Unit 5 Traveling Abroad

Words and expressions

1. keep it up

1)If he could keep it up, he would break the world record.

2) P40 3) P80 c.f. take it easy ; believe it or not

2.(title) Chinese student (is) fitting in well

Saddam Hussein (was) captured

在英语标题中，为了简洁需要，通常只出现实词，而把虚词、

冠词、介词、助动词、连词等略去，省略是英语新闻标题的

一大特点。

fit in (well) = get on/ along (well)

fit in (well) with… = get on/ along (well) with …

1) She doesn’t fit in with the rest of the class.

2)It’s necessary for us to fit in with the times.

3.board v. / n.

go on board the train/ ship/bus/plane (n.)

=board the train/ ship/bus/plane (v.)

1)They went on board the train.

2)We almost felt we were on board the spaceship.

3)Passengers must board the plane now.

board with sb. 寄宿在某人家里

4)The traveler boarded with the host family during the holidays.

Cf. head / face / hand/ sound / boat/ fool n. / v.

4.recommend sth to sb = recommend sb sth

1)Would you please recommend me a good dictionary?

recommend sb for sth

2)He will recommend you for the job as a nurse.

recommend sb as sb

3)I recommend Mary as your secretary.

recommend doing /sb to do / that … (should) = advise…

4)Our teacher recommended that we (should) see this film.

5. preparation cn. / uc n 准备 , 预备

1)The lazy boy did little preparation for the exam. in preparation for … 为…在准备中make preparations for 做准备

prepare v. prepare for …

be prepared for…

2)Are you prepared for the coming speech contest?

6.comfort n. / v. discomfort v./n.

uncomfortable adj.

1)A cup of hot coffee on a cold winter night is a real comfort.

(c) n.

2)I tried all the means to comfort the crying mother who needed comfort. (u)n. V.

7.substitute n. / v.

1)Jackie Chan never uses a substitute for the dangerous action in the film.

substitute sb for sb (v.) substitute sth for sth (v.)2)We substitute potatoes for rice. 我们用土豆代替米饭。3)Only art can substitute for nature. 只有艺术才能取代自然。4)She substitutes honey for sugar .=She replaces sugar with honey .

8.be numb with sth.

1) P40

2) P80

9.acknowledge v. acknowledg(e)ment n.

acknowledge sth / doing sth / that… = admit …

1)She acknowledged having been defeated.

acknowledge sb / sth + as/ to be +n. / adj. = conder…

2)I acknowledge your statement as true.

3)They acknowledged my letter. 告知收到 ( 某人 ) 来信

4)She acknowledged her tutor’s help in the book. ( 答谢 )

= thanked her tutor for

10. as/so far as one is concerned 就某人而言 ; 某人认为

as / so far as one know(s) 就某人所知

as far as… 远至… ; 直到…

1)As/So far as the weather is concerned, I do not think it will matter if we go there tomorrow.

2)So/As far as I am concerned, the essay is all right.

3)As/So far as I know, he is an orphan.

4)He used to take a walk after supper, often as far as two or three miles.

Cf. 5)So far we have almost finished 7 books. 迄今为止

6)So /As long as you can make progress every day, I’ll feel very satisfied. 只要…

11.be at home / feel at home

She felt at home on the stage this time, though she seldomappeared.

12.be occupied (in) doing…=be busy (in) doing…

be occupied with sth =be busy with sth.

1)P 40

2)P 94

occupied adj. 不空闲的，忙碌的

occupation n. 职业 , 占有 , 占有 ( 房屋等 ) 期间

13.success n. successful adj.

succeed v. succeed in (doing) sth.

13.success n. 成功 , 成就 , 胜利 , 发迹 , 兴旺 , 成功的人 / 事

successful adj. successfully adv.

succeed v. succeed in (doing) sth.

1)The police have finally succeeded in solving the mystery.

succeed sth /sb succeed (to) sth

2)A silence succeeded his words.

3)Miss Black succeeded Mr Smith as our teacher.4)When the king died, his eldest son succeeded. 5)He succeeded to the property legally.

vt. to follow after 接着，继续vt.to be the next; to take a position 继 ... 之后 , 继任 / 位 , 继承 有时后接 to.

14.parallel adj. / n. / v.

1)This highway runs parallel to / with the railroad. (adj.)

平行的 ; 同方向的2)Parallel lines never meet. (adj.)

3)His suggestion is parallel to yours. (=similar) (adj.)

类似的 ; 对应的4)Is there any parallel to/with this road? (n.)

5)The runner has no parallel. (n.)

匹敌的人或物6)This expressway/motorway parallels the coast several miles.

(v.) 和… 平行

15.abundant adj. abundance n. 丰富1).be abundant in… =be rich in… 富于 ... ; ... 很丰富2).in abundance adv. 大量地，充裕地3).an abundance of =a lot of 很多的 ......

=a (wide) variety of

=abundant

1)The tree is abundant in fruit.2)There is an abundant supply of oil now.3)At the party there was food in abundance.4)The famous singer has make an abundance of records.

16. govern vi. / vt. 管理 , 治理 ; 左右 ( 某人 , 行动等 ), 给予影响 government n.

1)Don’t be governed by what other people say.

不要被别人的话所左右。2)Parents govern a child until he develops the power to

govern himself.

父母管束孩子直到孩子有能力管好自己为止。3)In the United Kingdom the sovereign reigns but does not go

vern/rule.

在英国君主称王但不治理国家。

17. settle in vi/vt

1)to settle the Indians in the new surroundings

2)Finally he fled to London and settled in.

3)P80 Sent.10

settle down vt /vi

4)The teacher tried to settle the students down after the heated discussion.

5)He settled down in his hometown after retirement.

settlement / settler n.