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1、 考前词块集锦考前词块集锦 想要最地道的表达吗？想要高考作文加分吗？想要用最简单的词汇表达出最生动的内容吗？小想要最地道的表达吗？想要高考作文加分吗？想要用最简单的词汇表达出最生动的内容吗？小 编偷偷告诉你，赶紧将下面这些词块记下来，为你的写作添彩吧。编偷偷告诉你，赶紧将下面这些词块记下来，为你的写作添彩吧。 1. under-the-table 私下的私下的 During the 1850 1870 period the game was changing, however, with increasing commercialism and under-the-table payments

2、 to outstanding players. 然而，19 世纪 50 到 70 年代，（棒球）运动逐步职业化，杰出的运动员私下获得更多的收入。 2. big-time 赫赫有名的赫赫有名的 His personal history offers an inside look at aspects of financing, development and construction in big-time New York real estate. 他的个人经历为赫赫有名的纽约房地产市场的融资、开发和建设提供了一个内部视角。 3. have the spring in ones step 迈

3、着轻快的步伐迈着轻快的步伐 She looks ten years younger and she has the spring in her step. 她看起来年轻了十岁，且迈着轻快的步伐。 4. made ones day 使某人高兴一整天使某人高兴一整天 Im sure my son made his day. 我很确定我的女儿让他高兴了一整天。 5. the last straw 最终使人无法承受的事最终使人无法承受的事 / 压垮骆驼的最后一根稻草压垮骆驼的最后一根稻草 The pressure was getting to him. The last straw came when

4、 they were on vacation in the Caribbean. 他的压力越来越大，当他们在加勒比海度假时，问题终于让人无法忍受了。 6. judge a book by its cover 以貌取人以貌取人 Hippos look funny, but you shouldnt judge a book by its cover. 河马看起来很有趣，但你不能以貌取人。 7. in full swing 处于兴盛时期处于兴盛时期 It was 1974, and the recession was in full swing. 那是 1974 年，经济衰退正处于最严重时期。 8

5、. the tip of the iceberg 冰山一角冰山一角 These helpful apps are just the tip of the iceberg. 这些有用的应用程序只是冰山一角。 9. have a lot on ones mind 心事重重心事重重 I had a lot on my mind as I picked up the pieces of what had once been my teddy bear on the snowiest day last year. 去年当我在雪天里捡起那些曾经是我的泰迪熊的碎片时，心绪复杂难言。 10. a tidy p

6、rofit 一大笔利润一大笔利润 We sold the treasures at a tidy profit. 我们以很高的利润出售这些珍品。 11. set ones sight on 以以为奋斗目标为奋斗目标 Though it was a struggle, he set his sights on a new dream. 尽管（转行）心理上是个挑战，他还是决心投向一个新的梦想。 12. fall apart 崩溃崩溃 While this is going on, Hobsons personal life is falling apart. 在这种情况下，霍布森的个人生活正在分崩

7、离析。 13. back on track 回到正轨回到正轨 Anne Mahlums purpose in setting up Back on My Feet is to get the homeless lives back on track. Anne Mahlum 成立 Back To My Feet（跑步俱乐部）的目的是让无家可归的人重新回到正轨。 14. take on负责负责 When Garella was hired to take on her own class in January, she still faced controversy. 当 Garella 在 1

8、 月份被聘管理自己的班级时，她仍然面临争议。 15. nothing like 完全不像完全不像 The first bicycle, invented in Germany in 1818, was nothing like our bicycles today. 第一辆自行车是 1818 年在德国发明的，与今天的自行车完全不同。 16. tailor-make 量身定制量身定制 Let them tailor-make your perfect trip, at the perfect price. 让他们以完美的价格量身定做完美的旅程。 17. go for sb 对对.有利有利 I d

9、o think I have three things going for me. 我确实认为有三点对我有利。 18. manage a smile 勉强一笑勉强一笑 The boy, now awake, managed a smile though unable to speak. 这个男孩现在醒了，虽然不能说话，但还是勉强笑了一下。 19. worth its weight in gold 非常有价值非常有价值 Because people need salt to live, it was literally worth its weight in gold. 因为人们需要盐来生活，所

10、以毫不夸张地说，盐非常有价值。 20. be shortened to 被简称为被简称为 They called the kingdom Biland Ghana, “the land of the warrior-king.” This was shortened to Ghana. 他们称这个国家 Biland Ghana，意为“战王的国度”，缩写为 Ghana。 21. catch ones eye 引起某人注意引起某人注意 The businessman caught my eye and smiled. 这位商人引起了我的注意并对我微笑。 22. an upset stomach 肠

11、胃不适肠胃不适 She told me that her daughter had an upset stomach and would throw up continuously. 她告诉我，她的女儿胃不舒服，会连续呕吐。 23. wear away 消耗消耗 Experts said multitasking with many media devices wears away the grey matter. 专家表示，使用多种媒体设备进行多任务处理会消耗灰白质。 24. bridge the gap 填补空白填补空白 In the early 1800s she came up wit

12、h the idea of having tea in the late afternoon to bridge the gap between lunch and dinner. 在 19 世纪初，她想出了在下午晚些时候喝茶的想法，以填补午餐和晚餐之间的空白。 25. top class 一流的一流的 / 顶级的顶级的 Millions of dollars have been poured into Euro Disney to provide a top class attraction. 数以百万计的美元被注入欧洲迪斯尼，以提供一流的景点。 26. support system后援团后

13、援团 Im very grateful to her and everyone around us who came together to be a support system in our time of need. 我非常感谢她和我们身边的每一个人，他们在我们需要的时候组成我们的后援团。 27. mind you 注意注意 Mind you, neither England nor France have ever been afraid to export their own culture and values. 请注意，英国和法国都不会害怕出口自己的文化和价值观。 28. rea

14、ch out to sb 向某人伸出援手向某人伸出援手 They taught me that we are responsible for reaching out to others with kindness, for no reason other than to help. 他们教导我，我们有责任心存善意向他人伸出援助之手，除了帮助别人之外，没有别的理由。 29. a long shot 不大可能获胜不大可能获胜 Although she was considered a long shot, Melissa represented her country in Beijing, C

15、hina. 虽然 Melissa 不被看好，但她代表的是她的国家中国北京。 30. at will 任意地任意地 They can change their size at will, shrinking to the size of an acorn or growing to the size of a full-grown human. 他们可以随意改变大小，缩小到橡子的大小，或者长到一个成年的人的大小。 31. spell out 解释解释清楚清楚 The Constitution later spelled out the basic freedoms American citize

16、ns have. 后来宪法阐明了美国公民享有的基本自由。 32. trip off 轻快地走或跑轻快地走或跑 My sister tripped off to school the next day proudly carrying her “gift to the poor”. 第二天我妹妹步伐轻快地到了学校，骄傲地带着她的“送给贫穷人的礼物”。 33. see for oneself 亲自亲自了解了解 Hundreds of people went to Mesa Verde to see for themselves. 成百上千的人前往梅萨维德国家公园亲自查看。 34. power up

17、 使（机器）启动；开机使（机器）启动；开机 Since devices must be left on a special pad while charging, it is harder to operate them while they are powering up. 由于充电时必须将设备留在特殊的垫子上，所以在开机时更难以操作它们。 35. in the first place 究竟，到底究竟，到底 It makes one think about why generosity is so powerful in the first place. 这让人思考究竟为什么慷慨是如此强大。 36. get to sb 使烦恼；使生气使烦恼；使生气 It wasnt just the illness that was getting to him. 不仅仅是疾病让他苦恼。