单词精学:
1.lock
Exp. fasten (a door, lid, etc) with a lock 锁(门﹑ 盖等)
Eg. Is the gate locked?
大门锁了吗?
2.haunt
Exp. (of ghosts) visit (a place) regularly
(指鬼魂)常出没于(某处)
Eg. a haunted house 经常闹鬼的房子
Eg. A spirit haunts the castle.
那座城堡中常有幽灵出现。
3.still
Exp. almost) without movement or sound; quiet and calm
(几乎)不动或无声的; 静止的; 寂静的:
Eg. still water 死水 absolutely/completely/perfectly still 极其宁静
Eg. Please keep/stay/hold/sit/stand still while I take your photograph.
我给你拍照时请别动。
4.tie
Exp. fasten or bind (sth) with rope, string, etc
(用绳﹑ 带等)系, 结, 缚, 绑, 紮, 捆, 拴(某物)
Eg. Shall I tie the parcel or use sticky tape?
我把包裹捆上还是用胶带粘上?
Eg. The prisoner's hands were securely tied.
那犯人的双手给牢牢捆住了。
Eg. tie a dog to a lamp-post 把狗拴在灯柱上
Eg. tie sb's feet together 把某人的双脚捆住
Eg. tie a branch down 把树枝绑住
3.pray
Usage: ~ (to sb) (for sb/sth); ~ sb (for sth)
Exp. offer thanks, make requests known, etc (to God)
祈祷; 祷告
Eg. The priest prayed for the dying man.
牧师为死者做祷告。
Eg. They prayed to God for an end to their sufferings/for their sufferings to end.
他们为早日结束苦难而祈祷。
Eg. They prayed that she would recover.
他们为她尽快康复而祈祷。
Eg. She prayed to be forgiven/(to) God for forgiveness.
她祈求宽恕(上帝宽恕)。
4.forgiveness
Exp. the act of forgiving sb; willingness to forgive sb
原谅,饶恕;宽仁
Eg. She besought his forgiveness.
她乞求他原谅。
Eg. He begged her for forgiveness.
他请求她原谅。
Eg. Repent of your sins and ask God's forgiveness.
你要忏悔,请求上帝宽恕。
5.fetch
Usage: ~sb/sth (for sb)
Exp. go for and bring back sb/sth 接来(某人),取来(某物)
Eg. Fetch a doctor at once.
快去请医生来。
Eg. Please fetch the children from school.
请到学校把孩子接回来。
Eg. The chair is in the garden; please fetch it in.
椅子在花园里, 请把它搬进来。
Eg. Should I fetch you your coat/fetch your coat for you from the next room?
要我去隔壁房间把你的大衣拿来吗?
6.mercy
Exp. kindness, forgiveness, restraint, etc shown to sb one has the right or power to punish
仁慈; 宽恕; 宽容
Eg. They showed mercy to their enemies.
他们对敌人很仁慈。
Eg. We were given no/little mercy.
我们没有得到宽恕。
Eg. He threw himself on my mercy, ie begged me to show mercy.
他求我宽恕他。
Eg. He is a tyrant without mercy.
他是个无情的暴君。
短语提炼:
1. lock sb in:把某人锁在......里
2. tie down:系紧, 栓系
3. for one's own good:为某人好
4. pray for:祈祷......
5. fetch away:拿走
6. have mercy:怜悯,仁慈
重点短语精学:
1.for one's own good
Eg. I'm giving you this advice for your own good.
我劝你是为你好。
Eg. It hurts me more than you and I said this is for your own good.
我比你还要难过,但是我说我这样说是为你好。
Eg. One day you will understand that it is for your own good.
有一天你会了解这一切都是为你好。
Eg. Make sure Juliet understands that it is for her own good.
务必让了解Juliet 这一切都是为了她好。
2.have mercy
Eg. Oh! Pray have mercy on me, and do not make me steal.
哦,请饶了我吧,不要逼我做贼。
Eg. "God have mercy on his soul." said my aunt piously.
姑妈虔诚地说:“上帝保佑他的灵魂吧”
Eg. For very pity' s sake, have mercy.
请大发慈悲,怜悯我们吧。
Eg. So pitifully did she plead that the Barongrew calm and decided to have mercy on her.
她悲戚地哀求着,男爵冷静下来了,决定绕了她。
3.fetch away
Eg. If you'll do all I've asked, I promise never to leave you, not even if they send a big sedan-chair with eight bearers to fetch me away.
你若果都依了,便拿八人轿也抬不出我去了。
4.tie down
Eg. I don't want to tie you down in anyway.
我不想以任何方式限制你的自由。
Eg. Children do tie you down, don't they?
孩子简直把你拖累住了吧?
Eg. I don't want to tie you down;feel free to use your own ideas.
我可不想束缚你的思想;你尽管自己动脑筋。