重点讲解:
1. fence off (用围栏、篱笆等)将(一块地)围起来;
When she and Luther got their house, they would fence off a lawn and raise roses from cuttings.
等她和卢瑟有了自己的房子,他们就会围起一块草坪扦插玫瑰 。
2. respond to 应对;作出回应;作出反应;
So far the police have refused to respond to their provocations.
截至目前为止,警方并未对他们的挑衅作出反应 。
3. in the first place 起初;一开始;
I should never have taken that job in the first place.
我当初就不该接受那份工作 。
4. on edge 紧张不安;烦躁;
Everyone's nerves were on edge.
人人都觉得紧张 。
n. 克制,控制,管制,操作装置
vt. 控制