M8U1单词短语

【翻译】 很明显，他对修汽车一窍不通。 It was apparent that he knew nothing about how to repair cars. 从面容上就可以看出她确实心绪烦乱。 It was apparent from her face that she was really upset. 很快大家都明白一场大地震发生了. It soon became apparent to everyone that a big earthquake occurred.
【反义词】 fire vt. 解雇；开除 他负责招聘和解雇职员。 He was responsible for hiring and firing staff.
10. nowhere adv. 无处，到处都无 The poor has nowhere to live. 这个可怜的老人无处可住。 There‘s nowhere else I really want to go to 没有别的地方是我真正想去的。 nowhere to be found / seen Steve was nowhere to be seen. 哪儿也找不到Steve. get nowhere 一事无成, 没有好处 That kind of talk will get you nowhere. 说那种话对你没好处。
3. team up with 与…合作或一起工作 (cooperate with) 1) We have teamed up for ten years. 2) The two companies teamed up with each other to develop a new racing car.
7. indicate vt. 标示；指出；表明；暗示 1）The arrow indicates the way to the park.
指向
2) He indicated the need of practice.
指出
3) The smoke from the chimney indicated that someone was in the house. 表明
9. hire vt. & n. 租用；雇用 1)租用，借用 (rent) to hire a car/ room/ boat 2) 录用，雇用 ( employ) She was hired / employed in a bank. 3)可供出租的： for hire boats / rooms/ cars for hire
Unit 1 Important Words
1. distinct a. 清晰的；明显的；不同的 1) The African elephant is divided into two distinct species. （2011湖南） 2) The outline of the ship became more distinct.
3. keep up 保持；继续; 沿袭（风俗，传统 等） keep up one’s spirits / courage 保持士气/鼓起勇气 keep up a country’s customs 保留风俗 keep up with sb./sth. 与……保持联系；跟上
keep it up 保持优秀成绩；再接再厉
3）Our business is booming. 我们的事业正迅速发展。
6. occur vi. 发生；突然想到；出现- occurred; occurring 1) 地震在深夜发生。 The earthquake occurred at midnight. 2) sth. occurs to sb. It occurs to sb. that…/ to do… 今早起床时我突然想到一个很棒的主意。 An excellent idea occurred to me when I woke up this morning. 我突然想去国外旅游. It suddenly occurred to me that I would travel abroad / to travel abroad.
★ be distinct from… 与…截然不同的
distinction n. 差别,不同；特性 ★ make/ draw a distinction between A and B 区别对待；区分开来 ★课文相关短语： have the distinction of… 因…而闻名;与众不同之处 It also has the distinction of being the most multicultural state in the USA. 它以美国最具多元文化特征的一个州而闻名。
4. elect vt. → election n. 1）选举；推选 a. elect sb. to sth. 我永远也忘不了当选为学生会成员的经历。 I’ll never forget being elected to the student council. b. elect sb. (as) sth. 他们选史密斯当市长。 They elected Smith mayor. 2） 选择，决定 elect to do sth. 他决定当医生。 He elected to become a doctor.高考例题Fra bibliotek

(2011浙江)--Can I come and have a look at your new house? -- Yes, ______! A. with pleasure B. I like it C. I quite agree D. by all means (2010江苏) -- Do you think their table tennis team will win the first place at the coming Asian Games? -- ______. Ours is much stronger than theirs. A. Of course B. It depends C. Don’t mention it D. By no means
1) We express our thoughts _____ D words. A. by this means B. by all means C. by no means D. by means of 2) --May I have a look at your book? B -- _____. A. By this means B. By all means C. By this way D. By any means
8. apparent a. 显而易见的；表面上的 (obvious) For no apparent reason, the train suddenly stopped. 不知什么原因，火车突然停了下来。 It’s apparent/ obvious / evident / clear that… Apparently,…/ Obviously,…/ Evidently,…/ Clearly,… it’s apparent (from sth.) that… 从…而知 it’s apparent (to sb.) that… 对…来说明白易 懂的
5. boom n.（人口、贸易的）繁荣 vi. 处于经济迅速发展时期 1)a population boom 人口激增 2）The economic boom in recent years has created more job opportunities.
近年的经济繁荣创造了更多的就业机会。
11. grasp vt. & n. 抓住，抓紧，掌握，领会 1） 他热情地抓住我的手握了起来。 She grasped my hand and shook it warmly. 2）他们没有理解他的话的重要性。 They failed to grasp the importance of his words. 3）grasp a chance/ an opportunity 抓住机会 我抓住了去国外工作的机会。 I grasped the opportunity to work abroad.
2. means c. 手段；方法 (单复数同形)
1） means of transport / communication 2) All possible means have been tried. Every possible means has been tried. 3) a means of doing 做某事的方法/手段 Homework should not be used as a means of controlling children. 4) by means of … 用…方法,借助于 He succeeded by means of hard working.
3. despite prep. 尽管 (= in spite of )



Most remained in California to make a life for themselves despite great hardship. （Reading 1） Despite/In spite of applying for hundreds of jobs, he is still out of work. Despite/In spite of the fact that we tried our best, we didn’t win.
【翻译】

尽管交通阻塞，他仍然准时到达这里。
Despite / In spite of the traffic jam he came here on time.

虽然她不喜欢物理但却学得很好.
She is good at physics despite / in spite of the fact that she doesn’t like it.