重點講解:
1. wean sb. off sth. 使放棄,使戒掉,使不再依賴(尤指惡習(xí));
He was mellowed by a wife who weaned him off violence and drink.
他妻子幫他戒除了動粗和嗜酒的惡習(xí),使他變得成熟了 。
2. scale back 縮?。豢s減;減弱;
Despite current price advantage, UK manufacturers are still having to scale back production.
盡管目前在價格上占據(jù)優(yōu)勢,英國生產(chǎn)商還是不得不減少產(chǎn)量 。
3. on the cards 很可能發(fā)生的;
Last summer she began telling friends that a New Year marriage was on the cards.
去年夏天,她就和朋友們說她有可能在元旦期間結(jié)婚 。
4. under way 進行中的;已開始的;
A major air-sea rescue is under way.
一場大規(guī)模的??諣I救行動正在進行 。
vt. 營救,援救
n. 營救,救援