大学英语考试听力词组与惯用语冲浪[中]
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大学英语考试听力词组与惯用语冲浪[中]
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第二部分& CET听力必备词组B1.back issue 过刊~magazines or journals no longer current1).Where can I find the back issues of Time magazine? 我从哪儿能找到《时代用刊》的过刊？2.back up 支持~ support1).Will you back me up on this new proposal? 你会支持我这个新建议吗？2).& I agree with your proposal at the meeting this morning. It was a good one. 我同意你早晨在会议上所提的建议，这个建议不错。& You should back me up then. 你当时就该支持我。3.based on (upon) 在……基础上~on the basis of1).It is not easy to reach any definite conclusions based upon such a small sample of students from such widely different backgrounds. 从背景极为不同的一小组学生中取样，在此基础上做出明确结论是不太容易的。2).This view of future car is based on a much more sophisticated road system. 这种对未来汽车的展望是以更复杂的公路系统作为基础的。4.beat about (around) the bush 绕圈子说话~not come to the point1).& Do you ever know what Tony is talking about? 你知道托尼在讲些什么吗？& Never. He always beats round the bush. 不知道，他总是绕因子说话。5.beat the crowds 躲开人群，避免拥挤~avoid the crowds1).The only way to beat the crowds when you do grocery shopping on Saturday is to be here when they are open at nine o’clock sharp. 如果你想在星期六买杂货时避免拥挤，惟一的办法就是在9点整开门的时候赶到这里。6.before long 不久~ it wasn’t (won’t be) long before1).Experts predict that before long all schools and businesses and families in the richer parts of the world will own a computer of some kind. 据专家们预测，不久世界上发达地区所有的学校、商业机构和家庭都将拥有某种品牌的电脑。2).Mr. Jackson is in conference at the moment but he should be back here before long. 杰克逊先生正在开会，但他不久就会回来。7.behind schedule 耽误；晚点~ train (or plane) arrives late1).The nurses and doctors are not friendly and everything seems to be running behind the schedule. 护士和医生态度都不太友好，似乎每一件事都要耽误。2).The 9:30 train seems to be behind schedule. 9:30的火车似乎又晚点了。3).The plane is somewhat behind schedule. Take a seat. I’ll inform you as soon as we know something definite. 飞机有些晚点了。请坐，我一得到准确消息就通知你。4).The train is half an hour behind schedule. 火车误点半小时了。5).The train is behind schedule. You have to wait another twenty minutes. 火车晚点了，你得再等20分钟。8.belong to 属于~ be a member of1).What kinds of animals did not belong to the primitive man’s domestic animals? 哪几种动物不属于原始人驯养的动物?2).Medory, as a child of 2 years old, often climbed onto the piano bench and reached for the violin that belonged to her mother. 玛多莉两岁的时候经常爬到钢琴琴凳上去够她母亲的小提琴。9.be no exception ……不例外~not excluded from the whole1).Many young men joined the army and were sent to Italy. Hemingway was no exception. 很多青年男子参了军并被派往意大利，海明威也不例外。10.bent on/upon 下决心~with one’s mind set on’ determined on1).The 500 U.K. motor workers who had been bent on strike in High Town for the past 3 weeks went back to work this morning. 500名过去三周中一直在海镇坚决罢工的英国汽车工人今天早晨回到了工作岗位。2).Are you bent on going abroad of a Ph. D.? 你下决心出国读博士了没有？11. beside oneself 几乎要（因烦恼或兴奋）而精神失常；疯狂~ almost mad (with trouble or excitement)1). During the Carnival, most of the people were beside themselves with over excitement. 狂欢节期间，大多数人都兴奋得近乎疯狂。2). Tom is almost beside himself with anxiety. 汤姆几乎焦虑得有些失常了。12. beside the point 与……无关；不中肯；离题~ beside the question1). The examples that you’ve given are somewhat beside the point. 你举的那些例子有些离题。2). Please don’t say anything beside the point in your speech. 请不要在发言时说任何与主题无关的话。