事件

1.词组：in advance

释义：预先

例句：If you’re coming to the party, please let me know in advance.

2.词组：beforehand

释义：预先

例句：Emma hadphoned beforehand to let me know she was coming.

3.词组：draw up a plan/list

释义：制定一个较为正式的计划或列表

例句：The researchers drew up a list demanding new standards for futureresearch.

4.词组：intend to do sth.

释义：计划去做某事

例句：Pauloriginally intended to get involved in tourism.

5.词组：have one’s heart set on sth.

释义：非常渴望某事发生

例句：Cindy hasher heart set on having a big house.

6.词组：make up one’s mind

释义：决定（去做某事）

例句：I’ve made up my mind —I’m moving to China.

7.词组：have mixed feelings about sth.

释义：对某事的态度不是很明确

例句：Theaudiences have mixed feelings about the new film.

8.词组：…will determine sth.

释义：某事物将由…来决定

例句：Time andmoney are two major factors that will determine where we travel, when and forhow long.

9.词组：be up in the air

释义：悬而未决的

例句：Zak’sfuture at the company is still up in the air.

10.词组：sb. is still wavering between...and...

释义：某人仍然在两事物间犹豫不决

例句：Maisie is still wavering between visiting her parents and going toFrance.

11.词组：convince sb. to do sth.

释义：说服某人去做某事

例句：By 1955he had convinced the company to build a full-scale plant.

12.词组：sb. has no say in sth.

释义：某人对某事没有发言权

例句：Louiemade the decision. The staff had no say in the matter.

13.词组：pay off

释义：(付出的努力)给人以

例句：All thoseweeks of studying paid off.

14.词组：bear fruit

释义：产生成果

例句：All yourwork will bear fruit in the end.

15.词组：You reap what you sow.

释义：[英谚]种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

例句：If you do bad things to people, bad things will happen to you. Youreap what you sow.

16.词组：a golden opportunity

释义：宝贵的机会

例句：Danielgot a place at university, which gave him a golden opportunity to do researchon air pollution prevention.

17.词组：go down the drain

释义：(努力、投资等）付诸东流

例句：I triedfor three years to run this business but now I’m bankrupt. All my efforts wentdown the drain. 

18.词组：be in vain

释义：（努力） 是无用的

例句：We puttables and chairs out in the garden but it started to rain and all our effortswere in vain.

19.词组：exert oneself

释义：尽力

例句：She'll have to exert herself morethan she does now if she wants to succeed in sales.

20.词组：apply oneself

释义：尽最大努力

例句：I’m sureyou can solve the problem if you apply yourself.

21.词组：come to fruition

释义：（计划、想法等）得到实现

例句：His ideacame to fruition with an exhibition of the students' work.

22.词组：fall by the wayside

释义：(计划等)落空

例句：Our planfell by the wayside because they didn’t want to get involved.

23.词组：a weak link (in the chain)

释义：（某个计划或体系当中的）薄弱环节

例句：The weaklink in the chain is the computer software that controls the entire (全部的) system.

24.词组：The only fly in the ointment is...

释义：美中不足的是……

例句：The onlyfly in the ointment was my sister who insisted on whispering (窃窃私语）through the first half of the show.

25.词组：cut both ways

释义：有利有弊

例句：Censorship(审查) cuts both ways. It prevents peoplefrom being corrupted (思想被腐烛），but it oftenalso prevents them from knowing what is really going on.

26.词组：a recipe for disaster

释义：肯定会导致问题的计划或方案

例句：They declared this plan a recipefor disaster.

27.词组：a multisensory experience

释义：多感官的体验

例句：Readingis a multisensory experience. It involves the scent of the ink and the textureof the paper, not to mention the words on the pages.

28.词组：book a flight

释义：预定航班

例句：A studentchanges his/her mind about plans to study and decides not to take the bookedflight.

29.词组：flock to…

释义：蜂拥而至

例句：It’shardly surprising that tourists flock to see the area. 

30.词组：strenuous sports

释义：非常耗费体力的运动

例句：Doingstrenuous sports activities may result in exhaustion.

