2017考研英语:考得我都“方”了!

 　　又是一年夏热时，看着考研书，吃着考研餐。终于，有同学说，老天，我又“方”了。看着大家这么辛苦，跨考考研高老师和大家来分享一下关于“方”了一些地道的英文表达。

　　1. Square 方形(最简单的)

　　短语：to be a square peg¹ in a round hole

　　方形的钉子插在圆形的孔里，指格格不入

　　例句：

　　His appearance here is like a square peg in a round hole.

　　他在这里出现，显得有些格格不入。

　　那square还有其他很美的意思如：

　　2) be there, or be square(一定要来，不见不散)-----通常是一种玩笑性质的施压，像是说，晚上party要来哦，谁不来谁是孙子。

　　call sth square/square accounts(双方扯平、互不相欠)

　　例句： He deliberately² insulted me but I'll square accounts with him one day.

　　他故意侮辱我，但总有一天我会跟他算账的。

　　3) to be fair and square公平对待每个人

　　例句：

　　I ask no odds³, I just want you to be fair and square.

　　我不要求特殊照顾，我只要求您公正。

　　4) to look someone square in the eye看着某人的眼睛，表示坦诚

　　例句：

　　He sat me down, looked me square in the eye and said, "I love you." 他拉我着坐下，看着我的眼睛说，我爱你。

　　5) on the square诚实公正地、正大光明地

　　例句：

　　We just want this trail on the square.

　　我们只希望这场审判能够正大光明地进行。

　　6) out of square不一致;不协调

　　例句：

　　Both reports are from supposedly reliable sources, but they are out of square.

　　两份报道按说来源都可靠，但两者却有出入。

　　7) a square answer坦诚的答案

　　例句：

　　He offered us a square answer.

　　他给了我们一个坦诚的答案。

　　8) to square away校正或摆好;整顿就绪

　　例句：

　　He is trying to get all his legal troubles squared away as soon as possible.

　　他努力把所有法律上的麻烦搞定。

　　9) a square deal公平交易

　　例句：

　　The workers were offered a square deal of a 40-hour week and guaranteed overtime⁴.

　　工人们得到了每周40小时和保证支付加班费的公正待遇。

　　10) to square off摆好架势准备战斗或比赛

　　例句：

　　French soldiers squared off with a gunman at a road checkpoint.

　　在一个公路检查站法国士兵摆开阵势，准备迎战一名持枪者。

　　11) to square up解决或妥协，也指勇敢地与某人或某事对峙

　　例句：

　　1、 I have something to square up with you.

　　我有点事要和你商谈解决一下。

　　2、The world's most prestigious⁵ insurance company was last night squaring up to take on MPs who have accused it of being riddled⁶ with corruption⁷.

　　世界上最负盛名的保险公司昨晚作出回应，要和那些指责其腐败泛滥的议员们较量一番。

　　12) to square one’s shoulders挺起肩膀、胸膛，可指这一动作，也可比喻准备迎接挑战。

　　例句：

　　You need to square your shoulders for the subsequent task.

　　为了接下来的任务，你要做好准备。

　　13) to attempt to square the circle做不可能的事

　　例句：

　　It is easier to square the circle than to get round a mathematician⁸.从数学家面前混过去比“化圆为方”还难。

　　14) to square something with someone与某人就某事协调或达成一致

　　例句：

　　I squared it with Dan, who said it was all right so long as I was back next Monday morning.我征得了丹的同意，他说只要我下周一早上能回来就行。

1 peg   

n.木栓，木钉；vt.用木钉钉，用短桩固定

参考例句：

• Hang your overcoat on the peg in the hall.把你的大衣挂在门厅的挂衣钩上。
• He hit the peg mightily on the top with a mallet.他用木槌猛敲木栓顶。

2 deliberately   

adv.审慎地；蓄意地；故意地

参考例句：

• The girl gave the show away deliberately.女孩故意泄露秘密。
• They deliberately shifted off the argument.他们故意回避这个论点。

3 odds   

n.让步，机率，可能性，比率；胜败优劣之别

参考例句：

• The odds are 5 to 1 that she will win.她获胜的机会是五比一。
• Do you know the odds of winning the lottery once?你知道赢得一次彩票的几率多大吗？

4 overtime   

adj.超时的，加班的；adv.加班地

参考例句：

• They are working overtime to finish the work.为了完成任务他们正在加班加点地工作。
• He was paid for the overtime he worked.他领到了加班费。

5 prestigious   

adj.有威望的，有声望的，受尊敬的

参考例句：

• The young man graduated from a prestigious university.这个年轻人毕业于一所名牌大学。
• You may even join a prestigious magazine as a contributing editor.甚至可能会加入一个知名杂志做编辑。

6 riddled   

adj.布满的；充斥的；泛滥的v.解谜，出谜题(riddle的过去分词形式)

参考例句：

• The beams are riddled with woodworm. 这些木梁被蛀虫蛀得都是洞。
• The bodies of the hostages were found riddled with bullets. 在人质的尸体上发现了很多弹孔。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

8 mathematician   

n.数学家

参考例句：

• The man with his back to the camera is a mathematician.背对着照相机的人是位数学家。
• The mathematician analyzed his figures again.这位数学家再次分析研究了他的这些数字。