重點講解:
1. go hand in hand
(兩件事)密切相關地,同時并進地;
eg. For us, research and teaching go hand in hand.
對我們而言,研究和教學是齊頭并進的 。
eg. Hand in hand with the police inquiries the government has also announced a full investigation.
在警方調查的同時,政府也宣布要展開徹查 。
2. name after
(以…)為…命名;
eg. He persuaded Virginia to name the baby after him.
他說服弗吉尼婭以他的名字為嬰兒取名 。
eg. Tasmania was named after its discoverer, A. J. Tasman.
塔斯曼尼亞島是以其發現者塔斯曼的名字命名的 。
3. rather than
而非;勝于;而不是;
eg. He probably erred on the conservative rather than the generous side.
他可能過于保守,而不是過于寬宏大量 。
eg. It was an embryo idea rather than a fully worked proposal.
這只是初步的想法,并非成形的提議 。
4. take aim at
激烈地批評;
eg. Republican strategists are taking particular aim at Democratic senators.
共和黨的戰略家正尖銳地攻擊民主黨的參議員 。
eg. Now we have to take aim at the problem and try to get it solved.
現在我們不得不正視這個難題并試圖解決它 。
5. pay off
成功;贏利;
eg. Sandra was determined to become a doctor and her persistence paid off.
桑德拉決心成為醫生,她的堅持取得了成功 。
eg. The investor believes that his investment will pay off handsomely soon.
這個投資者相信他的投資不久會有相當大的收益 。
6. take advantage of
利用;
eg. Subscribers to the magazine can take advantage of this special offer.
雜志訂戶可享有此項特惠 。
eg. The schools are trying to take advantage of interest by reaching out to prospective students.
各學校都在努力利用這種興趣吸引潛在學生 。
n. 大赦,特赦