Unit 5 Enjoying novels
he got round the difficulty.他避開了這一難題。
i got round my father to lend me his car.我說服了父親借車給我。
4. under the name of… 用...的名字;以...的名義
instead of using his true name, he sent the article to the paper under the name of saki.他不用真名,而用"沙奇"這個名字投稿。
5. stand out 堅持, 引人注目,脫穎而出,杰出
they stood out till victory.他們堅持到勝利。
our daughter is a great dancer, she stands out above the rest.我們的女兒是一個不錯的舞者,她從許多舞者中脫穎而出。
6. put off 推遲;拖延
don't put off till tomorrow what can be done today.今天可做的事不要拖到明天再做。
7. straight away/ right away 即刻;馬上;毫不猶豫地;毫不耽誤地
i want it typed straight away, please. 請立即把它打印出來。
i told her straight away what i thought of her.我把我對她的看法直截了當的告訴了她。
8. in vain adv. 徒勞
their efforts were not in vain.他們的努力沒白費。
9. at length 最后,終于 詳細地
at length, we began to understand what she wanted.最后,我們總算弄清楚她到底要什么。
he talked at length about his work.他詳細地談了他的工作。
10. used to
i used to live in the country but now i am used to the city life here. 我過去住在鄉下,但是現在適應這里的城市生活了。
11. pull up 拔起、使停下、阻止、斥責
the driver pulled up his car at the gate.司機在門口把車停下了。比較:
the car pulled up at the gate.車在門口停下了。
12. think ill of 看不起(輕視),對……評價(印象)不好(反義詞:think well of)
don’t think ill of him. 不要把他想得太壞。
13. see through 幫助...渡過(困難等) 看穿;識破(謊言)
we will see you through the difficulty.我們會幫助你渡過難關。
the policeman saw through his false alibi.警察識破他不在場的偽證。
14. struggle against 同...斗爭,向...展開斗爭
we must struggle against this prejudice for a more tolerant attitude to our beliefs.我們必須努力克服這種偏見,從而在信仰上采取更為寬容的態度。
三、課文長句難句剖析
1. clearly this restriction must have operated at a time when there was no equality of opportunity for women.
剖析:句中must have operated表示“對過去的事情肯定推測” ;at a time 表示“一個時期、一段時間”, when引導的是定語從句修飾time。
譯文:很顯然,這種限制在婦女沒有平等權利的時期肯定會起作用的。
拓展:at a time 每次;一次 take three pills at a time. 每次服三粒。
真題:don’t speak all at once! _____, please. (全國94)
a. each at one time b. one by one time
c. one for each time d. one at a time