green with envy 十分嫉妒

how come 怎么会

have a population of 拥有…的人口

in the style of 以…的风格

point to 指向

stare at 凝视

set off 动身；启程；引发；引爆

set out 动身；开始做

set up 建立

set aside 预留出；腾出

Module 6

life span 寿命

an endangered heritage 濒危遗产

start a fund to raise money 创立基金会筹集资金

add A to B 把A添加到B

add to 增加

add up 把…加起来

add up to 总计为

even so 即使这样

contribute to (doing) sth 有助于；导致

make a contribution to 为…做贡献

raise awareness of 唤醒…的意识

get involved 参与；卷入

apart from 除…之外

get through 获准；经历;通过；完成

for sure/certain 确切地；肯定地

remind sb of sth 使某人想起…

remind sb to do 提醒某人做某事

act as… 担当；起着…的作用

at the mercy of 任由…摆布；受…支配

in return 作为回报

外研版英语选修八

Module 1

set foot on 进入；到达

in case of 如果；一旦

in the form of 以…的形式

stand out 突出；显眼

in particular 特别；尤其

aim to do sth 目标是，目的在于

overcome the difficulties 克服困难

come into sight 进入视野；看得见

break up 碎开；破碎；破裂

come up with 想出

take a risk 冒险；担风险

keep up one’s spirits 振作精神

keep one’s promise 信守诺言

make a promise 做出承诺

break one’s promise 违背诺言

miss out 省略

in (great) detail 详细地

Module 2

in history 历史上

in the history of 在…的历史上

on behalf of 代表

get tired of doing sth 厌倦做…

even if 即使

more than 不仅仅

begin with 以…作为开始

contrast with 与…有反差

go hand in hand with 携手前进；共同行动

cut up 切碎

think hard 仔细想；深思

or so 大约

end up 结束；以…为结局

tax on 对…征税

make an attempt to do sth 试图做

what’s more 而且

turn up 出现；露面

be thirsty for 渴求；渴望

by hand 手工的，用手工

find one’s way to 到达…

be available to sb 可被…利用或得到的

Module 3

by nature 生性；天性；本性

in nature 实际上；事实上

make out 理解

make up for 弥补

in short 简言之；总之

set fire to 放火烧…

on close/bad/good…terms with sb 与…关系密切/不好…

be referred to as 被认为是

much to the horror of sb 令…深感恐惧的是

go against 违背

be against 反对

on the dot 准时

as a rule 一般来说

leave out 遗漏；省略;不加考虑

dress up as 打扮成

dress up 打扮；装饰

transform…into… 把…改变成

be likely to do 有可能做

eat up 吃光

Module 4

tell…apart 区分；分开

lie in 位于；在于

in conclusion 结论是

a huge amount of 大量

get down to (doing) sth 开始着手做…

let sb down 让…失望

have sth in common 有共同点

be superior to 优于；胜过

get held up in traffic 陷入交通堵塞中

a straight answer 直接的答案/回复

convey a concept 传递观念

A be relevant to B A和B有关

feel depressed 感到郁闷/压抑

adapt to local conditions 调整以适应当地条件

classify sth into 把…归类为…

make sense 有道理

make no sense 没有道理；胡说

sth be meant for 专门为…准备/设计

regard…as… 把…看作…

investigate the incident 调查事件

be of significance 有意义的

Module 5

turn in 转身进入；交出；上交

in spite of 尽管

other than 不同于；除了；非

at the very beginning of 在.. 的开始

set out ( to do) 出发；开始做…

a series of 一系列的

be similar to 和… 相似

set sth. in motion 使…开始

be aware of 知道；意识到

become aware of 开始意识到

in shock 处于极度震惊状态

make an impact on 给…留下深刻印象/巨大影响

pray for 祈望；祈祷

accuse sb of doing sth 指责/控告某人做某事

short cuts 捷径

foresee the possibility of doing sth 预见到做某事的可能性

Module 6

wave one’s hands 挥手

approve of 赞成某事

cater for 满足…的要求

correspond with 与…通信

as far as 远到

at the same time 同时

hand in hand 手拉手

make a new discovery做出新发现

A as well as B 不但A而且B

think of…as… 把…看作

catch hold of 抓住

on second thought(s) 重新考虑后

try doing sth 尝试做某事

try to do 尽力去做某事

refer to 谈及；涉及

refer to sb/sth as 称某人/某物为…

a way of doing sth/to do sth做某事的方法

face to face 面对面

sense of humor 幽默感

be addicted to (doing)sth 沉溺于…