【正文】 noise dropped pletely…　　沒(méi)過(guò)多久，噪音便徹底消失……　　drop在這里為不及物動(dòng)詞，表示“減少”、“變?nèi)酢被颉跋А保骸　hen he saw that Mary was annoyed, his voice dropped.　　他發(fā)現(xiàn)瑪麗生氣時(shí)，便降低了嗓門。　　 see, on the morning of the murder, the 8 o’clock train did not run at all. 您看，在兇殺發(fā)生的那天早晨，8點(diǎn)鐘的那次車根本沒(méi)有發(fā)?！　’d like something cheaper.　　我想買點(diǎn)較為便宜的東西?！　se up表了“用完”、“用光”、“耗盡”：　　They have just bought a house and a car. They must have used up all their money.　　他們剛買了一所房子和一輛車。 新概念英語(yǔ)第2冊(cè)Lesson86課文詳注　　 of control，(標(biāo)題)失控?！　?shall all remember Mr. Page for his patience and understanding and for the kindly encouragement he gave us when we went so unwillingly to school. 我們不會(huì)忘記佩奇先生對(duì)我們既有耐心又充滿理解，也不會(huì)忘記在我們不愿去上學(xué)時(shí)他給予我們的親切鼓勵(lì)。　　A few of us contributed towards Mary’s present on her birthday.　　瑪麗生日那天，我們當(dāng)中的幾個(gè)人湊錢買了份禮物給她?！　?oneself to，致力于，獻(xiàn)身于，專心于?！　ust是個(gè)可以和各種完成時(shí)連用的時(shí)間副詞，它與when連用時(shí)常用于過(guò)去完成時(shí)：　　Jim had just left when you rang.　　你打電話時(shí)吉姆剛走。這種句子在英語(yǔ)中不常用：　　You’re out of work?　　你失業(yè)了嗎?　　Yes,I’m afraid I am.　　是的，恐怕是這樣?！　?2)run可以指火車、公共汽車、船等“定時(shí)/定期行駛”、“(在兩地間)往來(lái)”：　　Buses run every ten minutes here.　　這里的公共汽車每10分鐘一班。　　alibi為法律用語(yǔ)，含義是“不在場(chǎng)證明”、“當(dāng)時(shí)不在場(chǎng)的申辯”，是可數(shù)名詞：　　Ian had an alibi/alibis for that morning.　　伊恩有那天上午不在場(chǎng)的證據(jù)/證明?！　?men had