it is inconceivable - it's hard to imagine / believe -







129.





it's vital to-it's important to







130.





It's essential... --- it's important







131.





it's generally agreed upon that-people agreed that







132.





it's traditional deal for sb to do---- traditional habit to do-







133.





It would be unforgivable to do





---- cannot do sth







134.





Large sums of money --- lots of money







135.





lay emphasis on --- pay attention to







136.





Live under the illusion that ---- live in the false idea







137.





live up to - fulfill







138.





long for - desire







139.





lose the reason - lose the head







140.





Make a name for oneself ---- became famous







141.





Make a close study of ---- research on







142.





make use of - take advantage of







143.





Managed to escape --- escaped successfully







144.





Most of us have formed an unrealistic picture of life on/in ----we





all have a wonderful dream about







145.





Nor is ---without its beauty - however, it's also has its





advantage







146.





No creature has received more praise and abuse than sth ----- sth





has been praised or abused most







147.





No one can avoid being influenced by advertisement ---





advertisement influenced everyone







148.





Now that ….but --- although/ though







149.





No sooner…than ------ immediately when / as soon as…







150.





News come to me that----- I heard the news that







151.





Nuisance - problem/ trouble/headache







152.





Observe / spot --- see / watch / look







153.





Obtain - find out/ get/ gain







154.





obligation -duty







155.





Occupy---take up







156.





Occur - happen







157.





odds - problem







158.





painstaking - effort







159.





Prefer to do sth/ prefer sth to sth ------ like doing sth better /





like sth better







160.





preserve - keep







161.





Perhaps there is an element of truth in ------ perhaps they are all





right in a way-







162.





Place a high value --- praise/speak-- highly







163.





poverty-stricken area- poor area







164.





predicament - hardship







165.





Promptly --- in time







166.





prominent (men)--- important (men)







167.





pursue - seek







168.





Reluctantly --- be unwilling to do / unwillingly







169.





Refer to sb as sth ---- call sb sth







170.





Remind sb of ---- make sb remember sth







171.





renowned - famous







172.





reckless move - move on an impulse







173.





resort to doing - adopt/take 采取







174.





ringleader - main course







175.





ruin - damage







176.





run counter to - against







177.





reverse ---turn -around







178.





recruit - hire







179.





they reason that ____------the reason is that ____







180.





Search/ in search of ----- hunt/look for







181.





Second to none ---best







182.





Seek common ground while reserving differences.求同存异







183.





setback - hardship







184.





shrink - decrease







185.





shelter -protect







186.





solely - only







187.





spare no effort doing -try best to







188.





Sth is beyond me ---- I don't understand sth







189.





strive to do__ ---try best to do sth







190.





Superior to ---- better than







191.





surmount - overcome







192.





tailor to --- suit/ fit







193.





Take possession of sth - in charge of sth







194.





Take ur mind of sth --- don't think of/about sth







195.





take sth for granted -think sth naturally







196.





tend to --- be likely to







197.





The sad truth is that ---- unfortunately







198.





The truth is that --- in fact







199.





The other side of the picture is quite the opposite --- on the





other side/ on the other hand, it's quite different.







200.





To be of great interest --- to be very interesting







201.





The virtue of sth--the advantage of sth/ the good of sth







202.





Tolerate - stand / bear/ withstand







203.





thorough - completely







204.





Unfortunate --- unlucky







205.





undergo-experience







206.





unrelenting - insistent







207.





ultimate goal - final goal







208.





utilize - apply / use







209.





We should be considerate and understanding. --- we should be





thoughtful.







210.





Would rather…than ----- prefer to do sth







211.





worship - love







212.





When it came to pollution problem-----when we talked about





pollution problem







213.





yield to - surrender

















cap: taxi





expensive: cost you





single: one way (transportation)





most: the majority of





(free) gift: (thank you) present





discount: % off





advantage: positive side





disadvantage: unfortunately





develop: help encouraging





early on: right at the beginning





cope with: deal with





increased amounts of: high levels of





aim is to do: should





should avoid by doing: never by doing





look at: observe at





be more important: priority





satisfaction: need





no noise: quiet





long: quite a





car: motor





positioned: location: where we are





the purpose of: aims to





extremely beautiful: awesome beauty





was part of: away from the rest of





impressive size: sheer volume





aiding: helping





tactics: strategies





underestimate: rather reluctant to do…shortsighted





larger relevant field of: bigger area of





no military: peace





entrance: access





reduced: fewer





strengthened: more efficient





and: as well as





people: adults: population





lack of: fewer





other parts of: the rest of





very poor sanitation: suffer from appalling sanitary





conditions





behind: in the back of





(railway) service: commuter lines





local: regional





read: look through





after (a year): later than





starting: embark upon





feet: hooves





available: existing





heard: been told





alone: independently





every (month): once a (month)





viewed: regarded as





typical: traditional





of the region: this part of (England)





must: have to do





investigate: look at





it is not clear: hypotheses





have been above a certain level: exceeded





limited: restricted





the distance: the range of





a variety of: a range of





relevant to: covering





a large part of: a significantproportion of





when water is short: in times of drought





maximum: up to





should not be: without any





each month: every four weeks





takes: lasts (a period of time)





could not meet overheads: ran out of money





hold an event: organize activities





raise money: bring in funds





listening to: follow





large amount of: a lot of





normal (speed): natural speed





when: on the dates





good links: close relationships





drop in: falling





growing: increased





delay due to: stalled by





change: alter

• variety [və´raiəti] n.变化；多样(性)；种类 (初中英语单词)


