大学英语四级经典必备500句

大学英语四级经典必备500句

第十三天

39. Can you give me a hand，Mike,

Could you give me a ride? 点睛:can you和could you都是表示请求的句

型，意为“你能……吗,”

※ give me a hand意为“帮我一个忙”，give me a ride意为“载我一

程”。与此类似的说法还

有:give me a reason “给我一个理由”，give me a chance“给我一次机会”，give me a hug

“给我一个拥抱”。

※ 此外，还有一个非常口语化的说法give me a break，它的意思更微妙。如:

1) You really think Jennifer is the prettiest girl in our class,Give me a break～There’re

several girls in our class who are better-looking than she is.(在这

句话里，give me a break

是表示不同意对方的意见。)

2) Look，kid，I’m working on a term paper that’s due tomorrow. I promise to play the video

game with you after dinner，OK,Come on;give me a break so I can

finish this～(在这

句话里，give me a break表示“你别烦我啦”。)

40(Most have worked their way up from sales representatives，and

they are very proud of the role they played in the company’s

growth.

点睛:work one’s way up 是口语中经常用到的搭配，意为“(从底层)往上爬”，是非常形象的表达。be proud of 意为“为……而骄傲、自豪”。They played in the company’s growth 作role 的定语从句，其中短语 play a role in意为“在……中发挥作用”。

考点归纳:短语work up在口语中经常出现，还可细化为如下搭配:

※ work sth.up 意为“逐步发展;努力改进”。如:

I can’t work up any appetite.我怎么也无法增加食欲。

※ work sb./oneself up(into)意为“使激动;使发怒”。如:

What are they so worked up about,他们为了什么那么激动啊,

※ work sth.up into sth 意为“使完好，休整”。如:

You should work your notes up into an essay.你应该把你的笔记整理成论文。听音解惑:proud,of[praud,?v]里的[d]与[?]相邻,读作[prau d?v]。

41(I had a hard time getting through the novel.

点睛:have a hard time (doing sth.)是固定表达，意为“做……不容易”。

考点归纳:get through 在本句中意为“通读”，但与介词搭配时，也有其他

含义。如: ※ get through to

1)“(通过电话、无线电等)与……联系”。如:

I can’t get through to London;the lines are always busy.我无法接通

伦敦的

电话，因为总是占线。

2)“让人听懂，被了解”。如:

Few teachers can get through to students who don’t want to learn.几乎没有

教师能让不想学的学生听懂自己讲的东西。

3)“传到”。如:

The news finally got through to us.这消息终于传到了我们这里。※ get through with意为“完成”。如:

1)When will you get through with painting the house,你什么时候能把房子粉刷

完,

2)I got through with the examination，but did not get through.我考完试了，但

是没有及格。

3)When you get through with your work，let’s go out.你完成工作后，

我们出去

吧。

42(I am afraid I just ran out of film.

The book has been out of print for some time now. 点睛:这两句中两个

相似的表达run out of 和be out of，都表示“用完了;没有……了”。考点归纳:应当注意的是，有些与out有关的表达与be out of 形似，含义却大不一样。如: ※ Out of sight ,out of mind.眼不见，心不烦。

※ We’ve got to be out of our minds.我们一定昏了头。

※ David has been out of collar since last autumn.戴维从去年秋天起就失业了。※ Don’t trust him—he’s only out for your money.别相信他——他只是图你的钱。