第一、短語精講
1. come away:離開
e.g. He had to come away before the party ended.
他不得不在舞會結束前離去。
e.g. She had to come away before the end of the play.
她沒有把戲看完,就不得不走了。
2. get back to:回到(某處)
e.g. The damaged ship managed with difficulty to get back to port.
那艘受損的船費力地駛回港口。
e.g. The only way he can get back to the mainland is on the grocer's boat.
所以他回大陸的唯一辦法就是乘坐那條貨船。
3. put sb. through sth.:使......經歷(經受)
Exp. If someone puts you through an unpleasant experience, they make you experience it.
e.g. She wouldn't want to put them through the ordeal of a huge ceremony.
她不想讓他們參加大型儀式受罪。
e.g. Those two husbands put me through hell.
那兩任丈夫使我受盡地獄般的煎熬。
4. in time:及時,適時
e.g. You'll be in time if you hurry.
你要是抓緊一點兒就會來得及。
e.g. He might get here in time, but I can't be sure.
他可能及時來到這里, 不過我不能確定。
5. keep the secret:守口如瓶,隱瞞秘密
e.g. Nobody would know about it if you keep the secret.
如果你保密的話,沒有人會知道的。
e.g. She resolved to keep the secret in her bosom.
她決定把這一秘密藏在心中。
6. for one’s sake:看在某人的份上,看在某人的面子上,為了......
e.g. Elinor, for her sister's sake, could not press the subject further.
埃莉諾為了她妹妹的利益,不再堅持這個題目了。
e.g. Think of your mother and think of her misery while you suffer. For her sake you must exert yourself.
想想你的母親,想想當你受苦時她是多么悲傷!為了她的緣故你必須堅強起來。
第二、短語積累
1. ruin one’s life:毀掉某人的生活
2. have got time:有時間
3. conceal one’s shame:隱瞞某人的恥辱之事