2023届高考英语二轮复习读后续写性格描写2学案

这是一份2023届高考英语二轮复习读后续写性格描写2学案，共37页。

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第四部分.性格描写（二）

性格描写10
“过着······的生活；谋生／维持生计”
*have/live/lead a...life
live a life of ease/independence
enjoy life in the fast lane
live a dog's life/a green and healthy life
lead a very sheltered life
lead the life of Riley
paint a rosy picture of life
One's last years were overshadowed by financial worry.
*be born poor
be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
*make/earn a living
*make a life
*live from hand to mouth
*make ends meet
*be out at elbows
*be down and out
*be well/badly off
*make a fortune
*in search of fame and fortune
*wait on...hand and foot

1.With more requirements for the surviving environment, how to live a green and healthy life has become a daily issue for us.
随着人们对生存环境的要求日益提高,绿色健康生活已成为我们日常的一个主题.
2.Many of these children have led very sheltered lives.
这些孩子中很多人都是温室里的花朵.
3.These people live a very sheltered life. I mean they are completely cut off from the outside world.
这些人深居简出.我的意思是说他们完全与外界隔绝.
4.This experience made me abandon the notion that these sheep farmers led the life of Riley.
这一经历使我不再认为养羊业主过着无忧无虑的富裕生活.
5.When you begin to make money you can live a life of independence.
当你开始赚钱时,你就可以独立生活了.
6.My parents are retired and now live a life of ease.
我的父母退休了,现在过着安逸的生活.
7.Bill used to enjoy life in the fast lane in New York, but his family didn't.
比尔原来喜欢纽约那种紧张的大都市生活,他家人却受不了.
8.West Beverly Hills High is a school unlike any other, where everyone lies in the fast lane.
贝弗里西山高中是一所不同于任何其他高中的学校,在那里每个人都活在快车道上.
9.I was looking for a company which would put me in the fast lane to promotion.
我想寻找一个可以给我提供快速晋升的公司.
10.She painted a rosy picture of their life together in Italy.
她把他们在意大利的共同生活描绘得非常美好.
11.That is why I picked Chen and Wu's book-as a corrective to those observers who paint too rosy a picture of China's urban economic miracle, neglecting its rural underside.
这就是我为什么选择陈与吴的这本书－是对那些对中国城市经济奇迹持过于乐观态度,忽略农村阴暗面的观察人士的一种纠正.
12. I can't help thinking she'd be better off without him.
我不得不认为如果没有他,她会生活得更好.
13. When I was young we were worse off than you are!
我小时候的生活比你们要糟糕得多！
14.It was a poverty-stricken village at that time and the villagers could only live from hand to mouth and had a hard life/ a dog's life in all seriousness.
当时这个村子非常穷,村民的日子过得非常艰难,吃了上顿没下顿.
15. They were people of a sort very common in America today, who live respectably from hand to mouth.
他们属于如今在美国很普通的那一种人：紧巴巴地过着体面生活的人.
16. Families with both husband and wife laid off are finding it difficult to make ends meet.
夫妻俩都失业的家庭,其收支相对是困难的.
17. Much as I dislike my present job, I have to do it to make ends meet.
尽管我恨透了现在的工作,但为了糊口还得做下去.
18. But for being a little out at elbows, I should have bought this dress.
要不是捉襟见肘／贫困潦倒／手头有些紧的话,我早就买下了这件衣服.
19. Jim walked aimlessly on the street, his coat was out at the elbows.
吉姆漫无目的地在街上游荡,他的上衣已破烂不堪.
20. Her father has been down and out ever since the factory closed.
自从工厂关闭后,她的父亲一直贫困潦倒,灰心丧志.
21.He looked completely down and out.
他看上去已穷困潦倒.
22. We make a living by what we get, and we make a life by what we give.
我们通过获得维持生计,我们通过给予升华人生.
23.We work, not only to make a living, but more significantly, to make a life.
我们工作不仅为了生存,更重要的是,为了生命的精彩.
24. She earned a living as a part-time secretary.
她靠做兼职秘书为生.
25.He read my palm for a while and said to me that I would make a fortune.
他看了我的手掌一会儿,然后对我说,我会发大财.
26. We should not use it to make fortune and fame.
我们不得以其为谋财、谋名之工具.
27.She went to Hollywood in search of fame and fortune.
她为追逐名利去了好莱坞.
28.While Tom was being waited on hand and foot, Edward was out on the street telling people he was really the prince.
正当汤姆过着衣来伸手饭来张口的日子时,爱德华却沦落街头,他告诉别人他才是真正的王子.
29.While she was pregnant, her husband waited on her hand and foot.
她怀孕的时候,她丈夫侍候她十分周到.
30.I hate the way Terrence waits on the boss hand and foot-what a toady!
我讨厌特伦斯侍候老板的样子－真是个马屁精！
31. Many men expect to be waited on hand and foot because they've been spoiled rotten by their mothers.
许多男人都期望得到侍候,因为他们被母亲宠坏了.
32. She was born with a silver spoon in her mouth and has never done a day's hard work in her life.
她出生于富贵人家,一生中从来没有做过一天的苦活.
33.He was born poor and died poor.
他生亦穷来死亦穷(他一生贫穷).
34. He was born so poor that he received hardly any school education
他生在如此贫穷的家庭里,以至于他几乎没接受任何学校教育.
35.His last years were overshadowed by financial worry.
他生命的最后几年穷困潦倒,十分惨淡.


