Robots
out of envy 出于妒忌
i envy you having such a good friend!
我羨慕你有這么一位好朋友！
they looked at her new car with envy.
他們羨慕地看著她的新車。
he was filled with envy of me at my success.
他十分羨慕我的成功。
they only say such unkind things about you out of envy.
他們純粹出于忌妒才說你這些壞話。
聯想拓展
envious adj. 羨慕的； 妒忌的
be envious of 妒忌……；羨慕……
高手過招
翻譯句子 （原創）
①她出于忌妒說了關于你的這些話。
②湯姆妒忌他哥哥事業上的成功。
答案：①she said these words about you out of envy.
②tom was envious of his brother’s success in business.
重點短語
5. reach for
伸手碰到/去拿/夠到……
he reached for his gun when he heard the enemy’s sound.
當他聽到敵人的聲音時就伸手去拿自己的槍。
he reached into his pocket for his keys.
他把手伸到口袋里找鑰匙。
聯想拓展
reach to 達到；觸到
within/out of/beyond one’s reach 在某人伸手可及/夠不到的距離
高手過招
單項填空
i keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children’s
. （•01•江蘇徐州檢測）
a.reach b. hand c. hold d. place
解析：選a。考查固定搭配。out of one’s reach意為“在某人伸手夠不到的距離”；符合句意“孩子夠不著”。
6. test out