1.set down 记下;写下

2.in the first place 首先;第一;原先

3.burst into sth. 突然而猛烈地发出或产生某事物

4.centre on/upon 将某人(某事物)当作中心或重点

5.concentrate on 专心致志于

6.Tour de France 环法自行车赛

7.keep track of 记录;掌握……的线索;保持对……的联系

8.stand out 突出;出色

9.be diagnosed with... 被确诊患有……(疾病)

10.in a row 连续，一连串

11.lead sb.to do sth. 致使某人做某事

12.apply for 提出申请(或要求等)

13.make for 走向;向……前进;有利于，有助于;倾向于

14.get a better understanding of... 更充分地理解……

15.head down to... 向……进发，动身

16.hang ten (冲浪运动中)作十趾吊

17.in the name of 以……的名义;代表

18.push on(with sth.)毅然继续(做某事)

19.run out of 耗尽;用光

20.apart from... 除……外(尚有)

21.set sail(to/from/for...) 起航

22.compete for 为……而竞争

23.in search of 寻找

24.give birth to 生;产生

25.as long as (表示条件)只要……

26.at the height of 在……顶点;在(事业等)的高峰

27.for once and always 一劳永逸地

28.be made up of 由……构成;组成

Ⅱ.重点句型

1.Tian’anmen Square is the largest square in the world with an area of about 40 hectares.(with引导的短语作定语)

2.Impressive as the record is，it fades next to the story of Armstrong’s struggle against disease.(as引导让步状语从句时要倒装)

3.July 13，2001 saw a very bright night in Beijing that will never fade in history.(see在该句中的意思是“目睹;经历”)

4.A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.(一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。)

5.It was not until 1874，when a young American explorer followed the Nile from Lake Victoria through to Lake Albert，that this part of the river’s course was finally explored.(强调句型)

6.It was believed that the northern coast of this continent lay somewhere in the Pacific Ocean.(It is/was

believed that...人们相信……)

Units 3-4

Ⅰ.重要词汇及短语

1.as a consequence(of )作为(……的)结果

2.the Commonwealth of Australia 澳大利亚联邦

3.go walkabout到灌木丛中闲逛

4.break out(指激烈事件)突然发生

5.feed...on给(人或动物)食物;喂养;饲养

6.round up使集合在一起