13. be to blame 应该怪/责备某人~somebody should take responsibility1). You were driving carelessly and your speed was above the limit. You’re the one who’s to blame. 你当时驾驶粗心并且超越了限速，应该怪的是你。14. beyond compare/all praise 绝佳，极好~ wonderfully good1). Her performance at yesterday’s concert was beyond compare. 她在昨天音乐会中的表演精彩绝伦。2). The quality of the new product is beyond all praise. 新产品的质量非常好。15. board (train, flight, ship) 上火车，登机，上船~ get on train, flight or ship1). Please board your flight through Gate 4. 请从4号入口处登机。2). We are waiting to board a train to Chicago. 我们等候上火车去芝加哥。3). The flight was not due to board for 45 minutes. 离预订登机时间还差45分钟。16. book up （票）订完了~ (all the tickets) reserved1). & Is there a seat available for tomorrow morning? 明天早晨的班机还有座位吗& I’m sorry. All the morning flights have been booked up. 很抱歉，所有早晨班机的机票都已经订完了。2). & I’d like to make two reservations on Flight 65[b]1 for June 8th. 我想订两张6月8日65l航班的机票。& I’m sorry, we are booked up on the 8th. 很抱歉，8日的机票已经全部订完了。17. bosom friend 知心好友~ an especially good or close friend1). Ted is my bosom friend. Under such circumstances I must give him a hand. 泰德是我的知心好友，这种情况下我必须要帮他。2). Lucy and Mae are bosom friends. They’re always together. 露西和玫是知心朋友。她们总是在一起。18. (be) bound to 肯定会~ certain to do something1). Any discussion of this topic is bound to question the aim of education. 每当讨论到这个话题时人们总要对教育的目的提出质疑。2). The exploitation of tourism is bound to destroy some natural resources and scenic areas. 旅游开发肯定会破坏某些自然资源和风景区。3). The movie starts in 5 minutes and there’s bound to be a long line. 电影将在5分钟后开演，人们一定正排着长队。19. bowler hat 黑色的圆顶礼帽~ gentleman’s hat with round top1). Never did a man with a bowler hat come to offer me money. 从来没有一个戴着黑色圆顶礼帽的人过来给我钱。20. break down （车，机器等）出了故障~ something going wrong with1). May car broke down on the highway, and I had to walk. 我的车在高速公路上出了故障，我不得不走回来。21. break in (to) 闯入……~ enter by force1). With the security door so firm that nobody can break in. 防盗门这么结实，没有入能闯进来。2). If someone were trying to break into your house, what would your reaction be? 如果有人试图闯入你的房子，你会有什么反应呢？22. break out （战争，火灾，疾病，争吵等）突然爆发~ (war, fire, disease, quarrel, etc.) start suddenly1). Fire broke out during the night. 夜里突然发生大火。2). I ate too many wild berries at the picnic last week, and I broke out in a rash. 我上星期野餐时吃了太多的野果，之后我突然得了皮疹。23. break out in a rash 皮肤过敏，出疹子~ to become covered with small red spots1). Jerry broke out in a rash because he had eaten too much seafood. 杰瑞吃了太多海鲜，皮肤过敏了。2). She had been exposed so long in the sun that she broke out in a rash. 她在阳光下曝晒太久以致皮肤过敏了。24. bring about 引起，产生~ cause to happen1). A trivial thing may sometimes bring about undesirable consequences. 一个微不足道的事物有时也会引起人们不愿意见到的后果。2). This accident has been brought about by your impatience. 这场事故是由于你缺乏耐心造成的。25. bring one’s attention to 使……注意到~ make somebody notice, remind somebody of1). Your Honor! I’d like to bring the jury’s attention to some points that I feel are relevant to the case at this time. 法官大人!我想请陪审团注意到我认为与此案有关的一些情况。26. bring up 抚养，培养~ raise, rear, educate1). Joe Smith had been brought up in an orphanage. 乔?史密斯是在孤儿院被养大的。2). They had brought up their sons to stand on their own feet. 他们培养儿子自立生活。