Unit 2 Healthy eating
1.
be
go
on a diet 控制飲食，節(jié)食
He is on a diet to loose weight. 他正在節(jié)食以減肥。
2. put sb. on a diet 使某人節(jié)食
The doctor put me on a very strict diet. 醫(yī)生嚴(yán)格限制我的飲食。
3. out of curiosity 出于好奇
satisfy one’s curiosity 滿足某人的好奇心
Just to satisfy my curiosity/ out of curiosity, how much did you pay for your car? 我只是出于好奇，請(qǐng)問你買這輛車花了多少錢?
4. be curious about sth. 對(duì)……感到好奇
They were very curious about the people living upstairs. 他們對(duì)住在樓上的人感到很好奇。
5. at a discount 打折扣
They were selling everything at a discount. 他們銷售的所有商品都打折。
give
allow
make
a discount (on) 打折扣
a discount (on) 打折扣
give
allow
make
6.
Do you give any discount if I buy a whole case of wine? 如果我買一整箱酒你們打折嗎?
7. lose weight 減肥，減輕體重
Put on/ gain weight 體重增加The best way to lose weight is to exercise more. 減肥的方法是多運(yùn)動(dòng)。
8. get away with (做壞事)不受懲罰;
偷攜某物潛逃，偷走
He was lucky to get away with only a fine. 他算萬幸，只被罰款了事。
Thieves got away with computer equipment worth $30,000. 盜賊偷走了價(jià)值3萬美元的項(xiàng)鏈。
9. win… back 贏回;重新獲得
How can I win back her trust? 我怎樣才能重新贏得她的信任?
The party is struggling to win back voters. 這個(gè)政黨正盡力把選民爭取回來。
10. have sb. doing sth. 允許、容忍某人做某事
(常用于否定句中)He cannot have his daughter arriving home late. 他不能容忍女兒晚回家。
11. consult (with) sb. (about/ on sth.) (就某事)與某人商量I consulted with a friend on a matter. 我和朋友商量一件事。
spy
on sb.
on/ into sth.
暗中監(jiān)視;偵查
12.
I’m sure my neighbours spy on me. 我肯定鄰居暗中監(jiān)視我。
It’s wrong to spy into people’s affairs. 刺探他人的私事是錯(cuò)誤的。
beyond
over
the limit 超過限度
13. It is beyond the limit of my ability. 這超出了我的能力。
14. limit sth. to sth. 把……限定在……的范圍內(nèi)
I’ve limited myself to 1,000 calories a day to lose weight. 為了減肥，我限定自己每天攝入1000卡的熱量。
15. be of (much, great) benefit to sb. 對(duì)某人有益處
= be beneficial to sb. It is said Yoga is of great benefit to human health. 據(jù)說瑜伽對(duì)人體健康有很大好處。
16. A benefit B 甲對(duì)乙有好處
= B benefit froom A
This is an expensive investment but it will benefit the company in the long run. 這是一項(xiàng)花費(fèi)很大的投資，但從長遠(yuǎn)來看，它將對(duì)公司有好處。
These small businesses have benefited greatly from the fall in interest rates. 這些小企業(yè)因利率下降而得到了很大的好處。
combine A
B
with
and
“把A與B結(jié)合起來”
17.
The new teaching method combines education with pleasure. 這種新的教學(xué)方法寓教育與娛樂之中。
make
earn
a/ one’s living (by…)
18.
(靠……)謀生He did all sorts of jobs to earn/ make his living. 為了謀生，他干了好多不同的工作。
19. in debt 欠債
out of debt 不欠債
She was in debt when she was poor, but has been out of debt since she got rich. 以前窮的時(shí)候她欠了債，可自從富了以后就沒欠債了。
Out of debt, out of danger. 【諺】無債一身輕。
20. cut down
1) 減少;縮減
2) 刪節(jié);縮短
3) 砍到
Expenses ought to be cut down in every way. 應(yīng)該在一切方面減少開支。
You’d better cut the article down to about 2,000 words. 你把這篇文章壓到兩千字左右。
Cut down a tree with an axe. 用斧子把樹砍倒。
21. cut away 切除，剪去
They cut away all the dead branches from the tree. 他們把樹上的枯枝統(tǒng)統(tǒng)砍掉了。
22. cut in (on sb./ sth.)
1) (車輛或司機(jī))超車搶道
2)打斷，插嘴
The lorry overtook me and then cut in (on me). 那輛卡車超越我的車后，突然插入我前方的位置。
She kept cutting in on our conversation. 我們談話時(shí)她老是插嘴。
23. cut up 切碎cut up vegetables 把蔬菜切碎
24. cut off 剪斷，切除;中斷，切斷
She cut off a metre of cloth from the roll. 他從那卷布上剪下一米。
Our water supply has been cut off. 我們斷水了。
The village was cut off (from the outside world) by heavy snow for a month. 村莊被大雪封住(而不能與外界聯(lián)系)達(dá)一個(gè)月。
25. cut across 走捷徑，走近路
I usually cut across the park on my way home. 我在回家途中通常抄近路穿過公園。
26. gain/ put on weight 增加體重He is putting on weight. 他的體重增加了。
