Unit 2 The United Kingdom

I. Phrases

1. consist of 由……組成

2. divide…into… 把……分成

3. at war (with…) （與……）交戰(zhàn)中

4. break away ( from… ) 掙托（束縛）；脫離

5. educational / legal system 教育 / 立法制度

6. have a good / bad influence on … 對(duì)……有好/ 壞影響

7. take the place of 代替

8. break down (機(jī)器)破壞，損壞；（人）身體出毛??；（計(jì)劃等）受挫，失敗

9. make an error 出錯(cuò)

10. leave out 省去；遺漏；不考慮

11. puzzle over / about 為…煩惱，困擾

12. debate sth. with sb. 與某人討論、爭(zhēng)辯

13. at your convenience 在你方便的時(shí)候

14. in / with relation to （介）關(guān)于……；和……相關(guān)

15. under construction 在建設(shè)中

II. Sentences:

1. There is no need to debate any more why different words are used to describe the four countries.

對(duì)于用來(lái)描述這四個(gè)國(guó)家的詞語(yǔ)，現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)沒(méi)有爭(zhēng)辯的必要了。

2. To their surprise, the three countries found themselves united peacefully instead of by war.

這三個(gè)國(guó)家驚奇地發(fā)現(xiàn)他們是和平地而沒(méi)有通過(guò)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)聯(lián)合起來(lái)了。

3. You must keep your eyes open if you are going to make your trip to the United Kingdom worthwhile.

如果你想要使你的英國(guó)之旅不虛此行，你就必須把眼睛睜得大大的。

4. Worried about the time available, Zhang Pingyu had made a list of the sites she wanted to see in London .

由于擔(dān)心時(shí)間不夠，張萍玉早就把她想在倫敦參觀的地點(diǎn)列了一張單子。

5. It looked splendid when first built.

剛建成的時(shí)候，它看起來(lái)真是金碧輝煌。

6. What interested her most was the longitude line.

她最感興趣的是那條經(jīng)線。

7. Come and see me whenever it is convenient to you.

只要你方便，隨時(shí)都可以來(lái)。