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Phrases in U4 M7 Public transport Welcome to the unit
1. different means of transport
不同的交通方式 a new form of transport一种新的运输方式 2. transport people all over the
world运送世界各地的人transport people to the city center将人们送至市中心transport sth from…to…把某物从…运送到…the transport of goods by air由飞机运送货物 3. pick up and drop off people接
送人们/上下客
4. over long distances长距离范围
内
in the distance在远处
at a distance相距,相隔,稍远处 : keep sb at a distance/keep one’s distance from与…保持一定的距离be distant from sb对某人冷淡
5. railway tracks铁轨stream
trains 蒸汽火车underground trains地铁the maglev train which are powered by magnets由磁铁提供动力的磁悬浮列车 6. go underground转到地下 Reading
7. be commonly known as 一般作
为…而为人所知 commonly held opinions 多数人持有的观点 8. have the distinction of 有…
的名声make /draw a distinction 区分开来;区别对待 the
distinction/difference(差异) between A and B; win a distinction for 因…而出名 9. during the first half of the
19th
century在19世纪上半叶 10. develop train services发展火
车交通服务 11. 。
12. go to the distant boundary of
the city到城市的远郊the boundaries of human knowledge 人类知识懂得极界
13. cause/ do damage to historic
buildings对古建筑造成损害 14. the increased number of
vehicles急速增加的车辆数量 15. choke off traffic阻塞交通
choke back抑制(愤怒,悲痛等)choke back the tears 忍住眼泪choke down勉强咽下(食物)choke up闷住,噎住,激动的说不出话来choked to death on a fish bone被一根鱼刺噎死 be choked with traffic被川流不息的车辆堵塞
16. lead to the development of the
underground system 导致地铁系统的发展
17. beneath the surface of the
ground在地表下面; beneath sb (等级、地位)低于某人
18. be pulled through the
comparatively narrow tunnels by steam engines由蒸汽机驱动穿梭于相对狭窄的隧道 comparatively speaking相比而言
19. narrow escape 死里逃生 ,险些
遇险 narrow majority/victory/defeat 微弱多数/险胜/勉强击败 narrow the 31. function as /serve as/ work as/
act as bomb shelters用作防空洞
gap between rich and poor缩小贫富差距
20. ~
21. link up连接,会合
link up with sb to do sth联合某人做某事link up with与…相连
be linked to/with与…有关 the link/connection between smoking and cancer 抽烟与癌症之间的联系
22. in the middle of the city 在
市中心 be in the middle of doing sth 正忙着做某事
23. advanced ways of digging
tunnels先进的挖掘隧道的方式 24. accelerate the pace of the
London Underground’s development加快伦敦地铁发展的脚步 keep pace with 与…并驾齐驱;跟上 keep up the pace 跟上步伐
25. set up the underground group
建立地铁集团
26. acquisition of the lines收购
地铁 the acquisition of knowledge 知识的习得 27. ~
28. be placed under the authority
of the Board归伦敦客运总署管辖
29. be responsible for(doing) sth
对…负责 30. be in use在使用中;put sth into
use 付诸使用
32. a newly built line一条新建的
地铁线
33. an underground aeroplane
factory 地下飞机制造厂
34. be used as meeting rooms for
the government administration被用作政府行政会议室
35. make the system more
user-friendly使地铁系统更加方便乘客使用 36. #
37. in honor of the twenty-fifth
anniversary of Queen Elizabeth’s crowning为纪念伊丽莎白女王登基25周年
38. work to transport millions of
people effectively用来有效运送上百万乘客
39. permit/ allow doing允许做某事
permit/ allow sb to do
ask for one’s permission请求某人的许可
with one’s permission/ with the permission of sb在某人许可的情况下
without one’s permission/ without the permission of sb未经某人许可
40. a tourist brochure旅游手册 41. ]
42. a place of interest名胜古迹 43. in the order of the development
按发展顺序
44. encourage you to visit the
place for yourself鼓励你亲自
去参观某地
45. go sightseeing去观光
46. a dozen different lines数条不
同的地铁线
a /two /three dozen of eggs一打鸡蛋
dozens of大量 47. at a discount打折
48. 。
49. all sorts of各种各样的
50. the album of photos相册,照片
簿
word power
51. a toll road收费道路
52. Spaghetti Junction复式公路枢
纽,多层式立交桥
53. light railway/ rail轻轨
54. the best-designed flyovers设
计得最好得跨线桥,高架
55. book a seat/ ticket订位子,订
票 56. $
57. on-way ticket单程票
return ticket回程票
season ticket季票,长期票 student ticket学生票 Grammar
