全新版大学英语第一册第一课知识点

1. off and on/on and off 断断续续地，有时

It has been raining on and off for a week. That’s why the clothes feel damp.

As her patient slept soundly during the night, Nurse Betty was able to doze off and on in a bedside chair.

2. take hold 生根，确立

The idea of one child only has taken hold in many Chinese families.

Old habits die hard. That’s why you should stop smoking before the habit takes hold.

3. associate v. 把…联系/联想在一起)

He refused to associate himself with cheats.

He always associated the smell of tobacco with his father.

I can’t associate this gentle young woman with the radical political essays she has written.

I don’t like you associating with people like that.（结交，交往）

4. turn out

American film studios turn out hundreds of films every year. (生产，制造) New computers are soon outdated since newer models are turned out constantly. （结果发现）

That guy we met turned out to be Maria’s husband.

5. anticipate v.预期，期望

They anticipate that deaths from AIDS will have doubled by 2012. The police had anticipated trouble from the soccer fans and were at the ground in large numbers.

6. reputation n. 名誉，名声

Of good/evil/international reputation His approach had won him a reputation as a tough manager.

7. inspire v. 激励，给……灵感

Martin Luther King, Jr.’s speech inspired people to fight for equal treatment of African Americans.

The last leaf on the tree that never fell off inspired the dying patient with the will to live on.