重點講解:
1. let off
對…寬大處理;
eg. Because he was a Christian, the judge let him off.
由于他是基督徒,法官便對他從輕發落 。
eg. When police realised who he was, they asked for an autograph and let him off with a warning.
警察知道他是誰后,便向他要了簽名,然后只給了他個警告就放他走了 。
2. be worthy of
值得…的;應該獲得…的;
eg. We esteem him to be worthy of trust.
我們認為他值得信任 。
eg. His spirit of assiduous study is worthy of emulation.
他刻苦鉆研的精神,值得效法 。
3. for a start
首先;第一;
eg. You must get her name and address, and that can be a problem for a start.
你必須先打聽到她的姓名和地址,而那可能就是第一個難題 。
eg. It comes as a surprise to be reminded that he is 70. For a start, he doesn't look it.
有人提醒我他 70 歲了,這很令人驚訝 。首先,他看上去不像 。
4. apart from
除…外;此外;
eg. I have nothing more to ask you about apart from these questions.
除了這些問題,我沒有別的要了解了 。
eg. Apart from my host, I didn't know a single person there.
除了主人外,那里的人我一個也不認識 。
5. beyond a joke
(惱人或令人擔心的事)不可理喻,使人無法接受;
eg. Giving an arsonist a lighter is beyond a joke.
把打火機交給縱火犯簡直是不可理喻 。
eg. I'm not afraid of a fair fight but this is beginning to get beyond a joke.
“我不怕公平地打上一架,但是這玩笑有點兒開過頭了 。”
n. 預測,預報
v. 預測