27. broaden one’s mind 开阔思路（眼界）~ give somebody a better view of knowledge and things1). Books can broaden our minds, enrich our thinking, and inform us of many of the things which can’t be learned from practice. 福籍可以使我们开阔眼界，丰富思想，并使我们获得许多不能从实践中了解的知识。28. build up 积累，加强；建起，激起~ accumulate, intensify, establish, stir up1). The clouds are building up. 云层正在逐渐加厚。2). At sea the wind can build up giant, powerful waves. 风可以在海面上掀起巨浪。29. by and large 总的来说，大体上~ on the while, in general, taking everything into account1). By and large, your plan is a feasible one. 你的计划大体上是可行的。2). By and large, he is a kind and generous man. 总的来说，他是个善良、慷慨的人。30. by chance/accident 碰巧，恰好，偶然~ accidentally, as a result of chance1). I met her quite by chance. 我碰巧遇到她。2). Have you got a cigarette, by any chance? 你是不是恰好带着香烟？3). I only found the missing cat by accident. 我只是偶然发现了丢失的小猫。31. by means of 通过……方式，用……~ with the help of1). We lifted the load by means of a crane. 我们用起重机吊起货物。2). Students of the open university receive their lessons and lectures in their homes by means of special TV and radio programmes. 开放大学的学生通过收听收看特别广播电视节目就可以在家里上课。32. by nature 天性，天生~ at heart, according to one’s own nature1). By nature, Americans are enthusiastic and energetic about hobbies or pastimes. 美国人天性对于爱好和娱乐活动充满热情和活力。33. by no means 一点也不，决不~ not at all, never1). I’m by no means pleased with his behavior. 我对他的行为一点都不满意。2). He escaped narrowly this time, but his troubles were by no means over. 他这一次侥幸逃脱，但他的麻烦决没有结束。34. by the way 顺便说~ in addition1). By the way, at what time do you serve meals? 顺便问一下，什么时间可以在这里吃饭？2). Oh, by the way, there is a telephone message for you. 哦，顺便说一下，这儿有你的电话留言。&&第二部分& CET听力必备词组C1. call in 找来；叫进来~ ask to come in1). Johnson was called into conclude a treaty regarding land boundaries. 约翰逊被找来签订一项与土地疆界有关的条约。2). The king called in his generals. 国王把将军们叫了进来。2. call it a day 收工；（当日）工作到此为止~ to finish working for the day, determine to stop working1). Before the bell rang, our English teacher said: “Let’s call it day.” 下课铃响之前，我们的英语老师说：“今天的课就上到这里。”2). & “We’ve worked long enough for Friday afternoon.” “对一个星期五下午来说，我们已经工作得够久的了。”& “OK, let’s call it a day.” “那好，咱们收工吧。”3. call off 取消~ cancel1). The conference has been called off so that we can go shopping now. 会议已经被取消了，因此我们现在可以去购物。2). The appointment was called off because Prof. Brown had to attend a seminar. 这次见面取消了，因为布朗教授要去参加一个学术讨论会。3). As soon as I arrived, I got sick and couldn’t meet him. I had to call our appointment off. 我一到那里就生病了，无法去见他。我不得不取消了约会。4. call on somebody 请某人回答问题或讲话~ ask somebody to answer a question or give a speech1). Weren’t you nervous when the professor called on you in class? 教授让你在课堂上发言时你难道不紧张吗？2). The chemistry teacher called on me to describe the whole process of that chemical reaction. 化学老师让我描述一下那种化学反应的全过程。5. Can you wire him? 你能给他发个电报吗？~ Can you send a telegram to him?1). & Dr. Richards wants you to confirm his appointment on the 28th in morning. 理查兹博士希望你能确认一下28日上午的 约会。&&&& & That’s OK. Can you wire him? 好，你能给他发个电报吗？6. can’t … better (more, less worse) ……的程度不能再高（低）了（肯定或否定）；非常/一点也不~ to emphasize one’s positive or negative meaning1). I can’t feel better now. 我现在感觉很好。（好得不能再好）2). I can’t agree with you more. 我很同意你的看法。（同意的程度不能再高）3). I can’t care less. 我一点都不关心。（关心的程度不能再低）4). I couldn’t have done it worse. 我干得太差了。