重点讲解:
1. go hand in hand
(两件事)密切相关地,同时并进地;
eg. For us, research and teaching go hand in hand.
对我们而言,研究和教学是齐头并进的 。
eg. Hand in hand with the police inquiries the government has also announced a full investigation.
在警方调查的同时,政府也宣布要展开彻查 。
2. name after
(以…)为…命名;
eg. He persuaded Virginia to name the baby after him.
他说服弗吉尼娅以他的名字为婴儿取名 。
eg. Tasmania was named after its discoverer, A. J. Tasman.
塔斯曼尼亚岛是以其发现者塔斯曼的名字命名的 。
3. rather than
而非;胜于;而不是;
eg. He probably erred on the conservative rather than the generous side.
他可能过于保守,而不是过于宽宏大量 。
eg. It was an embryo idea rather than a fully worked proposal.
这只是初步的想法,并非成形的提议 。
4. take aim at
激烈地批评;
eg. Republican strategists are taking particular aim at Democratic senators.
共和党的战略家正尖锐地攻击民主党的参议员 。
eg. Now we have to take aim at the problem and try to get it solved.
现在我们不得不正视这个难题并试图解决它 。
5. pay off
成功;赢利;
eg. Sandra was determined to become a doctor and her persistence paid off.
桑德拉决心成为医生,她的坚持取得了成功 。
eg. The investor believes that his investment will pay off handsomely soon.
这个投资者相信他的投资不久会有相当大的收益 。
6. take advantage of
利用;
eg. Subscribers to the magazine can take advantage of this special offer.
杂志订户可享有此项特惠 。
eg. The schools are trying to take advantage of interest by reaching out to prospective students.
各学校都在努力利用这种兴趣吸引潜在学生 。
n. 大赦,特赦