单词:
mercy n.仁慈, 怜悯, 恩惠
accident n.意外遭遇,事故
assemble vi.聚集
expect vt.预料,预计
nor ad.也不
part v. 分离, 离开, 分开
重点单词精学:
mercy
【释】 piece of good luck 幸运
【例】It's a mercy she wasn't hurt in the accident. 她在事故中未受伤, 真幸运。
His death was a mercy. (He was in such pain that it was best that he died. )他的死是一种解脱(与其痛苦不如一死)。
assemble
【释】(cause people or things to) come together; collect 集合; 聚集; 收集
【例】The whole school (was) assembled in the main hall. 全校在大礼堂集合。
If the fire-alarm goes, staff should assemble outside the building. 火警警报响时全体人员应到楼外集合。
The students assembled in the school garden. 学生们在校园集合。
expect
【释】suppose (sth); assume 料想为(某事物); 认为; 猜想
A : Who has eaten all the cake? 谁把蛋糕都吃光了?
B : Tom, I expect. 我想是汤姆大概是汤姆吧。
A : Will you need help? 你需要帮忙吗?
B : I don't expect so.我想不必了。
短语:
fashionable people:上流人物
get together:聚集,聚会
in no hurry:不忙,不急,有充分的时间
hear about:听说
set one's cap at:向......挑逗
重点短语:
in no hurry
She was in no hurry, relishing each blossom as a rare and delicate treasure. 她不慌不忙地欣赏着,好象每一朵花都是精美的稀世珍宝一样。
He was in no hurry about implementing his unshakable principle.他并不急于实行他那不可动摇的原则。
The obliging waiter was in no hurry for us to pay the bill and leave.殷勤的服务员并不着急让我们付帐离开。
经典短语:
set one's cap at
Betty has set her cap at Jack for many years before she finally got him to pop the question.贝蒂追求杰克好多年了,终于使他来向自己求婚了。
As soon as she came to work here, she set her cap at the young man in the office. 她一来这里工作,就追求办公室里的这个年青人。
The old man can't satisfy you, so you go and set your cap at the young one! 老的不够你煞火,又迷上了小的。
She'll set her cap at you, I dare say. 我敢说,她是看上你了。
短句表达:
He wasn't burnt. 他没有被烧伤。
Is he all right? 他没事吧?
He is up with the sun. 他起得很早。
There's quite a party assembled there. 那里要举行一个隆重的聚会。
They're in no hurry to part. 他们不急着分开。
He may not be back at Thornfield. 他或许不会回到Thornfield。
He's quite a favorite with the ladies. 很多女士钟爱他。