Chapter 5 Surprises at the studio
the seats have no back against which to lean. 這些座位都沒有靠背可倚。he fought against the disease for a long time. 他同疾病做了長時間的斗爭。 同義詞:in opposition to 反對 in opposition to sb. on a question在一個問題上與某人意見相反11. lobby n. 前廳, 廳堂e.g. mary is in the lobby of asian hotel. 瑪麗現在在亞洲旅館大廳。 同義詞:entrance n.入口, 大門口 hall n. 門廳, 禮堂, 會堂; 大廳, 走廊e.g. the hall was crowded to the door.門廳里擠滿了人, 直擠到門口。the car waited at the front entrance. 汽車在前門口等候。12. goat n.山羊e.g. we keep a few fowls and some goats.我們養了幾只雞和一些山羊。同義詞:sheep n.羊, 綿羊習慣用語a black sheep 害群之馬; 拒絕參加罷工的工人a lost sheep 迷途羔羊, 迷失正道的人13. ahead of 在…之前 adv.在前; 提前, 向前, 今后e.g. she left one day ahead of him. 她是在他離開的前一天離開的。 his eyes stared straight ahead.他的眼睛直盯著前方。 ahead of time 提前 同義詞:in advance 在前頭, 預先, 事先 in advance of 在...前面; 比...進步; 超過in front 在前面, 在前方e.g. you can check in two hours in advance. 你可以提前兩個小時檢查登記。 galileo's ideas were in advance of the age in which he lived. 伽利略的思想超越了他生活的時代。the old woman walked slowly, and the children ran on in front.那位老婦人慢慢地走, 小孩子們跑在前面。14. take steps 采取措施e.g. they took steps to prevent the spread of influenza. 他們采取措施阻止流感的傳播。 step n.腳步, 步, 樓梯, 臺階, 步驟, 措施, step by step 一步步地, 逐步地, 循序漸進地 e.g. he learnt the rules of the game step by step.他逐步學會了游戲的規則。 gradually adv. 逐漸地 e.g. i took an aspirin and the pain gradually subsided. 我服用了阿斯匹林,疼痛逐漸減輕。 bit by bit 一點兒一點兒地, 逐漸地e.g. as the mist cleared, the house came into sight bit by bit. 隨著霧散天晴, 房舍逐漸呈現在眼前。15. in the public place 在公共地方 in public公開地, 當眾16. be pleased with 對…喜歡,滿意于 = be not angry at 對…發怒 e.g. i am quite pleased with your success, your mother will be more pleased. 我對你的成功感到非常高興,你的母親會更高興。my parents tend to be very angry at the smallest things. 我的父母很容易因為一些芝麻小事而生氣。 be pleased to do sth. 高興/樂于做某事 e.g. we are pleased to do this. 我們很高興做這個。