性格描写11
“花费；浪费；要价；出价”
*Sth. takes sb. some time
*It takes sb. some time to do sth. It takes some time for sb. to do sth.
*Sb. spends some time/some money on sth. /(in)doing sth.
*Sb. wastes some time/some money on sth./(in)doing sth.
*A pays B some money for sth.
*Sb. buys sth. for/at some money.
*Sb. purchases sth. for some money.
*Sth. costs sb. some money.
*It costs sb. some money to do sth.
*Sb. invests(some money)in sth.某人投资(多少金钱)在某事上
*A offers B some money for sth.A向B出价多少买某物
*A charges B some money for sth. A向B索价
注：
1.Dangerous driving could cost you your life.
危险驾驶会使你付出生命的代价.
2. Her irresponsible behaviour cost her father many sleepless nights.
她不负责任的行为使她的父亲付出许多不眠之夜的代价.
3.She saved him from the fire but at the cost of her own life.
她从火中把他救了出来,却牺牲了自己的生命.
3.Our troops recaptured the city, but they paid a heavy price for it.
我们的部队重新占领该城,但为此付出高昂的代价.
4.He paid dearly for his unfaithfulness to her.
他为对她的不忠而付出高昂的代价.

1.They have offered us $ 60,000 for the house, Shall we take it(for the house)?
他们已向我们出价六万美元买这幢房子.我们要卖它吗？
2.Stop wasting any time/energy on such a man!
别再浪费时间／精力在这样的人身上了！
3.A great deal of time was wasted arguing over the details of the contract.
大量时间浪费在了争论合同的细节上.
4.他们花了很多钱为外国船只开放港口.
They spent plenty of money on the opening of the port to the foreign ships.
=They spent plenty of money in opening the port to the foreign ships.
=The opening of the port to the foreign ships cost them plenty of money.
=It cost them plenty of money to open the port to the foreign ships.
5. My uncle paid 2,000 yuan for the minicomputer.
=My uncle bought the minicomputer at/(the price of)/for 2,000 yuan.
我叔叔花了2000元买了微型计算机.
6. We've invested heavily/$ 10,000 in foreign markets.
我们在国外市场投入了大量资金／10000美金.
7.They purchased the land for $1 million.
他们花了100万美元买了这块地.
8. He got it all screwed up. It will take a week to straighten out the mess.
他把事情全搞坏了,要花一星期时间才能把这一团糟的局面整理出头绪来.
9. The trip should take us about three days.
这次旅行大约要花三天时间.
10.You will be charged a fee for changing your ticket.
换票要收费.


性格描写12
“决定······ 决心······”
表“决定”
*decide/determine/resolve/make up one's mind(s)to do sth.
decide/determine/resolve/make up one's mind(s)that...(从句)
*decide/determine/make up one's mind(s)+wh-词＋to do sth.
decide/determine/make up one's mind(s)+wh-词...(从句)
表“决心”
*decide/determine/resolve/make up one's mind(s)to do sth.
decide/determine/resolve/make up one's mind(s)that...
*be determined to do.../that...
*strengthen/weaken/shake one's resolve to do sth.增强／削弱／动摇做......的决心

1.Chance will determine the outcome.
机缘将决定结果.
2.I must now determine whether to meet him or not.
－我现在必须决定是否要见他.
3.I am determined to find out the rights and wrongs of this matter.
我决心查明这件事的真相.
4.She resolved that she would never see him again.
她决心再也不见他了.
5.She resolved to report the matter to the hospital's nursing manager.
她决定把这件事汇报给医院的护士长.
6.The verdict hasn't weakened his resolve to fight the charges against him.
判决没有动摇他洗清对自己的指控的决心.
7.This merely strengthens our resolve to win the league.
这只会更加坚定我们赢得联赛的决心.
8. This did not shake his resolve.
这事并未动摇他的决心.
9. Indeed, once we make up our minds to choose to do something, then our life becomes meaningful and specifically orientated.
确实,一旦我们下定决心去做点什么,我们的生活才变得有意义,才会有明确的方向.
10. We didn't make up our mind whether to go boating on Sunday.
=We didn't make up our mind whether we would go boating on Sunday.
我们还没决定周日要不要去划船.


