重点讲解:
1. used to do sth.
过去常常;过去曾做某事;
eg. We used to compete on just cost.
我们曾经仅仅在成本上竞争 。
eg. Marjorie Baer used to joke about her retirement plans.
玛乔丽贝尔曾经拿她的退休计划开玩笑 。
2. first of all
第一;首先;
eg. My aim was first of all to determine what I should do next.
我的目标首先是要确定自己下一步该做什么 。
eg. First of all, to try to keep calm at the interview.
首先,面试时要保持镇静 。
3. keep sb. from doing sth.
阻止(或防止、阻碍)…做某事;
eg. Embarrassment has kept me from doing all sorts of things.
我总是害怕受窘,什么事都不敢去做 。
eg. He kept her from being lonely.
他不让她感到孤独 。
adv. 自动地,机械地