VOA笔记——单词掌故
1.pull a fast one on you 欺骗
2.get away 离开
3.One’s number is up完蛋
4.Be back to square one 从头再来
5.Grapevine 小道消息,葡萄藤by the grapevine
6.Telegraphy 电报通讯术telegraph lines 电缆
7.Wrought 制造的
8.Workmanship 工艺，技艺
9.Crooked 歪曲的
https://www.doczj.com/doc/a219136205.html,mander 指挥官，负责人
11.Battlefield 战场，沙场
12.Hush 安静
13.Whisper 低语
14.Go by the board(想法、计划等）被抛弃
https://www.doczj.com/doc/a219136205.html,her in 开启，开创
https://www.doczj.com/doc/a219136205.html,her someone into 领某人进入
17.Drop off 让....下车；睡着；下降
18.Run out on sb.（在苦难的情形下）抛弃某人
19.Put my foot in my mouth 说错话，多嘴
20.Down in the mouth 沮丧，愁眉苦脸
21.Put words into someone’s mouth 硬说某人说过某话；发表见解
22.Word of mouth 口耳相传；口头传述；口碑行销
https://www.doczj.com/doc/a219136205.html,ernment mouthpiece 政府的喉舌
24.Take the words right out one’s mouth 不谋而合
25.Leave a bad taste in one’s mouth 留下坏印象
26.Have one’s heart in my mouth 提心吊胆
27.Be born with a sliver spoon in one’s mouth 含着金汤匙出生
28.Live from hand to mouth 度日为艰
29.Mouth off 顶嘴
30.Run one’s mouth说太多
31.Don’t let the grass grow under our feet.不要拖延
32.In a spin 晕头转向
33.The living speech 现在还使用的语言
34.Carry a chip on one’s shoulder愤愤不平，叫板
35.Chip off the old block 酷像父母的小孩
36.Let the chips fall where they may不计后果采取行动
37.Cash in chips 兑换筹码
38.Soaked to the skin/bone 湿透了
39.Exclamation 感叹
40.Oath 誓言
41.Course 诅咒，咒骂
42.Great scoot 天啊
43.Election 选举
44.Nomination 提名，任命，推荐
45.Praise 表扬，称赞
46.Opponent 对手，敌手
47.General 将军
48.Instinct/gut feeling/gut reaction 直觉
49.Fall guy 替罪羊
50.Make a jump from A to B 从A演变到B
51.Wrestle 摔跤
52.Take the fall 代人受罪
53.Be tricked into 诱骗
54.Country fairs 乡村集市
55.Take the rap 背黑锅
56.Bump rap 不公正的惩罚
57.Be framed 遭到陷害
58.Mayday=help me
59.Have nothing to do无关
60.Sabotage 蓄意破坏
61.Subversion 破坏，覆灭
62.Leave alone and not interfere 不干涉
63.Entrepreneur 创业者
64.Film noir 具有悲观色彩的电影
65.Avant garde 先锋队
66.Resume 简历，摘要，重新开始
67.One of a kind 独一无二，其中一类
68.Saute 快炒
69.Be dead in the water 一蹶不振
70.To be in hot water =be in trouble
71.Be in deep water 水深火热
72.To keep your head above water =staying out of debt 远离债务
73.Water over the dam无法改变的事
74.hold water 言之有理
75.Throw cold water 泼冷水
76.Have the time of one’s life 过得愉快
77.Nuts and bolts 具体细节，基本要素
78.Fall apart 土崩瓦解
79.Diplomacy 外交
80.Prime minister 首相
81.Senate 参议院senator 参议员
82.Ambassador 大使
83.Joint action 联合行动
84.Logistics军事后勤
85.Supply an army 为军队提供补给
86.For want of a nail,the shoe is lost.For want of a shoe,the horse is lost.For want of a horse,the rider is lost.For want of a rider,the battle is
lost.For want of a battle,the kingdom is lost.And all for the want of a horseshoe nail.
87.Down to earth/both feet on the ground 现实的，实际的，实事求是的
88.Go to one’s heads 冲昏头脑
89.Have a big head/have one’s nose in the air 自高自大的人
90.Head in the clouds/daydreamer不切实际，胡思乱想
91.Have a monkey on one’s back 有大难题，有无法承担的重担
92.An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
93.You are what you eat.人如其食
94.The early bird catches the worms.
