重點講解:
1. rather than 而非;勝于;而不是;
例句:One should take these precepts in the spirit rather than in the letter.
人們應(yīng)該去理解這些格言的精神實質(zhì)而不是死摳字面 。
2. concentrate on 全神貫注;集中(心思);
例句:I can't concentrate on my work when I'm tired.
我累了就無法集中精力工作 。
3. whittle down 逐漸減少;逐漸壓縮…的人數(shù);
例句:He had whittled eight interviewees down to two.
他已經(jīng)逐漸將參加面試的人數(shù)由8人減少到2人 。
4. in the first place 起初;一開始;
例句:In the first place, we should solve this problem.
首先,我們應(yīng)該解決這個問題 。
5. figure out 想出;理解;弄清;
例句:They might have figured out this riddle by now.
他們現(xiàn)在也許已經(jīng)解開這個謎了 。
v. 削(木頭), 削減