The best worker was assigned to the most difficult job.

be assigned to do sth: （某人）被指派做某事。

I've been assigned to do it.

3 there's (no) room for

4 toilet kit, shaving kit, sewing kit, first-aid kit, repair kit

5 be packed with

The boy's desk is often packed with photos of his sports icons.

The restaurant is always packed with celebrities.

This magazine is packed with useful information.

6 an overabundance of, far too many, be overindulged with

7 take sth for granted/take for granted sth/ take (it)for granted that:把..看成是理所当然的事

Don't take their help for granted. None of them are well.

We took it for granted that he would agree, so we didn't ask first.

8 afford sth/to do sth: 常与can 或be able to 连用，买得起，有钱做某事。

We can't afford anything more expensive than a bicycle-an ordinary one.

I can't afford to go to that concert. It would wipe out half my monthly allowance.

9 hold down a job

10 feel guilty about, guilty of

11 shower sb with sth/ shower sth on sb:给某人大量的…..

The little girl rushed to her parents and showered them with kisses.

On her 100th birthday, the city showered her with gifts and good wishes.

12 along with sth/sb: 除此之外；同样；一起

They got financial aid, along with encouragement.

Alcohol is forbidden on campus, along with tobacco.

The veteran soldiers, along with their families, were invited to the party.

13 yearn for

14 say on to sb/sth:拒绝做….

15 for fear that…/of doing sth:为了避免…发生；惟恐…发生

They tiptoed upstairs for fear of waking their parents.

16 stand up to后面一般跟sb,表示顶住某人要求等

If you stand up to them, they will stop making unreasonable demands.

If you don't' stand up to bullies, they will continue to have their way.

stand up to sth:（物质或物品）耐磨，耐用

In 1998, the dam stood up to the severest flood in history.

Are these houses going to stand up to strong earthquakes?

17 vacillate between

She vacillated between her two admirers.

18 sour 使….恶化

What he said has soured the relations between the two sides.

19 rob sb of 使…失去；（非法）剥夺

The disease robbed the man of much of his hearing.

20 do little

21 insensitive to

22 force sb into doing/ to do sth 一般用force to do sth更自然

23 be challenged to be….. 受到激发而….

Children of boarding schools are more challenged to be independent than those at day schools.

24 have experience in doing sth

He has a lot of experience in dealing with rejects.

25 on demand: as soon as they ask for, on arrival, on graduation

26 (or) rather adv: （用来修正或补充正文）并非那样，而是….，更确切的说

H seemed pleased to hear the criticism. Or rather, he pretended to be pleased.

The President's secretary, or rather, his daughter, arranged all his engagements.

27 impress sth on/upon sb 使某人对…明确无误，使铭记….

The manager impressed upon the salesmen the importance of creating new markets.

28 make a / one's point 发表看法

29 by and large

30 abide by

Is this something that foreign residents should also abide by?

We have always abided by all the agreements we have signed.

31 push sb to/into doing sth 催促，鼓励或逼迫某人做某事

The boy is a diligent student. His parents never have to push him to do his homework.

She thanked her teacher for pushing her into sending her essays to a magazine.

32 keep at it

The experiment may take a few days to finish, but it's worth keeping at it.

I was about to give up when my classmates shouted, "Keep at it!"

33 be bound to do sth: be certain to do sth

The weather is bound to improve in a couple of days.

He's bound to get the scholarship. No other applicant is better qualified.

34 be satisfied with

35 keep on doing sth

His children kept on pestering him while he was working hard on a report.

36 work (on sb/sth)

The folk remedy works. My headache's gone.

Do you think the plan will work?

3 interpretations

1 With the labor market being increasinglycompetitive, many people do not take their present jobs for granted.

2 After the brutal long-drawn-out tribal war, the common people living in the area all yearning for peace and security.

3 Standing up to the great pressure from the doctor and relatives, my mother insisted on teaching me reading and writing.

4 Since neither side gave in to the other, the war had been going on for more than a decade.

Book 1 lesson 6

1 text

1 Culture shock might be called an occupational disease of people who have been suddenly transplanted abroad.

2 These cues, which may be words, gestures, facial expressions, customs, or norms, are acquired by all of us in the course of growing up and are as much a part of our culture as the language we speak or the beliefs we accept.

3 All of us depend for our peace of mind and our efficiency on hundreds of these cues, often without our conscious awareness.

4 When foreigners in a strange land get together to grumble about the host country and its people, you can be sure they are suffering from culture shock. Another symptom of culture shock is regression. The home environment suddenly takes on a tremendous importance.

5 It usually takes a trip home to bring one back to reality.

6 However, those who have seen people go through culture shock and on to a satisfactory adjustment can see steps in the process.

7 If you are a real tourist, you probably do not stay long enough for this phase to wear off but go on to the next new location or experience.

8 When you stay in a new environment for a while, you move to stage two-the crisis stage-in which the shine wears off and day-to-day realities sink in.

9 However, if you stick with the experience and try to deal with it realistically, you will probably move to the third phase of culture shock: recovery.

