【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 ources has been gaining momentum in many portions of the Western . in response to the environmentalists’ concerns.作為對(duì)環(huán)保人士擔(dān)憂(yōu)的回應(yīng)，轉(zhuǎn)向可再生能源的勢(shì)頭在美國(guó)西部一些區(qū)域的勢(shì)頭正不斷增強(qiáng)。55. Rise to occasion 迎難而上Being prepared gives one enough confidence to rise to the occasion and deliver what he/she knows best.做好準(zhǔn)備給人們足夠的信心迎難而上，并展現(xiàn)出自己最好的一面。56. Exude confidence / sympathy / an air of wealth and power （某人）渾身散發(fā)著某種品FDR was approachable and exuded optimism and vision. 富蘭克林和藹可親，全身上下還散發(fā)著一股積極樂(lè)觀的品質(zhì)。57. A labor of love 發(fā)自?xún)?nèi)心心甘情愿地去做的努力He did all this as a labor of love. He didn’t need any recognition for it.他做這一切是心甘情愿地，并不需要任何認(rèn)可。58. Get into the swing of things 去努力熟悉，適應(yīng)身邊的事物Don’t be too hard on yourself. Moving to a new country can be really stressful and it’ll take a while for you to get into the swing of things. 別對(duì)自己太苛刻，搬到一個(gè)新的國(guó)家的確會(huì)帶來(lái)壓力，需要一段時(shí)間去適應(yīng)。倒退類(lèi) （論證 negative 方面常用）1. Be at risk 處在風(fēng)險(xiǎn)中If a pany cannot keep profits well above the breakeven point, its future is at risk.如果一家公司不能保持器利潤(rùn)遠(yuǎn)高于收支平衡點(diǎn)，那么其未來(lái)堪憂(yōu)。近義 run the risk of ... 冒……的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)/ be in peril 意思接近，但語(yǔ)氣更強(qiáng)，一般是很大的危險(xiǎn)be at stake處在危險(xiǎn)中/ put... to the test 讓...經(jīng)受考驗(yàn)2. ... Few of us have ever stopped to think about ...很少有人去考慮……Probably few of us have ever stopped to think about how our presentday concept of time and ways of measuring it came about.可能很少有人去考慮我們今天對(duì)時(shí)間以及如何衡量時(shí)間的概念是如何逐漸形成的。3. Be concerned about ... 對(duì)……很關(guān)注，擔(dān)憂(yōu)Canada is deeply concerned about losing its professionals to the United States. Taxes are a big factor in this “brain drain”. But the average families living in the United States are not necessarily better off in terms of disposable ine, than their Canadian counterparts. 加拿大對(duì)專(zhuān)業(yè)人才外流美國(guó)的現(xiàn)象十分關(guān)注。稅收是引起這一人才外流的一個(gè)主要因素。但是就可支配收入而言，美國(guó)中等收入家庭的生活水平并不一定高于加拿大的中等收入家庭。4. Have a hard time doing sth. 很難實(shí)現(xiàn)或者完成某事You’ll have a hard time falling asleep or wake up earlier than desired if you continue to think and worry. 如果你繼續(xù)擔(dān)憂(yōu)的話，你會(huì)出現(xiàn)失眠與早醒的問(wèn)題。5. Be at odds with sth. 與……不符/沖突Their findings were at odds with the previous research results, which suggested that there might be some problems with the methods used in the previous experiments.他們的發(fā)現(xiàn)與之前的條查結(jié)果不符， 這表明之前的實(shí)驗(yàn)方法可能存在一些問(wèn)題。近義 clash with sth. / be inpatible with6. Be threatened with... 受到……的威脅Large number of animals and plants are being threatened with extinction, mainly as a consequence of human activities. 大量植物正受到滅絕的威脅，這主要是人類(lèi)活動(dòng)造成的結(jié)果。Put a threat to 7. Abide by / ply with / conform to 遵守 （法律、法規(guī)等）We swear that we will take part in these Olympic Games in the true spirit of sportsmanship and that we will respect and abide by the rules which govern them, for the glory of sport and the honor of our country. 我們宣誓，為體育之光榮及祖國(guó)之榮譽(yù)，我們?cè)诒荣愡^(guò)程中將尊重并服從真正體現(xiàn)體育精神的奧運(yùn)規(guī)則。8. ... very little, if any, ... 只有很少，如果有的話Some scientists believe that human activity has very little, if any, impact on the recent warming trend on Earth. 