性格描写13
“成功......;未能.／......失败”
表“成功······”
*succeed in (doing) sth. 在······方面成功
succeed by(doing)sth.通过······成功
be successful in (doing) sth.
do sth. successfully
be a success (as...)
*manage to do sth.
*be able to do sth.
*make it(as/to/through…)成功(成为／赶到／渡过难关等)
*pays off.成功；奏效(vi,)
*bears fruit.成功；取得成果
*fare well/badly走运；过得好；顺利；成功／情况不顺,运气不佳
*...not all doom and gloom (for...)...(对···....)来说绝非胜利无望
*have a whiff of the sweet smell of success尝到了一丝成功的甜蜜味道
*snatch victory from the jaws of defeat翻盘险胜
表“未能·····/······失败”
*fail to do sth. 未能做·....
never fail to do sth. 总会做····;决不会不做..
*be a failure(as...)失败的人(或事物)
*end up in failure...·以失败告终
*end in chaos······在一片混乱中收场
*...in vain·····徒劳＊...without success....没有成功
*fall flat on one's face(颜面丢尽)彻底失败
*burst sb's bubble使某人希望破灭；毁掉某人的幸福
*cut the ground from under sb's feet(尤指先发制人)挫败·的计划；拆····的台
*be doomed to failure.....注定要失败
*be doomed from the start....从一开始就注定要破裂
*meet one's Waterloo一败涂地；遭到惨败
*be a damp squib未取得预期效果；失败；落空；哑炮

