Module 11 Unit 4 The next step
Part One New words
1. preview
(1) n. 事先查看，查阅（of）；预看；预先审查（或检查）；预习
They began their job with a preview of the day’s work.
They sent the recording for our preview. 他们把录音送给我们预先审查。
(2) vt. 预览、预习；预演；试映（电影）
The play is due to be previewed tonight. 这出戏定于今晚试演。
You’d better preview the text before class. 你最好在课前预习好课文。
表示时间和顺序先后等意义的前缀有：pre, ex, post, fore
(1) pre：前，领先，在……之前 prevent 防止 prehistoric史前的 preface序文 predict预言 previous早先的
(2) ex：外，先前ex-boyfriend前任男友 except除外 ex-student往届生
(3) post：后postwar战后postgraduate研究生 postpone延迟
2. shrink vi./vt. 过去式: shrank/shrunk 过去分词: shrunk
①（使）收缩，缩短，皱缩 ②（使）变小，变少，变瘦
③畏怯，回避，退避[(+from)]
This dress material shrinks in the wash. 这种衣料一洗要缩水。
Hot water shrinks wool. 热水会使羊毛皱缩。
When his influence began to shrink, his wealth also decreased.
当他的影响缩小时，他的财富也减少了。
Shortage of hands has shrunk our plant’s yearly output.
人手不足已使我们厂的年产量减少。
The boy shrank into a corner when the bully threatened to beat him.
恶棍威胁说要揍那男孩，男孩便退缩到一个角落里。
She shrinks from meeting strangers. 她怕见生人。
Part Two Phrases and sentences
P50 1. say hello to sb 向某人打招呼 say good-bye to sb 跟某人说再见
say sorry to sb 向某人道歉 say Yes / No to sb 同意/ 反对某人
2. I’m writing this article to give you a quick preview of what to expect from
university life either in China or abroad. 我写这篇文章是为了让你们迅速预知可以期待从大学生活中得到什么，无论是在中国还是在国外。
*give sb a preview of sth 使某人提前了解某事
At the start of the term, the teacher gave a preview of what the students would
study in the following term.
* review 复习（go over），评论，回顾
3. I had to decide which university to apply to and what course to study, and
then I needed to get a passport and visa to study abroad.
我必须决定申请哪所学习，学习什么专业，然后我需要为出国留学办理护照和签证。
4. look through numerous brochures and college catalogues 浏览了大量的宣传册和学校课程目录
*look through 翻阅，浏览，审阅
I’ve looked through all the papers, but I still can’t find the one I needed.
5. decide on / upon 选定，确定
She decided on Nanjing University after a careful consideration.
经过仔细考虑后，她决定上南大。
Have you decided on a date for your wedding? 你选定婚期了吗？
(P59, Para.4) IT is a science course, and of course, students who decide upon
IT need to be interested in computers and be good at problem-solving.
信息技术是一门理科，当然，选修这门课程的学生必须喜欢电脑，并且擅长解决问题。
6. Moving to Canada meant making some big adjustment to my life.
意味着对我的生活作一些大的调整。
*mean doing sth意味着
Missing this train meant our waiting for another hour.
错过这班车就意味着再等一个小时。 *mean to do 想要做某事 = want to do / would like to do / intend to do
*had meant / intended to do = meant / intended to have done 本打算做某事
*What do you mean by saying so?你这么说是什么意思？
*by no means绝不 by all means 当然可以(of course)
*All means have/Every means has been tried. 所有的/每个方法都试过了。
7. leave their nest at some point在一定的时候离开家
*nest 巢，穴，窝 build a comfortable nest lay eggs in the nest
8. some people cannot handle being away from home
有些人无法应付背井离乡的生活
*handle = deal with = cope with = do with = approach = address 处理，应对
* handle a problem / a plane / a person 处理 / 操纵 / 对付
9. set up e-mail addresses建立了电子邮箱
10. I did not write to my family as often as I should have.
我本应该经常写信回家却没有做到。
11. feel a bit like a lost son returning有一点浪子回家的感觉
12. believe it or not信不信由你 （插入语，动词形式不变）
Believe it or not, Tom got the first prize in the competition.
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13. do the / my laundry洗衣服
14. avoid shrinking my clothes避免衣服缩水
A bad harvest caused the farmers’ income to shrink.
