第一、短語精講
1. bad loser:輸了生氣的人,經不起失敗的人;沒出息的失敗者
例句:He always gets annoyed when I beat him at cards; he's a bad loser.
每當我打牌贏了他時,他總是很生氣,他是個輸不起的人。
2. behind bars:在獄中
例句:The Judge will put him behind bars for at least five years.
法官最低限度也會判他坐五年牢。
He was a pickpocket and had been behind bars for many years.
他曾是個扒手,在監獄中關了許多年。
3. end up:結束,告終
4. in writing:書面地,以書面形式
例句:You must get his agreement in writing.
你必須得到他書面的同意。
Mr. Collins, we have not an iota of proof in writing.
柯林斯先生,我們一點兒書面證據也拿不出來。
5. because of:因為,由于
例句:Because of the coldness of the weather we stayed indoors.
我們因天氣寒冷呆在家里。
We can't get it through the door because of its width.
我們無法使它通過這道門,因為它太寬了。
6. thank to:幸虧
例句:Thank to Edison's invention of lamp, it brightened the world.
幸虧愛迪生發明了燈泡,使世界充滿了光明。
第二、短語泛講
1. a few weeks of:幾周的......
2. have the basis of:有......的基礎
3. get proof:拿到證據