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back 。 take (have) a hand in: to play a part (role) in: be partly responsible for。 ? past (prep): beyond the possibility of 超出 … 的可能性之外 ? Eg: The sick man’s condition is past hope. 這個(gè)病人的情況時(shí)沒(méi)有希望了。 will (vt): to make or intend (to happen) esp. by power of the mind (心中強(qiáng)烈地 )希望 … 發(fā)生;促使 … 形成 Eg: God has willed that the earth (should) turn once a day. 上帝的旨意是地球一天轉(zhuǎn)一周。 with all one’s might: by using all one’s power and strength。 顧。 wave…aside… ⑴ to tell somebody to move to one side by waved them aside. Eg: The Premier was ing over, and I waved them aside. 總理就要走過(guò)來(lái)了,我揮手讓他們站到一邊。 bring/take (somebody) to task (about/for): to scold, reprove or criticize somebody for a fault or error (因出差錯(cuò)而被 )批評(píng),責(zé)備 Eg: I took him to task for his carelessness. 我責(zé)備他的粗心大意。 ⑴ to amount to 共計(jì),共計(jì) Eg: How much does you wages usually e to a month? 你每月工資加起來(lái)有多少? ⑵ to enter the mind suddenly: 突然想起 Eg: The words of the song came to me. 我突然想起這首歌的歌詞。 other than 根本不;絕不 Eg: He is anything but diligent. 他一點(diǎn)都不勤奮。 anything but: by no means。 ⑵ (be willing to allow somebody to do what is being suggested) of course: certainly (用來(lái)表示同意)當(dāng)然行;一定 Eg: Shall I ask him to e in? Yes, by all means. 我可以叫他進(jìn)來(lái)嗎? 可以,當(dāng)然可以。 8. I told the waiter by all means to bring caviareI asked the waiter to bring caviare at any costs. 我叫 服務(wù)生務(wù)必把魚子醬拿來(lái)。 8. I told the waiter by all means to bring asked the waiter to bring caviare at any costs. 我叫服 Eg: ① I couldn’t very well say no when there was no one else whom she could ask. 她既然求助無(wú)門,我就不該拒絕她。 ② Has your father really decided to cut out smoking and drinking? 你爸爸真的決定要不吸煙不喝酒了嗎? 7. But I could not very well tell her thatbut I didn’t tell her that directly. 但我不便跟她直說(shuō)。 6. If I cut out coffee for the next two weeksIf I stopped drinking coffee in the following two weeks. 我如果下兩周不喝咖啡。 (be) of consequence to: of importance to 對(duì) … 重要 Eg: ① He may be a man of consequence in his own unit, but he is nobody here. 他在自己?jiǎn)挝灰苍S是個(gè)人物,但在這里他什么都不是。 ② Setting in such kind of hotel was beyond my means. 住這樣的旅館超出了我的經(jīng)濟(jì)能力。 beyond (above) one’s mean’s: out of the limit (range) of …。 ② You can’t qualify yourself for a high school teacher until you have passed through a normal college. 你讀完師范學(xué)院才有資格做一名中學(xué)老師。 3. pass through: ⑴ to travel through a place, usu. without stopping 經(jīng)過(guò);穿過(guò)某地 Eg: ① The train passed through the section without stopping. 火車過(guò)站時(shí)沒(méi)有停。 keep body and soul together: to remain alive, esp. By getting money or food 勉強(qiáng)維持生計(jì) Eg: ① It’s said that teacher’s wages can only keep body and soul together. 據(jù)說(shuō)教師的工資僅夠維持生活。 ② The doctor came at once in answer to my telephone 。 [相關(guān) ] speak up 大聲說(shuō) speak out 大膽明確地說(shuō)出, 直言不諱 back 5. Key points of the text 1) And in answer to her beckoning I went over during the interval and sat down beside heras a response to her gesture I came up to her during the interval and sat side by with her. 幕間休息時(shí),我應(yīng)她的招呼走了過(guò)去,在她身邊坐下。 20. Start up 突然發(fā)生,發(fā)動(dòng) [例句 ] Numerous difficulties had started up when the project was carried out. 項(xiàng)目開始實(shí)施時(shí)出現(xiàn)了很多困難。 [相關(guān) ] leave…alone 丟下 … 不管, leave…behind 遺留,超過(guò) leave…off ( 使 )結(jié)束,省去 leave out 遺漏,忽視 18. bring oneself to 強(qiáng)迫自己做 … [例句 ] I couldn’t bring myself to do that. 我不會(huì)做那種事的。 16. (not) in the least 一點(diǎn)也不 [同 not at all] [例句 ] I don’t like that sort of flatteries in the least. 我一點(diǎn)也不喜歡那樣的奉承。 14. take (sb.) to task 責(zé)備,譴責(zé) (某人 ) [例句 ] I was taken to task for not finishing the proposal in time. 我因沒(méi)有按時(shí)完成這份提案而受到責(zé)備。 [相關(guān) ] by no means 絕不,一點(diǎn)也不 12. a trifle 有點(diǎn),稍微 [例句 ] This shirt is a trifle short for me. 這件襯衣對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)有點(diǎn)短。 [相關(guān) ] e into 繼續(xù) e out 罷工,露出,出現(xiàn) e round 繞道,恢復(fù)知覺(jué) 10. can/could not very well 不方便 … [例句 ] When having a meal at table, I couldn’t very well declare that I were suffering from diarrhea. 在桌邊吃飯的時(shí)候