重點講解:
1. up to date
掌握最新信息的;
eg. We'll keep you up to date with any news.
一有新消息我們就會告訴你。
eg. I am very up to date on this sort of thing because I listen to the news.
我掌握了大量關于這類事的最新信息,因為我經常收聽新聞。
2. get along
相處融洽;
eg. It's impossible to get along with him...
根本無法跟他和睦相處。
eg. They seemed to be getting along fine.
他們好像相處得頗為融洽。
3. catch on fire
著火;
eg. It is easy for paper to catch on fire.
紙很容易著火。
eg. Our house caught on fire last summer.
我們的房子去年夏天著火了。
4. fall in love
墮入愛河;(與…)相愛;
eg. I fell in love with him because of his kind nature.
我愛上他,是因為他秉性善良。
eg. We fell madly in love.
我們瘋狂地相愛了。
5. prevent sb. from doing sth.
阻止;制止;阻礙某人做某事;
eg. He said this would prevent companies from creating new jobs...
他說這將使公司無法創造新的工作機會。
eg. The police have been trying to prevent them carrying weapons.
警方一直都設法阻止他們攜帶武器。
6. now that
既然;由于;
eg. Now that she was retired she lived with her sister.
現在她已經退休了,和姐姐一起住。
eg. Now that the problem has been identified, appropriate action can be taken.
現在既已找出問題的癥結,即可采取適當行動。