重點講解:
1. playing up
(機器、身體部位等)(給…)制造麻煩,(使)痛苦;
eg. The engine had been playing up.
發動機一直有問題 。
eg. It was his back playing him up.
是他的后背在作痛 。
2. play down
降低…的重要性;貶低;淡化;
eg. He has tried to play down his involvement in the affair.
他極力淡化與該事的瓜葛 。
eg. She tried to play down his part in the affair and play up her own.
她極力貶低他在這一事件中的作用而抬高自己的作用 。
3. give sb. a lift
搭便車;搭順風車;
eg. He had a car and often gave me a lift home.
他有車,經常讓我搭他的車回家 。
eg. He gave me a lift to the station in his car.
他讓我搭他的車去火車站 。
4. switch off
關掉,關上;
eg. Please switch off the lights when you leave.
出門時請隨手關燈 。
eg. In case of operation failure, please switch off the power.
如發現異常或操作有任何問題,請務必先切斷電源 。
5. play up2
(小孩)淘氣,不聽話;
eg. Patrick often plays up when he knows I'm in a hurry.
帕特里克常常明知我手忙腳亂還要調皮搗蛋 。
eg. The children are very active, but never play up.
這些孩子很活潑,可是從不淘氣 。
6. lie down
躺下(休息或睡眠);
eg. He had to lie down for a while to rest his legs.
他得躺下一會兒讓腿休息一下 。
eg. A fit of dizziness came over her so she had to lie down.
她突然感到頭暈,不得不躺下來 。
7. count out
不把…算入;不包括;
eg. If this is the standard to which I have to drop to gain membership, then count me out!
如果要加入就得降低到這一標準的話,那我就不參加了 。
eg. You can count me out of your plan.
你們的計劃可以不把我包括進去 。
8. no way
沒門兒;不可能;
eg. Mike, no way am I playing cards with you for money.
邁克,我是決不會和你玩牌賭錢的 。
eg. That was not the life Jack Hewitt planned to live. No way!
那不是杰克·休伊特想要的生活,絕對不是!
9. switch on
打開,開啟(電燈等);
eg. She emptied both their mugs and switched on the electric kettle.
她把他們倆的杯子倒空,燒上了電水壺 。
eg. The video is programmed to switch on at ten o'clock.
電視機設定在10點鐘自動打開 。
n. 開關,轉換,鞭子
v. 轉換,改變,交換