生词:
acuteness 敏锐
advertise 登广告
directly 立即,马上
precisely 精确地
situation 职位
object 反对
voyage 航行, 旅程
suit 适合
barrier 障碍
distance 距离
strange 奇异的
string 弦
tie 扎,系
rib 肋骨
knot 把…打成结
fashion 方式
cord 细绳, 索, 纽带
snap 喀嚓折断
inwardly 在内心里
trample 践踏, 轻视
exclude 把…排斥在外
still 静寂的
cage 笼子
claw (用爪)抓,撕
unearthly 怪异的, 超自然的
短语归纳:
on one's mind:在某人的心里;压在心头
be back at:回到
a good idea:好主意,好想法
hit the nail straight on the head:一针见血,一语言中
go away:离开
object to:反对
not...but:不是...而是...
have the feeling about sb:对某人有感觉
as though:好像,仿佛
without feelings:没有情感
trample on:践踏,蹂躏,压迫,虐待
treat as an equal:平等对待
a married man:已婚的人
as good as:和......几乎一样
a caged bird:笼中鸟
with a will of one's own:具有某人自己的意愿
make fun of:拿......开玩笑
what of:......的情况怎么办,有什么关系
beg of:请求,恳求
give sb one's name:发誓
重点短语精学:
on one's mind
Eg. Don't let it weigh on your mind. 你不要因此背包袱。
Eg. Why don't you come into the open and say exactly what's on your mind? 你为何不开诚相见,把所想的事如实讲出来?
be back at
Eg. He is supposed to be back at the base by seven.他应该在7点以前回到基地.
Eg. The old lady was glad to be back at the block of flats where she lived. 老妇人回到了她居住的公寓楼,心里很高兴。
what of
Eg. Yes, I wrote it. What of it?不错, 是我写的。那又怎么样呢?
Eg. What of the homeless children?无家可归的小孩怎么办?
Eg. She had gone, but what of it? 她走了,但是这又怎么样呢?
Eg. Even if I miss the meeting, what of it? 即使我不出席这次会议,那又有什么了不起呢?
Eg. "You're not having your meal just now, I hope?" the neighbour hesitated. "Yes, we are, what of it? Come right in." “我想,你们不会正在用餐吧?”邻居犹豫了一下。“不,我们正在吃,那又有什么关系?赶快进来。”
make fun of
Eg. Those girls at the telephone office have very sharp tongues and they like to make fun of others. 电话所的女电话员们个个尖嘴嚼舌,老和他人开玩笑。
Eg. We didn't mean to make fun of those who'd fallen into that barrel of treacle named love.我们并不是想要捉弄那些坠入甜蜜的爱河之中的情侣。
Eg. I won't have anyone to make fun of anymore. 我再也没有可取笑的对象了。
Eg. He liked to make fun of the way that she walked. 他喜欢取笑她走路的样子。
as good as
Eg. I believe that my eyes are as good as yours. 我还是觉得我的眼力不比你的差。
Eg. Don't worry -- I'm sure he'll be as good as his word.别担心,我相信他会守信用的。
Eg. Casaubon is as good as most of us.卡苏朋并不比我们大多数人差。
as though
Eg.He rubbed his eyes and yawned as though waking up after a long sleep. 他又揉眼睛又打哈欠,好像睡了一大觉刚醒似的。
Eg. You look as though you've seen an apparition. 你好象撞见了鬼似的。
Eg. Those beams will need to be replaced; it looks as though woodworm has set in. 那些大梁该换了,看样子里面生了蛀虫了。
hit the nail straight on the head:抓住要害,一针见血,说到点子上,说话中肯,正中要害
Eg. Every work he said hit the nail on the head. 他说的真是头头是道。
Eg. Jane's father hit the nail on the head when he said that her chief fault was vanity 简的父亲说她的主要毛病是好虚荣,这话一针见血。
Eg. You've hit the nail on the head. 你说到点子上了(抓住了要害问题)。
Eg. You analysis really hit the nail on the head. 他的分析确实一针见血。
Eg. Mike hit the nail on the head in his speech on the demerits of the existing housing policy. 迈克在演讲中,一针见血地指出了当前房屋政策的弊端。
Eg. You hit the nail on the head when you said I was unhappy with my job. 你说我不满意自己的工作,你真是一语道破。
object to
Eg. I object to your unpleasant insinuations! 我讨厌你那些令人不快的拐弯抹角的话!
Eg. I object to such treatment /to being treated like this. 对这种待遇[受到这样的待遇]我表示抗议。
Eg. I object to being jumped upon for trivial matter like this. 我讨厌因这种小事而受人责备。
trample on
Eg.He could trample on them with ease. 他便能随心所欲地粗暴对待他们的。
Eg. Don't trample on grass. 勿踩草地。
Eg. Don' t trample on the flowers when you play in the garden. 在花园里玩耍时,不要踩坏花。
Eg. For her own purpose, she can trample on other people's life!为了达到目的,不惜践踏他人的生活!
beg of
Eg. I beg of you not to run the risk. 我求你去冒这个险。
Eg. I beg of you to keep quiet. 我求求你们安静一点。