重點講解:
1. on edge 緊張不安;煩躁;
例句:Cage was on edge when waiting for her exam results.
在等候考試結果時,凱奇坐立不安 。
2. short of 少于;不及;未達到;
例句:Inflation is just short of 11 per cent.
通貨膨脹接近 11% 。
3. be in awe of 對…無比崇敬;對…敬畏;
例句:Caroline hardly dared talk in Alex's presence, she was so in awe of him.
卡羅琳在亞歷克斯面前幾乎不敢說話,她對他很是敬畏 。
4. dream of 夢想;渴望;
例句:He dreams of one day becoming a famous violinist.
他夢想有朝一日成為著名的小提琴家 。
5. even though 即使;盡管;縱然;
例句:He stuck out the race even though he finished last.
盡管他是最后一名他還是堅持跑完了全程 。
6. attribute to 把…歸因于;把…歸咎于;
例句:She could not attribute such behaviour to mistake or misapprehension of any kind.
她也不能把這種行為歸之任何的誤會或誤解 。
n. 膨脹,通貨膨脹