重点讲解:
1. instead of
代替…;而不是…;
eg. Instead of complaining about what's wrong, be grateful for what's right.
别抱怨不好的事,要对好的事心存感恩 。
eg. Instead of playing it in the traditional style, she jazzed it up.
她并没有按照传统风格演奏,而是糅合了爵士乐风格 。
2. in case
以备;以防;免得;
eg. You'd better take the keys in case I'm out.
你最好带上钥匙以防我不在家 。
eg. Keep some candles as a standby in case the power fails.
预备一些蜡烛以防断电 。
3. fair enough
(说法、决定或行为)有些道理,说得过去;
eg. If you don't like it, fair enough, but that's hardly a justification to attack the whole thing.
如果你不喜欢,这说得过去,但把它批得一无是处就没什么道理了 。
eg. Fair enough, you didn't have a perfectly happy childhood: but your childhood is over now.
没错,你的童年生活不那么幸福:但它已经过去了 。
n. 执照,许可证,特许
vt. 允许,特许,