人教版高中英语必修1 Unit 5 Nelson Mandela-a modern hero 重点短语讲解

Unit 5 Nelson Mandela-a modern hero 重点短语

1. out of work 失业

Jim has been out of work for several months.

吉姆已经失业几个月了。

Mary’s cell phone has been out of work for several days, which brought her a lot of inconvenience.

玛丽的手机坏了好几天了，这给她带来了很多不便。

联想拓展

in work 有工作

out of breath 上气不接下气

out of patience 不耐烦

out of use 没用了

out of date 过时

out of order 次序颠倒；出故障

out of control 失控

out of danger 脱离危险

out of shape 变形

Out of sight, out of mind. 眼不见, 心不烦。

2. as a matter of fact  事实上

It was cold. As a matter of fact, it was freezing.

天很冷。事实上，冷得要命。

联想拓展

as a matter of fact=in fact/in actual fact/actually/in

reality/to tell the truth 实际上；事实

to make matters worse 让事情更糟糕的是

it doesn’t matter 没有关系

3. blow up vi.爆炸；突然严峻；大发雷霆 vt. 炸毁；给……充气；放大（照片）

My father blew up when I didn't come home last night.

我昨晚没回家，父亲大发雷霆。

Stop at the gas station and we'll blow up the tyres.

在加油站停一下，我们要给轮胎打气。

联想拓展

blow away 刮走，吹走

blow down (风) 刮倒

blow off 吹掉；将（热水、蒸汽等）放出

blow out 吹熄；（电线）烧断

blow over (暴风雨等)吹散，刮倒；（坏天气）大风平息

4. in trouble 在危险、受罚、痛苦、忧虑等的处境中

Please telephone us when you are in trouble.

遇到困难时就给我们打电话。

联想拓展

have trouble (in) doing sth. 做某事有困难。其中的介词 in 在口语中通常可省略。

take (the) trouble to do sth. 在这一结构中，其中的冠词用不用均可，但含义稍有不同：用冠词，表示不怕费事或不怕麻烦而去做某事；不用冠词，表示尽心尽力或费尽心血而去做某事。

go to (the) trouble to do （of doing） sth.

不辞辛劳做某事/费心做某事

give sb.  trouble/put sb.  to trouble麻烦某人；打扰某人

have trouble with ... 有……病痛；同……闹纠纷

We had no trouble (in) finding his office.

我们没费吹灰之力就找到了他的办公室。

He took the trouble to show me the way to the station.

他不嫌麻烦地为我去火车站而指路。

He went to the trouble of finding out when our train was leaving.

他费心为我们打听到了我们乘坐的火车的开车时间。

I don’t like giving trouble to people I don’t know.

我不愿意给我不认识的人添麻烦。

The man often has trouble with his wife.

这个男人经常与他的妻子闹矛盾。

5. turn to 求助于；依赖；翻到；询问

We have to turn to some bigger companies for technical help.

我们不得不向一些更大的公司寻求技术援助。

联想拓展

turn against 背叛

turn down （音量）关小；拒绝

turn in上交

turn ...into ... (使……)成为……

turn off 关掉(水源、 煤气、 电灯等)；避开(问题等)

turn on 打开(水、 煤气、 电灯、无线电等)

turn over (使)打翻/翻身/翻动/翻耕(土地)/转危为安

turn up 开大；出现；找到

by turns 轮流；交替

in turn 依次；轮流

turn out 证明是；结果是

Nobody will turn against his country.

没有人会背叛自己的国家。

Please turn down the television.

请把电视机的音量调小点儿。

He turned down my suggestion without hesitation.

他毫不犹豫地拒绝了我的建议。

The child picked up a purse and turned it in to the policeman.

那个孩子捡到了一个钱包，然后把它交给了警察。

The farmers are turning waste land into rice fields.

农民们正把荒地变成肥沃的田地。

Don't forget to turn all the lights off before you go to bed. 

在你上床之前，不要忘记把所有的灯都关上。

The man turned over and went to sleep again when the telephone rang.

当电话铃响的时候，那个人翻了个身，又睡着了。

6. lose heart 丧失勇气或信心

He failed many times, but he didn’t lose heart.

他失败了许多次，但他并没有失去信心。

No matter what you do, never lose heart.

不管你做什么，千万不要失去信心。

lose one’s job 失业

lose one’s balance 失去平衡

lose one’s breath 上气不接下气

lose one’s heart (to sb./sth.)爱上

lose one’s life 丧生; 遇害

lose face 丢脸; 受屈辱

lose hope 失去希望