公共英语三级阅读学习笔记 Unit 3

Unit 3 House and Family

Phrases and Sentence:

1、 She soon called my attention to the fact that she couldn’t work full time and keep house, too.

call attention to(唤起注意)

keep house(当家)

2、 I guess I just took it for granted that a wife was supposed to take care of her kids and husband.

take it for granted：(视为当然)

be supposed to：(应该、被期望)

3、 You’ve got to get to know them.

have got to do：(必须做……)

get to：(在这里作“开始”的意思)

4、 But maybe I’d better take that back and give her a hand.

take bake：(在这里作“取消”的意思)

give sb. a hand(抽出空或腾出手帮助某人)

5、 They put me in mood for Italian food.

put in mind：(使记起、提醒)

6、 I’ve put aside some money that I earned by doing some extra mechanical work.

put aside：(储存、备用)

7、 I was putting a machine together today.

put together：(把……加起来、装配)

8、 I am putting forth a lot of effect to make this tablecloth.

put forth：(生出、作出)

9、 Do you want me to put my needlework away?

put away：(在这里作“放弃、处理掉”的意思)

请注意上面5个以“put”打头的短语与词组的.用法

10、I was going by the store near your house ..

go by：(顺便走访)

11、Your black purse and shoes go nicely with that dress.

go with：(伴随、与……相配)

12、He always goes beyond my expectations.

go beyond：(超出)

13、The kids can’t go along with you.

go along with：(一起去、附和)

14、Your offer goes to prove that you’re a wonderful mother-in-law.

offer：(在这里作为“提意”的意思)

15、You know I get sick every single time the temperature goes below 68°.

go below：(下降)

【请注意上面5个以“go”打头的短语与词组的用法】

16、I could really go for a good comedy.

go for：(在这里作为“主张”的意思)

17、we can barely make ends meet.

ends meet：指收支平衡

18、Every thing I say goes in one ear and out the other.

goes in one ear and out the other：(一个耳朵进，一个耳朵出。指听不进去的意思)

19、I’ve been keeping track of all of our phone bills.

keep track of：(明了、一目了然的意思)

20、I’ll have to call them and have them straighten it out.

straighten out：(改正、更正)