1.But if you continue to put in the same effort, you will succeed in achieving your next goal.
然而,如果你继续努力,你将实现你的下一个目标.
2.How you travel determines whether your travel will be a success or a failure.
你如何旅游决定了你的旅行是成功还是失败.
3.Give yourself a better chance to succeed by picking the best people from the start.
在一开始就选择最优秀的人才会给你自己一个更好的成功机会.
4.No matter how complicated the situation was, he could cope with it successfully.
不论情况多么复杂,他都能应付自如.
5.You will be successful in whatever you do and you will have a very full and interesting life.
你不管做什么都会成功,并且会过着非常充实有趣的生活.
6. We will manage to accomplish the task in time even though it is difficult.
纵然任务艰巨,我们也要及时完成.
7. We live in a world in which only the strongest can make it to the top.
我们生活在这样一个世界里－只有最强的人才能爬得最高.
8. The flight leaves in twenty minutes-we'll never make it. (succeed in arriving on time)
再过20分钟飞机就起飞了,咱们无论如何也赶不上了.
9. I'm sorry I won't be able to make it to the party on Saturday. (succeed in attending)
很抱歉,周六我不能出席宴会了.
10. So you did make it to America, after all.
那么,你终究还是成功地来到了美国.
11. I don't think he'll make it through the night.
我觉得他可能撑不过今晚了.
12.I quit the band and never looked back. I made it as a rock star on my own.
我退出了乐队而且没有后悔过.后来我自己成了一名摇滚明星.
13.He was naturally disappointed when the talks failed to bear fruit.
会谈没有取得成果,他自然感到失望.
14.I hope your hard work will bear fruit.
我希望你的辛勤工作会有成果.
15. After years of hard work, his efforts finally bore fruit.
经过多年艰苦劳动之后,他的努力终于取得了成果.
16.In 1978,all the years of careful positioning bore fruit.
1978年,多年的苦心经营终于开花结果.
17.Life's great and perseverance pays off.
生活很美好,坚持得到了回报.
18. This was one risk that paid off.
这是一个成功的冒险.
19.Sandra was determined to become a doctor and her persistence paid off.
桑德拉决心成为医生,她的坚持取得了成功.
20.I hope what we have done will pay off.
我希望我们所做的会有回报.
21. Sacrifices we make will pay off one day.
我们做出的牺牲终有一天会得到回报.
22.I really fail to understand what actuated you to give up such a promising post.
我真不明白,什么原因使你放弃了这样一个很有前途的职位.
23.You will never fail to be moved by the beauty of the sight.
你一定会被那美丽的景象所感动的.
24. His adventure stories never fail to stir the blood.
他的冒险故事总是令人感到兴奋.
25.Never fail to seize the day, but don't give yourself away!
把握好每一天,不要自我放弃！
26. The company failed to learn any lessons from this experience.
公司未能从这次经历中吸取任何教训.
27. However, their efforts end up in failure, and both of them fail to meet their lofty expectations and aspirations.
然而,他们的努力最终失败,理想幻灭.
28.Under proper pressure, people are highly motivated; but, under excessive pressure, people feel frustrated and even end up in failure.
适当的压力能够调动人的积极性,但压力太大会使人受挫,甚至失败.
29. I hope all my dreams do not end up in failure.
我希望我所有的梦想不要都以失败告终.
30. If you don't listen to me, you'll end up in failure.
如果你不听我的话,你会以失败告终.
31. The world's first transatlantic balloon race ended in chaos last night.
昨晚世界第一届跨大西洋热气球比赛在一片混乱中收场.
32.What a shame! All my efforts turned out to be in vain.
真是太糟糕了！我所有的努力都白费了.
33.He stopped at the door, waiting in vain for her to acknowledge his presence.
他在门口停住,徒然地等待她和自己打招呼.
34.He attempted to get in touch with them but without success.
他试图和他们联系,但未成功.
35.I hate to be the one to burst his bubble.
我真不想去粉碎他的梦想.
36. More often than not, if one tries to buck the system, one is more likely to fall flat on one's face!
在多半的情况下,如果有人试图反对他所在的体制,他很可能会栽跟头！
37.But why burst his little bubble?
为啥还要打碎他的小梦想呢？
38.When he announced that all my figures were out of date, he really cut the ground from under my feet.
当他宣称我的数据落后时,他简直就是在拆我的台.
39,But not all tablets will fare well.
但并不是所有平板电脑都会热卖.
40,The unions will fare badly if the governments plan becomes law.
政府的计划若通过成了法律,工会的遭遇将会很糟.
41.Generally,Asian countries are expected to fare better than Latin American and African nations.
一般来说,亚洲国家预期要比拉美和非洲国家好.
42. It's not all doom and gloom and can be a golden opportunity given the social context.
这并不全是坏事,考虑到社会环境它还可能是个好机会.
43.The news was all doom and gloom.
这消息真令人沮丧.
44.The report on our economic situation is full of doom and gloom.
这份关于我们经济状况的报告,充满了令人绝望和沮丧的调子.
45.Despite the obvious setbacks, it is not all doom and gloom for the England team.
尽管明显受挫,但对英格兰队来说绝非胜利无望.
46.The plan was doomed to failure.
这个计划注定要失败.
47. The marriage was doomed from the start.
这桩婚姻从一开始就注定要破裂.
48. If you don't take my advice, you will meet your Waterloo.
如果你不听我的劝告,你会全军覆没的.
49.The all-party meeting was a damp squib.
全党大会没有取得预期效果.
50. The pop concert went off like a damp squib when the main actor failed to appear.
由于主演没出场,那场流行音乐会最终失败了.
51.The marriage was a failure and they both wanted to be free of it.
他们的婚姻很失败,两人都想摆脱它.
52. Business failures rose 16% last month.
上个月倒闭公司的数量上升了16%.
53. Some of the team members have already had a whiff of the sweet smell of success.
有些队员已经尝到了一丝成功的甜蜜味道.
54.With time running out a hero was required to help snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.
随着时间的流逝,在这当口迫切需要一个英雄站出来帮忙反败为胜.
55. The team snatched victory from the jaws of defeat.
这个队翻盘险胜.


