重點(diǎn)講解:
1. stumble upon 意外發(fā)現(xiàn);偶然看見;
例句:It had surprised him to stumble upon a dirty, forgotten place like that in a bank that was always so tidy.
在像銀行這樣一個(gè)素來十分潔凈的地方,竟會(huì)撞見一處骯臟的,被人遺忘的死角,使他感到十分驚訝 。
2. be known as 稱為;叫做;
例句:This process is known as adaptation.
這個(gè)過程即所謂適應(yīng) 。
3. hold up (論點(diǎn)、理論等)經(jīng)受得住檢驗(yàn);
例句:I'm not sure if the argument holds up, but it's stimulating.
我不能肯定該論點(diǎn)是否經(jīng)得起檢驗(yàn),但它很有新意 。
4. in theory 從理論上說;照理說;
例句:That may be reasonable in theory but it sounds fanciful in practice.
從理論上看這是說得過去的,可實(shí)際上卻有點(diǎn)異想天開 。
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