1. on the evening of:在......日的晚上
講解:這個短語的介詞of后面接月份,日期,再接年份,表示“在某年某月某日的一個晚上”。
例句:On the evening of October 1, every street was a blaze of light.
十月一日的晚上,條條大街上燈火輝煌。
On the evening of Dec. 31, we usually celebrate the New Year's coming.
通常,我們在12月31號的晚上慶祝新年的到來。
2. attend a must ball:出席必須參加的舞會
講解:must在這里做名詞用,意思是“必須做的事情”,修飾ball。Attend是“出席,參加”的意思。
3. according to
釋義1:根據,按照
例句:According to the act of grace, many prisoners are set free.
按照大赦令,很多囚犯獲得釋放。
According to my watch it is already 12 o' clock.
根據我的表,現在已經是十二點了。
釋義2:按......記載,據......所說
例句:According to her, grandfather called at noon.
據她說,祖父在中午打來電話。
According to the Bible, Adam was the first man.
據《圣經》記載,亞當是人類始祖。
5. on a chair:用一把椅子
6. in his night-shirt:穿著睡衣
講解:in在這里是介詞,意思是“穿著”。再如:
例句:It is my brother who is in blue.
穿著藍色衣服的就是我的哥哥。
聯想記憶:dressed in rags(穿著襤褸) clothed in rags(衣著襤褸)
the man in the hat(戴著帽子的男子) in high-heeled shoes(穿著高跟鞋)
7. run into
釋義1:跑進
例句:We saw them run into a cinema.
我們看見他們跑進一家電影院。
All rivers run into sea.
海納百川。
釋義2:偶然碰到,意外遇到(人,天氣,事情等)
例句:He was delighted beyond measure to run into an old friend.
他意外地遇見一位老友,感到無比高興。
On the way they had run into a high wind.
在路上,他們碰上了大風。
We'll run into that time and again.
這個問題我們還會時不時地碰到。
In some problems we might run into trouble if we do not take greater care.
在某些問題中如果我們不留心的話,可能會陷入麻煩之中。