性格描写14
“结果是···.··/最终表明是······/以·····告终”
表“结果是······/最终表明是······/以······告终”
*prove(to be)+adj./n.
prove oneself to be+adj. /n.
*turn out(to be)+adj./n.
It turns out that...
*work out well
*end up+ adj./n./prep..../doing.../done
end in failure/victory/divorce
end(A)with B
end one's days/life in sth.(在某种状态下／某处)度过余生／安度晚年
*come/get/grow to like/love/understand...
1. His lack of experience may prove to be his undoing.
他缺乏经验,可能会最终导致他的失败.
2. In this way I will prove myself to be someone promising and useful to the society.
这样,我将证明自己是有出息,有益于社会的人.
3.It's turned out nice again.
天气又突然转好了.
4.It didn't rain, which turned out to be a stroke of luck.
天没下雨,结果成了件幸事.
5.The bomb threat turned out to be a false alarm.
最终证实这是虚惊一场的爆炸恐吓.
6.It turned out that in a hurry, I bought a bag of salt by mistake.
原来我在仓促之间,误买了一包盐巴.
7.I hope it will work out well.
我希望进展顺利.
8. Things just didn't work out as planned.
事情根本没有按计划进行.
9.Every time they went dancing they ended up in a bad mood.
每次他们去跳舞,都会不欢而散.
10. If they take this game lightly they could end up with egg on their faces.
如果他们对这场比赛掉以轻心,结果很可能会出丑.
11.If you always give in to others you will end up feeling like a doormat.
如果你总是屈服于人,你最终会觉得自己像一个受气包.
12.She could have ended up a millionairess.
她本可以成为百万富婆的.
13. You'll put her in danger. You'll both end up dead.
你会使她陷人险境.你俩都会送命.
14. He ended up bored with his life there.
最终他厌倦了那儿的生活.
15. After many defeats, the war ended for us in ultimate victory.
经过多次失败,战争以我们的胜利而结束.
16. Teenage marriages are more likely to end in divorce.
很多年轻人的婚姻更可能以离婚告终.
17.The evening ended with a dramatic display of fireworks.
晚会以五彩斑斓的焰火表演结束.
18.To me, it was the experience that started with bitterness and ended with sweetness.
对我而言,这实在是一种先苦后甜的经历.
19.They ended the play with a song.
他们以一首歌曲结束了这出戏.
20. He ended his days in poverty.
他在贫穷中度过余生.
21. After a time you get to realize that these things don't matter.
过段时间你会明白这些事情并不要紧.
22. I've come to expect this kind of behaviour from him.
对于他的这种举止我渐渐不感到意外了.
23.In time she came to love him.
她终于爱上了他.
24. I'm sure you'll grow to like her in time.
我肯定你慢慢就会喜欢她了.


性格描写15
“评价／印象”
陈述组
*praise sb. for sth.
*sing the praises of...
*give a thumbs up for sth.
*give sth. the thumbs down
*get the thumbs up from ...
*applaud sb. for sth.
*beat/bang the drum for...为······竭力鼓吹；为····摇旗呐喊
*blame/scold/condemn/criticize sb. for sth.
*think highly/well/a lot/poorly/badly/ill/little/not much of...
*speak well/highly/ill of...
*have a good/high/bad/low opinion of ...
*A impresses B with sth. B be impressed with/by sth.
A impresses B as...
*A strikes B as...
*A makes/creates an impression on BA在B心目中留下印象
疑问组
*What is your impression of sb. as...?
*What is sb./sth. like?
*How do you like/find...?(从句形式；How do you like it when ...?)
*How does sth. strike you?
1. The American president praised Turkey for its courage.
美国总统赞扬了土耳其的勇气.
2.When gingko blooms and butterflies flutter over the lawn, let us sing the praises of the beauty of the season with our youth.
银杏花开的日子,蝴蝶飞满草坪,让我们用青春来吟唱这季节的美丽.
3. While he was only able to see the beginning and the end, he gave a thumbs up for the movie.
虽然他只能看到电影的开头和结尾,但他还是为这部电影竖起了大拇指.
4. The government's plan has got the thumbs up from the public.
政府的计划得到了公众的赞许.
5.The press gave the new film the thumbs down.
新闻舆论对这部新电影评价很低.
6.Today we can only applaud his decision.
今天我们不能不为他这个决定而欢呼.
7.I applaud her for having the courage to refuse.
我赞赏她敢于拒绝.
8. He should be applauded for his courage.
他的勇气值得称赞.
9.I blame myself and will never be able to trust my instinct again.
我自责,而且今后再也不能相信自己的直觉了.
10. I do not blame them for trying to make some money.
我认为他们想赚一些钱也是情有可原的.
11.The driver blamed the accident on the cyclist.
司机把车祸归咎于骑脚踏车的人.
12.Later she scolded her daughter for having talked to her father like that.
后来她训斥女儿不应该那样对父亲说话.
13.I did not condemn him for what he had done.
我并没有因他的所作所为而指责他.
14.The government has been criticized for not taking the problem seriously.
政府因不认真对待这个问题而受到批评.
15. The boss seems to think highly/well of you.
老板似乎很器重你.
16.When a teacher learns that his students think ill/badly/poorly of his lecture, you bet he will feel cheap.
当一位老师得知学生对他的讲课评价不好时,一定会感到惭愧.
17.I must confess that he did not speak so well of me as he formerly did.
这我得承认,他不像从前那样器重我了.
18.I'll beat the drum for you.
我会为你擂鼓助威／摇旗呐喊.
19.He also wants diplomats to bang the drum for business.
他还希望外交官员们为企业摇旗呐喊.
20.Billy Sullivan had impressed me as a fine man.
比利·沙利文给我留下的印象是他是个很不错的人.
21.You will impress new friends and acquaintances with your intellectual wit.
一你的机智风趣会给新朋友和初识的人留下很深的印象.
22.I'm very impressed with the new airport.
新机场给我留下了很深的印象.
23.Gertie strikes me as a very silly girl.
格蒂给我的印象是个傻大姐.
24. This strikes me as a brilliant idea that we all should follow.
我觉得这是个非常棒的主意,大家都该效仿.
25. It strikes me as rather odd that he refused to give his name.
我觉得奇怪,他竟然拒绝说出自己的名字.
26. He has told me his plans and he's made a good impression on me.
他告诉了我他的计划,给我留下了一个好印象.
27. We are likely drawn to those who have a good opinion of us.
我们喜欢接近那些对我们有好感的人.
28. What is your impression of Frank as a boss?
你对弗兰克老板印象如何？
29.-How does the plan strike you?
-Particularly good.
-你觉得这个计划怎么样？
-特别好.
30.How do you like it when you lived in Leeds?
你住在利兹时感觉怎么样？


