1.on record 正式記錄的,公開發表的
例句:
Last summer was the wettest on record for 50 years.
剛過去的這個夏季是50年來記錄中雨水最多的.
2.a blast of 一陣風
例句:
A blast of cold air hit him as he opened the window.
他打開窗,一股寒冷的空氣直向他撲來。
3.chunks of 厚塊,大塊
例句:
He can reel off great chunks of these essays.
這些散文他能夠大段大段地背出來。
4.bring sb. to tears 使熱淚盈眶
例句:
The news he succeeded in the game drought us to tears.
他在比賽中獲勝的消息使我們熱淚盈眶。
5.rise to the occasion 表現出能應付(困難局面)
例句:
When the guest speaker failed to arrive, the chairman rose to the occasion and made a very amusing speech himself.
當演講嘉賓未能到來時,主席表現出有應付窘境的本領,臨時自己作了一次非常有趣的演講。
6.account for 對...作出滿意的解釋
例句:
The defendant couldn't account for the fact that the money was found in his house.
被告未能對錢是從他家里發現的這一事實作出令人滿意的解釋。
7.describe sth. as 看成,視為
例句:
The seller described it as a vintage car, but I'd call it an old wreck.
賣主把車說成是一輛古香古色的名貴轎車,但我把它叫做舊破車。