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[转载]【英语e角】英语报刊词语猜测 (1)

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  在课外英语报刊阅读中,我们经常会碰到一些比较陌生的习语。从短语的表面上来看,每个单词都认识,但在具体语境中的真正意思却有很大的出入。在平时或高考的英语阅读理解中,老师发现词语猜测题的得分率几乎是最低的。下面从《21世纪英文报》(21st CENTURY)中摘录一些句子,每个句子当中都有一个陌生的短语,看能否挑战一下自己,从具体的语境中猜出其中文意思。

1.go under the knife:Pop stars'changing curves often spark implant talks.The country singer was recently rumored to have gone under the knife after showing off a noticeably fuller cleavage at events including the People's Choice Awards earlier this month.

2.play the cards right: The Teenage Dream singers knows how to play the cards right,both on and off the stage.(The negotiator played the cards right in the meeting.)

3.come clean:After spending years denying the use of performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France,Lance Armstrong finally came clean during a TV interview with Oprah Winfrey,said The Associated Press.

4.conjure up:The young star may have matured,but he still hopes that his role in Harry Potter can conjure up interest in his future acting engagements.

5.take the top spot:Data from TwitterCounter.com showed that Bieber took the top spot with 33.33 million followers ,putting an end to Lady Gaga's two-and-a-half-year reign of the micro-blogging website.

6.an ongoing spat:The ongoing spat between the two celebrities continues to worsen.On Jan26,veteran actor Wong challenged Luo's fans to a fight on his micro blog.

7.tying up loose ends:A  close source told Us Weekly that the singer had already returned an engagement ring to Trawick.She's making sure that she has tied up all the loose ends.

8.head the bill:After taking three prizes at the 2013 People's Choice Awards on Jan.9,Katy Perry is now set to head the bill when Barack Obama is sworn in for his second term as President of the United States.

9.take by storm: Despite being overlooked by the Oscard nominations,Ben Affleck took the Golden Globe Awards by storm with his movie Argo.

10.walk down the aisle: Kate Winslet has tied the knot again! Yes,Winslet walked down the aisle for the third time.It was just revealed that she married boyfriend Ned RocknRoll in a secret New York ceremony in December.

 





 资料来源:21st Century 

 附:答案: 1.接受手术,在这指整容 即:plastic surgery; 2.发挥优势,把握良机;3.和盘托出,全盘招供;4.使呈现于脑际,唤起;5.占领榜首;6.持续的口水战;7.处理细枝末节;8.领衔演出,担纲主角; 9.攻占,彻底征服;10.结婚

 


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