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12. surrender (oneself ) to : to give ( oneself ) up to some influence , course , etc.沉溺于;沉迷于。
如:He surrendered to despair ( grief ) .他沉溺于绝望(悲伤)。
He surrendered himself to a life of pleasure. 他沉迷于享乐。
13. The surest way to do sth. is ……做某事的最可靠的方法是……
如:The surest way to succeed is to work hard.取得成功最可靠的方法是努力工作。
14. To strain the attention of
strain : make excessive demands upon使劲用,因过度使用而伤害。
如:strain oneself竭尽全力,劳累过度。
He strained his voice to be heard above the noise周围太吵,他强拉嗓子大喊,人们才听得见他。
He strained every muscle to life the box. 他用尽所有力气举起箱子。
15. inherent in : existing as a permanent part or quality that cannot be taken out固有的,与生具有的。
如:A love of peace is inherent in human nature .热爱和平是人固有的本性。
16. …… had bequeathed to us tables of stone commanding that……
a. bequeath :hand down ,pass on传给后代;to dispose of property or money by means of will立遗嘱赠与……
如:I bequeath all my worldly goods to my wife .我将我所有的财产赠与我的妻子。
One age bequeaths its civilization to the next. 一个时代将其文明留给下一个时代。
b. tablets of stone 石碑。
17. Package: vt. to combine or offer as a single unit 把作为整体提出或推销。Adj. 一揽子。
如:a package tour由旅行社代办一切的旅行;
package deal 整批交易。
18. pervade : become spread throughout all parts of弥漫
如:The smell of coffee pervaded the air .咖啡的气味弥漫在空中。
Practical ideas pervaded the whole land. 整个国家弥漫着实际的思想。
19. It tends to make things ultimately boring and dismissible……
a. ultimate :furthest or farthest最远的。如:an ultimate destination最终目的地。decisive ,conclusive决定性的。如:the ultimate authority最终权威。final ,total总数。如:the ultimate cost 最终成本。
b. dismiss : put aside from consideration 驱除。
如:He dismissed the idea for it was just too impractical .他排除了这个观点,因为那太不合实际了。
20. A substitute for ……: a person or thing serving in place of another 替代。
如:Guess work is no substitute for investigation .猜测不能代替调查。
A substitute was sent in when one of the star players was injured. 一位主角受伤了,就派来了一位替身。
substitute for :代替。
如:Who will substitute for you if you are ill 如果你病了,谁替你
21. (Come) fall short of: to fail to reach a standard, level, etc. 没达到, 赶不上。
如:His income may fall short of his needs .他的收入达不到他的需求。
The result fell short of our expectations. 结果大失我们所望。
22. wholesale : in large amounts or on a large scale 大量地,不分青红皂白地。
如:The company fired people wholesale last year .公司去年大规模裁员。
wholesale批发 - retail零售。