Words & Expressions from 21
st
Century (1)
（第一教研室，2010年4月）
I. Words 1. counterpart 对应的人或物 2. food scrap 3. obscene 淫秽的 4. obscenity 5. patent
专利 6. pirate 7. sovereign 有最高统治权的，主权的
8. tanker
9. alleviate 减轻 10. magnify 11. magnitude 震级 （eg. a 7.0 magnitude earthquake）12. essential 13. feasible 可行的 14. groom 15. loyalty 忠诚 16. script 17. bless 祝福 18. patriotic
19. portray 描绘 20. ridge 21. shed 发散
22. pedal 23. glow 洋溢，充满 24. pad
25. certify 授予合格证书 26. missionary 27. paradise
天堂
28. squad
29. watt
瓦（电力单位）
30. allegation 31. autonomous region 自治区 32. municipality 33. detain 拘留
34. referee 35. astronomer
天文学家 36. notion 37. orbit 绕轨道飞行 38. peer review
39. static
静态的 40. alien 41. incentive 激励 42. saturate 43. excessive 过分的 44. gratitude 45. scope 范围 46. sue 47. simulated 模拟的 48. tenant 49. fare
进展 50. hip
51. pitch 球场的 52. vibrate 53. accessory
配件 54. buck
55. console
控制板
56. intriguing
II. Expressions:
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剩菜剩饭 淫秽 海盗 油轮 放大
本质的 新郎 剧本 爱国的 山脊 踩踏板 拼凑 传教士 小队，小组 指控 直辖市
裁判 观念 同行审查 外星的 浸透 感谢 提出诉讼 承租人 时髦的 摆动 雄鹿 发人深省的
1. prone to
易于做某事
e.g. People are more prone to make mistakes when they are tired. 人在疲劳时更容易出差错。
不顾，不管
2. in spite of
e.g. In spite of my efforts at persuasion, he wouldn’t agree. 尽管我努力劝说，他还是不同意。
由于怀孕等原因而不得不举行的婚礼
3. shot-gun marriage
with a lawsuit.
e.g. It turned into a shot-gun marriage after her father threatened the boyfriend 因为女方的父亲威胁要投诉男方，他们不得不结婚。 4. to be an item
an item.
那个女演员最终站出来承认了她和她的司机是一对儿。
迅速地坠入爱河
5. whirlwind romance
romance.
他俩迅速坠入爱河并到拉斯维加斯闪电结婚。 6. be hurting for 缺乏
e.g. He may not flash his money around very much but he’s certainly not hurting for cash.
尽管他不炫耀财富，但他肯定不缺钱。
决定冒险一试
7. take the plunge
一对情侣
e.g. The actress finally came out and admitted that she and her chauffeur were
e.g. They ran away to Las Vegas for a hurried wedding after the whirlwind
e.g. Bob and Susan have avoided marriage for several years not but finally they’ve decided to take the plunge.
鲍勃和苏珊数年来都没有结婚，现在终于决定迈出这一步了。 8. in one’s shoes
站在某人的立场上
e.g. If I were in his shoes, I would not take such a risk either. 如果站在他的立场看问题，我也不会承担这个风险的。
最好的措施
9. best bet
e.g. Your best bet in sealing the matter is to visit the office tomorrow with all related parties present.
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要解决这个问题你最好是明天去办公室一趟，届时各有关方面将会到场。 10. in spite of
不管，不顾
e.g. In spite of the bad weather, we went fishing. 我们不顾恶劣的天气而去钓鱼。
抓住要点
11. get the nub
e.g. He kept digressing in his speech so I couldn’t even get the nub of it. 他讲话时不断地跑题，我不知道他要说的要点是什么。
侵犯
12. infringe on
e.g. His new neighbor keeps asking him for help, just ridiculous, small favors, and it’s beginning to infringe on his personal life.
他的新邻居不断地在一些荒唐的小事上寻求他的帮助，这已经开始影响他的私人生活了。 13. spring up
涌现，发出，迅速缠身
e.g. High tech companies are spring up like bamboo shoots in the newly developed tax-free industrial zone.
高科技公司像雨后春笋般涌现在这个最新发展的免税工业区。 14. cater to
迎合某人的兴趣或需要
e.g. The singer has tried his best to cater to a broad segment of the general public to increase the appeals of his songs.
这个歌手努力迎合大众主流口味，以期增加自己歌曲的吸引力。 15. as old as the hills 老掉牙
e.g. That film is as old as the hills. Most of my classmates have never even heard of it.
这部电影真是老掉牙了。我们班大部分人都没有听说过。
让事实 / 实力说话
16. Let sth. do the talking.
e.g. Our coach told us to quit mouthing off to the opposing team and just let our play do the talking.
教练让我们停止和对方球员的口舌之争，而是在球场上让实力说话。 17. part and parcel
重要部分，不可缺少的部分
e.g. Having strong communication skills is part and parcel of being a good
office manager.
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一个优秀的行政经理必须掌握高超的交流技能。
不合适的，不得体的
e.g Don't use such coarse language! It’s unbecoming for a pretty, young woman like yourself .
别再说那些粗俗的话，这不是你这样一个年轻漂亮的女孩子应该说的话。
18. unbecoming
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