重點講解:
1.criss-cross
構成十字形(或交叉)圖案:
The city is criss-crossed with canals.
這座城市里運河縱橫交錯。
2.close the gap
削減差距
3.tower over
高于,超過(附近的人或物):
The cliffs towered above them.
懸崖峭壁高聳于他們上方。
He towered over his classmates.
他的個兒比班里其他同學高出一大截。
(在能力、品質等方面)勝過,遠遠超過(其他):
She towers over other dancers of her generation.
她遠遠超過同時代的舞蹈演員。
4.vulnerable (to sb / sth) (身體上或感情上)脆弱的,易受…傷害的:
to be vulnerable to attack
易受攻擊
She looked very vulnerable standing there on her own.
她獨自站在那里看上去弱不禁風。
In cases of food poisoning, young children are especially vulnerable.
遇到食物中毒,幼兒尤其容易受危害。
The sudden resignation of the financial director put the company in a very vulnerable position.
財務部主任的突然辭職使得這家公司岌岌可危。
5.pair
兩個共事(或有特殊關系)的人;倆;對:
Get pairs of students to act out the dialogue in front of the class.
叫學生兩人一組在課堂上演出這個對話。
Get the students to do the exercise as pair work (= two students work together).
讓學生兩人一組做練習。
(informal) I've had enough of the pair of you!
你們倆讓我煩透了!