Useful--Expression-高级英语.doc

Useful Expression
1. in the normal/ordinary course (as a rule generally) 一般情况下 通常
2. come over
.A fit of dizziness came over me.我感到一阵眩晕。
‚.I don't know what came over Mr Holmes,he is all on edge.
3. land a large order 得到一大笔订单 land （have done sth gain + job.prize.contract）
It takes me much brains to land this job.得到这份工作真伤了我不少脑筋。
4. have a grudge against 憎恨某人 bear malice to/towards/against 对～怀有恶意
5. participate in.....with/take part in.......with 与.....参加
6. be hold to blame for 为.......而受到责备
No one was held to blame for the game,each had done her best.没有人因为这场比赛受到责备，因为每个人都尽力了。
7. run through 贯穿，充满
A keen humour runs through his writing.在他的文章中，贯穿着一种辛辣的讽刺.
‚A buzz ran through the crowd as i took my place in the packed court on that sweltering July day in 1925.在此处的run through 是充满的意思
8. on hand 到场的
9. spring one's trump card（by）亮出王牌
10. A--edge 优势 have an edge on/get（give）the edge on 比.....略胜一筹，比.....强
Open spaces give the suburbs an edge over the city.空旷宽阔的空间是郊区胜过城市之处。
‚In the second half,our team got the edge on the other team and kept it.在后半场，我们队领先并保持到终场。
B--have advantages over 比....有优势
You have an advantage over me in that you have much knowledge of computer.
C--take/have precedence over 比....重要 优先于.....
Shakespeare takes precedence over all other writers.
‚Women take precedence over men in getting into the train.上火车时，女士优先。
11. squabble over/spar over 为......争吵不休
12. do one's marketing 买东西
13. fall/land on one's feet 站稳脚跟 运气不错 化险为夷
She fell on her feet and got the job on the first day.她运气不错，第一天就找到了工作。
‚No matter what trouble he gets into,he always seems to land on his feet.
14. right to 对.....的拥有权
eg. He obtained the right from the Mexican government to a large section of land.他从墨西哥政府的手中获得大量的土地拥有权。
15. give/show no sign of 没有.......迹象 The evidence showed no sign of murdering.
16. silver-tongued 口才流利的，雄辩的.（eloquence）future-minded 专心于未来的 commercial-minded 商业头脑的 scientific-minded 科学头脑的 hard-wrought 经过努力形成的
17.what is called｛so-called pseudo-｝
18. put off 断然拒绝
19. （律）rule against 否决 bring in 宣判 裁决
The jury brought in a verdict of guilty and judge sentenced him to three years' imprisonment.陪审团裁决他有罪，法官判了他三年徒刑。
20. be quick to 容易.....趋向于.......｛He is quick to anger.他极易生气。｝
21. It was to me less of a departure.it was the stepping off point of ‚an Odyssey.ƒ
less of 说不上.... 未到....的程度｛It was less of robbery.这算不上抢劫。｝
‚step off point of..... ｛at the beginning of ,to begin with｝
ƒOdyssey O- 长期流浪

22. in（while）表示前后两个动作同时发生
He did not realize in criticizing others that he also was wrong.他没有意识到当他在批评他人时自己也犯了错误。
‚She had a lot of difficulties in reading English books.
23. wear 的用法 begin to wear thin/wear off 消逝,磨去（become weak）
24. interfere with 妨碍（Don't interfere with him.不要妨碍/打扰他.）interfere in 干涉
25. as such 这样 因此（He is my beloved and as such I believe all what he said.）
26. the other way around/just the other way 恰好相反
27. confine oneself to.......把自己局限在......
He confined himself to the matter under discussion.他仅关心当前正在讨论的事情。
28. by and large/on the whole 大体上，一般来说
29. have one's say 有发言权 The government must have taken some measures to make sure every one in this country have their say.
30. position on the subject involved 对有关问题的立场/take a position 采取立场
31. knock down 本义---打到，击倒 （She knocked him down with one blow of her fist.她一拳把他打倒了。） 引申义---（conversation）驳倒 （knock each other down 相互批驳）
32. noun→verb 名词动化的运用
to document the position 用文件去证实这一立场
‚to paper the window 用纸去贴窗子
ƒto knife the apple 用刀去削苹果/to concrete the road 用混泥土去铺路
33. with the exception of 除去.....
34. on the beat 正在.....中