The List of Useful Expressions (Lesson 2)

e.g.(While) working in this factory, he did very well.
3. Or, with the advance from my first book, I could have hunkered down in a quiet town to write.
Warm up and lead in:
一.Oral practice :Lead-in questions:
①What career will you choose after graduation?
②What is your career philosophy?
③What will you prefer, getting a job or further study after graduation?
Step II Teacher asks students to pick out the key words and expressions in this unit, then teacher gives students sentences and ask them to translate the sentences using the words or expressions given. Then Teacher checks answers with students, and explains some key words and phrases by extension exercises.
2.summary of the text: the author's career choices, career philosophy and hisownstory and his advice to people

10.know better: behave in a more sensible and acceptable way He is old enough to know better. 他很明事理，不至于以貌取人。 He knows better than to judge by appearances. Pattern: know better than sb. know better than to do sth.
2) v. risk (money) on the result of a future event
I bet on the wrong horse. It lost the race.
6.hand down: give or leave to people who are younger or come later
13. 善意的 14. 前来帮助某人
come to sb.’s rescue
15. 极其熟练、温和地 with extreme facility and gentleness 16. 适用于 17. 发展到 18. 发展创造力 19. 值得追求的目标 apply to
evolve to
promote creativity worthwhile goals
15. 转折点 16. 与„形成对比
a turning point in contrast to focus on a sense of belonging go through a rough time a lingering smile be thankful for the lowest income bracket the gift of creativity
Unit 2 Useful Expressions 1. 面临，遭遇 2. 仰头向上看 3. 填写 4. 属于 5. 仅仅，不多于，不强于„ 6. 转瞬即逝的念头 7. 磨损，损耗 be confronted with look up at

1课Useful Expressionsin some respects 在某些方面(not) matter what/how, etc. ......（没）有关系get trapped 被困，陷于lead to 导致leave...untouched 没有提及过；没有动过far from 并非，并不是be restricted to 仅限于be capable of 有能力take delight in 乐于，嗜好provide...for... 为......提供......2课Useful Expressionsdistinguished (from…)by…因……有别于（……）measure…against…对照……评价……be known for 以……著称go to sb./sth. 授予，被……赢得pass through 经过turn …into把……变成comment on/upon 评论shift from…to从……转为look like 看似show up 出现fill…with使……充满come to realize 认识到3课Useful Expressionsmove ahead 进行，进展fall behind 落后account to …for 向······交待make room for 腾出地方take sth. seriously/personally 认真对待/认为是针对自己的attach importance to 重视in terms of 就······而言seek out 找到carry on 经营worthy of 值得4课 Useful Expressionstake over 接管；兼并hold out 坚持look forward to 盼望give in to 屈服于on instinct 本能run for 赶往，跑向in command 领导afford to （有条件）做all the more 更加hold off 使……难接近5课Useful Expressions take …for granted认为……理所当然be harmful to 对……有害hold down 保持（职位）feel guilty about 感到愧疚shower with 大量给予yearn for 渴望stand up to 顶住give in 让步keep at 坚持be bound to 一定会6课Useful Expressionssuffer from 患有，苦于take on 获得；呈现wear off 逐渐消失try out 试用；试行stick with 遵守familiar with 熟悉adjust to 适应adapt oneself to 适应7课Useful Expressionsbe popular with 受欢迎be tired of 厌倦on account of 因为give away 捐献go to sb. 求助于live on 靠……充饥be sought after 受欢迎wouldn’t hear of 反对see about sth. 考虑blame … for 归咎于8课Useful Expressionshave the honour of …有幸做……care for 愿意要；愿意做fall/break to bits 变得或摔得粉碎mean to do …有意做……not…for anything绝不burst into 爆发出；突然闯入make a fool of 出洋相to begin with 首先in high spirits 兴致勃勃it never entered one’s mind that………从未想到……9课Useful expressionslimit …to仅限于hold up 中断figure out 搞清楚,想清楚lay out 摊开smell out察觉sit up (and take notice ) (口)吃惊,吓一跳;警觉get oneself into 卷入all the way 一路上put up with 忍受work out 结果10课Useful Expressionshave contact with 与……联系count out 数出be blessed with 具有use up 用完beyond the limits 越出，超出（范围、限度）live to be 活至……from side to side 左右（摇摆）as though 似乎send for 请来speak of 表达regardless of 不顾11课Useful Expressionsblow to pieces 炸毁make out 开（支票、账单等）count for 有价值free from 不受……的约束in the common interest of 为了……共同利益resolve that…决定find oneself doing sth. 发现自己在做……relieve sb. of 减轻sympathize with 同情12课Useful Expressionsbe at ease with 轻松find out 发现be aware of 知道stir up 引起be acquainted with 接触，认识break down 分解remind of 令……回忆，想起all over 到处persist in 坚持know of 听说be connected to 有关联sound a warning 发出警告13课Useful Expressions keep (radio) tuned for 收听（广播）look … in the eye 直视，正视be squared away 使……就绪typical of ……是……的特征make it plain 明确说明warn sb. of 警告（某人）see no need for 认为没有必要can’t call oneself...不称职turn …out 轰出；开除break down 推倒；克服（障碍）14课Useful Expressionsstop short 中途停下，停止come to a stop 停下；刹车in person 亲自in… mind’s eye有……印象；想像say nothing about 一字不提move in 搬进spread out 摊开as far as…know/can tell就……所知go about doing sth 处理某事物point out 指出15课Useful Expressionsbe tempted to do sth. 受……诱惑on the increase 增加break into 闯进stand by 遵守speed up 加快accused of 被指控犯有……罪hit upon （偶然）发现，想到consist of 由……组成in private 私下，秘密16课Useful Expressionscome on the scene 到来；问世in the interests of 为了……利益mean…to对……重要start out 开始get on with 相处look one’s best 显现最佳状态appeal to 对……有吸引力jump into action 立即行动find a way (for sb. )to do sth 想出办法做……get out of 逃避下册1课Useful Expressions not so much…as…不是。

1 be allergic to sth. para. 1
对 …… 过 敏 ； 不 喜 欢 某事；对某事反感
e.g. •be allergic to seafood; •He seems allergic to hard work. •他似乎厌恶辛苦的工作。 allergy n. •skin allergy 皮肤过敏 •food allergy 食物过敏
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5 the b半 e.g. • bear the bulk of the criticism • 承受着大部分的批评
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6 nail sth. down 将某物钉牢； 最终 para. 6 确定（敲定） e.g. • the actual stationery items are not nailed down • 真正的文具用品没有被固定摆放在那儿 • Two days isn’t enough to nail down the details of an agreement. • 要把协议的所有细节都确定下来，两天的时 间是不够的。
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对 …… 是认真的； 2 get/be serious about sth para. 2 并非开玩笑的 e.g. •I got serious about this only recently. •我是在最近才开始对这个问题认真起来。
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12 from scratch para 10
从零开始；从头开始； 白手起家
e.g. • He had learned from scratch to the major parts of speech in a sentence. • 他从对语法一无所知到学会了句子中主要词语 的词性。