第一、重點詞匯
1. polish
雙語釋義:cause sth to become smooth and shiny by rubbing
磨光,擦亮
語法用法:~ (sth) (up) (with sth)
典型例句:This table-top polishes up nicely.
這個桌面能擦得很亮。
My mother spend the whole day polishing up all the furnitures with a cloth.
媽媽花了整整一天把家具等擦亮。
2. going-over
雙語釋義:a thorough examination of sb/sth
徹底的檢查
典型例句:The garage gave the car a thorough going-over.
車庫得到了徹底的清理。
4. ladyship
雙語釋義:a way of talking to or about a girl or woman that you think is trying to be too important
夫人,小姐
典型例句:Perhaps her ladyship would like to hang up her own clothes today!
5. iron
雙語釋義:smooth (clothes, etc) with an iron1
(用熨斗)熨平(衣物等)
典型例句:She was ironing (away) all evening.
她整個晚上都在熨衣服。
I prefer to iron my shirts while they are still damp.
我喜歡在襯衫尚潮濕時熨燙。
第二、重點短語
1. get something out:把......拿出來
講解:這個短語中的get的具體意思根據上下文和情景體會。
例句:I dropped the photograph behind the piano,and I can't get it out.
我把照片掉在鋼琴后面了,我拿不出來了。
His car has been jammed in by several lorries,and he can't get it out.
他的汽車被幾輛貨車堵塞住了,沒法開出來。
The bicycle is in my room. Will you get it out for me?
自行車在我的房間里,你能幫我推出來嗎?
2. as soon as:一......就......,剛......就......
例句:I'll write you as soon as I get there.
我一到那兒,就給你寫信。
They will post me the tickets/post the tickets to me as soon as they receive my check.
他們收到我的支票后就立刻把票寄給我。
3. set up
講解:這個固定短語有很多意思,例如:創立,建立,;豎立,架起,建造;開業。在這里的意思是“架起”,指把木板架起來好熨燙報紙。
4. be used for
講解:for是介詞,在這里指原因,be used for意思是“用于......”。
例句:A pen is an instrument used for writing with ink.
鋼筆是使用墨水的書寫工具。
A number of techniques may be used for this purpose.
可以采用許多技術來達到這個目的。
5. give sb a hand:幫助某人
例句:I would have liked him to give me a hand, but found it embarrassing to ask.
我想找他幫忙, 又不好意思張嘴。
He is in trouble now, and we ought to give him a hand.
他現在處于困境中,我們應該助他一臂之力。
6. get back to somewhere:回到某處
例句:Time is money. I've got to get back to the office to get on with my work undone.
時間就是金錢。我得回辦公室去繼續干我沒完成的工作。
Let's get back to the car and change our soaked clothes.
咱們回車上去換掉這身濕衣服吧。
7. get out of:離開,戒除,擺脫
例句:She'll need luck to get out of a tight corner like that.
她要靠運氣才能擺脫那樣的困境。
I can't get out of the habit of waking at six in the morning.
我早上一到六點就醒,這習慣改不掉了。
8. fold up:折疊
例句:The soldiers fold up their quilts into cubes.
戰士們的被子疊得四四方方。
Most umbrellas fold up, so it is easy to carry them.
大部分的傘可折疊,所以攜帶他們很容易。
9. get up from:從......站立起來
講解:get up有“起床”的意思,也有“站立起來”的意思。
例句:He gets up from his desk and wanders down the hall to find a pencil.
他從桌前站起來,圍繞著整個辦公室轉圈找一支鉛筆。
Get up, or I'll strew your brains upon the grass.
起來,否則我就把你的腦漿灑在這草地上。
其它短語:
1. build a fire:生火
2. clear the table:收拾桌子
3. get out of bed:起床
4. ring the bell:按鈴
5. eat breakfast:吃早餐
6. dry the ink:使墨跡變干
7. at breakfast:在吃早餐
8. read the newspaper:看報紙
9. finish one’s breakfast:吃完早餐
10. iron the newspaper:熨燙報紙
11. come downstairs:下樓
12. stop talking:住嘴,別說了,停止談話
13. a dining room:餐廳
14. boiled water:開水