第一、固定短語:
1. in bed:臥床,睡覺
典型例句:He expects his wife to bring him breakfast in bed at weekends.
他要他妻子在周末把早飯送到床邊。
They went to see a doctor because they are having problems in bed.
他們因為夫妻生活出了問題而去看醫生。
2. set off:出發,啟程
典型例句:The children set off for school.
孩子們上學去了。
Get prepared so that you can set off immediately if something happens.
做好準備, 一旦有事, 馬上出動。
3. on roads to:在去......的道路上
注解:on roads to看起來結構似乎和on one’s way to,但是意思完全不同,on roads to是指“道路”,on one’s way to是指“行程,旅程”。
在roads前面可以加形容詞,表示道路如何,文中是on bad roads to意思是指“去......的糟糕的道路上”。
典型例句:He urged me to drive carefully on the icy roads.
他督促我在結冰的路上開車要謹慎。
I'll be able to overtake anyone on the roads, quite safely.
我會很安全地超過路上任何人。
4. come into:進入
典型例句:Come into the town with me and hear a concert.
和我一起進城去聽音樂。
Here's a brush to wipe off the mud before you come into the house.
進屋之前可用這個刷子刷去泥。
5. sit up:做起來,坐直
典型例句:He told the children to sit up and not slouch.
他叫孩子們坐端正,不要彎腰曲背。
He's much better today; he's able to sit up in bed now.
他今天好多了,現在可以在床上坐起來了。
6. be late for:遲到
典型例句:I'm sorry that I must dash away now, I'm already late for the concert.
對不起,我要趕快走了,去聽音樂會已以晚了。
Her boss hauled her over the coals for being late for work.
由于上班遲到,她老板狠狠地責備了她。
7. not... for the world:絕不
典型例句:I would not part with her for the world.
我說什么也不會讓她離開我的。
I would not want them to see you here for the world.
我怎么也不愿意讓他們瞧見你在這兒。
第二、寫作表達:
1. two o’clock next morning:明天早上的兩點鐘
2. latest time:最遲的時間
3. set off with the beehives:帶著蜂箱出發
注解:with在這里的意思“拿著,帶著”,表示伴隨狀況。
4. a distance of twenty or thirty miles:20或者30英里的路程
注解:表示多遠的路程,用a distance+基數詞+單位。
5. hold Saturday market:舉辦周末集會
6. at half-past one:在一點半
7. sit up in bed:從床上坐起來
8. let everybody know the reason:讓每個人知道原因
注解:let后面的賓語,后面再接動詞的話,使用其原形。
9. come with me:和我一起來做事