重點講解:
1. be happy to do sth.
樂意的;情愿的;
eg. That's a risk I'm happy to take.
我愿意冒這個險 。
eg. Our assistants will be happy to answer your queries.
我們的助理很樂意回答諸位的問題 。
2. take sth. with a pinch of salt
對…半信半疑;不完全相信;
eg. The more miraculous parts of this account should be taken with a pinch of salt.
對這篇記述中那些頗具神奇色彩的部分也不應全信 。
eg. The more miraculous parts of this account should be taken with a pinch of salt.
對這篇記述中那些頗具神奇色彩的部分也不應全信 。
3. tend to do sth.
往往會;經常就;
eg. I tend to prefer light colors.
我往往更喜歡淡顏色 。
eg. I tend to get very uptight during a match.
比賽時我總會緊張得不行 。
4. make up one's mind
拿定主意;下定決心;
eg. Make up your mind, you can't have it both ways.
你決定吧,反正魚與熊掌不可兼得 。
eg. It took him a long time to make up his mind.
他用了很久才下定決心 。
5. rather than
而非;勝于;而不是;
eg. It was an embryo idea rather than a fully worked proposal.
這只是初步的想法,并非成形的提議 。
eg. Its atmosphere is one of repose rather than excitement.
那里氣氛安寧而不熱鬧 。
v. 夸大,夸張