wrapping paper 包装纸
8 f9 i$ a/ k& [ on end 连续不断地和表示时间的词连用
) q) V/ S, W! S6 l at length 最后,终于9 s$ v4 S; e% k
in full 全部地
% w/ w. Z2 }" K; C; F in time 及时,不迟
9 P$ S0 Y: ?. _) P The two scholars worked at the task of writing a preface to the new dictionary for three hours on end last night.
# I7 l9 h n5 W3 V2 X* M- C 那两位学者昨天晚上花了三个小时为新字典写序。2 L* t3 c5 R. Q1 T
I can’t read the marks and notes Jim made in the margin. They are too faint. (不清楚的,模糊的修饰字迹。)
% Z" T+ c; L' p ck is very knowledgeable about wines.杰克对酒很在行。
4 P; ~+ Z1 X$ R$ b& d* X! z excuse sb. from (doing) sth. 允许不(参加)某活动用被动语态: [- r) ?$ b( n1 O5 @, T: o `9 @- D
I beg to be excused from your nephew’s wedding.我请求不去参加你侄子的婚礼。! L7 T6 r1 k- ]
He ought to attend the meeting, shouldn’t he ?
9 ]" a$ s+ U$ @9 I# K' z 当should和ought to作“应该”之意时,可互换,表示推论。但在疑问句中一般不用ought to而用should,比如:Should we begin?而不会用Ought we to begin?/ O' ~( ^& p( C: J/ |6 m1 G
make charges for是词组,意为对……收费,索价。
' }% \! ^6 {1 l9 U) R Doctors often make higher charges for their works than they should.
6 s% I6 I- }" g5 i% ` 医生们经常索取比他们应得的高得多的费用。
: d/ Z$ n) R9 T7 ^3 N M0 m+ M His name was on the top of my tongue, but I just couldn’t remember.
5 P+ N1 V" V8 g i, b7 R, K# m 他的名字就在我嘴边,但我就是想不起来了。: K! ~4 W( p' [( c, ^7 f" M- d
I caught a glimpse of the name of the book before she put it into the drawer.
5 h0 ]. ^8 Y' w y+ p* W9 D" Y$ W 在她把书放进抽屉之前,我瞥见了书名。
' J$ S4 a0 {8 j8 P: h admission和admittance都是“准入”的意思,但admission常用于公共场所,admittance用于私人场所: D- n: \- A& ~6 F+ n+ [
All too soon it was time to go back to school after the Spring Festival.
/ S; X" a( Z9 ~' ^% ~ He handled the company in collaboration with his brother.
4 R& W) l- \7 d* p 他与他兄弟合作处理公司事务。0 c" ^8 J0 O4 S7 Y5 n6 K8 {. C
Jean could be a very attractive girl but she pays no attention to her clothes. 这里第一句表示虚拟,后一句表示现在的真实情况。
) w, V! m6 d2 C* N have a campaign,chance,courage,opportunity,right to do sth.
k6 o) l! `9 g/ j6 p, D To survive in the intense market competition, we must gear(使……适合,配合)the qualities and varieties of products we make to the world-market demand.
$ l, C5 `% F* ^! z. R In view o(考虑到,鉴于)his poor record in school, the board thinks that he should study hard.
: p4 W" i3 {. K4 n! N Shakespeare is the favorite of mine.
7 n6 _6 I+ e d# z, x q( E; d We hadn’t expected a power cut so we were astonished when the whole house was plunged into darkness. 我们并未料到会停电,所以当整个屋子一下子变得漆黑时我们大吃一惊 |