重點(diǎn)講解:
1. end up 最終;結(jié)果;到頭來(lái);
If you always give in to others you will end up feeling like a doormat.
如果你總是屈服于人,你最終會(huì)覺(jué)得自己像一個(gè)受氣包 。
2. taper off 逐漸減少;逐漸縮小;
Immigration is expected to ta per off.
估計(jì)移民會(huì)越來(lái)越少 。
3. prepare to do sth. 為…做準(zhǔn)備;籌備;
It is a war with no holds barred and we must prepare to resist.
這是一場(chǎng)沒(méi)有規(guī)則的戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng),我們必須作好抵抗的準(zhǔn)備 。
4. vie for 競(jìng)爭(zhēng);爭(zhēng)奪;
She was surrounded by men all vying for her attention.
她周圍盡是競(jìng)相博得她青睞的男子 。
adv. 近似地,大約