31.词组：fierce competition

释义：激烈的竞争

例句：Carmanufacturers are facing fierce international competition.

32.词组：pave the way for sth.

释义：(比喻)为……铺平道路

例句：Scientists hope the data from this expedition(探险)will pave the way for a more detailed exploration(探索) of Mars.

33.词组：stumbling block

释义：障碍物，阻碍取得进展的事物或难点

例句：However,there is still a big stumbling block.

34.词组：take precautions against sth.

释义：采取预防措施

例句：The samerules and precautions apply to a credit card used as a cash card.  

35.词组：The end justifies the means.

释义：只要目的是正当的，实现方法即使是消极的也应该被接受。

例句：Inreality, the end does not necessarily justify the means.  

36.词组：tackle a problem

释义：解决一个问题

例句：Theyproposed a new initiative (行动计划) to tackle the shortageof teachers.   

37.词组：overcome an obstacle

释义：克服障碍

例句：If youwant to overcome an obstacle, make sure you don’t get sidetracked. 

38.词组：be tempted into…

释义：被引诱去做某事

例句：Those atthe bottom of society may be more likely to be tempted into a life of crime asa solution to their problems.

39.词组：be preoccupied with…

释义：过分投入于……

例句：He’s beenpreoccupied with sports, which has affected his grades.

40.词组：domestic violence

释义：家庭暴力

例句：Domestic violence is violence that happens between family members inhome. 

1.词组：pop-up advertising windows 

释义：弹出式的网络广告  

例句：We have plenty of ways to disable pop-up advertising windows, but we cannot really screen TVadvertisements out of our lives.  

2.词组：the advertising slot 

释义：电视上的广告时段  

例句：The TV advertising slots for a major sports event may be sold for up to £100 million.  

3.词组：be intensively advertised   
释义：得到密集的广告宣传  

例句：The new product is being intensively advertised on TV. 

4.词组：advertising campaign    
释义：密集的广告宣传活动  

例句：The advertising campaign has boosted sales by 150%. 

5.词组：peak time / prime time 
释义：黄金时段  

例句：In the UK, prime time usually takes place from 6:30 pm until 10:30 pm.  

6.词组：ratings  

=the number of people who watch a particular TV programme  
释义： 收视率  

例句：The new series had high ratings right from the start. 

7.词组：be glued to sth.    
释义：聚精会神地盯着某物  

例句：Millions of people were glued to the television for the football game. 

8.词组：be well-informed  
释义：对某方面的信息十分了解的  

例句：The kids are very well-informed about all of the different video games.  

9.词组：spoil someone's enjoyment
释义：很扫兴  

例句：TV advertising interrupts exciting programmes and spoils our enjoyment.  

10.词组：arouse someone's desire to... [W]   
释义：让某人产生想去做某事的冲动  

例句：TV advertising arouses the viewers' desire to buy new products. 

11.词组：well-worn themes [W]  

释义：已经被用滥的题材  

例句：Today many TV programmes pursue well-worn themes that are common to all cultures, such as romance and crime.  

12.词组：hackneyed subjects[W]  
释义：陈腐的题材  

例句：These hackneyed subjects are no longer wanted by the editors -- unless the theme is given a decidedly new twist.   

13.词组：current affairs 

释义：政治、社会、经济等方面的时事

例句：The BBC offers its audiences a wide range of current affairs programmes.

14.词组：media hype 

释义：媒体的炒作  

例句：The media hype surrounding the new product continues.

15.词组：newsworthy event 

释义：有新闻价值的事件  

例句：This will be the most newsworthy event of 2011.

16.词组：dominate the headlines [S][W]  
释义：占据报纸的头版头条，最引人注目的新闻  

例句：The European sovereign debt crisis has dominated the headlines.

17.词组：distort the truth 

释义：（媒体在报导时）歪曲事实  

例句：The newspaper has been accused of distorting the truth.

18.词组：be unbiased 

释义：公正的，不偏袒的

例句：Some people argue that it is impossible to find truly unbiased reporting.

