergencysheltersovernight.Coopedup:havingtostayforaperiodoftimeinaplacethatistoosmall:Itisntgoodforyoutobecoopedupinthehouseallday.Sinking:(情绪低落;心情沉闷)theunpleasantfeelingthatyougetwhenyousuddenlyrealizethatsomethingbadisgoingtohappen:IhadasinkingfeelinginsideasIrealizedIwasgoin
8、gtofailyetagain.Withasinkingatheart,Katherinerearrangedtheitemsinhersatchel.Stock:1 asupplyofaparticulartypeofthingthatashophasavailabletosell:Wehaveahugestockofqualitycarpetsonsale.outofstock/instock(=unavailableoravailableinaparticularshop)Imsorry,thatswimsuitiscompletelyoutofstockinyoursize.2 tak
9、estockofsomething:tothinkcarefullyaboutthethingsthathavehappenedinasituationinordertodecidewhattodonext:Whileinhospital,Jeremytookstockofhislife.Hepausedoutsidethedoors,takingstockofhismen,carefulnottogiveanysignofhisthoughts.Hewalkedbackinsideandtookstockofthesituation.Playhooky/truant:tostayawayfr
10、omschoolwithoutpermissionAboyplayinghookyinTexasisnotacriminalwhoisputawayforstudy.Harness:verb1 tocontrolandusethenaturalforceorpowerofsomething:Wecanharnessthepowerofthewindtogenerateelectricity.2 tofastentwoanimalstogether,ortofastenananimaltosomethingusingaharness3 toputaharnessonahorseHarness:n
11、oun1 asetofleatherbandsusedtocontrolahorseortoattachittoavehicleitispulling2 asetofbandsusedtoholdsomeoneinaplaceortostopthemfromfalling3 inharnessBritishEnglishdoingyourusualwork:Ifeltgladtobebackinharness.4 inharness(withsomebody)BritishEnglishworkingcloselywithanotherpersonorgroupOverride:verb1 t
12、ouseyourpowerorauthoritytochangesomeoneelsesdecision:TheEUcommissionexerciseditspowertooverrideBritishpolicy.CongresshasthepowertooverridethePresidentsveto.2 toberegardedasmoreimportantthansomethingelse:Theneedsofthemothershouldnotoverridetheneedsofthechild.3 tostopamachinedoingsomethingthatitdoesby
13、itself:Canyouoverridetheautomaticlockingsystem?Starvefororbestarvedfor:longfor;beanxiousforThepoorkidsjuststarvedforattention.HewasawayintheArmyandalwaysstarvedfornewsforhisgirlfriend.Engross:ifsomethingengrossesyou,itinterestsyousomuchthatyoudonotnoticeanythingelse:Thescenewasstunning,andforatimeen
14、grossedallourattention.Takeyourmindoffitbyengrossingyourselfinagoodbook.Dadwasengrossedinthepaper.WhosthatguyJanesbeenengrossedinconversationwithallnight?Set:readynotbeforenounsetforAreyouallsetforthetrip?Thesongwriterwasallsetfortheinterviewwiththedirectorontheappointedday.settodosomethingIwasjusts
15、ettogowhenthephonerang.Intrudeinto/on/upon:1 tointerruptsomeoneorbecomeinvolvedintheirprivateaffairsinanannoyingandunwantedway:WouldIbeintrudingifIcamewithyou?Employersshouldnotintrudeintotheprivatelivesoftheiremployees.2 tocomeintoaplaceorsituation,andhaveanunwantedeffectItistobehopedthatTVcamerasneverintrudeonthispeacefulplace.Synonym:interfere?meddle?poke/stickyournoseinto?put/shove/stickyouroarinGetthebetter/bestofsomebody:1 ifyourfeelingsorwishesgetthebetterofyou,theymakeyoubehaveinawayyouwouldnotnormallybehave:MycuriosityfinallygotthebetterofmeandIopenedtheletter.
