单词:
scroll: 卷轴
flat: 平面的
screen: 平面的
plasma: 等离子的
cap: 帽子
sunglasses: 墨镜
短语归纳:
knew all about sth:对......了如指掌
belong to: 属于
give some money for sth:给某人一些钱买某物
hold out:保留
重点短语精学:
hold out
1.伸出;拿出
They all held out their hands to welcome me.
他们全都伸出双手欢迎我。
Martha held out a cheongsam for us to look.
玛莎拿出一件中国旗袍展示给我们看。
2.提出,提供;抱有(希望等)
When talking about cooperation agreement, they held out several harsh terms.
当会谈谈到合作协议时,他们提出了一些苛刻的条件。
He said he held out a good opinion of Mary as soon as he saw her.
他说他一见到玛丽就对她抱有好感。
3.坚持,不退让;不屈服
They held out against enemy for six months.
他们坚持不屈抗击敌人达六个月之久。
4.继续运转
This old machine will hold out for another 20 years.
这台老机器还会再运转20年。
5.继续生存,支撑;维持
It's not easy for him to hold out to the end.
他很难坚持到底。
Such a situation held out for another half a month.
这种局面又维持了半个月。
6.拖延,抵制,拒不同意
All items had been talked over, but he held out at last.
所有的条款均已协商好,可最后他竟拒绝签约。
7.声称
He held himself out as my uncle.
他自称是我的叔叔。
8.[美国口语]扣留;隐瞒 (常与of 连用)
Their salaries were held out for a long time.
他们的工资被扣发了很长时间。
He told her the course of the incident of which he held out some details
他把事情的经过告诉了她,可向她隐瞒了其中的某些细节。