雅思词组1:capable of doing有能力做,能胜任
As you know, sharks have a reputation forbeing very dangerous creatures capable of injuring or killing humans, and I'dlike to talk about sharks in Australia.
众所周知,鳖鱼以极端危险著称,它们能伤害甚至杀死人类,我将谈论一下澳大利亚的鳖鱼。
近义词组:able to do
雅思词组2:car exhaust fume汽车尾气
This kind of new fuel can help to reducethe emission of car exhaust fume.
这种新型燃料有助于减少汽车尾气的排放。
“The target for the UK means that by 2008 we must reduce our carbondioxide emissions by 12.5%,comparedwith 1990.
英国的目标是到2008年二氧化碳的排放量与1990年时相比必须减少12.5%。
雅思词组3:carry on继续;进行下去
We managed to ensure the bikes went out ontime, but the other problems carried on for several months.
我们设法确保了自行车按时发货,但在接下来的几个月里其他问题接踵而至。
近义词组:go on
雅思词组4:carry out实行,进行;完成
After three years of studying, I wantedadventure. I loved traveling, so I decided to join a voluntary organization andwas sent to Ecuador to carry out land surveys.
在三年的学习之后,我想有惊险的刺激。我喜欢旅游,所以我决定加人一个志愿者组织并被派往厄瓜多尔进行土地调查。
致不要和carry-out(外卖食品)相混淆。
雅思词组5:case study个案研究
A:Is there anything I should do before thecourse, like reading or anything?
A:在这门课开始前我应该做些什么呢,比如阅读或是别的什么?
B:We prefer to integrate reading with thecourse, so we don't give out a reading list in advance. But we like people towrite a case study, describing an organization they know.
B:我们会把阅读和这门课结合起来,所以我们不会提前给出阅读书单。但是我们希望学生能写一个个案研究,描述他们了解的一个组织。
case和study在连读时只发一个[S],类似词组还有:busstop和take care等。case study是一个比较有“推思特色”的词组,常出现在雅思考试的校园场景中,考生要充分了解其文化背景。
雅思词组6:cash the check/cheque兑现支票
A: May I help you?
A:有什么需要帮忙的吗?
B:I'd like to cash the check.
B:我想兑现支票。
雅思词组7:cashpoint machine自动柜员机
You can withdraw cash from a cashpointmachine with a cash card. These are extremely useful as they enable you towithdraw cash from your account during the day or at night.
你可以用现金卡从自动柜员机中取钱。这些机器非常实用,不论白天还是晚上你都可以从账户中取钱。
近义词组:Automatic Teller Machine
雅思词组8:cast one's eyes along把视线投向
During the economy crisis, people tend tocast their eyes along small amount of investments.
在经济危机中,人们倾向于小额投资。
When we finally stop at the centre of anaisle, we pause and take stock, casting our eyes along the length of it. Nowproducts displayed here sell well and do even better if they are placed at eyelevel so that the customer's eyes hit upon them instantly.
当我们最终在走廊的中心停住时,我们停下来扫哒货物,将视线集中于走廊两边的货物。摆在这里的商品卖得很好,而且如果它们摆放的高度与视线同高就会卖得更好,因为它们一直都在顾客的视线内。
近义词组:take a glance at
雅思词组9:catch a glimpse of看到,瞥见
The tour leaves at sundown and lets youcatch a glimpse of some more of the rainforest's wildlife as it comes out atdusk to feed.
这次旅游在太阳落山时进行,让你看到更多生活在热带雨林里的野生动物,因为它们都在黄昏时分出来觅食。
雅思词组10:catch sb. red handed当场抓住
I heard the thief was caught red handed inthe supermarket.
我听说那个小偷在超市被当场抓获。
英语里与“颜色”相关的常用表达:
green hand 新手
blue chip 蓝筹股
red letter days 节假日,纪念日,喜庆日
white elephant 累赞物
white sale 大减价
blue moon 不可能或稀有的时期或事情
black sheep 害群之马,败类
black letter days 倒霉的日子
white night 不眠之夜
white lie 善意的谎言