know where he is. ▪ 我不是故意瞒你。我的确不知道他在哪里。
8. go (all) to pieces瓦解，崩溃 subjunctive mood
9. none the wiser ▪ None the + 比较级= not…… at all ▪ None but: only ▪ None but the brave deserve the fair. ▪ 惟有英雄可以配美人。
险单
▪ Ex 2: CBACD ABBBA 1.Subjunctive mood 2. can’t be overemphasized:再怎么强调也不过分 6.Excuse from免除. vish the hospitality慷慨给予 free from 不受, 免于, 没有 ▪ He leads a life free from care. ▪ 他过着无忧无虑的生活。 Ex 3: BDADB DCBBA
Step II Keys to Exercises
Ex 1. CADDD BADAA 1 in spite of 尽管 ▪ in spite of oneself不由自主的,不知不觉中 3. no more virtuous than intelligent. 少至， 和……一样都不 ▪ no less than 多达 ▪ not less than不少于 ▪ not more than 不多于 4. spare nothing to ▪ spare no efforts不遗余力 ▪ spare no expense不惜费用 ▪ spare no pains不辞劳苦
How to comprehend the sentence? Please read page 3839 in textbook.
1. Try to determine what makes the sentence difficult. New words, phrases or grammar?
None too: 不太The salary they pay me is none too high.
▪ 他们付给我的薪水不太高。 ▪ None other than不是别的，正是
▪ The tall figure that you saw was none other than our manager.
Ex 4:DDBBA CADBB
1.In the presence of: facing\confronting sb be ill at ease: be nervous or worried坐立不安，紧
张
2. Reason with: argue with sb in order to persuade might as well: 最好还是，不妨 ▪ I might as well die as marry him. ▪ 我与其嫁给他，倒不如去死算了。 ▪ Might well 很可能 3.Take offence: be angry生气
10．There’s no denying不可否认的是 ▪ Not do so much good as harm不是……而是
▪ Ex 5: CBDAD BACBB 10： on account of: because of ▪ Ex 6: CACBD BCABB 1. anything but: absolutely not 绝对，根本不 I will do anything but go there. 我决不到那里去。
▪ 你所见的那位身材魁梧的先生不是别人正 是我们的经理。
10. Top the list: rank the first Top the bill: leading role
Top brass: higher official Topdog:winner Top-hat policy:超额保险单，高级管理人员保
Part I of Unit II
Introduction and Comprehension
Step I Basic Skills
Sometimes comprehension of an entire passage depends on understanding a single sentence.
5.Be pressed for money: be short\devoid\ destitute of money
Be pressed for time 时间紧迫 6.a child’s play 儿戏，轻而易举的事 7. hold out on 拒绝回答，保守秘密，隐瞒 ▪ I'm not holding out on you. I honestly don't
anything but common: 远非一般的，不平常的
9.a passive freedom from disease 被动免受疾病
▪ freedom from attachment means freedom from fear.
▪ 有条件的自由就是恐惧的自由。 Consist in：lie in在于 10.by no means: not at all 绝不 ▪ in no case, in no sense, under no
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6. be reduced by 被减少 ▪ be reduced to sth \doing sth被逼无奈而做，使某
人沦为做…… ▪ be reduced to poverty破落 7.practice what one preach.躬行己言，以身作则，
身体力行
▪ to discount all your talk about morality对……不 全信，认为……不重要
▪ because iew of
With respect to
▪ instead
In spite of
▪ Sample: The student revolt is not only a thorn in the
side of the president’s newly established government, but it has international influence as well. Who or what does this revolt affect? A. The students B. The side of the president’s body C. Only the national government D. National and international affairs Key: D
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➢ Look for key words that tell you of the relationship in a sentence.
From……to……, not only……but also……
▪ in order to
as a result of
Ex 3.
3. Fire is a good servant, but a bad master. 火是一把双刃剑, 善仆恶主。
5: make hay while the sun shines. 烈日当空照，勿忘晒干草，趁热打铁。
▪ Get ready for rainy day. 未雨绸缪 ▪ Better safe than sorry. 有备无患，未雨绸缪 ▪ Do as the Romans do when in Rome. 入乡随俗 ▪ To make both ends meet 收支平衡 ▪ Don’t do to others what you should not have others do
2. Learn to recognize the important grammatical
and punctuation clues which can change the
meaning of the sentence.
➢ Look for words and affixes that can change the entire meaning of the sentence.
to you. ▪ 己所不欲，勿施于人 7.black sheep 害群之马
8. not a little uneasiness: quite uneasy
9. up to my ears: very busy
10. leave no stone unturned. 千方百计 (想尽办法)
▪ She left no stone unturned in her search for her lost child. 她千方百计寻找丢失的孩子。