重點短語:
1. either...or...:要么......要么......
例句:I was expecting you either today or tomorrow.
我希望你要么今天要么明天來。
2. take for:把......誤認為是......;把......誤看成為......
例句:He speaks German so well, that he's often taken for a native.
他德語說得很好,常被誤以為是德國人。
3. for that matter:就此而言,就那件事而論,而且
例句:He does not trust his partner. For that matter I can' t blame him.
他不相信他的伙伴,對此我不能責備他。
Don't talk like that to your mother and to anyone else for that matter.
不要跟你母親那樣說話, 而且跟誰也不要那樣。
4. the majority of:......的大多數,大部分
例句:The majority of members did not support the motion.
大部分委員不支持該項議案。
The majority of her books are dealing with love.
她的大多數書都是描寫愛情的。
5. for the good of:為了......的好處,為了......的利益
例句:All his life he strove for the good of the people.
他一輩子都為人民的利益而奮斗。
We learned to pull together for the good of all.
我們?yōu)榇蠹业睦娑鴮W會合作。
6. end up:結束,告終
例句:If you continue to steal you'll end up in prison.
你要是繼續(xù)行竊終歸得進監(jiān)獄。
You could end up running this company if you play your cards right.
你要是處理得當,到頭來這個公司能歸你掌管。
7. plump for
釋義1:(堅決地)選中;選定;挑選
例句:At last we plumped for the new house near our school.
最終我們決定選學校附近的新房子。
釋義2:堅決支持(或擁護);投票贊成
例句:Every member of the government plumped for the premier’s new suggestion.
政府每一位成員都堅決支持總理的新建議。
8. bring on:引起,導致
例句:That incident will surely bring on a crisis.
那個事件肯定會導致一場危機。
Reading in a poor light may bring on a headache.
在昏暗的燈光下看書會引起頭疼。
9. be known as:被認為......
典型例句:Dalian is known as a summer resort.
大連被認為是一個避暑勝地。
He was known as a reliable man.
他被認為是可信賴的人。
其他短語:
1. toxic condition:中毒狀態(tài)
2. hard-earned gains:來之不易的收益
3. the Reformation:(十九世紀)基督教改革運動
4. marital copulation:夫妻性生活,夫妻性交