（差到了不能再差的地步）7. car dealer 汽车代理商~ person in charge of the sale of cars1). Used car dealers say they can’t keep “Bugs” on their lots these days. 二手车代理商们说这些日子以来他们的停车场总是留不住“臭虫”车。2). You probably read consumer guides, visit car dealers, and talk to other people about their cars. 你很有可能会读消费者指南，找汽车代理商，并且与别人谈论他们的汽车。8. care for 喜欢，喜爱~ enjoy, like, keen on1). You said you didn’t care very much for your job. 你说过你不太喜欢你的工作。9. carry away 激动，感动~ to excite1). Don’t be carried away by his praise, he is not very sincere when saying this. 别被他的赞美冲昏了头，他说这话的时候不是非常诚恳。2). Amy got extremely involved in the movie and was carried away by its plot. 艾米看这部电影的时候非常投入，被影片的情节打动了。10. castles in the air/sky 空中楼阁，不切实际的梦想~ dreams, hopes, or desires that are unlikely to become reality1). If you don’t study hard from now on, your ambition to enter Harvard University will be just castles in the air. 如果你不从现在开始就努力学习，你考进哈佛的抱负就只是空中楼阁。2). Your plan to spend the vacation in Europe is castles in the sky due to our tight budget. 你去欧洲度假的计划太不现实，因为我们手头的钱很紧。11. catalogue under author (title, subject) 作者（书名、主题）目录~ a list of authors, titles or subjects arranged in alphabetic order1). Have you checked in the catalogue under author and title? 你查过作者和书名目录没有？12. catch a glimpse of 瞥了一眼，略看一下~ have a quick look at or incomplete view of 1). I transferred to another flight in Hong Kong and caught a glimpse of the city. 我在香港转机，略微浏览了一下市容。2). The eyewitness only caught a glimpse of the suspect, thus he couldn’t make a precise description of the latter’s appearance. 目击证人只扫了犯罪嫌疑人一眼，因此很难对后者的相貌做出准确的描绘。13. catch one’s breath 喘口气~ to rest for a short time after hurrying, being busy, exercising, etc.1). After working for two hours, I would like to have a cup of coffee and catch my breath. 工作了两个钟头之后，我想喝杯咖啡喘口气。14. catch sight of 注意到，看见~ notice, see1). The President was talking to a young woman in the crowd when Bill suddenly caught sight of a man standing several yards behind her. 总统正在和人群中的一个年轻妇女谈话，突然比尔注意到一个男子就站在她身后几步远的地方。15. (be) categorized into 分类；分成……部分~ fall into … classified into … groups1). The motives for suicide can be categorized into areas such as failure, wrath, the need for attention, stress and so on. 自杀的动机可以分为几个方面，比如失败、愤怒、 想要受到注意、压力等等。16. (be) caught in 陷入某种困境~ become held, stuck in a unpleasant situation accidentally1). The first day he wore them, he was caught in a very heavy shower of rain. 他第一天穿上它们就赶上了一场大雨。2). I’m late because I was caught in the traffic jam. 我迟到是因为路上堵车。17. chair a meeting (discussion, program, banquet) 主持会议（讨论，节目，宴会）~ preside over a meeting, discussion, program, etc.1). Tom Wang will go to see his doctor at 8, and chair a meeting at 10 in the morning. 汤姆?王上午8点去看医生，10点主持一次会议。2). I once chaired a program for the local radio station. 我曾为本地广播电台主持过一次节目。18. chances are that 很有可能~ probably, presumable1). Suppose the test tells you that someone is shy, chances are good that person will act shy. 假如测试结果告诉你某人害羞，很有可能这个人会表现出害羞来。2). If you don’t work hard this time, chances are that you’ll fail the exam. 如果这一次不努力学习的话，你很有可能会不及格。19. chase (after) rainbows 做白日梦，幻想获得一个人不可能得到的东西~ to spend a lot of time thinking about things that one can not possibly obtain1). It’s no use chasing rainbows. You’d better face the reality and take some actions. 做白日梦无济于事。你最好面对现实，采取行动。2). The poor boy wanted to marry the pretty rich girl, and she mocked at his chasing rainbows. 那个穷小于想娶漂亮的富家女，她笑话他做白日梦。20. check in 还书；登记，报到~ return