19.词组：censor

释义：v. 对书籍或电影进行审查  

例句：The film has been heavily censored.                      

20.词组：censorship   

释义：n. 对书籍或电影进行的审查  

例句：The censorship of pornography is fully-justified. 

21.词组：public figures

释义：公众人物  

例句：Media coverage of public figures often invades their privacy.                  

22.词组：court media publicity 

释义：刻意地去吸引媒体的关注  

例句：Celebrities tend to court media publicity because media attention is important to their career.  

23.词组：keep a low profile   
释义：保持低调  

例句：They kept a low profile and avoided loud conversations.

24.词组：a glamorous celebrity =a famous and attractive person 
释义：魅力四射的明星  

例句：

The glamorous celebrity signed as many autographs as she could at the autograph session.  

25.词组：exaggerate sth. 

释义：过度夸张地描述某事物  

例句：The seriousness of the situation has been exaggerated in the press.

26.词组：blow sth. out of proportion 

释义：夸大其词，过度渲染某事  

例句：These days when newspapers get hold of a story, they blow it out of proportion. 

27.词组：misrepresent sth. 

释义：对某事物给出有误导性的信息或描述，歪曲  

例句：Current concerns are misrepresented by the press.

28.词组：escape reality =to get free from reality  
释义：逃避现实  

例句：Many people go to the cinema to escape reality. 

29.词组：reality show 

释义：真人秀  

例句：One of the reasons why reality shows are so big today is we like to know about the private lives of others.  

30.词组：quiz show 

释义：有奖问答节目  

例句：Who Wants to Be a Millionaire is probably the most successful UK quiz show of all time. 

31.词组：cast 

释义：n. 一步电影中的全体演员  

例句：There'll be a meeting for all cast members this afternoon. 

32.词组：cinematography =the skill of making films  
释义：n. 影片中的摄影技术  

例句：What really impressed me about this film was the cinematography.

33.词组：become widely available 

释义：得到广泛的普及  

例句：The Internet had become widely available to households in the UK by 2000.  

34.词组：be shrouded in secrecy =not able to be known  

释义：没有被大家所熟知  

例句：The business of national security has been shrouded in secrecy. 

35.词组：the advent of sth. 

释义：某种新科技
词组：新产品或新制度的到来  

例句：The advent of the jet engine resulted in a large number of very fast planes.  

36.词组：supersede / supplant sth. 

释义：取代（过去的某种事物）  

例句：Eventually these were superseded by "small clock", or French, hours, which split the day into two 12-hour periods. 

37.词组：welcome sth. with open arms =be very pleased with sth. new  

释义：热情地迎接某种新技术的到来  

例句：TV viewers welcomed the arrival of HDTV with open arms.                  

38.词组：popularise sth. 

释义：让某种新生事物得到普及  

例句：The government has been trying to popularise these eco-friendly cars.  

39.词组：dependency on sth. 

释义：对某事物的依赖  

例句：So integral have these time-based technologies become today-to day existence that our dependency on them is recognised only when they fail to work.  

40.词组：communications equipment 

释义：通讯设备  

例句：Soldiers will benefit from the communications equipment during natural disasters.

1.词组：be self-reliant

释义：独立的

例句：He’sdetermined and self-reliant.

2.词组：be a self-made man/woman

释义：白手起家的人

例句：The youngentrepreneur is a self-made man.

3.词组：show initiative

释义：显出工作主动性

例句：When Peter beganthe job, he showed initiative.

4.词组：do something of one’s own accord

释义：主动做某事

例句：Jamesapologized of his own accord.

5.词组：be tenacious

释义：坚忍不拔的

例句：He is atenacious athlete.

6.词组：perseverance

释义：坚持

例句：Mary’sexcellent marks are a result of her perseverance.

7.词组：willpower

释义：意志力

例句：It takesstrong willpower to overcome the temptation.

8.词组：keep one’s word

释义：守信用

例句：She is anhonorable person who always keeps her word.