• charge [tʃɑ:dʒ] v.收费；冲锋 n.费用 (初中英语单词)


• startle [´stɑ:tl] vt.使吃惊，使惊跳 (初中英语单词)


• harmful [´hɑ:mful] a.有害的 (初中英语单词)


• comparison [kəm´pærisən] n.比较；对照；比喻 (初中英语单词)


• measure [´meʒə] n.量度；范围 vt.测量 (初中英语单词)


• peculiar [pi´kju:liə] a.特有的；奇异的 (初中英语单词)


• fascinate [´fæsineit] v.迷住；强烈地吸引住 (初中英语单词)


• intention [in´tenʃən] n.意图；打算；意义 (初中英语单词)


• passion [´pæʃən] n.激情；激怒；恋爱 (初中英语单词)


• affect [ə´fekt] vt.影响；感动；假装 (初中英语单词)


• mystery [´mistəri] n.神秘；秘密；故弄玄虚 (初中英语单词)


• essential [i´senʃəl] a.必需的 n.要素，要点 (初中英语单词)


• research [ri´sə:tʃ] n.&vi.调查；探究；研究 (初中英语单词)


• advantage [əd´vɑ:ntidʒ] n.优势；利益 (初中英语单词)


• virtue [´və:tʃu:] n.美德；贞操；长处 (初中英语单词)


• proportion [prə´pɔ:ʃən] n.比率 vt.使成比例 (初中英语单词)


• organize [´ɔ:gənaiz] v.组织；编组；建立 (初中英语单词)


• amount [ə´maunt] n.总数；数量 v.合计 (初中英语单词)


• originate [ə´ridʒineit] vt.发源；创造；引起 (高中英语单词)


• deliberately [di´libərətli] ad.故意地；慎重地 (高中英语单词)


• excessive [ik´sesiv] a.过分的；极端的 (高中英语单词)


• insane [in´sein] a.患神经病的；疯狂的 (高中英语单词)


• positive [´pɔzətiv] a.确定的 (高中英语单词)


• emphasis [´emfəsis] n.强调；重点 (高中英语单词)


• illusion [i´lu:ʒən] n.幻觉；幻影；错觉 (高中英语单词)


• advertisement [əd´və:tismənt] n.(做)广告；宣传 (高中英语单词)


• counter [´kauntə] n.计算者；柜台；计算机 (高中英语单词)


• location [ləu´keiʃən] n.定位；位置；地方 (高中英语单词)


• relevant [´relivənt] a.有关的；中肯的 (高中英语单词)


• significant [sig´nifikənt] a.重要的；意义重大的 (高中英语单词)


• delighted [di´laitid] a.高兴的；喜欢的 (英语四级单词)


• beneficial [,beni´fiʃəl] a.有利的，有益的 (英语四级单词)


• unreasonable [ʌn´ri:zənəbl] a.不合理的；荒唐的 (英语四级单词)


• totally [´təutəli] ad.统统，完全 (英语四级单词)


• fascination [,fæsi´neiʃən] n.魅力；强烈爱好 (英语四级单词)


• astray [ə´strei] ad.&a.在歧途上(的) (英语四级单词)


• reputation [repju´teiʃən] n.名誉；名声；信誉 (英语四级单词)


• reluctant [ri´lʌktənt] a.勉强的；难得到的 (英语四级单词)


• traditional [trə´diʃənəl] a.传统的，习惯的 (英语四级单词)


• unwilling [ʌn´wiliŋ] a.不愿意的；不情愿的 (英语四级单词)


• appalling [ə´pɔ:liŋ] a.令人震惊的 (英语四级单词)


• embark [im´bɑ:k] v.上船；装载；开始 (英语四级单词)


• indebted [in´detid] a.负债的；感恩的 (英语六级单词)


• dejected [di´dʒektid] a.垂头丧气的 (英语六级单词)


• normally [´nɔ:məli] ad.正常情况下；通常 (英语六级单词)


• considerate [kən´sidərit] a.考虑周到的；体谅的 (英语六级单词)


• sanitation [,sænə´teʃən, ,sæni´teiʃən] n.(环境)卫生 (英语六级单词)