Unit 2 Robots

重点短语

1. reach for
伸手碰到/去拿/够到……
He reached for his gun when he heard the enemy’s sound.
当他听到敌人的声音时就伸手去拿自己的枪。
He reached into his pocket for his keys.
他把手伸到口袋里找钥匙。
联想拓展
reach to 达到；触到
within/out of/beyond one’s reach 在某人伸手可及/够不到的距离
2. test out
考验；试验
This model had been tested out before it was put into production.这个型号经过试验后才进行大批量生产。
Before the lecture, the professor is used to testing out the whole experiment.
上课前，这个教授习惯先将整个实验试验一番。
联想拓展
test on sb./sth. 在……(身上)做实验/试验
have/take a test in 参加……考试
3. ring up
打电话给……
On arriving at the airport, he rang up his mother to say everything was OK.
一到达机场，他就打电话给母亲报平安。
联想拓展
ring back 回电话
ring off 挂断电话;停止讲话
ring a bell 唤醒(经常是模糊的记忆)
ring up the curtain  开始(一场演出，一个事件或一次行动)
I have to ring off now because my friend is waiting for me.
我朋友在等我，我得挂电话了。
4. leave ...alone
不打扰
Leave him alone and he will produce.
别打扰他，他会写出来的。
You shouldn’t have left Andy alone in the mountains, it was very dangerous.
你不该将安迪一个人留在山上，因为那样非常危险。
联想拓展
leave behind 留下,遗留
leave aside  (把某事)搁置一边
leave for 出发前往
leave out 省去;遗漏;不考虑
He was asked to leave for another city in 24 hours.
他被要求24小时内离开到另一个城市去。
The teacher required us to leave out some unnecessary words in our essays.
老师让我们将论文中一些不必要的词语省去。
5. set aside
将……放到一边；节省或保留（钱或时间）；暂时不考虑
He set all offers aside.  所有的提议他都置之不理。
联想拓展
set down 记下，写下
set off 动身;爆炸
set out 出发；开始做……
set up 创立，建立；竖起
He set off for work.   他动身去上班。
6. turn around
转向
He heard a voice but when he turned around, he saw nobody.
他听到一个声音，但转身却没发现有人。
As he walked towards the hotel, he suddenly turned around and found an old lady following him.
当他朝旅馆走去时，突然转身发现一个老妇人跟着他。
联想拓展
turn away 把(脸)转过去
turn against 背叛；反抗
turn on/off 打开/关掉
turn up 出现;调大(音量)
turn down 拒绝;调小(音量)
turn out 结果是;证明是