重點講解:
1.pick sb up 接某人;結識;中途搭乘
例句:The police picked him up in a small cafe .
警察在咖啡館里找到他。
2.bandy around 散播;議論
例句:Many people bandy around the suggestion that a person should drink eight 8-ounce glasses of water each and every day.
許多人對一個人每天應當攝取8杯8盎司大小玻璃杯的水這一說法而爭論不休。
3.take the edge off 挫傷銳氣;緩一緩;使鈍減弱挫其銳氣
例句:Some babies prefer a little formula first to take the edge off their hunger.
因為大多數寶寶喜歡先喝奶來減弱他們的饑餓感。
4.a whiff of 一點;一些
例句:Indeed, there is a whiff of Dubai about the Chinese property market at the moment.
的確,目前中國房地產市場的確有一些迪拜的影子。