Module 6 Old and New

1. accommodate vt. 容納（乘客等）

The hotel can accommodate 500 tourists.

這家旅館可住五百名觀光客。

The cottage could accommodate up to five people.

這間小屋最多能容納五個人。

2. generate vt. 發（電）

A dynamo is used to generate electricity.

發電機用于發電。

拓展：造成；引起

Investment generates higher incomes.

投資帶來更高的收入。

This hatred was generated by racial prejudice.

這種仇恨是由種族偏見引起的。

3. freezing adj. 冷冰冰的；極冷的

Freezing winter is harmful to orange trees.

冰冷的冬天對桔樹有害。

I must put on a warm pullover because I’m freezing.

我都凍壞了，必須穿件暖和的羊毛衫。

拓展：（1） freeze vt. ①使結冰；使凝固；使凍住

The cold weather froze the lake.

寒冷的天氣把湖凍住了。

②使凍僵（或凍傷，凍死）

He was frozen stiff after sitting so long.

他坐了好長時間，人都凍僵了。

③使呆住；使戰栗

She froze her noisy children with a single look.

她一瞪眼，吵鬧的孩子們馬上動也不敢動。

④凍結（物價、工資、資產等）；凍結（存款）

His salary was frozen at 200 dollars per week.

他的薪水固定在每周二百美元的水平上。

（2） vi. ①結冰；凝固

When the thermometer is at 0 degree centigrade， water will freeze.

當溫度計降至攝氏零度時，水便會結冰。

②（用it作主語）冰凍；嚴寒

It froze hard last night. 昨夜有嚴重冰凍。

③（因恐懼等）呆住；戰栗；變僵硬

She froze at the sound of a gun.

她一聽到槍聲就嚇呆了。

4. enormous adj. 巨大的；龐大的

enormous與huge基本同義，指在尺寸、數量或程度上“特別巨大”。

In this period， the cost will be enormous.

在這期間，損失將會很大。

Long ago enormous animals lived on the earth.

很久以前，地球上生活著巨大的動物。

She stood alone on the enormous stage.

她孤零零地站在巨大的舞臺上。

5. remove vt. 遷移；移居

Our office has removed from Qingdao to Shanghai.

我們的辦公處已從青島遷到了上海。

拓展：拿走；移動；脫掉；摘掉；除掉；排除；免職；解雇

Remove your hand from my shoulder.

把你的手從我的肩膀上拿開。

He removed his hat and gloves.

他摘掉了帽子和手套。

These reforms will not remove poverty and injustice.

這些改革消除不了貧窮和不公正。

The manager was removed from his post yesterday.

這位經理昨天被免職了。

比較：move和remove的區別

兩者都可表示“移動”，區別是move強調位置和姿態的改變，remove強調完全放棄原來的地方而到達新的位置，有時相當于take away / off。表示“遷居時”，兩者均可用。

Please move your car； it’s blocking my way out.

請把你的車子移開一下，它擋住了我的去路。

He removed his desk to another office.

他把他的桌子搬到另一個辦公室了。

6. name...after / for... 以……而命名

Jim is named after his father.

吉姆是以他父親的名字起名的。

The island is named for its discoverer.

這座島嶼以其發現者的名字命名。

7. dream of 向往；夢想

I dream of having a lot of money.

我夢想著有一大筆錢。

She dreams of becoming famous one day.

她夢想有一天能夠出名。

dream后面也可接that從句。

He dreamed that he could go to Beijing University for further study.

他渴望能進入北京大學深造。

8. crash vi.（飛機）失事；墜毀

We’re going to crash， aren’t we？

我們要墜毀了，是不是？

A truck went out of control and crashed into a wall.

貨車失控撞上了墻。

9. work out 解決；解答；計算出

Have you worked out this problem yet？

你解決了這個問題了嗎？

Can you work out how much money it will need？

你能算出將需要多少錢嗎？

拓展：制定；擬定；想出；進行情況良好

He worked out all the details of the plan.

他詳細擬定了這項計劃。

Mary worked out a beautiful design for a sweater.

瑪麗給一件毛衣想出了一個漂亮的設計。

I hope the new project will work out.

我希望新計劃能順利完成。

10. date from 起源于

date from = date back to，后面都跟一個具體的時間，表示可以追溯到某個時間。

The history of public education in the United States dates from the society of the early pioneers.

美國的公共教育史起源于早期拓荒者的社會。

Our friendship dates from / back to our childhood.

我們的友誼可以追溯到我們的童年。

The Forbidden City can date back to / from the 14th century.

紫禁城可以追溯到14世紀。

11. hold back 阻止；克制（情感、情緒）；隱瞞；猶豫

No one can hold back the wheel of history.

誰也無法阻止歷史的車輪。

The police had to use force to hold back the crowd.

警察不得不用武力阻止人群。

She was unable to hold back her excitement.

她按捺不住激動的心情

Tell me the truth—don’t hold anything back！

告訴我真相，什么都別隱瞞！

He held back at the last moment， and lost an excellent opportunity.

他在最后片刻猶豫了，因而失去了一個絕佳的機會。

12. come true（夢想等）變成現實

His dream will come true sooner or later.

他的理想遲早會實現。

I hope his dream of becoming a pianist will come true. 我希望他成為鋼琴家的夢想可以成真。

His wish to be an actor has come true.

他想當演員的愿望實現了。

比較：come true和realize的區別

come true表示“變為現實時”，由物作主語，不用于被動語態；realize作“實現”講時為及物動詞，可用于被動語態。

His wish was realized finally.

他的愿望終于實現了。

Our hopes will come true / be realized.

我們的希望會實現。

13. make sense 有意義；有道理

The movie doesn’t make any sense.

這個電影根本就是瞎編。

It makes sense to take care of your health.

注意身體健康是明智的。

拓展：make sense of 理解；懂得

Can you make sense of what this writer is saying？

你能理解這位作家說的話嗎？

14. bring an end to 結束；終止

The arrival of white people gradually brought an end to the traditional aboriginal way of life.

白人的到來逐漸使傳統的土著生活結束。

The Great Depression brought an end to economic expansion and social progress.

大蕭條結束了經濟擴張和社會進步。

拓展：（1） bring...to a stop 使……停止；使……停住

The driver brought his Audi to a sudden stop.

司機把他的奧迪車突然停下來。

（2） bring...to a close /an end 使……結束；使……完結

At last they brought the Marathon meeting to a close.

最后，他們結束了馬拉松比賽。