Unit3 More Reading

1. the remains of …的遗迹/残留物

2. human remains 人类遗体

3. gain / have access to sth 获得进入…/有使用…的权利

4. be inaccessible to the car 车是难以接进的

5. hold up one’s hand 举起某人的手

6. hold on 稍等

7. hold one’s breath 屏住某人的呼吸

8. hold a tour concert 举行一场巡回音乐会

9. get hold of 抓住

10. be in ruins 荒芜的/一片废墟

11. fall into ruin = go / come to ruin 成为废墟

12. a newspaper stand 一个报摊

13. stand still 站立不动

14. stand doing 忍受做某事

15. do / work wonders 产生奇迹

16. the seven wonders of the world 世界七大奇迹

17. in wonder 惊讶地

18. It be a wonder that …是一个奇迹/真令人吃惊

19. It be no wonder that … = No wonder…是不足为奇的

20. wonder at 惊讶于

21. wonder about 对…感到疑惑

22. fight with / against sth 与…斗争/对抗

23. fight for sth 为…而斗争

24. A fight with B against C A联合B与C作战

25. the fall of …的没落/失陷

26. the rise and fall of the Roman Empire 罗马帝国的兴衰

27. a sudden fall in temperature 气候的骤降

28. fall down / over 摔倒

29. fall asleep / ill 睡着/生病

30. the construction site 建筑工地

31. imagine doing 想象做某事

32. A be made of / from B A由B做成

33. A be made into B = make A into B A被做成了B

34. A be made up of B = A be composed of B = A consist of B A由B组成

35. take a trip overseas 去海外旅行

36. take pride in sth = be proud of sth 为…而骄傲

37. be the pride of 是…的骄傲

38. the capital of …的首都

39. hold more than 50000people 容纳5万多人

40. be popular with/among sb 受到某人的欢迎

for sth 因…而受欢迎

in sp 在某地受欢迎

41. overlook the Nile River in Egypt 俯瞰埃及的尼罗河