重点讲解:
1. come up
即将发生;即将到来;
eg. A new problem had come up.
发生了一个新的问题 。
eg. I expect something to come up soon.
我预料很快就要出事的 。
2. care about
关心;在乎;在意;
eg. People don't care about how talented or charming you are. They only care about how much you care about them.
人们不在乎你多有才能或多有魅力,他们只在乎你对他们有多好 。
eg. Most employers believe that those who look as if they care about themselves are more likely to care about their jobs.
大多数雇主认为那些看起来似乎在乎自己形象的人更可能在乎自己的工作 。
3. make sure that
一定要;设法保证;
eg. We make sure that the ads are reaching 70% legal-drinking-age adults.
我们的目标是确保我们广告受众的70%都是达到法定饮酒年龄的成年人 。
eg. But, we want to make sure that everything we do has the right nutritional value for our kids.
但我们还是希望确保我们提供的所有食品对孩子有恰当的营养价值 。
4. put sb. on the spot
使…陷入困境;使…为难;
eg. He put me on the spot a bit because he invited me right in front of his mum and I didn't particularly want to go.
他让我有点难堪,因为他当着他母亲的面邀请我,而我又不太想去 。
eg. Even clever people are not terribly clever when put on the spot.
即便是聪明人在面对难题时也未必就能表现得特别聪明 。
5. get along with
(与…)和睦相处;
eg. You should try to get along with them.
你应该试着和她们好好相处 。
eg. Mary is a very nice girl to get along with.
玛丽是个能与之和睦相处的好女孩 。
adj. 混乱的