第一、重点短语
1. so long as:只要
讲解:这个短语归属于连词,引导让步状语从句。
例句:So long as we keep level-headed, there is no cause for alarm.
只要我们头脑清醒,就不怕。
You will do all right so long as you follow my advice.
只要你听我的建议,你一定会做好的。
2. in one’s eyes:就某人的眼光看来,依某人来看
例句:In my eyes the question is not what to teach, but how to educate.
在我看来,问题不是教什么内容,而是如何教育。
In my eyes, these students totally misunderstand the true meaning of love.
我觉得这些学生误解了爱的真正意义。
3. what's more:而且,更重要的是......
讲解:它常常做插入语用,放置于句首。
例句:I don't like pubs. They're noisy, smelly, and what's more, expensive.
我不喜欢酒吧. 那里又吵, 气味又难闻, 更重要的是, 花费太多。
They are going to get married, and what's more they are setting up in business together.
他们就要结婚了, 而且还要一起做生意呢。
4. next in line:按顺序的下一个
例句:Who's next in line for promotion in your department?
你那个部门下一位有希望得到晋升的是谁?
John is in next line for the presidency of the club next year.
约翰明年有望成为俱乐部下一任主席。
5. one’s marriage to:某人与某人的婚姻
例句:My father’s marriage to my mother is great.
我父亲和母亲的婚姻很幸福。
第二、其它短语
1. English throne:英国王位
2. a Catholic Church:天主教教堂