材料：Efficient training of English listening - Advanced Level (1)
简单单词 & 似乎认识
- oversight,疏忽，失察;监督
- learned, 博学的
- odds，不利条件，逆境
词组/习语/惯用语
- set up, 建起，设立；预备， to arrange for an event or activity to happen
- We need to set up a meeting to discuss the proposals.
- at a loss, 不知所措，语塞，not knowing what to do
- I’m at a loss to explain what happened.
- I was so embarrassed that I was at a loss for words what to say).
- patch sth. up, 修补;平息;弥合（关系），和解, 修理, （尤指）临时草草修补
- Jackie and Bill are still trying to patch up their marriage.
- hold someone/something up，耽误
- drop in on somebody, 非正式访问，顺便拜访某人
- account for ,(在数量上)占
- Students account for the vast majority of our customers.
- cut sb/sth loose,表示物理上使某人或某物脱离，通常是通过字面上的切割,还可以延申表示脱离某种关系，尤其是不再雇佣或控制他们，（使）摆脱影响，（使）摆脱束缚,相当于 get rid of sb/sth
- He could not believe that the firm he has served for so long would cut him loose.
- The company is about to be cut loose from the state on which it has so long depended.
- in dire straits，陷入困境
- These kids are in dire straits, and the schools are doing nothing to help them!
- pile (sth.) up，成为一堆;把…堆积起来
- less than great, 不太好
- take on a life of its own， 失去控制，自行发展，一个想法、一个理论或者一条流言蜚语都可以说“take on a life of its own”，意思也就是开始失去原本的控制。
- idiom. : to become very large, important, or hard to control.
- Just one part of what he said got picked up by the media and it took on a life of its own.
- at face value, 根据外表，从表面上看
- I’m going to speak to you with utmost candor so I want you to take everything I’m about to say at face value.
- out of shape, 变形，走样；不健康
- I’m so out of shape that I get out of breath climbing the stairs.
- pull up，（车）停下；（某人）把车停下
- A car pulled up outside my house.
- high and low, 到处、各处，相当于everywhere
- I searched high and low for my keys, and I still can’t find them.
- get the hang of something， 学会做某事，掌握窍门
- be of sound/unsound mind,心智健全／精神失常
- No matter how learned one may be, he or she cannot be called a good person unless he or she has a sound mind.
- head-on，（事故）迎头相撞的，正面相撞的
- fur coat, 皮毛大衣
- fed up， 厌倦的，厌烦的，失望的
- I’m fed up with my job.
- He got fed up with all the travelling he had to do.
- be bound to, 一定会
- in passing，顺便； 附带地
- I mention this point now in passing and shall refer to it again.这一点现在顺便提一下,以后还会讲到.
- shuttle commander, 航飞指挥官
- put up，建造，修建；力争，拼尽全力；为某人提供住宿
- He put up a brave and long struggle, but up against such heavy odds he couldn’t get his business plan accepted.
- My cousin is in town, we’ll put him up for the night.
- up against，面临（问题、困难等）
- to go/be on safari，去观察野生动物
- back down, 放弃，让步，认输
- beat (someone) to the punch 抢先一步，抢先下手；
- I was going to suggest that idea to the boss today, but unfortunately one of my co-workers beat me to the punch. 我本打算今天向老板提出这个想法，可哪成想被一位同事抢了先。
- be cut out to be, 适合担任，适合做……
- He’s not cut out for teaching.
- loose change,零钱
- roll along, 滚滚向前(前进,意外到来)
- Six tumbrils roll along the streets.六辆死囚车沿着大街隆隆走过.
- in the course of, 在……期间,在……过程中
- His team of lawyers was in the course of discussing the contract.他的律师团队正在讨论合同。
- amount due, 到期金额
- The insurance company will refund any amount due to you.保险公司将退还你应得的所有款项。
- pin money,零花钱
新词
- candour, （尤指对棘手或难堪话题的）坦白，直率，坦诚
- hippo，河马
- grunting，呼噜的， 咕哝的
- reflexes，反应能力，反射作用
- It takes great skill, cool nerves and the reflexes of an athlete.那需要运动员有高超的技巧、冷静的头脑和迅速的反应能力。
- kerfuffle, n.动乱
- ulcer，溃疡
