1.looked forward to 盼望
例句:This was a day I'd looked forward to for weeks: Miss Pace's fourth-grade, end-of-the-year party.
裴老師帶的四年級(jí)班的年終派對(duì)將在那天舉行,我已經(jīng)盼了好幾個(gè)星期了。
2. border on insurrection 因興奮炸開(kāi)鍋
例句:Miss Pace had kept a running countdown on the blackboard all that week, and our class of nine-year-olds had bordered on insurrection by the time the much-anticipated "party Friday" had arrived.
那個(gè)星期,裴老師還在黑板上弄了個(gè)倒計(jì)時(shí)牌。當(dāng)這個(gè)令人望穿秋水的“派對(duì)星期五”到來(lái)的時(shí)候,我們一班九歲大的孩子們興奮得像炸開(kāi)了鍋一樣。
3. rage on 白熱化,激烈進(jìn)行
例句:Around me, the noisy party raged on, but I wouldn't leave my window watch post.
我的周?chē)[的派對(duì)正進(jìn)行得如火如荼,而我卻不愿從窗口這個(gè)觀察站挪動(dòng)半步。
4. coax sb away 把···騙走
例句:Miss Pace did her best to coax me away, but I just stayed there, holding out hope that the familiar family car would round the corner, carrying my rightfully embarrassed mother with a tin of her famous cookies tucked under her arm.
裴老師用盡辦法對(duì)我好言相勸,我還是一動(dòng)不動(dòng),不死心地期待著家里那輛熟悉的汽車(chē)轉(zhuǎn)過(guò)街角,載著我那應(yīng)該感到難為情的母親,懷里抱著一罐她那出名的小甜餅。