English Intensive Reading 吉林大学远程教育学院
Introduction Text Language Points Grammar
				Lesson 3    Language Points  ( Page 12)
			lift (v.) 1) raise sb/sth. to a higher level or position 将某人（某物）抬起，举起 1.Lift me up, mummy---I can’t see. 妈妈，把我抱起来，我看不见。 2. She lifted her eyes from the book. 她从书本上抬起视线。 2) (of clouds, fog, etc.)rise; disperse （指云、雾等）消失，消散 1. The mist began to lift. 雾开始消散。 2. The rain stopped and the overcast lifted. 雨过天晴。 “Well, go sir,and…” Meaning: He let his son make his own choice, though he didn’t agree with him. “可以，你去吧。” conceive (v.) to think; to form in mind a completely new idea 想出，认为 1. He conceived a good idea. 他想出一个好主意。 2. The ancients conceived the world as flat. 古人认为地球是扁的。 get on : to make progress; to go on; to advance 进步 1. You are getting on nicely with your English. 你的英语进步很快。 2. Time is getting on very quickly. 时光飞逝。 Should we both live to the end of the war… Meaning: If we should both remain alive till the war is ended… 如果咱们俩都能活到战争结束。 at (the) best: under the best conditions; as the best possibility 在最好的情况下；作为最佳的可能性；充其量，至多 1. At the best I can only give you some advice. 我至多会给你一些建议。 2. We cannot get home before nine o’clock at the best. 我们最快也无法在9点以前到家。 反意形式 at (the) worst: under the least favorable conditions; in the least favorable view 在最坏的情况下；顶多；了不得 precious (adj.) 1) of great value (and beauty) 贵重的；宝贵的 1. Salt is as precious as gold in many place. 盐在很多地方同黄金一样珍贵。 2. She owned many precious antiques. 她有许多珍贵的古董。 2) highly valued; dearly loved 珍贵的；受到珍爱的 1. Each life is precious. 生命都是非常宝贵的。 2. She is very precious to him. 她在他心中占着非常重要的地位。 stately (adj.): dignified, imposing, grand 庄严的，威严的，宏伟的 1. It’s a stately building. 这是一座宏伟的建筑。 2. She is a stately old woman. 她是位仪态高贵的老妇人。