重點講解:
1. on earth
(用于以how, why, what 或 where 開始的問句,表示強調,通常表示問題沒有答案或很難回答)究竟,到底;
eg. Why on earth didn't you tell me the truth?
你到底為什么不跟我說實話?
eg. We felt puzzled. What on earth did they want to do?
我們都感到納悶兒,他們到底想干什么?
2. rather than
而非;勝于;而不是;
eg. Her speech was memorable for its polemic rather than its substance.
她的演說之所以令人難忘,不是因其內容而是因其辯論方法 。
eg. We prefer you to work voluntarily rather than by coercion.
我們寧愿你工作出于自愿,而不是被迫 。
3. get one's hands dirty
親自動手;
eg. Now that you have an understanding of the concepts behind the photo sharing application, it's time to get your hands dirty.
對照片共享應用程序背后的概念有了基本的了解之后,就可以著手進行實踐了 。
eg. We spend considerable time and effort getting our hands dirty to understand the nuances and intricacies of each new product or version.
我們花費了相當多的時間和精力,親自動手去了解每種新產品或新版本的細微差別和復雜性 。
4. get involved in
卷入的;參與的;與…有密切關聯的;
eg. If you get involved in the controversy, you may burn your fingers.
要是你卷入這場爭吵的話,你會吃苦頭的 。
eg. She encourage her child to get involved in activities at school.
她鼓勵孩子積極參加學校活動 。
5. stand back
置身事外,退一步(考慮問題);
eg. Stand back and look objectively at the problem.
退一步,客觀地看待這個問題 。
eg. We're not going to stand back and let those crooks get away with murder.
我們不會撒手不管讓那些騙子逍遙法外 。
6. for real
真實地;真正地;不是假裝;
eg. All physical existence is false, only what you could feel exists for real.
物理上存在的東西都是假的,只有你能感受到的才是真實存在的 。
eg. But even among people with no religious affiliation, well more than half said angels are for real.
即便是沒有宗教信仰的人,也有一半以上相信天使是真實的 。
n. 物質,實質,內容,重要性,財產