register as a guest at a hotel or as a passenger at an airport1). I’m just going to check in these books at the library. 我正要把这些书还给图书馆。2). Passengers should check in two hours ahead of time. 乘客应提前两小时登记。3). They didn’t check in at their hotel until after midnight. 过了半夜他们才在旅馆登记住宿。21. check out （书）办手续借出；结账离开~ borro pay one’s bill and leave a hotel1). Dictionaries and all books in the reference stacks cannot be checked out. 工具书和参考书书库中的所有书都不能外借。2). Mr. Jones checked out ten minutes ago. 琼斯先生10分钟前结账离开了旅馆。22. cheer somebody up 使某人高兴（振作）起来~ make somebody happy or excited1). Linda seems to know just the right thing to say to Jack in order to cheer him up. 琳达似乎知道该说什么话让杰克高兴起来。2). Cheer up and look on the bright side of life. 振作起来，要看到生活中光明的一面。23. chilled to the bone 全身都冻僵了~ (of a person) cold in every part of one’s body1). & “What’s the matter? You look worn out.” “怎么回事?你看起来非常疲惫。”& “I walked two hours through the snow and was chilled to the bone.” “我在风雪中走了两个钟头，全身都冻僵了。”24. clothes make the man 人靠衣装马靠鞍~ clothes play an important role in man’s life1). It may not be true that clothes make the man, but the first and often last impression of you is determined by the clothes you wear. 说人靠衣装马靠鞍也许不对，可是你给别人的第一印象，经常是最后印象，就是由你穿的衣服决定的。25. come down with 突然生病，病倒~ fall ill accidentally1). Tom came down with a flu and had to stay home. 汤姆突然得了流感，不得不在家中休息。26. come in contact with 与……接触~ contact, touch1). If you come in contact with a victim’s blood or other body fluids, you can get sick. 如果你与受害者的血液或其他体液相接触的话，你会生病的。27. come (speak) out 直说~ say something directly1). & I really want to know why Nancy is always hostile toward me. 我真想知道为什么南希总对我怀有敌意？2). & Did you ever think of just coming right out and asking her? 你有没有想过直接去向个究竟？3). If you have any complaint, speak it out. 如果你有什么怨言就直说吧。28. come out of … alive 从……中逃生~ survive1). It’s surprising that Tom came out of the accident alive. 令人惊讶的是汤姆居然能从这次事故中死里逃生。2). Later, Rose came out of the shipwreck alive. 后来，罗丝从沉船的灾难中死里逃生。29. come to a stop 停下来~ stop1). If nothing is done, the car will automatically come to a stop and in this way prevent an accident. 如果没有任何措施的话，汽车会自动停下来并且通过这种方式防止车祸发生。30. come up 发生，出现；马上开始，来临~ occur, happen, take place1). If things are going well and small problems come up, we find we can solve them with our emotions. 如果一切顺利但又发生了些小问题，我们可以用我们的感情来解决。2). New designs are coming up. 新的款式不断出现。3). Do you have a tough math test coming up? 你是不是有一次很难的数学考试将要来临？31. come up with 提供~ provide1). I’m afraid it’s impossible to buy that nice red sports car because I haven’t been able to come up with the cash. 恐怕不可能买那辆漂亮的红跑车了，因为我还拿不出现金。32. commit a crime 犯罪~ to do something against the law1). & Why are you so sure that Anne didn’t commit the crime? 你凭什么如此肯定安妮没有犯罪呢？& She couldn’t have committed that crime because I was with her. And we were out of town that day. 她不可能犯罪，因为当时我和她在一起，而且我们那天出城去了。33. commit suicide 自杀~ take one’s own life, kill oneself1). It’s difficult to describe what kind of people tend to commit suicide. 很难描述哪一种人容易自杀。34. common sense 常识~ widely acknowledged information1). Specialist’s advice is available to help you choose the most suitable breed of dog. But in part, the decision depends on common sense. 