重点讲解:
1. 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, as entrepreneurs have to consider cash flow problems.
做为企业家首先要考虑现金流的问题 。
2. make the most of
尽量利用;充分利用;
eg. Happiness is the ability to make the most of what you have.
幸福就是有能力充分享受你拥有的一切 。
eg. The occasion only comes once in five years, and they naturally make the most of it.
这个机会五年才有一次,他们当然会充分利用它 。
3. make use of
使用;利用;
eg. They make use of advertisements to plug the new product.
他们利用广告广为宣传这种新产品 。
eg. I can make use of the professional experience I have obtained.
我可以充分利用自己的专业经验 。
4. take sth. for granted
(因视作理所当然而)不把…当回事,对…不予重视(或不知感激);
eg. What right has the family to take me for granted, Martin?
这家人有什么资格瞧不起我,马丁?
eg. The officials felt taken for granted and grumbled loudly.
这些官员感到受了怠慢,于是大声抱怨起来 。
5. strangely enough
说来奇怪;
eg. Strangely enough, you will automatically wake up after this length of time.
奇怪的是,过了这样一段时间你就会自己醒来 。
eg. Strangely enough, we tend to come across things that are impossible.
真奇怪,我们往往会碰到一些我们认为不可能的事 。
6. carry over
(使)延续;(使)延伸;推广到;
eg. Springs and wells were decorated, a custom which was carried over into Christian times in Europe.
泉眼和水井都进行装饰,这个习俗在欧洲一直延续到基督教时代 。
eg. Edward does not carry over his business ethics into his personal relationships.
爱德华并不把他在生意中的道德准则运用到私人关系中去 。
adj. 有限的,被限制的
动词limit的过