1. be loyal to:對......忠誠,效忠于......
例:He remained loyal to me through thick and thin.
他歷盡艱辛始終都忠實(shí)于我。
We are loyal to our motherland.
我們忠于祖國。
The vassal swore that he would be loyal to the king forever.
這位封臣宣誓他將永遠(yuǎn)忠誠于國王。
2. on the verge of :接近于...... 頻臨于......在某事即將發(fā)生之際; 接近出現(xiàn)某事物之點(diǎn)
短:on the verge of war, success, bankruptcy
在接近戰(zhàn)爭爆發(fā)﹑成功﹑破產(chǎn)之際
例:Her misery brought her to the verge of tears.
她難過得快要哭了。
3. tear something from something:從......撕下(扯下)......
例:He tore the notice down from a wall angrily.
他憤怒地從墻上撕下布告。
His classmate has tore a page out of his book.
他的同學(xué)把它的課本撕下了一頁。
3. on one’s own:獨(dú)立地
例:She' s leaving the company to branch out on her own.
她打算脫離這家公司, 自己開業(yè)。
She leaned to live on her own when she was in college.
在大學(xué)時(shí)她就學(xué)會(huì)自立了。
4. or so:大約
例:He must be thirty or so.
他一定有三十多歲了。
It' s going to be a cold winter, or so the newspaper says.
今天冬天將會(huì)很冷,好像報(bào)紙上是這么說的。
Don' t forget to turn down the gas after an hour or so.
別忘了過一小時(shí)左右把煤氣關(guān)小點(diǎn)兒。