1、1. Why do Olympic athletes push themselves to the limits? 为什么奥林匹克运动员要将自己逼到极限呢？为什么奥林匹克运动员要将自己逼到极限呢？ push sb. to the limit 把把某人推到极限某人推到极限 e.g. She pushed me to the limit of my abilities. 她逼她逼着我把自己的能力发挥到了极限。着我把自己的能力发挥到了极限。2. I miss birthday parties, ruin family holidays and skip nights out 我错过生日聚会，破坏家庭
2、旅行，放弃夜晚外出我错过生日聚会，破坏家庭旅行，放弃夜晚外出 1) ruin v. to spoil or destroy sth. completely 糟蹋糟蹋; 破坏破坏 n. the part of a building that is left after the rest has been destroyed 废墟废墟 e.g. The bad weather ruined our trip. 天天气恶劣气恶劣, 破破坏了我们的旅行。坏了我们的旅行。 Theres an interesting old ruin at the top of that hill. 在在那座山顶上有那座
3、山顶上有一处有一处有意思的古意思的古老废墟老废墟。【拓展拓展】 in ruins 毁坏毁坏; 严严重受重受损损; 破破败不堪败不堪 e.g. The castle now lies in ruins. 那那座城堡现在已破败不堪了。座城堡现在已破败不堪了。【语境应用语境应用】 翻译下列句子。翻译下列句子。 1) 这这个错误断送了他得到这份工作的机会。个错误断送了他得到这份工作的机会。 The mistake ruined his chance of getting the job. 2) 在在可怕的可怕的15秒钟之内，一座大城市就沦为一片废墟。秒钟之内，一座大城市就沦为一片废墟。 In fift
4、een terrible seconds a large city lay in ruins.2) skip v. to not do sth. that you usually do or should do 不不做做(本来常做或应做的事本来常做或应做的事) to move forward with quick steps and jumps 蹦蹦跳着走跳着走e.g. She skipped lunch in order to go shopping. 为为了去购物，她没有吃午饭。了去购物，她没有吃午饭。 He turned and skipped away, singing happily
5、 to himself. 他他转身蹦蹦跳跳地走了，嘴里高兴地哼着歌。转身蹦蹦跳跳地走了，嘴里高兴地哼着歌。【语境应用语境应用】翻译下面句子。翻译下面句子。 1) He skipped school again. 2) She skipped the problems she couldnt do. 3) I skipped lunch and went shopping instead. 4) The little girl skipped along at her mothers side.他又逃学了。他又逃学了。她跳过不会做的题目。她跳过不会做的题目。我没吃午饭，去购物了。我没吃午饭，去购
6、物了。小女孩蹦蹦跳跳地走在母亲一旁。小女孩蹦蹦跳跳地走在母亲一旁。3. It boils down to this: I was born with an enormous amount of drive and determination. 归根结底归根结底, 我天生就是个特别有干劲儿和意志力的人。我天生就是个特别有干劲儿和意志力的人。 1) boil down to sth. : to be the main reason for sth or the most basic part of sth. 归归结为，要点是结为，要点是 e.g. The reason for stopping t
7、he project boils down to lack of money. 停止停止这个项目的原因归结为缺乏资金这个项目的原因归结为缺乏资金。【拓展拓展】 boil with rage 怒火中烧怒火中烧; 异常气愤异常气愤 e.g. Hearing the news, Li Ming was boiling with rage. 听到这个消息后听到这个消息后, 李明勃然大怒。李明勃然大怒。2) be born with 与与生俱来生俱来 e.g. He suggested that human infants are born with the ability to learn langu
8、age. 他提出人类学习语言的能力是与生俱来的。他提出人类学习语言的能力是与生俱来的。【拓展拓展】 be born in +某地某地 出生出生于某地于某地 be born in / on +时间时间 出生出生于某时于某时 be born into . 出生出生于于的家庭的家庭 be born of / to . 生身父母生身父母是是【语境应语境应用用】介词填空介词填空 1) She was born _ a very musical family. 2) The writer was born _ 1850. 3) She was born _ American parents. 4) The
