Module 4

　　take in 吸收

　　Our club plan to take in 20 new members.

　　我们俱乐部计划吸收20名新会员。

　　give out 放出;发出 

　　Give out candies or cards.

　　分发你的糖果和贺卡。

　　protect…from/against…. 保护…不受..的侵害 

　　one  after another 一个接一个 

　　Sometimes we would play games one after another.

　　有时，我们会一个接一个地玩游戏。

　　have a bad effect on对…有坏的影响 

　　Alcoholic drink can have a bad effect on your body.

　　含酒精的饮料会对你的身体有很坏的影响。

　　in a nutshell 简言之;概括的说 

　　In a nutshell, here's how the survey works.

　　这里简单说一下这项调查的运作。

　　look through 浏览

　　He looked through his notes before the final examination.

　　他期末考试前温习了自己的笔记。

　　cut down 砍树 

　　We do not have to cut down one single tree.

　　我们不需要再砍倒哪怕一棵树。

　　dig up 挖掘出 

　　You dig up the past, all you get is dirty.

　　你把过去一股脑儿都挖了出来，那可都是见不得人的。

　　be caught in 突然遭遇(风暴等)

　　He is wet all over and looks as if he had been caught in a rain.

　　他全身湿透好像淋了雨似的。

　　prevent …(from)doing …阻止…做…

　　Nothing can prevent her (from) doing so.

　　什么也不能阻止她这样做。

　　Module 5

　　be at war with 与…交战  

　　in conclusion 总之 ;最后

　　In conclusion, I wish this meeting every success.

　　最后，预祝本届年会取得圆满成功!

　　believe in 信仰;信任 

　　Not believe in what you should do.

　　不要相信什么是你该做的。

　　bring up 养育;抚养 

　　They have very definite ideas on how to bring up children.

　　关于如何培养孩子,他们有非常明确的想法.

　　become interested in 对…感兴趣

　　How did you become interested in this subject?

　　你是怎么开始对这个话题感兴趣的?

　　spend  …doing……花费…做…   

　　The time they need to spend doing their work

　　这些资源在执行工作时需要花费的时间

　　be different from 与…不同  

　　Now it is different from the past.

　　现在和过去不同了。

　　for the first time 首次;第一次

　　Naturally, you were keyed up when you went on the platform for the first time.

　　你第一次登上讲台感到紧张是很自然的。

　　Module 6

　　date from 起源于

　　This custom dates from the nineteenth century.

　　这风俗始于19世纪。

　　hold back 阻止 

　　He couldn't hold back his anger.

　　他再也控制不住他的怒火。

　　come true(梦想等)变成现实

　　I'm afraid his hope won't come true easily.

　　他的希望怕很难实现。

　　make sense 有意义;有道理   

　　It all started to make sense.

　　这一切都开始变得有意义。

　　bring an end to 结束;终止

　　work out 算出;解决

　　Work out how much all these things will cost.

　　算计算计买这么多东西要多少钱。

　　dream of 梦想 

　　He had long nourished the dream of being an actor.

　　很久以来他一直梦想着成为一名演员。

　　be full of 充满

　　His head is full of nonsense.

　　他满脑子荒唐念头。

　　take away 移去;拿走;消除 

　　Take away the glasses and the tray.

　　把这些玻璃杯和托盘拿走。

　　be on a visit 在参观 

　　He is on a visit to English.

　　他正在访问英国。

　　live a happy life 过着幸福的生活

　　We live a happy life together.

　　我 们一家在一起过着幸福的生活。

　　外研版英语必修四

　　Module 1

　　in the future 将来

　　What do you think should be expected in the future?

　　你认为什么会是在将来可以期待的?

　　plenty of 大量的 

　　You have plenty of time to read.

　　你有大量的时间读书。

　　think about 考虑 

　　Think about what we should do tomorrow.

　　想想我们明天该做些什么。

　　instead of 代替 

　　Instead of abating, the wind is blowing even harder.

　　风不但没停，反而越刮越大了。

　　be able to 能够 

　　As a politician, he is able to withstand public criticism.

　　作为一名政治家，他经得住公众批评。

　　attach to 连接到;附属于