第一、詞匯精講
1. shame
雙語釋義:thing that is regrettable; a pity
[C.N.] 遺憾的事;可惜
語法用法:a shame(表示這個意思是一定要不定冠詞a連用。)
典型例句:What a shame you didn't win.
你沒贏,真遺憾。
Isn't it a shame that the rain spoiled our picnic?
這場雨把我們的野餐給攪了,可惜不可惜?
2. complication
雙語釋義:thing that makes a situation more complex or difficult
[C.N.] 使情況更加復雜或困難的事物
典型例句:A further complication was Fred's refusal to travel by air.
更麻煩的是弗雷德不肯坐飛機。
3. inherit
雙語釋義:receive (property, a title, etc) as a result of the death of the previous owner
[Tr.] 繼承(財產(chǎn)﹑ 頭銜等)
語法用法:~ sth (from sb)
典型例句:She inherited a little money from her grandfather.
她從祖父處繼承了一小筆錢財。
第二、短語精講
1. one’s heir to something
講解:這個名詞性短語,注意heir的后面的介詞一定是to,不能用of。意思是“某人的(頭銜,財產(chǎn)等)的繼承人”,也可以拓展指“某人的(優(yōu)點)承襲者”。
例句:He is an heir to his father's fine brain.
他承襲了他父親的聰明頭腦。
He was the true heir to the estate.
他是這個莊園的合法繼承人。
He fell heir to a large fortune.
他成了一大筆財產(chǎn)的繼承人。
2. push in
講解:push是動詞,意思是“推”,in在這里是副詞,表示“進到(屋子)里”的意思,因此,push in意思就是“推門進來”。
例句:Amos used to push in where he was not wanted.
艾莫斯經(jīng)常不招自來,到處亂闖。
3. get to do something
講解:get to在這里的意思是“逐漸”,get to do something的意思是“逐漸做某事”。
例句:After taking a sedative she was able to get to sleep.
服用了鎮(zhèn)靜劑后,她能夠逐漸入睡了。
She buddied up to Laura, hoping to get to know her brother.
她和勞拉來往,希望逐漸結(jié)識她的哥哥。
4. come along with
講解:come along的意思是“一道走”,加上介詞with就是“和某人一起走”的意思。
例句:Come along with me . I'm going that way , too.
咱倆同路, 一塊兒走吧!
Come along with me, boys, you are keeping everybody waiting.
孩子們跟我來,大家都在等你倆呢。
5. on the train
講解:這是個介詞短語,介詞on在這里表示“方式”,on the train意思就是“乘坐火車”,強調(diào)事件。如果沒有上下文,on the train當然可以表示“在火車上”,強調(diào)地點。
例句:He went to the station for nothing because she wasn't on the train.
他到車站白跑了一趟,因為她沒有坐那趟火車。
We rode through the countryside on the train.
我們乘火車穿過鄉(xiāng)村。
I thumbed through the report quickly on the train.
我在火車上翻閱過這份報告了。
I see him on the train every day but we're not on speaking terms.
我每天都在火車上見到他, 但彼此沒說過話。
第三、短語泛講
1. a terrible shame:極度的遺憾,非常大的遺憾
2. a dreadful thing:一件糟糕透頂?shù)氖虑?/p>
3. a head housemaid:女仆領班
4. her Ladyship's maid:夫人的仆人
5. know the place:熟悉環(huán)境
6. a milk train:早班火車
第四、短語回顧:
be picked up:獲救