重點講解:
1. be unwilling to do sth. 不愿意的;不情愿的;不樂意的;
The management is understood to be very unwilling to agree to this request.
據了解,管理層很不樂意答應這項要求 。
2. in tatters (計劃、心情等)千瘡百孔,歷經挫折,不堪一擊;
Her reputation was in tatters.
她已名譽掃地 。
3. preside over 負責;主持;
On a Sunday morning in mid-March, I met with Dr. Francisco Sarmento, the doctor who presided over the Flight 447 autopsies.
今年三月中旬的一個周日,我會見了弗朗西斯科•薩爾門托醫生,他負責法航447航班遇難者的尸檢工作 。
4. take out 取得,獲得,領到;
Americans can be awarded scholarships or take out subsidized student loans at any age.
美國人可以在任何年紀獲得獎學金或補貼學生貸款 。
n. 收容所,避難所,庇護,精神病院