英语知识点整理

Language pointsget round to doing sth: 终于去做（久已想做但因太忙、太懒等而未作的事）; 腾出时间做某事e.g.: I’m very busy at the moment but I hope to get round to answering yourletter next week. 目前我很忙，希望下周能抽出时间给你回信。

get by: be good enough but not very good; manage to live or do things in a satisfactory way 过的去，尚可；勉强应付e.g.: It is a little bit difficult for the old couple to get by on such a small pension(养老金).Keep sb. in sth.: give sb. a regular supply of sth. 使…经常有某事物e.g.: Our hens keep us in eggs, with several dozen left over to sell eachweek.自己养的鸡提供鸡蛋，每周还能剩余几十个去出售。

Just About: almost, very nearlye.g.: This job is just about done. 这件工作差不多做完了。

The heating season: “heating” here means “加热”,“供热”，so “heating season” actually refers to the winter.... when it was 30 below: Here the Fahrenheit scale (华氏度) is used instead of the Celsius scale (摄氏度), Celsius degree= Fahrenheit degree* 9/5 + 32e.g.: 30 below: 零下30华氏度 95 above: 零上95华氏度haul:1) transport, as with a truck, cart, etc. 用车搬运e.g.: The rescue team hauled medical supplies and food to the floodedvillages.2) pull or drag sth. with effort or force 用力拖e.g.: Rescue workers hauled passengers out of the crashed train.营救人员把乘客从发生事故的火车中拖救出来。

cultivate:1) 耕作; 种植e.g.: cultivate corn 种植玉米 cultivate soil 耕作土地2) 陶冶, 培养; 教养e.g.: cultivate one’s mind 陶冶思想Cultivated: adj. a> 有素养的，文雅的 b> 用于耕作的Cultivation: n. 耕作，栽培Pluming: 建筑物内部的管道设施(在本文特指内部卫生间)supplement: add to sth. in order to improve it (followed by with): prep. 在…中间: two crackers with a filling in between. 夹心饼干In between such chores, I manage to spend 50 to 60 hours a week at the typewriter. 在这些琐事之间，每周我还能抽出50到60个小时写作打稿子。

pursue: 1) To strive to gain or accomplish努力去获得或完成：e.g.: Sandy, meanwhile, pursues her own demanding schedule.同时珊迪要完成她自己繁忙的工作日程。

2) to chase or follow 追赶，追求e.g.: pursue lofty political goals. 追求崇高的政治目标3) To be engaged in 从事e.g.: She pursued the study of English for five years.她持续不断地学了五年英语。

In pursuit of: 在追求…方面demanding: 1) 费力的，需要技能的；2) 苛求的，要求过高的e.g.: a demanding job 繁重的工作a demanding mother 苛刻的母亲get through: come successfully to the ende.g.: She got through the entrance examination and was accepted by thecollege.at that point: at that very moment, right thene.g.: The man suddenly held up a poster. At that point, all TV cameras werepointed at him. 那个人突然打出一条标语。

就在那时，所有摄像机都对准了他。

Timing: 时机的选择，时机安排e.g.: The timing was terrible. 时机选的实在太差。

on balance: with all things considered 总的来说e.g.: On balance, it's probably not advisable (可取的，明智的) to change thecompany's name.generate: bring into existence, produce 产生，生产，生育e.g.: The widespread use of Spanish in some American cities has generated apublic debate over language use in the country.A generating station 发电站Mortgage payment: 抵押贷款按揭When it comes to…: 当提到…时e.g.: When it comes to politics I know nothing. 谈到政治，我一无所知。

pick up: 1) be ready to pay2) take up by hand 拿起，捡起3) To take on (passengers or freight) 承载（客人, 货物等）4) To acquireBe stuck with sth./doing sth.: 不得不做某事，被迫应付…e.g.: We were stuck with unexpected visitors.Cover: it is a very commonly used word, and here it means “To protect by insurance” (入保险加以保护). Besides, it has several other usages as follows:1) To extend over 延伸，遍及e.g.: a farm covering more than 100 acres (英亩).2) To travel or pass overe.g.: They covered 60 miles in two days. 他们两天走了60英里。

3) To be responsible for reportinge.g.: Two reporters covered the news story. 两名记者负责报导这则新闻。

aside from: except for; in addition to (more usual in American English; same as apart from)e.g.: This essay is good aside from a couple of spelling mistakes.They were going to have other expenses, aside from the school fees.Policy: 大家常见的意思是“政策，方针”，但是本文中意思是“保险单”。

cut back:reduce in size or amount (used in the patterns:cut back sth.; cut back on sth.)e.g.: There is a growing movement to cut back the government's role inagriculture and to reduce subsidies (补助金) paid to farmers.suspect: 1) v. 有存在或属实的想法，相信e.g.: He ~ed an ambush(埋伏). 他怀疑有埋伏。

~ sb of (doing) sth.怀疑某人有某种罪e.g.: What makes you ~ her of having taken the money?2) v. 怀疑e.g.: I ~ the truth of your statement. 我怀疑你陈述内容的真实性。

3) n. 嫌疑人doubt: 1) n. 怀疑e.g.: ~ about sth./that /whether …; no/beyond/without~ 毫无疑问…1) v. 怀疑 ~ sth./that …/whether…e.g.: I doubt whether he will come. 我怀疑他是否能来。

通过以上我们可以看出：doubt一般是对其后面的事情表示怀疑（不相信）；而suspect 既可以对其后面的事情表示怀疑，也可以表示对其后面事情的可能性表示相信，其意思需要通过上下文或其句型来确定。

budget: 预算e.g.: The General Assembly has exclusive authority to set the UN budget, paidfor by all members according to an agreed quota.只有联合国大会有权为联合国制定预算，预算由各成员国按照约定的配额支付。