性格描写16
“不可替代／无与伦比／百里挑一”
表“不可替代／无与论比／百里挑一”
*There is nobody better than...没有比······更好的东西.
*There is no substitute for.../Nothing can substitute for...没有任何东西能代替......
*Nothing beats.../You can't beat...·····是无与伦比的.
*...be(a+n.)without equal./...can't hold a candle to...简直不能与······相比
*...be second to none······无出其右者
*...be one in a million·····是百里挑一
*distinguish oneself(as...)(作为······)受人青睐；享有盛名
*stand out(as...)(作为··)脱颖而出
*live up to one's reputation/name (as...)(作为·····)名副其实
*one of a kind独一无二；独特
*is/stand head and shoulders above...出类拔萃；鹤立鸡群
*the bee's knees出类拔萃的人或物

1. There is no substitute for the help from classmates.
=Nothing can substitute for the help from classmates.
=Nothing beats the help from classmates.
=You can't beat the help from classmates.
=The help from classmates is without equal.
来自同学的帮助无与伦比.
2. Nature is the one thing for which there is no substitute.
没有东西可以代替大自然.
3.Yao Ming is a basketball player without equal in China.
在中国,姚明是个无与伦比的篮球运动员.
4.Such stupidity is without equal in the whole history of human relations.
如此笨拙的行动在人际关系史上找不出第二个.
5.As a dancer, he is second to none.
作为舞蹈家,他的舞技无人出其右.
6.No one can hold a candle to him when it comes to playing the guitar.
说到弹吉他,谁也比不上他.
7.She is pretty go but she can't hold a candle to her mother.
她相当不错,但还不能与她母亲相比.
8. She has already distinguished herself as an athlete.
作为运动员,她已享有盛誉.
9. She drafted a cover letter that accentuated her unique experience and made her stand out as a candidate.
她写了一封求职信强调了她与众不同的经历,这让她在求职者中脱颖而出.
10.David stands out as a computer designer.
大卫是个出众的计算机编程员.
11.I want to introduce you to a person who is one in a million.
我要介绍给你的人可真正是百里挑一的啊！
12.The Festival aims to live up to its reputation as a trail-blazing event.
该艺术节旨在不虚负其先锋性活动的声誉.
13. The WTO cannot live up to its name if it dose not include a country that is home to one fifth of mankind.
世贸组织如果没有一个占世界五分之一人口的大国加入的话,那么它就不能名副其实.
14. You are a treasure, beyond price, one of a kind, irreplaceable.
你就是无价之宝,万事万物中无可替代.
15.Every designer in the team is putting all their effort on creating a one of a kind design solution.
创造独一无二的设计方案,是团队中每一个设计师为之努力的目标.
16. Your presence is a gift to the world. You're unique and one of a kind.
你的存在是献给世界的一份厚礼,你就是你,独一无二.
17. He is a born leader and stands head and shoulders above everyone else in the government.
他是天生的领袖,大大胜过政府中的其他人.
18. These films may not make the art-house circuit in America, but for this cinephile at least, they are funny and sophisticated and stand head and shoulders above most mainstream Hollywood films.
在美国,此类电影可能不会公开放映,但至少在影迷的心中,它们诙谐幽默,意味悠长,是好莱坞主流影片所望尘莫及的.
19. I am very impressed by your magazine. It is head and shoulders above any other.
我对你们的杂志印象非常深刻.感觉比其他杂志好多了.
20. He is head and shoulders above the others in ability.
论能力,他可谓拔俗超群.
21. I know Ari. He's the bee's knees.
我认识阿里,他是一个十分杰出的人.


