重点讲解:
1. on top of
另外;加之;除…之外(还);
eg. Mary worked at the store all day and on top of that she had to baby-sit with her brother.
玛丽整天在商店里工作,除些之外她还必须临时照顾她的小弟弟 。
eg. On top of that, I've got one extra bit of good news I think you might want to hear.
除此之外,我还有一个你想要听到的好消息 。
2. be associated with
(与…)相关的;相联系的;
eg. In children's minds, summers are associated with picnics.
在孩子们看来,夏天总是和郊游连在一起的 。
eg. In some culture, a crow is associated with badness.
在某种文化中,乌鸦是不吉祥的象徵 。
3. what have you
诸如此类;等等;
eg. So many things are unsafe these days—milk, cranberry sauce, what have you.
现如今很多食品都不安全——牛奶、蓝莓酱等等 。
eg. My great-grandfather made horseshoes and nails and what have you.
我曾祖父打制马掌、铁钉等诸如此类的东西 。
4. take advantage of
利用;
eg. People concentrate in cities not only to get jobs but to take advantage of cultural facilities.
人们聚集在城市不仅是为就业,而且是为享用文化设施 。
eg. We should take advantage of these good conditions.
我们应充分利用这些良好的条件 。
5. ever since
自从;打…以后一直;
eg. Dick has been in seventh heaven ever since he fell in love.
迪克自从恋爱以来一直就觉得异常幸福 。
eg. He's been a thorn in my side ever since he joined this department.
他自从到了这个部门就总让我不得安生 。
n. 偏爱,优先,喜爱物