10 In recovery, you learn the systems, procedures, language, or nonverbal behaviors of the new environment so that you can cope with it on the basis of some mastery, competence, and comfort.

11 You no longer need to make mental conversions of the country's money; you know where services are located and how to use them;

12 I began to feel familiar with traveling by "tube".

13 using some phrases that are unique to English people.

2 phrase

1 symptom

2 result from

The disease results from Vitamin C deficiency.

Result in :

The Evening Messenger has decided to offer the above reward to any person who gives information which results in the arrest of William Strickland.

3 a thousand and one

I have got a thousand and one things to do this morning.

4 depend on / for sth

5 in much the same way, in much the same, The two boys are much the same age.

The wounded soldier is much the same toady.

6 grumble(to sb) about/at/over sb/sth: complain(to sb.)

about sb/sth in a bad-tempered way

A lot of students grumble about heavy reading assignments.

grumble + that

The immigrants grumbled that they were treated as second-class citizens.

7 take on

Now that it is remodeled, the house has taken on a new look.

After the invention of the radio, the word "broadcast" took on a new meaning.

8 it takes/took…..to do sth.

It takes great courage to do the job

It takes patience to work under a man like by boss.

9 bring sb back to reality

10 be/get/become accustomed to sth: be/get/become familiar with sth.

Soon we all got accustomed to Prof. Wang's way of teaching.

Have you become accustomed to life abroad?

11 wear(sth) off

The child's interest in the game soon wore off.

12 try out sth(on sb): test or use sb.sth,

They tried out the new medicine on dogs.

13 the shine

14 day-to-day realities

15 sink in: be fully understood or realized

I said hello in quite a few yards before the message sand in that this wasn't the thing to do.

16 barriers to (doing) sth

17 beyond: apart from

18 stick with sb/sth

I'll stick with my idea no matter what you say.

19 on the basis of: because of a particular fact or situation

He's recently been made public relations manager on the basis of his performance.

20 the other way round

21 become adapted to sth./adapt(oneself) to sth: become adjusted to new conditions,

The old lady quickly adapted herself to life in the city.

3 interpretations

1 Since China adopted the reform and opening-up to the outside world policy, this city has taken on an entirely new look.

2 The foreigners who are suffering from culture shock often cut themselves off from the rest of the world.

3 For the first few months, many freshmen are hardly adapted themselves to the college life.

4 Biologists decided to try out that set of expensive equipment.

5 I noticed that she had greatly improved her behaviors since she returned from abroad.

6 More and more Chinese people begin to concern themselves with environmental protection.

Book 1 lesson 7

1 text

1 Romance is the privilege of the rich, not the profession of the unemployed.

2 The poor should be practical and ordinary.

3 Intellectually, we must admit, he was not of much importance.

4 He was as popular with men as he was with women, and he had every quality except that of making money.

5 He had gone on the Stock exchange for six months; but what was a butterfly to do among bulls and bears?

6 Laura loved him and he was ready to kiss her shoestrings.

7 Trevor was a painter. Indeed, few people are not nowadays. But he was also an artist, and artists are rather rare.

8 When Hughie came in he found Trevor putting the finishing touches to a wonderful life-size picture of a beggar-man.

9 Unless one is wealthy there is no use in being a charming fellow.

10 He never said a clever or even an ill-natured thing in his life.

11 That did not answer.

12 …..was charmingly blamed for giving away a pound,

2 phrase

1 there/it is no use /good (in) doing sth

Unless one is wealthy there is no use in being a charming fellow.

2 popular with/among: liked, admired or enjoyed by

This young teacher is very popular with the students.

He is very competent lawyer, but not very popular with his fellows.

3 live on

4 go on

5 tire of

His interest in the stock exchange soon wore off, and tired of the business.

The old man never tires of teaching others what they don't know.

6 make matters/things worse

The earthquake left half the villagers homeless; the storm that followed made tings worse.

7 lose one's temper, lose one's health, keep one's temper

8 between

They opened a small bookstore between them.

This couple has quite a lot in common between them.

9 not hear of : not permit

10 see about : deal with

The tap is leaking; we must find a plumber to see about it.

11 drop in

Drop in whenever you come to see your parents.

12 personally : as a person

Personally she is a very charming girl, but intellectually she is below average.

Personally还常常在句首表示as far as I am concerned, 就我个人而言

Personally, I don't like the film.

13 seek(after)

14 put/add the finishing touches(to sth)

She got a few buttons and added the finishing touches to dress.

She went over what she had written and put the finishing touches to the essay.

15 make a picture of sb

16 fell(about/around)(for sb/sth)

He felt in his briefcase for a pen.

In the dark, he felt around for the switch.

The blind man felt along the wall for the staircase.

17 slip : put sth somewhere

3 interpretations

1 The Legend washing machine has a great sale on account of its after-sale service.

2 George like s blaming others for anything he himself has done wrong.

3 My professor would not hear of my working in the laboratory during Christmas.

4 I cannot give any commitment at he moment, but I will see about it.

5 He went bankrupt and had to got his friends for financial help.

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