可以采纳专家的建议来选择最合适饲养的一种狗。但从某种角度来看，决定还要靠常识。35. (be) composed of 由…构成~ consist of, comprise1). The earth is composed of several layers. The top layer of the earth is called the earth’s crust. 地球由好几层构成，最上面的一层叫地壳。36. concentrate on 专心/集中精力~ pay all attention to 1). Shouldn’t she concentrate on doing her school work? 难道她不该专心做功课吗？37. concerned with 关心，关注，与…有关~ care about, pay attention to1). The American government, as well as every American, is concerned with inflation. 美国政府以及每个美国人都在关注通货膨胀。2). There were five questions. The first question concerned favorite color and the second favorite number. The next three questions were all concerned with aspects of marriage. 有五个问题：第一个问题涉及最喜欢的颜色，第二个问题关于最喜欢的数字，另外三个问题都和婚姻的一些方面有关。38. conform to 符合~ meet the principles and requirements1). First of all, diamond for personal adornment must be in very fine quality. Only a small proportion, about 20% of the ore, conforms to the requirement. 首先，个人装饰用的钻石必须是优质的。只有很小的比例，约20％的矿砂符合要求。39. confuse … sb. / sth. With 区别不出，混淆不清~ fail to tell the difference between sth.1). People often confused Jane with her twin sister Jenny. 人们总是把简和她的孪生妹妹詹妮搞混。2). It’s a common case to confuse wealth with happiness. 把财富和幸福混为一谈是很常见的情况。40. contribute to 帮助，有助于；增强；促使…发生~ give help to1). The federal government contributes to the states for additional schools and school services. 联邦政府帮助各州建立新学校和学校服务机构。2). Plenty of fresh air contributes to good health. 充足的新鲜空气有益于健康。3). One fact that contributes to my interest is that, if I succeed, I will be the oldest person ever to swim across the channel. 能增强我兴趣的一个事实是，如果成功的话，我将成为游过海峡的年龄最大的人。4). Different attitudes to religion, authority and tradition generally have also greatly contributed to changes in family life. 总的来说，对于宗教、权威和传统的不同态度也极大地促进了家庭生活的变化。41. cope with 应付，对付~ mange successfully, deal with, handle1). There was too much work for our computer to cope with. 工作太多，我们的计算机也难以应付。2). Children in the primitive society had to learn how to cope with their physical environment. 原始社会的孩子们不得不学习如何应付生存环境。42. correspondence course 函授课程~ a course which is usually taken by studying delivered materials with instructions1). The open university is an educational system which will make use of television, radio and correspondence course. 开放大学是一种利用电视、收音机和函授课程作为授课方式的教育体系。43. count on 依赖，指望；相信~ rely on, trust1). & Will you give me a hand when I am in trouble? 当我遇到麻烦时你会帮我吗？& You can count on me. 相信我好了。44. crash into （车辆等）猛撞~ (car, plane) knock into sth. Accidentally1). You said you saw the bus crash into the truck. Do you know what caused the accident? 你说你看到了公共汽车与卡车相撞。你知道事故原因吗？2). The plane, a Boeing 727 taking German holiday makers to the island crashed into a hill side as it circled for preparing to land. 这是一架运载德国游客去岛上度假的波音727。当它正环绕小岛准备着陆时撞到了山腰上。45. crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假意哭泣~ pretended show of sorrow1). The millionaire’s children shed crocodile teas when he was dying. They only cared about his fortune. 百万富翁的孩子们在他临死的时候挤出几滴鳄鱼的眼泪。他们只关心他的财富。46. cross that bridge when one comes to it 船到桥头自然直~ to refuse to think or worry about something until that something occurs or arrives1). & “What shall we do if the land lord asks us to leave?” “如果房东让我们离开怎么办呢?”