with a friend of mine. 当你在伦敦的时候 , 你可以 和我的一个朋友取得联系。 I am getting in touch with him right away. 我马 上和他取得联系。 14. fancy vt. (British English informal ) to like or want something, or want to do something; feel like 喜欢， 想要 Fancy a quick drink, Michael? 想 很 快 喝 一 杯 吗，迈克？ fancy doing something 想做某事 Sorry, but I don't fancy going out tonight. 很抱 歉，我今晚不想出去。 I really fancy going for a swim right now. 我现 在真想去游泳。 Lesson 3 (p. 12) 15. suggest vt. to tell someone your ideas about what they should do, where they should go etc. suggest sth/ doing sth/ that… They keep suggesting ways to keep my weight down. 他们不断给我提出减肥方法的建议。 She wrote to me and suggested a meeting. 她写 信给我，建议开个会。 John suggested going together in one car. 约翰 建议大家坐同一辆汽车去。 I suggest you phone before you go round there. 我建议去那儿之前你先打个电话。 It has been suggested that the manager resign if any more players are sold. 据建议，如果不能再卖 出球员，经理就得辞职。 have a suggestion Let me know if you have any suggestions 如果 你有什么建议，请告知。 We’ve had several suggestions on a name for the book. 我们已经得到好几个关于给这本书起名的 建议了。 make a suggestion Can I make one suggestion about how we might do this? 关于如何做此事，我能否提一个建议？ Lesson 4 (p. 14) 16. locate vt. be located in/near etc. something; to be in a particular position or place; be situated 位于、坐 落在 The three theaters are located in the center of town. 这三家剧院位于小城中心。 Training Centres are located at the hotel nearby. 培训中心位于附近的旅店内。 When you get an ofce, you will be located in a business world. 有了办公室后，你就会置身于工 （下接 72 页） 商界中。
student. 因为我还是个学生，新税法不会影响我。 attack vt. & n. 1) to deliberately use violence to hurt a person or damage a place; 2) to start using guns, bombs etc. against an enemy in a war; 3) to criticize someone or something very strongly 攻击； 抨击 She was attacked while walking home late at night. 在深夜回家的路上她遭到袭击。 The general consulted with the president before giving the order to attack. 在发出攻击命令前，将 军曾征求过总统的意见。 Newspapers attacked the government for failing to cut taxes. 报刊抨击政府没有能削减税率。 There have been several attacks on foreigners recently. 最近发生了几起针对外国人的暴力事件。 crash v. & n. to have an accident in a car, plane etc. by violently hitting something else 碰撞，撞击；撞 击声 Three people were killed when their car crashed into a tree. 当车撞到树上时中三个人死了。 A 737 aircraft crashed near New York. 一架 737 飞机在纽约附近坠毁了。 The tree fell with a great crash. 这 棵 树“ 砰 ” 地一声倒在地上了。 A girl was killed yesterday in a car crash. 一个 女孩在昨天的车祸中死了。 harm vt. & n. to hurt or injure somebody or to damage something 损害，伤害 Too much direct sunlight will harm the plant. 太 多阳光直射将伤害植物。 This event harmed relations between the two countries. 这个事件损害了这两个国家之间的关 系。 do harm to 伤害，损害 This won't do his career serious harm . 这不会 对他的事业造成多大伤害。 do more harm than good 弊大于利 Criticizing people's work often does more harm than good . 批评别人的工作往往弊多利少。 offer vt. & n. to ask someone if they would like to have something, or to hold something out to them so that they can take it 提出，提供 offer sb sth / offer sth to sb They offered him a very good job, but he turned it down. 他们给他提供了一份很好的工作，但他拒 绝了。 The drama school offers places to students who
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Cyber 这个戏剧学校为那些有天赋的学 生提供入学就读的机会。 They’ve offered us $75,000 for the house. 他们 已向我们出价 7.5 万美元卖这幢房子。 Thank you for your offer of help. 谢谢你提供 的帮助。 I'll sell the car if I get a good offer. 如果报价好 的话，我就卖了这辆车。 9. as if in a way that suggests something 好像 He behaved as if nothing had happened. 他表现 得好像什么事情也没有发生过一样。 The lad started as if (he was) awakened from some dream. 这个小伙子开始表现得好像从梦中 醒来。 Lesson 2 (p. 10) 10. fashion n. something that is popular or thought to be good at a particular time 时髦，时尚； （衣服、 发型的）流行方式 Their music will never go out of fashion. 他 们 的音乐永远不会过时。 Teenage girls are very fashion conscious. 少 女 们都十分热衷于赶时髦。 a fashion designer 时装设计师 a fashion show 时装表演 Long hair is very much in fashion. 长头发现在 很流行。 We were determined to be in the fashion, and to visit the various delightful watering places on Long Island. 我们决定赶时髦，去长岛参观各种各样的 让人愉快的海滨度假胜地。 11. hang on 1) hold the phone line open（打电话时 ） 不挂断 If you hang on for a second, I will look for Bob and tell him you’re on the phone for him. 如果你不 挂断 , 我去找鲍勃，告诉他你在给他打电话。 2) wait for a short time 稍等 Hang on a minute—I’m nearly ready. 稍等一下 我就准备好了。 12. be up to somebody a) used to say that someone can decide about something （口）由你作主，取决于你 You can pay weekly or monthly - it's up to you. 你可以按周或按月付款—这取决于你。 b) used to say that someone is responsible for a particular duty 是（某人）的职责、义务 It’s up to the travel companies to warn customers of any possible dangers. 旅游公司有责任提醒旅客 可能发生的危险。 13. get in touch establish communication with someone 取得联系 When you are in London you might get in touch