1. set foot on
踏足于
eg. Have you ever wished you could take a pill that mimics all the positive benefits of exercise without ever having to set foot on the Stairmaster?
你是否曾經(jīng)盼望過,只要吞下一粒藥,你甚至不用踏上臺階機,就能取得酷似鍛煉帶來的所有積極效果?
eg. They were among the first words World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz spoke as he set foot on the ground in Aceh, the first leg of his trip to Indonesia and Timor Leste.
世界銀行行長保羅.沃爾福威茨在踏上亞齊的土地之后所說的第一句話中,就包含了這兩個字。 這里是他印度尼西亞和東帝汶行程的第一站。
2. break the silence
打破沉默;打破寧靜
eg. It asks us to "Break the Silence, Beat the Drum".
它要求我們“打破沉默,擊鼓吶喊” 。
eg. The quiet summation was so impressive, so profoundly confident, yet in no way boastful that neither visitor seemed inclined to break the silence that followed.
平靜的歸納動人心弦、信心十足,然而又毫無自吹自擂的意味,兩位來訪者聽過之后都無意打破隨之而來的沉寂。
3. with relief
欣慰地
eg. She smiled with relief — not that he was unharmed but because she’d been worried that, seeing him, she might be drawn back into a relationship.
她輕松的笑了——并非因為他無恙,而是因為她擔心,看著他的樣子,自己可以會因為心軟而重新回到他的懷抱。
eg. Sir Charles shielded his heart with his hand, felt cool metal press against the palm of his hand and sighed with relief.
查爾斯爵士用雙手保護著他的心臟,感到冰涼的金屬按在他的手掌上,松了口氣。