重點(diǎn)講解:
1.a bit taken aback 有點(diǎn)吃驚
例句:I am a bit taken aback. "Yes. What else would I be? " "I don't know. A spirit? "
我有點(diǎn)吃驚。“是的,我還能是什么呢?”“我不知道,一個(gè)幽靈?”
2.stare down 以目光壓倒某人;瞪眼使某人低下頭
例句:So I stare down at the pool table and pretend to study my opponent's next move.
我低頭凝視著臺(tái)球桌,假裝在研究對(duì)手的下一步行動(dòng)。
3.on the verge of 瀕于;接近于;瀕臨于
例句:For a few days, the entire biosphere seemed to be on the verge of destruction.
有幾天,整個(gè)生物圈好像在毀滅的邊緣。
4.get a good deal 買到便宜貨;收獲良多
例句:We have to play this salesman just right . So we can get a good deal on the new car.
我們要好好磨磨這個(gè)推銷員,以便能以很好的價(jià)位買下這部車。
5.make a serious profit 大賺一筆
例句:We have to reduce the production costs , or we will not make a serious profit.
我們必須降低生產(chǎn)成本,否則就沒法子大賺一筆。