重點講解:
1. fence off (用圍欄、籬笆等)將(一塊地)圍起來;
When she and Luther got their house, they would fence off a lawn and raise roses from cuttings.
等她和盧瑟有了自己的房子,他們就會圍起一塊草坪扦插玫瑰 。
2. respond to 應對;作出回應;作出反應;
So far the police have refused to respond to their provocations.
截至目前為止,警方并未對他們的挑釁作出反應 。
3. in the first place 起初;一開始;
I should never have taken that job in the first place.
我當初就不該接受那份工作 。
4. on edge 緊張不安;煩躁;
Everyone's nerves were on edge.
人人都覺得緊張 。
n. 克制,控制,管制,操作裝置
vt. 控制