95.A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.一鸟在手胜于双鸟在林（this means you should not risk losing something you have by seeking that is not guaranteed.）
96.Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.鸡蛋尚未孵，别忙数鸡雏。（you should not think too much about some future event before it really happens.）
97.Haste makes waste.欲速则不达
98.People who lives in glass houses should not throw stones.正人先正己（this means you should not criticize other people unless you are perfect yourself.）
99.Sink or swim 成败全靠自己
100.Hit a home run 全垒打
101.Struck out three times 三振出局
102.Differ about 持不同的意见
103.Down in the dumps 情绪低落
104.Paint oneself into a corner 让自己陷入困境
105.Get off your high horse 别摆架子
106.Hold your horses 别着急，别轻举妄动
107.Horse around 起哄，胡闹，捣蛋
108.One-horse town 落后的小地方，小镇
109.Wild horses could not drag me away 全心投入
110.The horse’s mouth 可靠信息
111.You can lead a horse to water,but you cannot make him drink.牵马到河易，强马饮水难
112.Beat a dead horse 白费口舌；徒劳
113. A dark-horse candidate
114.Do not change horses in midstream 不要中途变卦，不要做太大变动
115.Fireworks 烟火，激烈争论，终年
116.Be out the woods 脱离险境，困境
117.An average Joe /Joe Blow 普通人
118.Not know Jack about 对某事一无所知
119. A doubting Thomas 多疑的人
120. A plain Jane 外貌平凡的女人
121.Shelia 在口语中表示少女，年轻貌美
122.Jack of all trades 一个洋洋都懂得人；博而不精的人123.Uncle Sam 代表美国政府
124.John Hancock 亲笔签名
125.Declaration of Independence 独立宣言
126.Jhnny One Note 五音不全的人
127.Dig yourself into a hole 使自己陷入困境
128.Wig=false hair
129.Bigwig=big wheel=top banana=kinpin重要人物130.Lead a dog’s life 过穷困潦倒的日子
131.Dog-eat-dog 自相残杀的，竞争激烈的
132.Dog-tired 疲倦至极的
133.Sick as a dog 病得厉害
134.Every dog has its day 风水轮流转
135.His bark is worse than his bite面恶心善
136.Be in the doghouse 失宠的，遇到冷落
137.Let sleeping dog lie 不惹是生非
138.Dog days 三伏天
139.Rain cats and dogs 下倾盆大雨
140.Go-between 中间人
141.Let the cat out of the bag 泄漏机密
142.Leave someone holding the bag 背黑锅
143.Out of date=as dead as the dodo
144.As easy ae falling off a log 易如反掌=easy as pie=piece of cake=as easy as shooting fish in a barrel
145.Easy come ,easy go.
146.EasyStreet 康庄大道
147.Go easy on a person 对人宽容
148.Easy touch=soft touch 有求必应的人，容易受骗的人
149.The world is someone’s oyster（牡蛎）世上一切尽在某人掌握之中，可以随心所欲
常用BBC,VOA英语新闻词汇1)名词+现在分词。如： cancer-causing drug 制癌药物 oil-producing country 产油国 peace-keeping force 维和部队 policy-making body 决策机构 2)形容词+现在分词。如： far-reaching significance 深远意义 high-ranking official 高级官员 long-standing issue 由来己久的问题 wide-spreading AIDS 到处蔓延的艾滋病 3)名词+过去分词。如： blood-cemented friendship 鲜血凝成的友谊 export-oriented economy 外向型经济 poverty-stricken area 贫困地区 wasp-waisted road 蜂腰路段 4)形容词+过去分词。如： deep-rooted social problems 根深蒂固的社会问题foreign-owned enterprise 外资企业 long-faced job loser 愁眉苦脸的失业者 quick-frozen food 速冻食品 5)副词+过去分词。如： dimly-lit room 光线昏暗的房间 highly-sophisticated technology 尖端技术 richly-paid job 薪水丰厚的工作 well-informed source 消息灵通人士 6)名词+形容词。如： inflation-proof deposit 保值储昔 interest-free loan 无息贷款 labour-intensive enterprise 劳动力密集型企业 vehicle-free promenade 步行街 7)名词+名词.如： arms-reduction talks 裁军谈判 labour-management conflict 劳资冲突 supply-demand imbalance 供求失调 year-endreport 年终报告 8)形容词+名词。如：
VOA慢速英语词汇表-（以U,V开头的单词） VOA慢速英语词汇表-（以U，V开头的单词） U under-prep.below;belowthesurfaceof;lessthan;ascalledforbyalaw，agreementorsystem("Theriverflowsunderthebridge.""Suchactionisnotpermi ttedunderthelaw.") understand-v.toknowwhatismeant;tohaveknowledgeof unite-v.tojointogether universe-n.allofspace，includingplanetsandstars university-n.aplaceofeducationthatusuallyincludesseveralcollegesandre searchorganizations unless-conj.exceptifithappens;onconditionthat("Iwillnotgo，unlesstherainstops.")
