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)于用來描述這四個(gè)國家的詞語，現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)沒有爭辯的必要了。

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

這三個(gè)國家驚奇地發(fā)現(xiàn)他們是和平地而沒有通過戰(zhàn)爭聯(lián)合起來了。

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。