一些科學(xué)家認(rèn)為如果人類(lèi)活動(dòng)隊(duì)近來(lái)地球變暖的趨勢(shì)有影響的話，影響也很小。9. Be overly dependent/ reliant on... 對(duì)某事過(guò)度依賴(lài)Technology, originally intended to （be intended to do sth. 被用來(lái)實(shí)現(xiàn)……的目的）liberate we humans, has successfully made us overly dependent on it. 技術(shù)原本旨在解放人類(lèi)，卻已成功的讓我們對(duì)其產(chǎn)生了過(guò)度依賴(lài)。10. Be hardpressed to ... = find it difficult to ...During the Christmas season, people are hardpressed to find a nice restaurant with empty seats.圣誕期間，人們發(fā)現(xiàn)很難在好的餐廳找到空位。11. Be in short supply 供應(yīng)短缺In some developing countries, school classes are very large, ranging from 50 to 100 students and classroom resources are in short supply.在一些發(fā)展中國(guó)家，學(xué)校里的班級(jí)很大，規(guī)模從50100人不等，且教室短缺。表示短缺的名詞 lack /shortage/scarcity/dearth 12. Widen the gap between ... and ... 加大兩者間的差距At present, the technology available to individuals is actually widening the gap between the rich and the poor rather than narrowing it. 目前，個(gè)人所能獲得的技術(shù)實(shí)際上擴(kuò)大了富人與窮人之間的差距，而非縮短。近義 narrow the gap between / bridge the gap between / close the gap between13. In part because ... / partly because ...部分因?yàn)镮n America, those who often move long distance are generally the kind of people who play the major role in holding the munity together, in part / partly because they are more confident and have better career opportunities. 在美國(guó)，遠(yuǎn)途遷居的人一般在促進(jìn)社區(qū)凝聚力中扮演著主要角色，這部分是因?yàn)樗麄兏孕徘覔碛懈玫芈殬I(yè)發(fā)展機(jī)會(huì)。14. Frown on ... 對(duì)……皺眉頭/不滿(mǎn)/不悅Many American citizens frowned on the astronomical budget deficit of their government.許多美國(guó)公民對(duì)政府天文數(shù)字般的財(cái)政赤字表示不滿(mǎn)。15. If ..., ... will ensue 如果……，某種結(jié)果跟隨而來(lái)Disasters will ensue if they remain unready like this. 如果他們還是像這樣不做準(zhǔn)備的話，災(zāi)難將接踵而來(lái)。16. ...hover at high levels ……居高不下The unemployment rate has been hovering at historically high levels this year. 今年的失業(yè)率在歷史高位上居高不下。17. Be inundated with sth. / be saturated with sth. 充斥著……The uping video games will be saturated with blood and nudity.這款即將上市的視頻游戲?qū)⒊涑庵扰c裸露鏡頭。18. Be subject to ... 經(jīng)受、遭受……Homeschooled children are less subject to the stress and pressure experienced by conventional students who spend six, seven , or eight hours a day with their peer. 與每天花六七個(gè)小時(shí)，甚至八個(gè)小時(shí)與同齡人在一起的傳統(tǒng)學(xué)生相比，在家受教育的孩子經(jīng)受較少的壓力。19. A can be attributed / ascribed to B A可以歸功于BMany cases of eating disorders can be attributed to anxiety or a sense of guilt. 許多飲食失調(diào)都是由于焦慮和內(nèi)疚造成的。近義 A is attributable to B. A的根源是BB is the root cause of A A的根源是BThe population explosion has been the root cause of the persistent water scarcity. 人口數(shù)量爆發(fā)式增長(zhǎng)是長(zhǎng)期水源短缺的根源。A stems from B. A的根源是BTheir disagreement mainly stemmed from misunderstanding.他們之間分歧的根源緣自誤解。20. Be susceptible to 容易受到來(lái)自……的負(fù)面影響Children tend to be more susceptible to advertising, especially when they view the advertising alone.兒童更容易受到廣告的影響，尤其在他們獨(dú)自觀看廣告時(shí)。21. Distract sb. From... 分散某人的注意力There are educational video games that, instead of distracting students from their classes, actually make students more academicallymotivated. 具有教育意義的視頻游戲不會(huì)使學(xué)生從學(xué)習(xí)中分心，實(shí)際上，這樣的游戲讓學(xué)生對(duì)學(xué)習(xí)更加投入。22. At the expense/cost of ... 以……為代價(jià)The economy should not be developed at the expense of reckless depletion of natural resources and de