重點講解:
1. live up to
遵守(諾言);符合,不辜負(期望);
eg. He did not live up to his promise.
他沒有實踐他的諾言 。
eg. He failed to live up to his parents' expectations.
他辜負了父母的期望 。
2. adjust to
改變(行為或觀點)以適應;調(diào)節(jié);習慣;
eg. It takes time to adjust to a new zone when you travel.
在旅行中,調(diào)整自己適應不同的時區(qū)是要花些時間的 。
eg. My eyes haven't adjusted to the dark yet.
我的眼睛還沒適應黑暗 。
3. in tears
哭泣;
eg. He was in floods of tears on the phone.
他在電話里失聲痛哭 。
eg. The argument ended in tears.
爭吵到最后聲淚俱下 。
4. be afraid of
害怕的;恐懼的;
eg. The dog is so gentle that I am not afraid of it.
這只狗如此溫順,因此我不感到害怕 。
eg. He never criticized his boss because he was afraid of loosing his job.
他從不批評他的老板,因為他怕丟掉工作 。
5. be proud of
為…而感到驕傲;自豪;
eg. Mary is so proud of her new car but Jane's knocks it into a cocked hat.
瑪麗為她的新汽車感到很自豪,然而珍妮特的汽車遠比她的好 。
eg. To be proud of learning is the greatest ignorance.
以學識自傲是最大的無知 。
n. 成就,成績,完成,達到