Unit 6
Part 1 words and expressions
1. smash-and-grab n. _砸橱窗抢劫___
smash vt. : to break into pieces violently
The dishes smashed on the floor.
__碟子摔碎在地板上。________
绕口令一句：He dashed to smash the fashionable ashtray with cash.
grab: to take hold of something with a sudden movement.
And we learn from books that Mr Armstrong's first job on landing on the moon was to grab a rock.
__我们从书上读到：阿姆斯特朗先生落到月球表面做的第一件事就是捡起了一块石头。___
grab a taxi______揽到车____
grab a bite to eat___随便吃几口___
Many stores are near, or sometimes even inside, underground and railway stations, making it easy for commuters to pop into a store to grab a meal on their way home.
__许多商店离地铁站或火车站很近，甚至有时就在站台里面，使得坐车者能够在回家的路上顺便买快餐。(...station, which makes it easy...it是形式宾语，指to pop into a store to grab a meal on their way home.
同义词：catch: get hold of sth. / sbb. moving
snatch: catch sth. / sb. suddenly and violently
seize: 强调抓住、抓到的结果 Fear seized her.
grasp: 强调掌握
hold： 强调抓牢、抓紧
2. arcade n.
arc：拱
arch: 拱形
archer: 弓箭手
<!--[if !supportLists]-->3. <!--[endif]-->过去完成进行时复习：过去完成进行时表示
__had been doing: 过去到过去的某个时刻一直在进行_____
They had been doing this for a long time and had only just finished.
仿写：她进入我房间时，我已经连续做了5个小时作业了,刚刚做完。
__ I had been doing homework for 5 hours and had only just finished when she entered my room.______
他去年戒了烟，之前已经抽了整整30年烟了。
He had been smoking for 30 years before he quit smoking last year.______
我去年换了一份新工作。之前我已经当公务员15年了。（work as)
I had been working as a civil/public servant for 15 years before I got a new job last year ______
<!--[if !supportLists]-->4. <!--[endif]-->arrange:
arranged marriage:___安排好的婚礼___
make arrangements:___做安排___
我想知道我们能否在周三下午安排一次会面？
_ I wonder if we could arrange a meeting on Wednesday afternoon?_______
Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged on the shelves.
_钻石项链和戒指已经被很漂亮的成列在柜台上了__________
已经备好车会准时到机场来接你的。
__ A car has been arranged to pick you up at the airport._______
<!--[if !supportLists]-->5. <!--[endif]-->jewellery n. 珠宝 ['dʒu:əlri] jewel n. 珠宝 ['dʒu:əl]jeweler n. 珠宝商['dʒuələ]
不知用什么方法，他打开了保险柜，偷走了价值100万美元的珠宝。
__ He somehow opened the safe and stole the jewllery (which was worth 1 million dollars定语后置）_________
Through the centuries people have worn jewellery to depict status, wealth and identity.
____数世纪以来，人们佩戴珠宝来表明自己的地位、财富和身份。_________
This is jewellery offering a very different expression of identity.
____这是能表明与众不同身份的珠宝。____________
6. window display 联想window shopping
The goods are on display/ on show/ on sale / on discount.
展示/展示/促销/打折的商品_______
California became the first American state to require restaurants to display the calorie count of each item on the menu, starting in 2011.
__加州成为美国第一个要求餐馆标明菜单上每种东西热量的州，该法令从2011年开始实施。_________
大自然的威力在中西部地区展露无遗。（be on full display)
__ The power of the nature is on full display in the middle-west.__________
<!--[if !supportLists]-->7.<!--[endif]-->gaze at--look at with fixed eyes
Within the bad, there exists the good. Just like roses have thorns, we can't always look at the thorns. We must gaze at the rose.
__坏的东西里面也存在好的一面。就好像玫瑰有刺，我们不能总盯着刺看。我们要看玫瑰_
8. background n. 背景
词组：on the background of sth. 以什么为背景
She has a lot of power and influence but likes to remain in the background.
____她很有权利和影响力，但是喜欢深藏不露。___________
她总是为自己卑微的出身背景感到自卑。(be ashamed of)
____ She is always ashamed of her poor family background.________________
高等教育背景和良好的沟通技能都是这个工作所必须具备的。
___ A background of higher education and good communicating skills are both musts for this job._____
9. headlight n. （汽车等）前灯
近形词：headwaiter head nurse
head cook headmaster
headhunter
10.与break相关的词组
选用词组的正确形式填空
break out/ break in/ break up/ break through/ break into pieces/ break down/break the silence
<!--[if !supportLists]-->1) <!--[endif]-->Chemicals in our bodies __ break down（分解）__he food we eat so we can absorb it.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->2) <!--[endif]-->A terrible scream ___ broke the silence （打破宁静）__of this quiet village.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->3) <!--[endif]-->The Second World War __ broke out（爆发）__in the 1930s.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->4) <!--[endif]-->The couple _ broke up （分手）_for several reasons:financial problem, trust issue and so on.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->5) <!--[endif]-->The bell was too big and heavy. So, he decided to _ break it into pieces（碎成小片__with a hammer to make it easier to carry
<!--[if !supportLists]-->6) <!--[endif]-->With the security door so firm that nobody can_ break in（破门而入）_.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->7) <!--[endif]-->Scientists hope to _ break though （突破）_soon in their fight against heart disease.
11.blare（v）--make a loud noise
The blare of horns could be heard in the distance.
__ 喇叭的声音可以在远处听到。_____
12.roar(v)
I heard the lions roaring in their cages.
__我听到狮子在笼子里咆哮。____
The wind roared all night._____ 风呼啸了一晚。_______
The wounded policeman roared with pain.___ 受伤的警察痛苦的咆哮。___
13.The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade.
翻译：
__当一辆大的轿车开着大灯按着喇叭一路沿着拱廊呼啸而入时，安静被打破了。______
仿写：他妈妈张开双臂，流着泪水，向他跑来时，他也哭了起来。（tear, run,burst into tears)
___ He burst into tears when his mother opened her arms and ran to him with tears in her eyes.____________________
14. come to 后面常接名词，表示达到
come to a stop __停下来____
come to an end __结束___
come to a decision __做决定___
come to an agreement___达成一致__
come to an understanding__理解__
come to success___获得成功__
come to fame___成名____
<!--[if !supportLists]-->12. <!--[endif]-->the jeweller's the +商人's 构成-->在...店铺，介词用at
理发店____ the barber's __
肉铺___ the butcher's ___
面包铺__ the baker's _____
