重點講解:
1. give up
放棄;
eg. I am managing, but I could not possibly give up work.
我正在努力應付,但我不可能放棄工作。
eg. Once they get an idea into their heads, they never give up.
一旦接受了一個想法,他們就永遠不會放棄。
2. be willing to do sth.
樂意的;愿意的;
eg. He is willing to wait.
他情愿等待。
eg. If you're willing to sell, we'll buy.
你愿意賣,我們就買.
3. subordinate to
把…置于次要地位;看輕;
eg. He was both willing and able to subordinate all else to this aim.
為了這個目標他愿意并能夠把其他一切都放在次要的位置。
eg. He subordinated his wishes to the general good of the group.
他使自己的愿望服從于集體的利益。
4. prevent sb. from doing sth.
阻止;制止;阻礙;
eg. Ways must be found to prevent the poisonous gases from polluting the air.
一定要找到辦法防止有毒氣體污染空氣。
eg. The police have been trying to prevent them carrying weapons.
警方一直都設法阻止他們攜帶武器。
5. in order to
為了;以便;目的在于;
eg. He ensconced himself in the closet in order to eavesdrop.
他藏在壁櫥里,以便偷聽。
eg. He purposely made those remarks in order to save face.
他因愛面子而故意說那些話。
6. be acceptable to
可接受的;值得接受的;
eg. It wasn't too long before we had worked out a plan acceptable to all.
沒多久我們就制訂出一個大家都能接受的計劃
eg. The fiction that "he" is a neutral shorthand for "he or she" is no longer acceptable to many.
認為“他”是“他或她”的中性簡稱的這種說法,很多人已不再接受。
7. pay attention to
關心;注意;
eg. You must pay attention to this problem before every thing.
你應該首先注意這個問題。
eg. You should pay attention to picking your words.
你應該注意措詞。
8. adjust to
改變(行為或觀點)以適應;調節;習慣;
eg. There may be a period of disequilibrium as family members adjust to the new baby.
寶寶的降生可能會使家庭有一段手忙腳亂的適應階段。
eg. It takes time to adjust to a new zone when you travel.
在旅行中,調整自己適應不同的時區是要花些時間的。
9. rise to the occasion
成功應付困難局面;關鍵時刻發揮作用;
eg. Inverness, however, rose to the occasion in the second half, producing some of the best football they have played for some time.
然而,因弗內斯隊在下半場經受住了考驗,踢出了很長一段時間以來的最佳水平。
eg. He is now experienced enough to rise to the occasion.
他現在經驗已夠豐富,能隨機應變。
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人物評價
郭暉表示,中國除了還沒持續加息,其他都符合索羅斯做空標準,因此估計索羅斯會先重點攻擊中國糧食價格,以此推升中國消費物價指數,迫使央行持續加息,國際四大糧商都已進入中國,而且美聯儲剛剛推出了6000億美元的量化寬松政策,由于國內銀行的貸款利率已高達7%,再加上人民幣每年升值3%,這些錢很大一部分都會變成熱錢跑到中國來,賺取每年10%左右的收益,所以我們要想辦法去應對,不可掉以輕心。
據香港《文匯報》2013年7月14日報道,82歲國際金融投資者兼億萬富翁喬治·索羅斯(George Soros)9月將第三度結婚,迎娶41歲日本裔未婚妻多美子·博爾頓(Tamiko Bolton)。這段忘年戀備受社交界矚目,索羅斯更不惜一擲萬金,舉行歷時3天的顏色主題婚宴。