unit 12 1. beyond belief 难以置信 have belief in 相信/ 信仰… believe in 信任/ 信仰/ 相信…的存在 make believe 假装 2. make a living = earn a living 谋生 3. apply for 申请 apply oneself to = devote oneself to 致力于 apply one＂s mind to 专心于 4. lay the foundation of… 奠定…的基础 lay aside 储蓄/ 保存 lay down 放下/ 躺下/ 制定 lay in 储存 lay off 解雇 lay out 展示/ 设计 lay—laid—laid—laying 产…/放置 lie—lay—lain—lying 躺下/ 位于 lie—lied—lied—lying说谎 5. set out= set off 出发/ 上路 6. come into collision with 与…相撞/ 冲突 in collision 在冲突中 7. be on board 在甲板/ 飞机上 go aboard = be aboard (ship / plane)上船/ 登机 go abroad 出国 study abroad 留学 8. put sb in prison = send sb to prison送某人入监狱 hold / keep sb prisoner 囚禁某人 take sb prisoner 俘虏某人 9. six pieces of luggage 六件行李 come true = come into reality成为现实 10. in public 公开地 / 公然 in private =privately 11. throw light on / upon = cast light on 阐明某事 throw doubt on 对…产生怀疑 throw oneself into 投身于 light up 点燃 bring to light 揭露 come to light 显露 in (the) light of 鉴于/ 由于 light up with sth 容光焕发 12. hesitate about / at / in / over doing = hesitate to do sth做某事犹豫不决 without hesitation 毫不犹豫 i am still hesitating about whether i should go home. 13. cut up 切碎 cut across 抄近路/ 违反 cut corners抄近路 cut in 插嘴 cut into pieces 切成碎片 cut off 切断/ 中止 cut out 删除 be cut out for 适合于 14. in the distance 在远处 keep sb at a distance = keep sb＂s distance from 疏远别人 at a respectful distance 敬而远之 15. make a sketch of 概述 / 制作…草图 16. sth need doing / to be done. be in need of 需要… in time of need 在必要时 there is no need for sb to do sth. 17. remind sb of sth 提醒某人某事 remind sb (not) to do sth 提醒某人(不要)干某事 remind sb that …提醒某人… 18. he will be back before long (不久以后) he saw the film long before (很久以前) it was long before we knew what was wrong with our plan. 费了很长时间才… it won＂t be long before we meet again. 不用多久… 19. make an effort to do sth = spare no efforts to do sth = make every effort to do sth 尽力做某事 without effort毫不费力的 20. turn out (to be) = prove to be 结果是 turn up 出现 turn down 拒绝 turn in = hand in 上呈 turn to sb for help = ask sb for help 向某人求助 turn over 反过去 21. give a view of 流览… 22. to start with = to begin with 首先 end up with 以…告终 begin with = start with 以…为开始 23. dream of 想到/ 梦到 dream away 虚度光阴 dream up 凭空虚构 24. what＂s more = moreover 更有甚者 what＂s worse = to matter worse 更糟糕的是 25. slow down 减慢 be slow to do sth = be slow in doing sth 慢吞吞地做某事 john had failed to pay his phone bills for months, so his telephone was _____ last week. a. interrupted b. disconnected c. excluded d. discriminated we wanted to go home before dark, but it didn＂t quite _____ as planned. a. make out b. turn out c. go on d. come up it was with great joy _____ he received the news that his lost daughter had been found. a. because b. which c. that d. since it was _____ back home after the experiment. a. not until midnight did he go b. until midnight that he didn＂t go c. not until midnight that he went d. until midnight when he didn＂t go i have always been honest and straightforward, and it doesn＂t matter _____ i＂m talking to. a. who is it b. who it is c. it is who d. it is whom why! i have nothing to confess. _____ you want me to say a. what is it that b. what it is that c. how is it that d. how it is that most people on this island are recreational fishers, and ___ , fishing forms an actual part of their leisure time. a. accidentally b. purposefully c. obviously d. formally my grandfather is as ______ as a young man and hates sitting around doing nothing all days. a. enthusiastic b. energetic c. talkative d. sensitive the faces of four famous american presidents on mount rushmore can be seen from a _____ of 60 miles. a. length b. distance c. way d. space