重点讲解:
1. take sth. to the extreme 走极端;使…至极端;
Beauty, as the saying goes, is in the eye of the beholder--and some fish have taken this idea to the extreme.
常言道,情人眼里出西施——而有些鱼儿还把这种想法推到极致 。
2. fend off 挡开,避开(问题或人);
He raised his hand to fend off the blow.
他抬起手来抵挡那一拳 。
3. get to the bottom of 找到…的真正起因;查寻到…的根源;
I have to get to the bottom of this mess.
我必须查清造成这一混乱局面的真正原因 。
4. in contrast 相比之下;与…相反;
In contrast, the lives of girls in well-to-do families were often very sheltered.
相反,生活在富裕家庭的女孩子通常都备受呵护 。
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