until-conj.uptoatime;before up-ad.to，inoratahigherpositionorvalue urge-v.toadvisestrongly;tomakeagreatefforttogetsomeonetodosomething urgent-ad.needinganimmediatedecisionoraction us-pro.theformoftheword"we"usedafterapreposition("Hesaidhewouldwritet ous.")orusedasanobjectofaverb("Theysawusyesterday.") use-v.toemployforapurpose;toputintoaction usual-ad.asisnormalorcommon;asismostoftendone，seenorheard V valley-n.alongareaoflandbetweenhigherareasofland value-n.thequalityofbeinguseful， importantordesired;theamountofmoneythatcouldbereceivedifsomethingisso ld
accredited journalist n.特派记者advertisement n.广告 advance n.预发消息；预写消息 affair n.桃色新闻；绯闻 anecdote n.趣闻轶事 assignment n.采写任务 attribution n.消息出处；消息来源 back alley news n.小道消息 backgrounding n.新闻背景 Bad news travels quickly. 坏事传千里 banner n.通栏标题 beat n.采写范围 blank vt.“开天窗” body n.新闻正文 boil vt.压缩(篇幅) box n.花边新闻 brief n.简讯 bulletin n.新闻简报 byline n.署名文章 caption n.图片说明 caricature n.漫画 carry vt.刊登 cartoon n.漫画 censor vt.审查(新闻稿件)，新闻审查 chart n.(每周流行音乐等)排行榜 clipping n.剪报 column n.专栏，栏目 columnist n.专栏作家 continued story 连载故事，连载小说contributing editor 特约编辑 contribution n.(投给报刊的)稿件，投稿contributor n.投稿人 copy desk n.新闻编辑部 copy editor n.文字编辑 correction n.更正(启事) correspondence column 读者来信专栏correspondent n.驻外记者，常驻外埠记者 cover vt.采访，采写 cover girl n.封面女郎 covert coverage 隐性采访，秘密采访 crop vt.剪辑(图片) crusade n.宣传攻势 cut n.插图 vt.删减(字数) cut line n.插图说明 daily n.日报 dateline n.新闻电头 deadline n.截稿时间 dig vt.深入采访，追踪(新闻线索)，“挖”(新闻) digest n.文摘
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1, hijack ['haid??k] n. 劫持；威逼；敲诈 vt. 抢劫；揩油 vi. 拦路抢劫 hijack: 劫机|劫机事件|抢劫 IFEO hijack: 映像劫持 Hijack Outdoor: 户外劫持 2, overshadow [,?uv?'??d?u] vt. 使失色；使阴暗；遮阴；夺去的光彩 overshadow: 使相形见绌|遮蔽|投上阴影 GetWord（"overshadow"）: 使相形见绌 3, amplified ['?mplifai] adj. 放大的；扩充的 v. 放大；详述（amplify的过去分词） amplified: 放大的|扩大，详述|被放大的 amplified verification: 扩大核查 amplified telephone: 扩音电话 4, signalled ['sign?ld] adj. 暗示的；告知的 v. 标志着（signal的过去分词形式）；给发信号；用信号传递signalled: 告知|向...发射|成为预兆 track signalled in both directions: 双向信号线路 track signalled in one direction: 单向信号线路 5, Saudi Arabia n. 沙特阿拉伯 Saudi Arabia: 沙乌地阿拉伯|沙特|沙地阿拉伯 Saud av Saudi-Arabia: 沙特·本·阿卜杜勒-阿齐兹·阿勒沙特Saudi Arabia-- Riyadh: 沙特阿拉伯 - 利雅得 6, Jewish ['d?u:i?] adj. 犹太人的；犹太族的 Jewish: 犹太人的|犹太教|犹太语 Jewish cowboy: 犹太牛仔 Jewish Talmud: 塔木德经|犹太法典 7, palestinian [,p?lis'tini?n] n. 巴勒斯坦人 adj. 巴勒斯坦的；巴勒斯坦人的 Palestinian: 巴勒斯坦人|巴勒斯坦|巴勒斯坦的 Palestinian canon: 巴勒斯坦正典 Palestinian Talmud: 巴勒斯坦塔木德 8, Venezuela [,veni'zweil?] n. 委内瑞拉 VENEZUELA: 委内瑞拉|委內瑞拉|委瑞内拉 Streptomyces venezuela: 由委内瑞拉链霉菌|链丝菌venezuela": 委内瑞拉的平顶山区
VOA 高频词汇military-backed government: 军方支持的政府 arch-rival 主要竞争对手；劲敌 thaw 解冻；融雪 exasperated 激怒的；恼火的 U.N. Security Council: 联合国安理会 U.S. Secretary of State：美国国务卿 bilateral relations：双边关系 bipartisan：adj. 两党连立的；代表两党的 fiscal：财政的 deadlocked：陷入僵局的 Central Intelligence Agency: 中央情报局 Defense Secretary：国防部长 plaintiffs：原告 outgoing：即将离职的 sever：割断，断绝；分开；使分离 the Republican-led House of Representatives：共和党领导的众议院 the Democratic-controlled Senate：民主党控制的参议院 hammer out：设计出；锤成；苦心想出 revenue：税收 indignant愤愤不平的delegation代表团 European Parliament members 欧洲议会成员 surveillance监督 intelligence情报机关；情报工作 NSA： National Security Agency allegedly依其申述；据说，据称asylum [?'sail?m] 庇护 | 避难collaborate 合作；勾结，通敌 aghast 吓呆的，惊骇的；吃惊的 custody 保管；监护；拘留 exchange fire 交火 Greenpeace：绿色和平组织 Arctic：北极圈 hooliganism ['hu:liɡ?niz?m] n. 流氓行为 detainees [,de:tei'ni:] n. 未判决囚犯；被扣押者 the Dutch Ministry of Defense荷兰国防部 a breeding ground：滋生的温床 safe heaven：避风港 paratrooper：伞兵 intelligence expert：情报专家
