Shirley zhang 2006. 10

1. develop vt. vi.

plans to develop the local economy

develop new drugs to fight AIDS

develop an interest in … / a good habit of …

get / have my holiday photos developed

He's developing into a very good tennis player.

Her baby developed a fever during the night.

develop a new policy/strategy

2. beyond prep.

What lies beyond the mountains?

We can’t see anything beyond the river because of the fog.

beyond repair/control/belief etc

beyond one’s imagination/power/praise/description/reach etc.

It's beyond me why they ever got married at all. = I can’t understand

The island doesn't have much industry beyond tourism. = except for

beyond adv.

a view from the mountains to the plains beyond

plan for the year 2000 and beyond

3. announcement n.

[C] an important official statement

The Prime Minister made an unexpected announcement this morning.

[singular] when someone tells a lot of people about something:

the announcement of the election results

4. clone n. [c] vt.

These plants are all clones of the same original plant.

She's an exact clone of her sister!

-- sb. or sth. that looks and behaves exactly the same as sb. or sth. else

Can we clone human beings?

cloning n. [u]

5. On the one hand ...; on the other hand ...

6. point out

point out (to sb) point sb/sthout (to sb) point out that ...

-- to tell someone something that they did not already know or had not thought about

He pointed out the dangers of driving alone.

Thank you for pointing this out to me.

I should point out that no one of these paintings is original.

‘It’s not very far,’ she pointed out.

I’ll point him out to you next time he comes in.

point to sth

We should point to the fact that we do not have enough time to wait.

-- to mention sth to make others notice it

All the evidence pointed to Blake as the murderer.

-- to suggest that sth is true or likely 顯示，表明

The hands of the clock pointed to a quarter past one.

point at sth

point one’s hand / a gun / the camera at sb.

point a/the finger at sb.

I don't want to point a finger of blame at anyone.

7. fear vt.

-- to feel afraid or worried that something bad may happen

Police fear that there may be further terrorist attacks.

The little girl feared to sleep in the dark room at night.

fear for sb / one’s life (safety)

fear n.

Her hands were shaking with fear.

I glanced around in fear. Was someone following me?

The girl's parents expressed fears for her safety.

for fear (that)…, for fear of (doing) sth.

I didn't want to move for fear of waking her up.

She finally ran away for fear that he would kill her.

He got to the station early, _________ missing his train.

A. in case of B. instead of C. for fear of D. in search of

8. interfere (with ...) vi.

My daughter-in-law said that I was interfering, but I was only trying to help.

Anxiety can interfere with children's performance at school.

9. be on one’s/the way to (doing) sth.

have a long way to do sth.

The team has a long way to go before it can match that performance.

= needs to develop or improve a lot

Jen is now well on the way to recovery.

= she has improved and will be well soon

make/feel/force/elbow/shoulder/push/fight one’s way

lose/find one’s way (to ...)

make way for 為...讓路

in a/the family way 不拘禮節(jié)地, 家常隨便地; 懷孕

in a/one way 有幾分, 稍微; 在某一方面; 在某種意義上; 在某種程度上

in any way 無論如何, 在任何情況下

in every way 在各方面, 完全

in no way 決不, 無論如何不

10. normal adj. ≠ abnormal

in the normal way

lead a normal life

quite/perfectly normal

normal body temperature 正常/標(biāo)準(zhǔn)體溫

normal curiosity 正常的好奇心

normal n.

Thankfully, train services are now back to normal/have returned to normal. 恢復(fù)正常

above/below normal

higher/larger/less ... than normal

11. general adj. n.

a general idea

as a general rule 一般而言

the general manager 總經(jīng)理

a matter of general interest 普遍感興趣的事情

The general commanded his men to advance.

in general – generally; as a general rule

In general, the cost of these cameras ranges from $200 to $300.

People in general like her.

12. breakthrough n.

make/achieve a breakthrough

a(an) major/important/significant breakthrough in the treatment of cancer...

break through verb. phrase 突破，穿過

After the storm the sun broke through the clouds. 風(fēng)暴過后太陽沖破了云層。

At dawn, the guerrillas prepared to break through. 拂曉時，游擊隊(duì)準(zhǔn)備突圍。

At last, scientists broke through in their fight against heart disease.

科家們終于在同心臟病的斗爭中取得了突破。

13. Scottish adj. 蘇格蘭的, 蘇格蘭人的, 蘇格蘭語的(= Scotch)

the ~ 蘇格蘭人 (= Scots, the Scotch)

Scot, Scotsman/Scotswoman, 或者 Scotchman/Scotchwoman,一個蘇格蘭人

Scotland n.

