1、1.The policeman on the beat walked along the street as he always did. definition:the area which a police officer walks around regularly and which he or she is resposible for -Nina managed to free herself and began beating at the flames with a pillow. vt.&n. （常指多次或连续地）重击 -I felt my heart beating fast
2、er. vi.&n. （心脏、脉搏）跳动 n. （警察的）巡区 2.It was barely ten oclock at night. definition:only a very short time before 刚刚，才 eg. -They had barely sat down before forty policemen crowded in. eg.-She nodded, barely able to speak. barely=hardly 几乎不 她点点头，几乎说不出话来。 barely understand 勉强理解barely known 鲜为人知的 反义词：adv.
3、almost 他们刚刚坐下，四十名警察就涌了进来。 3.His scarfpin was a large diamond, oddly set . The waiting man pulled out a handsome watch, set with small diamonds. set A in B/set B with A 镶嵌eg. -She had the sapphire(蓝宝石）set in a gold ring. -Her bracelet(手镯） was set with emeralds（绿宝石）. 他的领带夹上镶着一颗大钻石，镶的十分奇怪。 这个男子掏出一块漂亮的怀
4、表，标盖上镶嵌着许多小钻石。 Catherine set a chair by the bed. put,lay,or stand(something) in a specified place or position The castle is set in 25 acres of beautiful ground. (be set) be situated or fixed in a specified place or position to place the action of a play,novel or film/movie in a particular place, tim
5、e,etc. The novel is set in London in the 1960s. 4.We agreed that night that we would meet here again exactly twenty years from that date and time,. 那天晚上我们定好，就在20年后的同一天，同一时间，我们都要在这里碰面， agree with=be consistent with 与一致eg. You body language does not agree with what you are saying. agree vt.(尤指经过一段时间的谈
6、判之后）商定，就达成协议 agree with 同意，赞同；赞成 agree to do sth 同意做某事 4.Rather a long time between meetings,though. 不过两次见面间隔了相当长的时间。Our team lost. It was a good game though. Have you ever been to Australia?No. Id like to ,though. 我们队输了，可是这也不失为一场好球。 “你去过澳大利亚吗？”“没有，不过我很想去。“though adv.(尤用于句末补充说明，使语气减弱）不过，可是，然而though
7、conj.虽然；尽管=althoughHis clothes, though old and worn, looked clean and of good quality. 他的衣服虽然很旧，但看上去干干净净，质地很好。 5.The waiting man pulled out a handsome watch, set with small diamonds. pull out 掏出I gave the door a sharp pull and it opened.拉；拽；扯；拖 Stop pulling her hair!pull the door shut.the pull of gr
8、avity引力 one of the pulls of urban life is the opportunity of finding employment产生影响（或吸引力）的东西 pull 相关短语pull back 撤退；收回承诺，反悔pull sth down 拆毁建筑物；（informal）挣一大笔钱pull in（车辆，驾驶员）驶向路边，驶离道路； (公共汽车，火车）到站载客pull over（车辆，驾驶员）驶向路边，驶离道路pull through (使）摆脱疾病；（使）渡过难关6.The man from the West was beginning to outline t
9、he history of his career.definition:When you outline an idea or a plan, you explain it in a general way. vt.概述outline n.外形，轮廓；提纲，大纲a course outline 课程提纲the outlines of her face 她的脸部轮廓in outline 大致上，总体上=in generaloutline vt.描出的轮廓，显示出外形Her large eyes were darkly outlined with kohl.她的大眼睛周围涂着黑黑的眼影。7.Chi
10、cago police thought you might have dropped over our way and wired us.芝加哥警方已经察觉到你可能到我们这里了，发电报告诉我们。（使）迅速下降失手掉下投下（身体部位无力地）垂下放弃；中断，停止（想法、行动、习惯等）（尤指在途中）卸（客，货）随便地把放在（或丢在）某处Temperature can drop to freezing at night.The spoon dropped with a clatter from her hand.Drop the noodles into the water.She let her h
11、ead drop.Drop everything and get over here!His mother dropped him outside and drove off to work.Just drop it in the post when youvegot time.drop 短语drop by 顺道拜访；造访drop in on sb 顺道访问某人drop into sth 顺便进入某地drop off 中途放下（某人）；中途卸下（某物）打瞌睡减退；减少drop out 退学；退出（比赛等）8.Chicago police thought you might have dropp
12、ed over our way and wired us.芝加哥警方已经察觉到你可能到我们这里了，发电报告诉我们说想和你谈谈。wire n.金属丝；电线；电缆； vt.给安装电线，给安装线路；发电报给9.-In the doorway of a store stood a man, with an unlit cigar in his mouth. -The man in the doorway struck a match and lit his cigar. -The light showed a pale face, with keen eyes, a quare jaw and a l
13、ittle white scar near his right eyebrow. -When you struck the match to light you cigar I saw it was the face of the criminal wanted in Chicago.light n,光，光亮；光源 v.照亮；点燃（过去式lit或lighted；过去分词lit或lighted）unlit/unlighted adj.未被点燃的；未被照亮的9.-In the doorway of a store stood a man, with an unlit cigar in his mo
14、uth. -The man in the doorway struck a match and lit his cigar. -The light showed a pale face, with keen eyes, a quare jaw and a little white scar near his right eyebrow. -When you struck the match to light you cigar I saw it was the face of the criminal wanted in Chicago.strike v.（struck- struck/str
15、icken) 打，撞；（使）碰撞；罢工； 突然想到；（时钟）敲，鸣，响strike the match 点燃火柴The church clock struck twelve.教堂钟敲响了12点。易混点：It was a difficult decision, but I stuck to my principles anyway.stike v.（stuck/sticked- stuck/sticken) 粘；贴stike to 坚持 stike to ones principles 坚持某人的原则 10.I couldnt arrest you myself, so I got a plai
16、n-clothes man to do the job.我自己下不了手，所以我找了个便衣来完成这个任务。get sb/sth to do sth 使，让某人或物做某事He got his sister to help him with his homework.I couldnt get the car to start this morning.他让姐姐帮助他做家庭作业。我今早没法让汽车发动起来。get sth done 使完成（某事）I must get my hair cut.Ill never get all this work finished.我得理发了。这么多的工作我怎么也干不完
17、。11.The two men walked up the street, arm in arm.类似短语day by dayone by onestep by steplittle by littleinch by inchface to face back to backhand in handshoulder to shoulderheart to heart12.You have been under arrest for ten minutes.类似短语under considerationunder studyunder repairunder attackunder wayund
18、er constructionunder controlunder protectionunder threatunder contactunder pressure被逮捕在考虑中在研究中在修理中受到攻击在进行中在建设中在控制下在保护中受威胁在联系中处在压力中13.I was at the appointed place on time.我准时到了约定的地点。appoint vt.任命，委任；安排，确定（时间、地点）appointment n. 约定，约会appointed adj.约定好的-及物动词的过去分词，具有被动和完成意义。-不及物动词的过去分词，具有主动和完成意义。a broken
19、cupa wounded soldieran unexpected guestthe excited crowda respected experta retired officer单个过去分词作定语，通常前置。14.When you struck the match to light you cigar I saw it was the face of the criminal wanted in Chicago.当你划着火柴点着雪茄的时候，我看到那正是芝加哥警方通缉的那张脸。wanted adj. 受通缉的过去分词短语作定语：通常后置，相当于定语从句。a letter written in pencilthe machines produced last yearHomework
