重点讲解:
1. day by day 每天;天天;逐日;
例句:Day by day I am getting better and better.
我在一天天地好转 。
2. tuck away 妥善收藏;安全保管;
例句:I tucked the box away in the linen drawer.
我把盒子藏在放棉织品的抽屉里 。
3. take up 占用,花费(时间、空间或精力);
例句:All those rodents are easy to care for and take up very little space.
所有这些啮齿目动物都容易照看,而且只占很小的空间 。
4. throw away 扔掉,丢掉;
例句:I've got boxes of old clothes in the attic, which I really should throw away.
我在阁楼上有好几箱旧衣服,真该都扔了 。
adj. 不毛的;不生产的;徒劳的;非生产性的