重点讲解:
1. wish for
祈求;企求;默默期盼;
eg. We have all wished for men who are more considerate.
我们都曾祈求能找到更加体贴的男人 。
eg. A philosopher once said, 'Be careful what you wish for; you might get it.'
一位哲学家曾说过:“别轻易许愿——你可能会如愿以偿 。”
2. act out
将…表演出来;
eg. All the classmates burst into laughter when David acted out the episode.
当戴维表演完那段插曲时,全班同学都捧腹大笑 。
eg. I used to come home and act out the movie for the kids.
以前到家后,我会把电影内容再表演给孩子们看 。
3. take up
开始从事;喜欢上;
eg. Angela used to be a model and has decided to take it up again.
安杰拉以前当过模特,现已决定重操旧业了 。
eg. She has the intellectual form to take up the mantle of leadership.
她具备担当领导职责的聪明才智 。
n. 插曲,一段情节,片段,轶事