& “I don’t know. We have to cross that bridge when come to it.” “我也不知道。船到桥头自然直，到时候再说吧！”47. cry over spilt milk 为不可挽回的失误难过~ to cry or grieve because of a loss or mistake that cannot be put right1). Don’t cry over spilt milk. Let’s bygones be bygones. 不要为不可挽回的失误难过了，过去的就让它过去罢。48. cup of tea 爱好，兴趣~ hobby, interest1). Students politics is not my cup of tea and I don’t think I should work all the time. 我并不喜欢学生工作，我认为自己不应该总是为此耗费时间。49. current issue 现刊~ latest issues, up to date issues1). The current issues are usually directly available to you on the shelves. 一般情况下你可以直接从书架上找到现刊。50. cut down on 减少~ reduce1). Her father put up storm windows throughout the house to cut down heat loss. 她的父亲在整个家里安上了双重保温窗来减少热量损失。&51. cut in line 加塞，插队~ not wait for one’ push to the front1). & Registration always takes so long. 登记总要很长时间。& What bothers me is all the people who cut in line. 使我厌烦的是那些加塞的人。52. cut out 天生具有某种才能~ be born to have certain ability1). & I’m sorry you failed the physics course. 很抱歉你物理考试不及格。& Let’s face it. I’m just not cut out to be a scientist. 面对现实吧，我天生就不是当科学家的料。53. cut somebody (something) short 打断~ to put an end to (something) or stop (somebody) from doing something, esp. from continuing to talk1). John’s presentation at the conference was cut short by the president owing to the time limit. 约翰在大会上的发言由于时间限制被主席打断了。2). The fashion show was cut short because the theatre was on fire. 因为剧院失火，时装表演被迫中断了。第二部分& CET听力必备词组D1. date back to 始于；追溯到~ state from a parti be traced to the period of 1). The actual torch ceremony itself dated back to ancient Greece. 真正的火炬仪式始于古希腊。2. deal with 应付，处理~ handle, tackle, cope with1). They do not trust their children to deal with crises. 他们不相信自己的孩子能够应付危机。2). I had to deal with so many courses last term that I really had a hard time. 上学期我要应付这么多门课程，以致学得很费劲。3). I have a pile of letters of application to deal with. 我有一大堆申请信要处理。3. decide on 决定，选定~ make up one’ resolve to have1). After interviewing all the candidates, we’ve decided on Tom. 面试过所有应试者之后，我们选定了汤姆。2). Choosing a college or academic major or graduate school, deciding on a career, settling on a place to live, buying a house C all these activities require research. 选择大学、专业或研究生院，选定职业，确定住处，买房，这些都需要做研究。4. declare 申报携带物品~ make a report of one’s special belongings taken on the trip.1). Do you have anything to declare? 你有什么需要申报的吗？2). The goods you have declared are far in excess of your allowances. 你所申报的物品已远远超过了限定标准。5. depend on 依靠，依赖；要看，取决于~ rely on, be decided by1). This town depends almost solely on the tourist trade. 这个小镇几乎完全靠旅游业。2). He is a man who can be depended on in a crisis. 他是个患难时可以依靠的人。3). Attraction depends heavily on the position of the product on the shelf. 吸引力大小很大程度上取决于产品在货架上的位置。6. (be) descended from 遗传；是…的后代~ be offspring of1). The people there were descended from only twenty-five or thirty original families. 那里的人是岛上最早的25或30户家庭的后裔。7. deserve a raise 应该涨工资（加薪）~ should be given a higher salary1). I want you to know that you have been doing an excellent job lately. I think you deserve another raise. 我想告诉你，你最近的工作一直干得很出色，我想应该给你涨工资。8. devote to / be devoted to （时间、精力、物资）投入~ (time, energy, money or materials) used in1). We’ve already devoted 14,000 dollars to the project. 