重点讲解:
1. pack up
打点(行装);
eg. He packed up and was ready to go.
他整理好行装准备出发 。
eg. I'll have to pack up as quickly as possible.
我要尽快地打点行装 。
2. roll up
卷;绕;使成筒状(或球状);
eg. Stein rolled up the paper bag with the money inside.
斯坦把装了钱的纸袋卷了起来 。
eg. We will need to roll up the carpet.
我们得把地毯卷起来 。
3. hit the road
出发;动身;
eg. I was relieved to get back in the car and hit the road again.
回到车里重新上路后,我松了一口气 。
eg. Let hit the road, or we will be late the show.
让我们出发吧,不然看演出就晚了
4. and whatnot
这一类的东西;诸如此类的东西;
eg. The women were there in their jeans and T-shirts and overalls and whatnot.
女人们穿着牛仔裤、T恤、工装裤等等这类衣服在那个地方 。
eg. I like to read books on different topics - medicine, energy, arts and whatnot.
我喜欢看各种不同科目的书,像医学、能源、艺术等等 。
5. speaking of
(接过话头引入新话题)说到…,谈到…;
eg. Speaking of playing the piano, I am all thumbs.
说起弹钢琴,我真是笨手笨脚的 。
eg. Speaking of tennis, Daniel is the best.
说起网球,丹尼尔才是最棒的 。
6. close call
勉强脱险;幸免于难;
eg. Joe had a close call when his motorbike nearly collided with a lorry.
乔的摩托车差点同卡车相撞,他侥幸地躲过了 。
eg. The bus almost ran him over. It was a close call.
那辆汽车差点把他碾死,真可谓死里逃生 。
7. so to speak
可以说;可谓;
eg. I ought not to tell you but I will, since you're in the family, so to speak.
我本来不该告诉你的,但我还是要这么做,因为好歹你是家里的一员 。
eg. The five countries have now all passed, so to speak, their entry test.
可以说,这5个国家现在都已经通过了入门考试 。
8. on occasion
偶尔;间或;有时;
eg. He treated them seriously and, on occasion, entertained them hilariously.
他对待他们严肃认真,偶尔又逗得他们捧腹不已 。
eg. He has been known on occasion to lose his temper.
大家都知道他有时会发脾气 。
n. 齿轮,传动装置,设备,工具
v. 使适应