Unit 6
Vitamins
Go back to sth.
? Return to an earlier point in space or time
? How far does your memory go back?
? 让我们回到原来正在讨论的问题上去吧,
? Let’s go back to the subject we were discussing?
? 若要探讨爱尔兰问题的起源,我们得回到几百年前,
? To trace the origins of the Irish problem,we have
to go back over three hundred years.
As a rule
? In most cases; usually; more often
than not
? 一般说来,我六点回家,
? As a rule I am home by six.
? 一般说来,我们早上五点起床,
? As a rule,we get up at about 5
o’clock.
Wipe out
? To destroy or kill (someone,usu,a group)
? The arms factory has been wiped out by our
bombs.
? 这些热带疾病会导致整个村庄居民的死亡,
? These tropical diseases can wipe out the
population of whole villages.
? 最后一笔付款将结清你欠我的帐,
? The last payment will wipe out your debt to me.
? It’s no use trying to talk sense to him,he is wiped
out.
Coating (n.)
? thin layer or covering
? a coating of wax/paint一层蜡 /油漆
? fireproof coating 耐火涂料
? acid-proof coating 耐酸涂料
essential
? essential to
? Necessary;
indispensable; most
important
? Is money essential
to happiness?
? Food is essential to
life.
? Secretary wanted,
previous
experience
essential.
? It is essential that
you attend all the
meetings,
complex
? Group of connected or
similar things
? vitamin B complex
? a sports complex
? a leisure complex
? a big industrial
complex
? (psychology) abnormal
mental state resulting
from past experience
or suppressed desires
? An inferiority complex
? A superiority complex
? Oedipus complex
? Electra complex
fortify
? Increase the nutritional value of (a
variety of food) by adding vitamins
? 这种面包因含有多种维生素而提高了营养价值,
? The bread is fortified with various
vitamins.
? fortified wine:
? Sherry is a fortified wine.
exposure to
? a house with a southern exposure
? exposure to danger
? Non-smokers fear the effects of
exposure to cigarette smoke.
? 淋雨使机器遭到损坏,
? Exposure to the rain has spoiled this
machine.
Proverbs on disease and
health
? Pollution breeds disease.
? Many dishes,many diseases.
? Diseases come on horseback,but go away on
foot.
? Health is happiness.
? Good health is above wealth.
? You must not pledge your own health.
? By the side of sickness health becomes sweet.
? Health is not valued till sickness comes.
? Take care of your health before you lose it.