9.词组：an upright citizen

释义：一个正直有责任感的公民

例句：Lewisbehaved as any upright citizen would have under those circumstances.

10.词组：preserve sb.'s integrity

释义：坚持某人原则

例句：Oftenthey had to display great courage to preserve their integrity or to make theirway to the top.

11.词组：be down-to-earth

释义：脚踏实地

例句：Iappreciate Anna's down-to-earth approach to problem-solving anddecision-making.

12.词组：be very arty

释义：小资情调的

例句：Max isvery arty and a bit of a dreamer.

13.词组：set the benchmark for something

释义：成为某一领域的标杆

例句：The Last Dinner by Leonardo da Vinci set thebenchmark for religious painting.

14.词组：worship sb.

释义：崇拜某人

例句：As achild, Layla worshipped her older sister.

15.词组：meet them in person

释义：与某人见面

例句：Do youthink it is possible to be friends with someone if you never meet them in person?

16.词组：a Renaissance man/ woman

释义：一个极为多才多艺的人

例句：Christopheris a writer, composer and actor — a real Renaissance man.

17.词组：be versatile

释义：多才多艺的

例句：Georgiais a very versatile young artist.

18.词组：be artistic

释义：有艺术才能的

例句：Earlyresults show that creative and artistic people do much better than average.

19.词组：world-renowned

释义：举世闻名的

例句：He's aworld-renowned artist.

20.词组：an overnight success

释义：一夜成名的人或事

例句：Mostovernight successes actually take years.

21.词组：sb.'s legacy lives on

释义：某人过去的成就现在仍有影响

例句：The warhero's legacy lives on.

22.词组：sb. has a large following

释义：某人有大量的崇拜者

例句：The actorhas a large following on Twitter.

23.词组：a go-getter

释义：一个有志向又有能力很容易成功的人

例句：He is areal go-getter. 

24.词组：a consummate actor

释义：一个有才华的演员

例句：BradleyCooper is a consummate actor.  

25.词组：a prodigy

释义：神童

例句：There hasalways been an interest in geniuses and prodigies.

26.词组：people from all walks of life

释义：各行各业的人们

例句：Peoplefrom all walks of life voted for him but he still lost the election.

27.词组：people who live next door to you

释义：邻居

例句：How welldo you know the people who live next door to you?

28.词组：go from rags to riches

释义：从贫苦到富裕的成功历程

例句：Rags-to-richesstories tend to be very inspirational.

29.词组：is a subject very close to one'sheart

释义：是某人非常关注的话题

例句：Povertyis a subject very close to Olivia's heart.

30.词组：be concerned about sth.

释义：担忧

例句：Eileenhas been concerned about what others think of her.

31.词组：is a luxury

释义：只有少数人才能享受的东西

例句：Have anextra bathroom is at first a luxury for the couple, but after they had childrenit became a necessity.

32.词组：is an absolute necessity

释义：是绝对必需品

例句：In mywork, a laptop is an absolute necessity.

33.词组：is part and parcel of being famous

释义：是成名带来的不可回避的问题之一

例句：Beingrecognized in the street is part and parcel of being famous.

34.词组：celebrity

释义：名人

例句：A lot ofcelebrities were at the film premiere.

35.词组：paparazzi

释义：狗仔队

例句：Paparazzifollow celebrities everywhere they go in order to take photographs of them fornewspapers and magazine.

36.词组：extravagant lifestyles

释义：奢华的生活方式

例句：They liveextravagant lifestyles with huge mansions and luxury cars.

37.词组：sth. runs in the family

释义：某种品质在家庭成员间时代相传

例句：Manypeople believe athletic ability runs in the family.

38.词组：someone’s attachment to sb./sth

释义：对某人或某事的依恋

例句：Freddiefelt a particular attachment to his mother’s family.

39.词组：be estranged from sb.

释义：疏远

例句：It is sadto see some grown-up children estranged from their parents.

40.词组：empty-nest syndrome

释义：空巢综合征，指子女长大成人后离开家父母所感受到的孤独

例句：Mrs. Johnson is suffering from empty-nest syndrome.