性格描写17
“值得／配得上······”
表“值得／配得上···...”
*Sth./Sb.be(well)worth doing.
特例：...be(well)worth trying/visiting
...be(well)worth a try/a visit
...be worth the effort/the trouble/the time/the work
...be worth nothing/something/a lot/a great deal/much
...be worth every penny/a fortune
*It is worthwhile to do...It is worthwhile doing ...
*...be worthy to do/to be done
...be worthy of sb's support/praise/admiration/attention/consideration/discussion

1.The effort is (well) worth making to learn English well.
为了学好英语,这种努力值得付出.
2. The plan is well worth trying.
The plan is well worth a try.
该计划很值得一试.
3. The plan is well worth your effort/your work.
该计划很值得付出努力.
4.Their efforts are worthy of your support.
他们的努力配得上你的支持.
5. She was not worthy to accept the honour they had offered her.
当时她不配接受他们给她的荣誉.
6. The performance is worthy to be remembered.
该演出值得记牢.
7.The building itself must be worth a fortune.
该建筑物肯定很值钱.
8. The man who founded CNN must be worth a fortune.
成立CNN的男人肯定腰缠万贯.
9. The trip was expensive but it was worth every penny.
旅行很贵,但每一分钱很值.
10.该问题很值得讨论.
The problem is well worth discussing.
It is worthwhile to discuss the problem.
It is worthwhile discussing the problem.
The problem is worthy to be discussed.
The problem is worthy of(our)discussion.

性格描写18
“擅长／有能力······”
表“擅长／有能力.”
*be good at...
be skilled/experienced/gifted/talented at/in...
be(an)expert/an old hand at...
be capable of...
be able/competent to do...
be equal to...
*have the ability/the power to do...
have a good/fair competence in...
have a gift/a talent for...
have a good command/a good knowledge of ...
*do well in...
*excel at/in...(excel-excelled-excelled)
1.Only those who have a fair competence in English could enter into the programme.
只有英文水平达到指定要求的人方有资格参加.
2. Stop being lonely solo and realize you have the power to do whatever you want without having to compromise.
不要觉得自己很孤独,你得意识到你有能力去做你想要做的事,不需要妥协.
3.She was determined that she would be equal to any test the corporation put to them.
她下定决心要成功应对公司对他们的任何考验.
4. He almost burst with pride when his son began to excel at football.
当儿子在足球方面表现优秀时他心中充满了自豪.
5. Be capable of working under pressure.
要有能力在压力下工作.
6. An English teacher must be capable of great patience and toleration.
一位英语教师应该具有极大的耐心和容忍能力.
7.I feel that I am competent to meet the requirements.
我认为自己有竞争力满足这些要求.
8.I'm an old hand at this game; you can't trick me.
干这种行当我是个老手,你哄骗不了我.
9.He was (an) expert at finding his way, even in strange surroundings.
他是认路的行家,即使在陌生的环境中也是如此.
10.Most students have a good competence in English communication.
Most students have a good command of English communication.
Most students have a gift for English communication.
Most students have the power to communicate in English.
Most students are old hands at English communication.
Most students are skilled in English communication.
Most students are competent to communicate in English.
Most students excel at English communication.
大多数学生都有很强的英语交际能力.