9、 child was born _ a weak heart.with intoinof / to 4. Call it unhealthy if you want, but that is the way I roll, no matter what it is Im applying myself to. 你若说这是一种病态也行，但这就是我的做事风格，不管你若说这是一种病态也行，但这就是我的做事风格，不管做什么我都会全力以赴。做什么我都会全力以赴。apply oneself to sth. / doing sth.使使(自己自己)致致力力于于; 使使(注意力等注意力等)专注于专注于to 是
10、介词是介词e.g. He applied himself to learning French. 他他致力于学习法语。致力于学习法语。【拓展拓展】apply to 牵涉到牵涉到; 运用于运用于; 向向询问询问apply (to sb.) for sth. (向某人向某人)申请某物申请某物apply sth. to 把把运用于运用于be applied to 适用于适用于; 应用于应用于; 施加于施加于 【语境应用语境应用】翻译下列句子。翻译下列句子。1) 这项新技术已应用于农业。这项新技术已应用于农业。2) 安全驾驶的条例适用于每一个人。安全驾驶的条例适用于每一个人。3) 他向公安部门申请了护
11、照他向公安部门申请了护照。4) 如果如果你致力于手头的工作你致力于手头的工作, 你你很快就能完成很快就能完成它。它。The new technology has been applied to farming.The rules of safe driving apply to everyone.He applied to the police for a passport.If you apply yourself to the job in hand, youll soon finish it.5. If you want to be an Olympic champion, its al
12、l about that little extra thing you have done in your preparation that will set you apart from your competitors. 如果你想成为奥运冠军如果你想成为奥运冠军, 就要在训练中多付出额外的一点点就要在训练中多付出额外的一点点, 它将使你从竞争者中脱颖而出它将使你从竞争者中脱颖而出。 apart from 除除之外之外 e.g. Apart from the ending, its a really good film. 除除去结尾部分，这是一部很好的电影。去结尾部分，这是一部很好的电影。s
13、et sb. / sth. apart from 使使某人或某物与众不同某人或某物与众不同e.g. Her bright red scarf set her apart from the other girls. 那那鲜红的围巾使她在姑娘们中间特别引人注目。鲜红的围巾使她在姑娘们中间特别引人注目。 【语境应用语境应用】翻译下面句子。翻译下面句子。 1) 我我们玩得很高兴，可就是天气不大好。们玩得很高兴，可就是天气不大好。 2) 除了服务好，饭店还提供了不同种类的传统福建菜。除了服务好，饭店还提供了不同种类的传统福建菜。 We had a good time, apart from the we
14、ather.Apart from good service, the restaurant offers different kinds of traditional Fujian dishes. 6. Id prefer to have three or four outstanding years of winning stuff than having ten years of being average. 我我宁愿有宁愿有三到四年的胜利辉煌，三到四年的胜利辉煌，而而不选择十年不选择十年的的平庸无为。平庸无为。 average adj. calculated by adding seve
15、ral amounts together, finding a total, and dividing the total by the number of amounts 平均的平均的 ordinary; not special 普通的普通的; 平庸的平庸的 n. the result of adding several amounts together, finding a total, and dividing the total by the number of amounts 平均数平均数 a level which is usual 平均水平平均水平【归纳归纳】 on averag
16、e 平均平均 above / below average 高于高于/低于平均低于平均水平水平 e.g. On average, women live between five and seven years longer than men. The schools eighth-graders are above average in science. The quality of the goods is well below average.【语境应用语境应用】 汉译英。汉译英。 1) 这些分数远在平均水平以上。这些分数远在平均水平以上。 These marks are well above average. 2) 学生的平均年龄是学生的平均年龄是19岁。岁。 The average age of the students is 19. 3) 我们平均每天会收到我们平均每天会收到5封信。封信。 On average, we receive five letters each day.