14. intention n. [c] [u] 計(jì)劃；目的

-- a plan or desire to do something

have no/every intention of doing sth.

with the intention of doing sth. – with the purpose of ...

I began reading with the intention of finishing the book, but I never did.

我開始讀這本書時想讀完它，可是我從來就沒把它讀完。

He has no intention of marrying yet. 他還沒有要結(jié)婚的打算。

What is your intention? 你的意圖究竟是什么?

It was not my intention to her your feelings.

intend vt. ~ (sb.) to do

We intend to go. = mean to 我們打算去。

The book is intended for children aged 5-7. = be meant for

15. show (no) respect for sb. = disrespect sb.

16. anxiety n. 憂慮, 焦急；渴望, 熱望

plural anxieties

For some people, air travel is a real anxiety.

對一些人來說，飛機(jī)旅行是真正使他們焦慮的

anxiety about the economy/over her health and home = concern

He was waiting for his brother's return with (great) anxiety.

他焦慮地等著兄弟歸來。

anxiety for knowledge 求知的渴望

The teacher praised him for his anxiety for knowledge.

anxious adj.

be anxious for/about ... 憂慮的；焦慮的，不安的

be anxious to do ... 渴望的, 急切的

be anxious that ...

We are all anxious about/for his safety.

The company is anxious to improve its image.

We are anxious that he (should) do his bit. 我們非常希望他能盡到自己的本分。

（2005浙江）My mother always gets a bit ___ if we don’t arrive when we say we will.

A. anxious B. ashamed C. weak D. patient

17. desperate adj. 不顧一切的, 拚死的

-- willing to do anything to change a very bad situation, and not caring about danger:

She was desperate with fear.

That girl was desperate to leave home.

Having been working for too long, I am desperate for some fresh air.

18. adopt vt.

adopt a new technique/a new idea 采用新技術(shù)/采納新意見

adopt a child 收養(yǎng)孩子

19. while conj.

They arrived while we were having dinner. = when

Schools in cities tend to be better equipped, while those in countries are poor.

While the grandparents love the children, they are strict with them.

while n.

in a while for (quite) a while

once in a while 有時，偶爾

20. push ahead with research/a policy/a plan/economic reform ...

21. deliver

The mail has just been delivered to their office.

I'm having some flowers delivered for her birthday.

deliver a speech/lecture/address ...

They rushed her to hospital where doctors/she delivered her baby.

delivery n.

fresh milk deliveries/ deliveries of fresh milk

22. succeed in (doing) sth.

be successful in (doing) sth.

do sth. Successfully

achieve success

23. benefit n. vi. vt.

It is said Yoga is of great benefit to human health. 據(jù)說瑜咖功對人體健康有極大好處。

Exercise benefits our health. 運(yùn)動有益于我們的健康。

We benefit from daily exercises. 我們得益于每天做操。

benecial adj.

Exercise is beneficial to our health. 運(yùn)動有益于我們的健康。

24. deal with

deal with a problem/issue/matter ...

These ideas are dealt with more fully in Chapter Four. = are about

deal with difficult customers/this shop 打交道

25. moral – immoral memorial – immemorial modest – immodest

legal – illegal logical – illogical

moral adj. - morality n.

26. consequence n. [c]

He broke the law, and now he must face the consequences of his actions.

Animals have died as a consequence of coming into contact with this chemical.

= as a result of something

Your opinion is of no/little consequence to me. -- not very important or valuable

27. end up

-- to find yourself in a place or situation that you did not intend or expect to be in

If you go on like this you’ll end up in prison.

I ended up doing all the work myself.

The meeting ended up with the singing of The Internationale. 會議最后以唱《國際歌》而結(jié)束。

28. sale n.

Sorry, the decorations aren't for sale.

I need a new pair of shoes but I want to wait until they go on sale.

29. comment vt. vi.

comment (on / upon sth) -- to express an opinion about sth

I don’t feel I can comment on their decision.

A spokesperson commented that levels of carbon dioxide were very high.

‘Not his best performance,’ she commented to the woman sitting next to her.

comment n.

Have you any comment to make about the cause of the disaster?

She made helpful comments on my work.

30. advance n.

recent advances in medical science -- development

technological/scientific/medical advance

the advances made in (doing) sth.

His advance was slow.

an advance on next week's salary 預(yù)付下星期的工資

You must pay for the book in advance. 你必須預(yù)先付書的錢。

advance on cottons 棉織品漲價

31. on a ... note = speaking in a particular way 以 …… 的語氣/口氣

There was a note of doubt in her voice.

On a more serious note (= speaking more seriously) …

On a slightly different note (= changing the subject slightly), let’s talk about …