重点讲解:
1. up to date
掌握最新信息的;
eg. We'll keep you up to date with any news.
一有新消息我们就会告诉你。
eg. I am very up to date on this sort of thing because I listen to the news.
我掌握了大量关于这类事的最新信息,因为我经常收听新闻。
2. get along
相处融洽;
eg. It's impossible to get along with him...
根本无法跟他和睦相处。
eg. They seemed to be getting along fine.
他们好像相处得颇为融洽。
3. catch on fire
着火;
eg. It is easy for paper to catch on fire.
纸很容易着火。
eg. Our house caught on fire last summer.
我们的房子去年夏天着火了。
4. fall in love
堕入爱河;(与…)相爱;
eg. I fell in love with him because of his kind nature.
我爱上他,是因为他秉性善良。
eg. We fell madly in love.
我们疯狂地相爱了。
5. prevent sb. from doing sth.
阻止;制止;阻碍某人做某事;
eg. He said this would prevent companies from creating new jobs...
他说这将使公司无法创造新的工作机会。
eg. The police have been trying to prevent them carrying weapons.
警方一直都设法阻止他们携带武器。
6. now that
既然;由于;
eg. Now that she was retired she lived with her sister.
现在她已经退休了,和姐姐一起住。
eg. Now that the problem has been identified, appropriate action can be taken.
现在既已找出问题的症结,即可采取适当行动。