大学英语高级班第三学期期末词汇复习Unit 1 “We’ve been hit!”1.Suddenly rain lashed against the windows. 突然，大雨猛烈地抽打在窗户上。
The Cuban leader lashed out against the policy of the US President. 古巴领导人猛烈抨击美国总统的政策。
2.But observers scoff at such notions. 但是观察家对这种说法嗤之以鼻.3.Once again he conjured up the illusion. 他又唤起那种错觉.4.Life is only illusion. 浮生若梦.5.The speaker was an experienced man, composed and steady. 这位演讲者风度老练, 从容不迫.6.The customs figures show a steady decline in British trade. 关税数字表明英国的贸易一直在走下坡路.7.Oil spills devastate the natural environment, endanger public health, imperil drinking water and disrupt theeconomy. 石油泄漏破坏自然环境, 危害公众健康, 污染饮用水且扰乱经济.8.Souls are so purified in purgatory. 人的灵魂将在炼狱中得到净化.9.Stealing a car and then driving it drunk was the ultimate idiocy. 偷了车然后醉酒开车真是愚蠢到极点.10.Many people regard accumulation of riches as the ultimate value of life. 很多人认为积累财富是人生最高的价值.11.Don't put me into a dilemma. 不要使我左右为难.12.She was in a dilemma as to whether to stay at school or get a job. 她进退两难,不知该留在学校读书还是找份工作.13.I have been studying English off and on for ten years. 我断断续续学了十年英语.14.A single spark can start a prairie fire. 星星之火,可以燎原.15.You can't take the transfer students' exam without your transcripts. 没有成绩证明书,你就不能参加转学考试.16.Against my premonitions, I was duty - bound to reassure my old friend from Singapore.尽管我有祥的预感, 但我有义务安抚我的新加坡老朋友.17.Many Americans are of English descen t. 许多美国人的祖籍是英国.18.The country's economy is on the verge of collapse. 国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘.19.One ant - hole may cause the collapse of a thousand - li dyke. 千里长堤,溃于蚁穴.20.If you work too hard, your health may collapse. 如果你工作太累的话, 你可能病倒.21.Fight to the last gasp. 奋战到底,不死不休.22.One cannot easily make a bargain at the last gasp. 人在快要死亡的时候,是很难讨价还价的.23.The colour in this material does not fade. 这布料不褪色.24.Their names will never fade from the memory of the world. 他们的名字永远不会从世人的记忆中消失.25.Beauty will fade, but not goodness. 美貌会凋谢, 但美德不会.Unit 3 My stroke of luck1. If the interests of two countries collide, there may be a war. 如果两个国家的利益相抵触, 那会引发一场战争.2. Psychiatrist: What makes you think you have an inferiority complex? 精神病医生: 是什么让你认为你有自卑情结?3. He had a flash of intuitio n. 他灵光一闪.4. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice , heart and intuition. 不要让别人的意见淹没了你内在的心声.5. Fortune has rarely smiled on me. 幸运几乎与我无缘.6. His past experience qualified him to handle such a delicate matter. 他过去的经验使他有办法处理好这件微妙的事.7. Put the plates gently on the table, they are very delicate. 把碟子轻轻放在桌上, 这些碟子非常易碎.8. I could not erase from my mind the poignant thought. 我无法驱散萦绕在我心头的痛切之感.9. She let the news slip by mistake , in an unguarded moment. 她一不留神泄漏了消息.10. One single slip brings eternal regret , and looking back, your whole life has passed away. 一失足成千古恨, 再回头已过百年身.11. Better to slip with the foot than with the tongue. 宁可失脚滑倒,不可随口失言.12. That failure was a blow to my ego. 那项失败是对我自尊心的一个打击.13. I could do little to console her for the loss of her son. 对于她失去儿子的事我安慰不了她.14. The malignant tumor does not recur. 恶性肿瘤没有复发.15. I would authorize someone to do some work that is in my responsibility. 我会授权别人处理一些我职责内的工作.16. Her husband was the chief beneficiary of her will. 她丈夫是她遗嘱的主要受益人.17. The drug made her speak with a slur. 药物使她口齿不清.18. That which was bitter to endure may be sweet to remember. 往日艰辛回味甜.19. Only if we handle them with kid gloves. 只要我们小心行事就行了.20. He refused to allow his secretary to handle confidential letters. 他不让秘书处理机密文件.Unit 4 Cultural encounters1.We can't access the Internet.我们连不上网。
2.All students have free access to the library. 所有学生都可自由进入图书馆.3.He was courteous always, but aloof, remote. 他常常很客气, 但又那么冷淡、疏远.4.Tractors and other agricultural machines greatly facilitate farming. 拖拉机及其它农业机械大大方便了农业耕作.5.This remark has profound implications. 这句话含义深刻.6.The traditional Chinese culture is rich , extensive and profound. 中华传统文化底蕴深厚、博大精深.7.When the nation is in peril, how can one talk about home? 国将不国, 何以为家?8.He has been given the label of " playboy ". 他被起了个“花花公子”的绰号.9.You hit the nail on the head about him: he is a con artist. 你对他的批评是一针见血: 他是一个骗人专家.10.Those barriers that do exist are mostly surmountable. 确实存在的障碍大多是可以克服的.11.The river is the boundary between the two countries. 这条河是两国的界河.12.Can you tell me the approximate place according to the map? 能不能根据地图说出您目前大致的位置?13.Her results approximate my own. 我们殊途同归.14.However, fruit can't act as staple food. 但是, 水果不能当主食.15.I to be able to build a hybrid car here. 我想要这里能够制造混合动力汽车.16.Yuan is known as the Father of Hybrid Rice. 袁被称为杂交水稻之父.17.He didn't want to reveal his real feelings. 他不想露出他的真实情感.18.Drunkenness reveal what soberness conceal. 酒后吐真言.19.His anger with violence engulfed his mentality. 熊熊怒火吞没了他的理智.20.Don't be complacent over occasional success. 不要沾沾自喜于一得之功。