VOA慢速英语词汇表-（以T开头的单词） VOA慢速英语词汇表-（以T开头的单词） T take-v.toputahandorhandsaroundsomethingandholdit，oftentomoveittoanotherplace;tocarrysomething;toseize;tocapture;tobegi ntobeincontrol("Thepresidenttakesofficetomorrow.") talk-v.toexpressthoughtsinspokenwords;n.ameetingfordiscussion tall-ad.higherthanothers;oppositeshort tank-n.alargecontainerforholdingliquids;aheavymilitaryvehiclewithguns target-n.anypersonorobjectaimedatorfiredat taste-v.tosensethroughthemouth("Thefruittastessweet.") tax-n.themoneyapersonorbusinessmustpaytothegovernmentsothegovernmentc
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a or an [(1) one; (2) any; (3) each] Would you give me a sheet of paper? (1) A triangle has three sides. (2) He comes to see his grandmother once a week. (3) able [having the power to do something] Are you able to speak English? about [(1) almost; (2) of or having a relation to] He completed about half of his work. (1) We talk about the weather. (2) above [at a higher place] His head was above the water. accept [to agree to receive] Please accept my thanks. accident [(1) something that happens by chance or mistake; (2) an unplanned event] She was injured in the accident. (1) We met again by accident after seventeen years had passed. (2) accuse [(1) to say a person is responsible for an act or crime; (2) to make a statement against someone] Her friend accused her of breaking his heart. (1) The lawyer accused the suspect of lying. (2) across [(1) from side to side; (2) to the other side] The box was ten centimeters across. (1) The dog ran across the road. (2) act [to do something] He acted immediately to stop the fight. activist
VOA笔记——单词掌故 1.pull a fast one on you 欺骗 2.get away 离开 3.One’s number is up完蛋 4.Be back to square one 从头再来 5.Grapevine 小道消息,葡萄藤by the grapevine 6.Telegraphy 电报通讯术telegraph lines 电缆 7.Wrought 制造的 8.Workmanship 工艺，技艺 9.Crooked 歪曲的 https://www.doczj.com/doc/a219136205.html,mander 指挥官，负责人 11.Battlefield 战场，沙场 12.Hush 安静 13.Whisper 低语 14.Go by the board(想法、计划等）被抛弃 https://www.doczj.com/doc/a219136205.html,her in 开启，开创 https://www.doczj.com/doc/a219136205.html,her someone into 领某人进入 17.Drop off 让....下车；睡着；下降 18.Run out on sb.（在苦难的情形下）抛弃某人 19.Put my foot in my mouth 说错话，多嘴 20.Down in the mouth 沮丧，愁眉苦脸 21.Put words into someone’s mouth 硬说某人说过某话；发表见解
22.Word of mouth 口耳相传；口头传述；口碑行销 https://www.doczj.com/doc/a219136205.html,ernment mouthpiece 政府的喉舌 24.Take the words right out one’s mouth 不谋而合 25.Leave a bad taste in one’s mouth 留下坏印象 26.Have one’s heart in my mouth 提心吊胆 27.Be born with a sliver spoon in one’s mouth 含着金汤匙出生 28.Live from hand to mouth 度日为艰 29.Mouth off 顶嘴 30.Run one’s mouth说太多 31.Don’t let the grass grow under our feet.不要拖延 32.In a spin 晕头转向 33.The living speech 现在还使用的语言 34.Carry a chip on one’s shoulder愤愤不平，叫板 35.Chip off the old block 酷像父母的小孩 36.Let the chips fall where they may不计后果采取行动 37.Cash in chips 兑换筹码 38.Soaked to the skin/bone 湿透了 39.Exclamation 感叹 40.Oath 誓言 41.Course 诅咒，咒骂 42.Great scoot 天啊 43.Election 选举