性格描写19
“对B来说A是个······”
表“对B来说A是个······”
*be a(n)+n. +to sb.
a(n)+n.+to sb.
be a burden/a challenge/a shame/a trouble/a danger/a threat to sb.
be a(great)satisfaction to sb.
be a disappointment to sb.
be a(great)comfort to sb.
be an inspiration to sb.
be a help to sb.
be an embarrassment to sb.
*come as a (complete) surprise/shock/relief to sb.
*be the+ n.+ of...
be the admiration of ...是······的赞美对象
be the envy of ...是····的羡慕对象
be the pride of...是······的骄傲对象
be the talk of...是·····的谈论话题
注：以上结构属于抽象名词具体化用法,具体化后的抽象名词表“······的人或事物”,有多种翻译,既可译成名词概念“对B来说A是个.”,也可译成动词概念“使／令······”.
1.She went into a nursing home so as not to be a burden to her family.
为了不成为家庭的负担,她进了养老院.
2.Though the high school life is a challenge to me, I believe I can do it.
尽管高中生活对我来说具有挑战性,但我相信我能行.
3. He was a shame to his friends.
他使他的朋友们脸上无光.
4.“He was a lot of trouble to you, madam,” Mr. Wopsle said sympathetically to my sister.
“他给你添了不少麻烦,夫人.”伍甫赛先生对我姐姐同情地说.
5. Her pugnacious speech convinced her opponents that she was still a threat to them.
她那咄咄逼人的演说使得她的反对者相信她对他们依然是个威胁.
6.I told him that he was a danger to other people on the road.
我告诉他,他对路上的其他人是个威胁.
7.Your success at school is a great satisfaction to me.
你在学校取得的成功对我来说是件非常高兴的事情.
8. He was a disappointment to his father, who was sure that he would bring nothing but shame to himself and his family.
父亲对他颇感失望,认定他只会一事无成,辱没家门.
9.My husband was a great comfort to me when I was ill.
我生病时,我的丈夫对我来说是个很大的安慰.
10. Your presence on the spot will be an inspiration to all.
你出现在当地,将是对大家的一种鼓舞.
11.Your advice was a great help to me.
你的劝告对我大有帮助.
12.Unfortunately,he was an embarrassment to so many people.
不幸的是,他使这么多人感到难堪.
13.He is the admiration of the whole school.
他是全校所敬佩的人.
14.The Great Wall of China is the admiration of the world.
中国的万里长城使全世界赞美不已.
15.She is the envy of her classmates in her school.
在学校里她是同学们嫉妒的人.
16.Yang Liwei, first Chinese astronaut, is the pride of Chinese people.
杨利伟,中国第一个宇航员,是我们中国人的骄傲.
17.Lee-hom Wang is the talk of the entertainment world.
在整个娱乐圈里,王力宏是个话题人物.
18. The news will come as a great relief to the French authorities.
这个消息会让法国当局大大松一口气.

性格描写20
“把A当B对待／看待／接受”
表“把A当B对待／看待／接受”
*describe/regard/remember/treat/view/keep/accept/recognize/acknowledge A as B
*consider A(as)Bconsider A(to be)B
*think of A as BA be thought of as B
look on A as BA be looked on as B
refer to A as BA be referred to as B
*take...seriously/lightly/personally
take...for granted
take it for granted that ...
*roll out the red carpet for...

1. Dorothy was described as a very straight woman, a very strict Christian who was married to her job.
多萝西被形容成为一个非常正统的女人,一个尽职尽责、非常虔诚的基督徒.
2. He was regarded as a man of distinction in his country.
在他的国家里,他被看作是非凡的人.
3.That person standing at the door was recognized as a thief.
站在门口的那个人被认出是个贼.
4.Under his leadership, Jasper Place School was recognized as the top overall high school in Canada.
在他的领导下,贾斯珀地方高中成为了全加拿大的顶尖学校.
5.Michael Jordan was acknowledged as the best basketball player in the NBA.
迈克尔·乔丹是公认的前NBA最佳篮球选手.
6. Despite that he has no idea about running, he is considered as the fastest man in our school.
他被认为是我们学校跑得最快的人,尽管他对跑步的技术一无所知.
7. He is considered to be a warm-hearted man.
人们认为他是一个热心肠的人.
8. Our economy is referred to as a free market.
我们的经济被称作自由市场经济.
9. He speaks English so well that he is thought of as a native speaker.
他英语讲得很好,大家以为他的母语是英语.
10. The old man who is alone looks the sea, the bird and fish on as his friends. Do you think he is lonely?
这个孤单的老人,他把大海、飞鸟、鱼当作自己的朋友.你认为他寂寞吗？
11. That's a threat they will take seriously!
这个威胁他们会认真对待的！
12. If they take this game lightly they could end up with egg on their faces.
如果他们对这场比赛掉以轻心,结果很可能会出丑.
13. Remember, stick to the issues and don't take it personally.
记住,就事论事,不要把问题个人化.
14. Don't take for granted how much your parents love you. You're very lucky.
别把父母对你的爱视为理所当然.你已经非常幸运了.
15. You can't take it for granted that they'll behave themselves.
你不能理所当然地认为他们会检点自己的行为.
16.Actually,not all stores in America roll out the red carpet for their customers.
事实上,并不是所有美国的商店都待顾客如同上宾一般.
17. Since Jake is their only child, Robert and Sarah always roll out the red carpet for him whenever he returns home from college.
杰克是个独生子,每次他从大学回家,罗伯特和莎拉都把他奉为“上宾”.
18. China rolls out the red carpet for other countries as it ups tariffs on US goods.
中国一边热烈欢迎其他国家,一边提高美国产品关税.