词组辨析:
hit表示“有目标地打”,着重“打击”某一点;beat表示“连续地打或拍”,有“殴打、击败”之意;knock表示“敲;打;撞击”之意时常与at/on连用;strike表示突然地、一次性地“打;击”。
例句:He hit him on the face.
他打了他的脸。
That man was beaten until he was black and blue.
那个人被打得青一块、紫一块。
另外,beat还可表示心脏或脉搏等“跳动”。
He could feel his heart beating fast.
他能感到他的心跳快。
Listen!Who is knocking at/on the door?
听!谁在敲门呢?
She was struck dead by lightning.
她被雷电击死了。
重点词组解释:
a piece of:一块,一张,一根,一片
例句:I would like a piece of bread.
我想来一片面包。
视野拓展:
a piece of cake:【口】容易之事;轻松愉快的事
例句:No sweat. This project will be a piece of cake.
没问题,这项计划不费吹灰之力。
We need not have worried about the math exam. It was a piece of cake.
我们本不必担心数学考试,实际上很容易。
词组拓展:
step aside:
1.让开一点
例句:Would you mind stepping aside to let me pass?
请你站开让我走过去好吗?
2.退出;让位于人
例句:Step aside, I'll handle this problem.
让到一旁,这个问题我会处理。
step by step:逐步地
例句:His health is improving step by step.
他的健康状况正在逐步好转。
step down:
辞职;退休
例句:Our boss stepped down after thirty years with the company.
我们的老板在这家公司工作了三十年后退休了。