收成不好使农民收入减少了。
15. live on one’s own = live alone = live by oneself 独自生活
*have a room of one’s own拥有某人自己的房间 =have one’s own room
*own sth 拥有 *owing to 因为
*owe sb sth = owe sth to sb 欠 owe me an apology
16. learn to control the amount of money 学会如何控制开销
17. put some of your money away each week to make it last
每星期存一些钱已维持开支 18. on the first day of term开学第一天
19. be partly furnished只有部分家具 un. furniture 家具 a piece of ~
*furnish vt. 布置，装修；提高；
Many proprietors try to furnish their hotels with antiques.
许多经营者都想用古董装饰他们的酒店。
They'll be able to furnish you with the rest of the details.
他们将可向你提供其余的细节。
20. introduce me to baseball介绍我打棒球
21. be not very good with a bat or a baseball glove并不擅长打棒球
22. My advice to you is to prepare and think ahead so that you can have an
easier time in making the change from home to university.我给你的建议是提前准备和思考，这样你就会更容易完成从家到大学的转变。
*have a hard / easy / busy / fun time (in) doing sth
23. do not hesitate to write to me.不要犹豫，尽管给我写信。
When you meet difficulties, don’t hesitate to turn to your teacher for help.
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24. give it a try尝试
25. as for choosing what course to take关于选修哪门课
*关于prep regarding / concerning / with regard to
26. a mine of information知识宝库 mine n. 矿
27. make an easier adjustment from home to university
轻松地适应从家到大学的转变
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28. He is a bit of a Scrooge. 是一个吝啬鬼。
29. a sacred cow比喻某人或某物受到很高的尊崇，不能伤害
30. be over the moon非常高兴 be wild with joy / on Cloud Nine
31. Pandora’s box 潘多拉的盒子
32. face his Waterloo 遭遇失败（滑铁卢） 33. Mother Teresa特蕾莎嬷嬷, 一个无私为别人的人
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34. Mickey Mouse course 比喻因太容易而被忽视
35. dark horse黑马，出其不意获得成功的人 dark sheep害群之马
36. Daniel in the lion’ den比喻面临困难的人
37. catch-22 第二十二条军规，指让人左右为难的规定或处境
in a dilemma 处于进退两难的境地
38. Achilles’ heel 致命弱点或唯一弱点 feet of clay
39. Jonah 比喻被击败的人，给他人带来厄运的人
40. a Herculean task 赫拉克勒斯的任务，指非常艰巨的任务
41. a good Samaritan好心的撒玛利亚人，指乐善好施者
42. concentrate / focus on my studies
43. come up 即将到来，走近，被提到，发生
Her cat came up and rubbed itself against their legs.
她的猫跑上前来，在他们腿上蹭来蹭去。
The subject came up during a pre-dinner drink with our guests.
在与客人喝餐前酒的时候，有人提到了这个话题。
Plan your activities so that you are rested and refreshed when something
important is coming up.
做好日常规划，这样一旦发生大事，才能够从容不迫。
44. bang my fist on the table一拳捶在桌上
45. feel a bit aimless 有点目标不定
46. like moving sideways across the sea and feeling alone and lost
就像在海中摇摆，心无定所，感到孤单而失落
47. land on one’s feet摆脱困境，化险为夷
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48. It is the time of year when all our Senior High Three students are trying to
decide which course to study at university. 49. prepare people to work in those fields which combine biology and
chemistry
50. environmental protection be environmentally friendly
51. on the list make a list of … a shopping list
52. It’s easy to see that … It’s not surprising that …
53. lead to a well-paid and high-status job带来收入高地位高的工作
54. require a good ability in maths
55. give serious thought to sth认真思考
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56. Zhenhua University is a university set in its own grounds just outside the
city. 振华大学是一所位于市郊的独立大学。
*be set in 以……为背景
*ground n. 范围，领域；理由，根据；有利条件，优势
Sensing she was on shaky ground, Marie changed the subject.
感到自己的观点站不住脚，玛丽于是换了个话题。
Owen was against it, on the grounds of expense.
欧文因费用问题对此表示反对。
There are signs that the party is gaining ground in the latest polls.
有迹象表明该党在最新一轮投票中正逐渐领先。
57. Therefore, as well as advancing your education, we also have some of
the best university sports teams in the country.
因此，除了促进你的学业，我们还有一些全国最优秀的大学运动队。
*advance v / n 前进，发展，促进，推动，提前
The water is advancing at a rate of 5cm a day.
水位正以每天5厘米的速度上升。
Japan has advanced from a rural, feudal society to an urban, industrial power.
日本已从封建农业社会发展成一个城市化工业强国。
Too much protein in the diet may advance the ageing process.
饮食中摄入过量蛋白质可能会加速衰老。
