重点讲解:
1. take sth. for granted
认为…是理所当然的;
eg. I was amazed that virtually all the things I took for granted up north just didn't happen in London.
几乎所有我认为在北方是理所当然的事情在伦敦都没有发生,这让我惊诧不已。
eg. This is taken for granted.
自不待言。
eg. I just took it for granted that you had been told about this.
我只是认为你已知道了这件事。
2. be familiar with
熟悉;熟知;
eg. Lesinko is quite familiar with Central Television. He worked there for 25 years...
莱辛科对中央电视台相当熟悉。他在那儿工作了25年。
eg. Most people are familiar with this figure from Wagner's opera.
多数人都熟悉瓦格纳歌剧中的这一人物。
eg. Don't be too familiar with him; he's a dishonest man.
别与他交往过密,他这人不诚实。