我们已经为这个项目投入了1.4万美元。2). In the recent years, many Americans have become devoted to physical fitness. 最近几年，很多美国人已投入到健身运动中。9. die out 消失；灭绝~ become extinct1). Some languages are dying out because the groups who speak them are declining or because the speakers have adopted another. 有些语言正在消失，这是因为讲这种语言的人群正在衰减或因为人们已经采用了另外一种语言。2). With the development of modern industry, many of the traditional crafts have died out. 随着现代工业的发展，很多传统工艺已失传了。3). The dinosaurs have died out. 恐龙已经灭绝了。10. distinguish between 区别，区分~ tell th separate something from something1). Books can distinguish between the good and the bad. 书籍可以区分好与坏。11. doctoral candidate 博士生~ student who studies for a doctor’s degree1). They’ll call the doctoral candidates’ names next. Have you found Larry? 他们下面要点博士生的名字了，你找到莱瑞了没有？12. do somebody good 给某人带来好处~ bring benefits to a person1). I wouldn’t want to go back to school unless I had to I went to school for twelve years. It didn’t do me a bit of good. 除非迫不得已，我不想再回去上学了。我上了12年的学，没给我带来半点好处。2). Less food and more exercises will do you a lot of good. 少吃东西多锻炼对你很有好处。13. do’s and don’t’s 应遵循的；可允许及不允许的行为规则~ rules to show what one can or cannot do or should or should not do in a particular situation1). At the orientation meeting, every new student received a handout of do’s and don’t’s for them. 在培训会上，每个新生都收到一张他们应该遵循的行为规范的单子。2). It’s essential for every businessman to know do’s and don’t’s of market manipulation. 对任何一个生意人来说，了解市场运作的行为规范是至关重要的。14. do someone a favor 赏脸；帮忙~ to do kind for someone1). Would you please do me a favor to leave her a message? 您能帮个忙，给她留个口信吗？2). I’d like you to do me a favor by writing a letter of recommendation. 我想让您帮忙写一封推荐信。15. dote on 溺爱~ give too much love to, esp. children1). Judy was their only child and naturally they doted on Judy’s children. 朱迪是他们惟一的孩子，因此他们自然溺爱朱迪的孩子。16. do without 将就，凑合（失去某种条件）~ cope with life without one’s usually advantage1). Bob didn’t get a cost-of-living raise, so we have to do without a few things now. 鲍勃没有涨工资，于是现在我们只好放弃一些东西凑合着过。17. down payment 首期付款~ first part of the whole payment1). I can’t provide the cash, but some else has already made the down payment. 我拿不出现金来，但有人已经付了首期款了。18. doze off 打瞌睡~ nod one’s head due to sleepiness1). Her class is so boring that I can’t help dozing off. 她的课太乏味以致我忍不住打起瞌睡来。19. dream of 梦想~ have a wish or ideal to do something1). What I dram of is to be a broadcaster on TV. 我的梦想是成为一名电视播音员。2). He dreamed of becoming a pilot when he was still a kid. 他在孩提时代就梦想成为一名飞行员。20. drive somebody mad 使…发疯~ something unpleasant that makes somebody crazy1). I can’t put up with the loud music. It is driving me mad. 我无法忍受这么吵闹的音乐，已经快使我发疯了。2). I’m still searching for an apartment. It’s driving me crazy. 我还在找公寓住，这件事快把我逼疯了。21. drop by/drop in on 顺便访问，顺便到某处停一下，顺便拜访~ call on casually1). I’m just on my way to work, but I thought that I could drop by with the check for my rent. 我正在上班路上，但我想顺便用支票去交一下房租。2). They would just drop in on us for a chat at any moment. 他们随时都会来我们这儿聊天。3). Could we drop by the lab for a minute? 能不能顺便到实验室看一看？4). We can drop by the bar and go for a drink. 我们可以顺便去酒吧喝一杯。22. due to 由于~ because of, on account of, owing to1). Young women could not regularly attend school due to long working hours. 由于工作时间长，年轻妇女们不能按正常时间上学。