第55句:
The problem for me was that there were no symptoms;it seemed to have sneaked up on me.
六級詞匯講解:
sneak up為美國理語,意為“悄悄爬上來;鬼鬼祟祟地行事”。如:
sneak up behind; you scared me。不要突然在我后面出現,你嚇壞我了。在口語中,理語是很常見的,但是理語又是很多考生的弱項,這就要求考生在平時的學習中注意收集一些常用理語。
六級考點歸納:
比較常見的俚語有:
1. go up in smoke意為“成為泡影”。如:
Petex's vacation platxs went up in smoke when a crisis arose in the office.
辦公室里出了問題,彼得的假期泡湯了。
2. come again意為“再說一遍”。如:
Come again? I didn't quite understand what you said.
再說一遍好嗚?你剛才說的話我不太明白。
3. spill the bans意為“泄露秘密”。如:
Don't spill the beans. It's supposed to be a secret.
別說漏T嘴,這可是個秘密哦!
4. in hot water意為“有麻煩”。如:
He is in hot water with his girlfriend recently.
最近他跟女友的關系有點僵。
5. go with the flow意為“隨從大家的意見”。如:
Sharon is an easy-going person. She always goes with the flow.
莎倫是個隨和的人。她總是聽大家的意見。
6. get the ball rolling意為“開始”。如:
Let's get the ball rolling,
我們開始吧。
7. get one's feet wet意為“參與;開始做”。如:
It's not good to concentrate all your efforts on just writing. You should get your feet wet and try painting or dancing.
光把時間用在寫作上對你不好。你應該嘗試一下繪畫或舞蹈。