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附赠：拓展自学笔记
1. All right, we agree to meet you halfway in order to start the ball rolling.
注解：halfway：折中地 meet halfway：妥协；向...让步 （同义短语：go hafway）
例句：Can we meet halfway on this?
我们是否能各让一半?
2. Just to comply, we're ready to reduce the price by 5 percent. I hope this concession of ours will get the ball rolling.
注解1：comply：顺从, 遵照, 答应 它和介词with搭配。
例句：She must be made to comply with the rules.
必须强迫她遵守这些规则。
She was told to pay the fine, but refused to comply.
通知她交纳罚款，但她拒不服从。
注解2：reduce the price by 5 percent：降低百分之五的价格
注解3：concession 让步，妥协
例句：I hope you can make some concession.
我希望你能做些让步。
We will make some concession in price.
我们将在价格上做些让步。
3. The old men having set the ball rolling, the others began to throw in their suggestions.
注解：throw in：外加；额外奉送；插话；附送
例句：You can have the piano for 60, and I'll throw in the stool as well.
这架钢琴可以卖给你 60 英镑，琴凳我奉送。
If you will take ten copies,I will throw in another.
你如果买十本，我再加送一本。
I'm so disqusted with the whole thing that I'm going to throw in my hand.
我对这一切厌烦极了，决定撒手不干了。
4. No one seems inclined to ask a question, will you set the ball rolling, Tom?
注解：inclined：倾向于 ... 的
例句：I'm inclined to believe him innocent.
我倾向于相信他的无辜。
Louise is very musically inclined.
路易丝很有音乐天赋。
He's inclined to be lazy. 他爱偷懒。
4. It looks like a dull party with everybody just sitting there. But Dick started the ball rolling by telling a couple of funny jokes. And then Jack brought out his guitar and sang some folk songs. People started singing along and we had a good time after all.
注解1：dull 无趣的 a dull party：无趣的聚会
注解2：a couple of ：几个
注解3：bring out 出版,推出；使显出；激起,引起
例句: I want to bring out the meaning of the poem.
我想讲一下这首诗的意义。
When will the publishers bring out their new book?
出版社什么时候将出版他们的新书？
The company intends to bring out a new series of educational books.
这家公司打算出一套新的教育丛书。
That friend of his seems to bring out the worst in him.
他那位朋友似乎显示出他最恶劣的一面。
注解4：sing along：跟着唱 folk songs：民歌，民谣
have a great time 玩得愉快 after all：最终，终究
例句：Her songs made you want to sing along and clap to the beat.
她的歌曲让你想跟她一起唱、手打拍子。
