1.gorgeous
华丽的,灿烂的;极好的
此外"brilliant, wonderful, excellent, famous, super"也有这个意思。
例如:
For instance, in 1957 most of the cars were gorgeous.
例如,在1957年大部分的汽车都是华丽的。
The countryside was bathed in brilliant sunshine.
乡间沐浴在灿烂的阳光下。
2.I need a crane to lift my finger.
我需要起重机才能抬起我的手指。
分析:不定式"to lift my finger"表示目的,用来修饰"crane"。
need to...
需要;需要做
例如:
Youneed totouch up the poem.
你需要给这首诗润色一下。
I must alert him to theneed tosolve the problem.
我必须使他认识到解决这问题的必要性。
3.not at all
一点也不;别客气
例如:
Not at allif those motions are a natural outgrowth of what you are saying.
如果那些动作是你谈话的自然衍生,那么就一点也不糟糕。
It is not at all clear.
事实上它一点也不清楚。
4.coach
n. 教练;旅客车厢;长途公车;四轮大马车
vt. 训练;指导
文中"Dolores coached me through the whole thing"中"coached...through"表示"指
导...渡过(通过)..."之意。
例如:
Her coach encouraged her throughout the marathon race to keep on running.
她的教练在马拉松赛全程鼓励她继续不断奔跑。
The coach called all the players together to discuss the reasons of being beaten.
教练把所有的运动员召集在一起,讨论输球的原因。
5.when to
当...做...
例如:
I should be instructedwhen tostart.
应当通知我出发的时间。
Knowwhen toend it.
知道什么时候结束它。
考考你:
翻译:
1.你现在应该做的是在我的注册表格上签字。
2.别令她难堪,我认识她已经好多年了。
上期答案:
1.Do you know anything about wilting rose petals?
2.They don't really mix very well.