58. a thick layer of fallen leaves
一层厚厚的落叶
59. at the edge of the city在城市
边缘
60. head for London/ make for
London向伦敦出发 61. … 62. puff and rattle喷烟发出咔嗒咔
哒声
puff and blow喘气
63. at the crossroads在十字路口
64. be trapped in traffic被困在车
阵中
65. be late for work上班迟到
66. turn to sb for help向某人求助
ask sb for help/ask for help from sb
67. the leading causes of air
pollution大气污染得主要原因 ( a major/main/chief cause of breathing problems呼吸问题的主要原因
68. release poisonous smoke and
gas释放毒烟毒气
69. breathing related diseases与
呼吸相关的疾病
70. in the hope of/that希望 71. take notice of注意
take no notice of不注意
72. make better use of更好的利用
make full use of充分利用 ( make the best of尽量利用 take advantage of利用
73. undertake a task/ project承担
任务、工程项目
undertake to do sth同意或答应做某事
74. sacrifice for an assignment投
身任务,为任务牺牲
for no sacrifice不怕牺牲 make sacrifices for为…作出牺牲
at/by sacrifice of靠牺牲…,以…为代价 75. :
76. beyond one’s modest
expectations在某人的正常预期
范围之外
77. have a relaxing weekend度过一
个放松的周末 78. make up for弥补 79. postpone / put off one’s visit
推迟做某事
postpone / put off doing
postpone sth/ doing sth to/ at full/ top speed全速地 at a high/ low speed以高、低速 ~
at an ordinary speed以正常速度
at a speed of
92. time of departure/ arrival离
until/ till…把某事、做某事推迟到…
call off sth /doing sth取消做某事 Task
80. …
81. listen for key structures注意,
倾听主要结构 82. send a letter/ an e- mail/ a fax
to发信、电子邮件、传真给某人 83. decide on sth决定
84. on the north- east coast of
China在中国的东北海岸
85. travel by air/ sea/ road/
railway/ underground/ ferry乘飞机、船、汽车、火车、地铁、渡船旅游
86. a harbor city港口城市
87. an industrial base工业基地 88. have good air connections with
most large cities on the Chinese mainland与中国大陆多数大城市互通航线 89. -
90. news flash简明新闻,快讯 91. speed up加速
speed away/ off疾驰而去 with speed迅速地
with great speed高速地 with all speed全速地
开、出发时间
departure/ arrival time以…的速度
93. wash away soil冲走沙土 94. under repair在修理中
under construction在建设中 under attack遭受攻击 ~
under discussion在讨论中 under study在研讨中
under examination在检查中 under consideration在考虑中 under the government of在…政府的管辖之下
under the rules按照规定 under foot地下,脚下
95. expect long delays at peak
travel seasons预计旅游高峰期会有长时间的耽搁 96. ?
97. May Day holiday五一假期
98. There’s no guarantee that…
没有保证
guarantee sb to do保证某人做某事
99. ask for specific travel
information要得到具体的旅游信息 100. switch roles交换角色 101. travel allowance旅游津贴
Project 102. release a public notice
发布公共注意 103. 、
104. arise from因…而产生,由…产
生,起源于 105. aim at increasing
people’s awareness of旨在提高人们对…的认识
aim at sb/ sth/ doing sth朝…瞄准;目标是,力求达到,力争做到
aim one’s gun at sb/ sth用枪瞄准
be aimed at sth/ doing sth/ sb目的是,旨在;针对 aim to do旨在做某事 aim for力求,旨在,希望达到某个目标
take aim at sb/ sth朝某人或某物瞄准;把批评的矛头指向某人或某物 ! achieve/obtain/attain one’s aim达到目的
miss one’s aim未达到目的,打不中目标
without aim无目的地
with the aim of doing sth有做某事地目的,为了做… 106. be aware of the potential
causes of traffic accidents意识到交通事故的潜在原因 107. be true of sb/sth对某人、
某事适用 108. pay attention to
surrounding traffic注意周围的交通状况
109. do something wrong出错
110. | 111. change lanes without signaling
未打信号灯变道
112. be impatient in a traffic
jam交通阻塞时没有耐心 113. push into other lanes of
traffic挤进其他车道 114. overtake other cars超车 115. lead to crashes导致撞车 116. people fined for speaking
on their mobile phones while driving因驾驶时打手机而被罚款的人
fine sb (money)罚某人(钱) fine sb (money) for sth/doing sth因某事、做某事罚某人(钱) : pay fine交罚金
a parking fine违规停车罚款 117. increase to 100增长到100
increase by 20%增长了20% 118. consume alcoholic drinks
喝酒 119. violate the law违法 120. risk one’s life/ health/
fortune冒失去生命、健康、财富的危险
risk doing冒险做某事 } at the risk of doing冒可能(做某事)的危险
at one’s own risk自担风险 121. have just a couple of
beers只喝了一两杯啤酒 122. Speed kills.超速是致命的 123. be easily dismissed/
ignored很容易被忽略