雅思詞組1:capable of doing有能力做，能勝任

　　As you know, sharks have a reputation for being very dangerous creatures capable of injuring or killing humans, and I'd like to talk about sharks in Australia.

　　眾所周知，鱉魚以極端危險(xiǎn)著稱，它們能傷害甚至殺死人類，我將談?wù)撘幌掳拇罄麃喌镊M魚。

　　近義詞組：able to do

　　雅思詞組2:car exhaust fume汽車尾氣

　　This kind of new fuel can help to reduce the emission of car exhaust fume.

　　這種新型燃料有助于減少汽車尾氣的排放。

　　“The target for the UK means that by 2008 we must reduce our carbon dioxide emissions by 12.5%， compared with 1990.

　　英國(guó)的目標(biāo)是到2008年二氧化碳的排放量與1990年時(shí)相比必須減少12.5%。

　　雅思詞組3:carry on繼續(xù);進(jìn)行下去

　　We managed to ensure the bikes went out on time, but the other problems carried on forseveral months.

　　我們?cè)O(shè)法確保了自行車按時(shí)發(fā)貨，但在接下來(lái)的幾個(gè)月里其他問(wèn)題接踵而至。

　　近義詞組：go on

　　雅思詞組4:carry out實(shí)行，進(jìn)行;完成

　　After three years of studying, I wanted adventure. I loved traveling, so I decided to join a voluntary organization and was sent to Ecuador to carry out land surveys.

　　在三年的學(xué)習(xí)之后，我想有驚險(xiǎn)的刺激。我喜歡旅游，所以我決定加人一個(gè)志愿者組織并被派往厄瓜多爾進(jìn)行土地調(diào)查。

　　致不要和carry-out(外賣食品)相混淆。

　　雅思詞組5:case study個(gè)案研究

　　A:Is there anything I should do before the course, like reading or anything?

　　A:在這門課開始前我應(yīng)該做些什么呢，比如閱讀或是別的什么?

　　B:We prefer to integrate reading with the course, so we don't give out a reading list in advance. But we like people to write a case study, describing an organization they know.

　　B:我們會(huì)把閱讀和這門課結(jié)合起來(lái)，所以我們不會(huì)提前給出閱讀書單。但是我們希望學(xué)生能寫一個(gè)個(gè)案研究，描述他們了解的一個(gè)組織。

　　case和study在連讀時(shí)只發(fā)一個(gè)[S]，類似詞組還有:bus stop和take care等。case study是一個(gè)比較有“推思特色”的詞組，常出現(xiàn)在雅思考試的校園場(chǎng)景中，考生要充分了解其文化背景。

　　雅思詞組6:cash the check/cheque兌現(xiàn)支票

　　A: May I help you?

　　A:有什么需要幫忙的嗎?

　　B:I'd like to cash the check.

　　B:我想兌現(xiàn)支票。

　　雅思詞組7:cashpoint machine自動(dòng)柜員機(jī)

　　You can withdraw cash from a cashpoint machine with a cash card. These are extremely useful as they enable you to withdraw cash from your account during the day or at night.

　　你可以用現(xiàn)金卡從自動(dòng)柜員機(jī)中取錢。這些機(jī)器非常實(shí)用，不論白天還是晚上你都可以從賬戶中取錢。

　　近義詞組：Automatic Teller Machine

　　雅思詞組8:cast one's eyes along把視線投向

　　During the economy crisis, people tend to cast their eyes along small amount of investments.

　　在經(jīng)濟(jì)危機(jī)中，人們傾向于小額投資。

　　When we finally stop at the centre of an aisle, we pause and take stock, casting our eyes along the length of it. Now products displayed here sell well and do even better if they are placed at eye level so that the customer's eyes hit upon them instantly.

　　當(dāng)我們最終在走廊的中心停住時(shí)，我們停下來(lái)掃噠貨物，將視線集中于走廊兩邊的貨物。擺在這里的商品賣得很好，而且如果它們擺放的高度與視線同高就會(huì)賣得更好，因?yàn)樗鼈円恢倍荚陬櫩偷囊暰�內(nèi)。

　　近義詞組：take a glance at

　　雅思詞組9:catch a glimpse of看到，瞥見

　　The tour leaves at sundown and lets you catch a glimpse of some more of the rainforest's wildlife as it comes out at dusk to feed.

　　這次旅游在太陽(yáng)落山時(shí)進(jìn)行，讓你看到更多生活在熱帶雨林里的野生動(dòng)物，因?yàn)樗鼈兌荚邳S昏時(shí)分出來(lái)覓食。

　　雅思詞組10:catch sb. red handed當(dāng)場(chǎng)抓住

　　I heard the thief was caught red handed in the supermarket.

　　我聽說(shuō)那個(gè)小偷在超市被當(dāng)場(chǎng)抓獲。

　　英語(yǔ)里與“顏色”相關(guān)的常用表達(dá):

　　green hand 新手

　　blue chip 藍(lán)籌股

　　red letter days 節(jié)假日，紀(jì)念日，喜慶日

　　white elephant 累贊物

　　white sale 大減價(jià)

　　blue moon 不可能或稀有的時(shí)期或事情

　　black sheep 害群之馬，敗類

　　black letter days 倒霉的日子

　　white night 不眠之夜

　　white lie 善意的謊言