Unit 1
by coincidence碰巧,巧合地
a great deal大量,许多
on the other hand在另一方面
in the flesh在肉体上,本人
appeal to... 吸引......
come off 成功举行
make an attempt尝试
aim at... 旨在......,目的是......
have a preference for... 偏爱......
in possession of... 拥有......,占有......
in the possession of... 属于......,被拥有......
Unit 2
take it easy从容
run out of... 用完......,用尽......
be made up of... 由……组成
in particular尤其是,特别是
try out 实验
let out泄露释放
in exchange for... 交换......
knock over撞倒
transform into... 转化为......
choose from... 从……中选择
Unit 3
be addicted to... 沉迷于......
be accustomed to... 习惯于......
decide on... 取决于......
feel like (doing)想要做…..
in spite of... 尽管......
take risks (a risk)冒险
get into... 养成......,陷入......
due to... 因为.....,由于......
under stress处于压力之下
come into effect生效
Unit 4
come about... 产生......,发生......
subscribe to... 订阅......,赞成......
quantities of... 大量......
tend to... 倾向于......
go up上升,增长
result in... 导致......
be opposed to... 反对......
even if 即使
keep on... 继续......,坚持......
glance at... 瞥一眼......
on the whole总的来说,大体上
on behalf of... 代表......
put up with... 忍受......
so long as... 只要......
and so on等等
Unit 5
burn to the ground全部焚毁,烧毁
make one’s way前往
glance through... 浏览......
vary from…to… 从……到……变化
in appreciation of... 表示感谢......
have a gift for... 具有……的天赋
a variety of... 各种各样的......
in panic惊慌失措地,恐慌地
be anxious for... 渴望......,急于做......
be conscious of... 意识到......
be home to... 是……的故乡或发源地
give birth to... 诞生......,生......
make an appointment with ... 和……约会,预约......
wave goodbye to... 挥手告别......
share... with ... 与……分享……
protect ...from ... 保护……不受……
be suitable for... 适合......
be enthusiastic about... 热心于......
be amazed at... 对……感到惊讶
in the distance在远方
be bathed in... 沐浴于......,被……笼罩
with great potential具有巨大潜力
out of the way闭塞的,偏僻的
be about to do sth.正要做某事
it is said that... 据说......