重點(diǎn)講解:
1. a quarter of
四分之一;
eg. A quarter of all the people surveyed were don't-knows.
參加問卷調(diào)查的所有人中有四分之一沒有表示明確意見。
eg. They walked a quarter of a mile down the mountainside.
他們沿山坡下行了四分之一英里的路程。
2. be home to sb./sth.
是……的發(fā)源地,是……棲息地,是……的家園;
eg. Its neglected state might make it seem as though it were abandoned, but it is home to an old man and a jack-in-the-box.
不為人知的狀態(tài)似乎表明這座房子已經(jīng)被遺棄了,但是它卻是一位老者和一個(gè)玩偶的家。
eg. She said that the British Library is home to the whole of the English language memory since the English word began.
大英圖書館的藏書包羅萬象,囊括了自英語產(chǎn)生以來的所有英文書籍。
3. help to do sth.
有助于做某事;幫忙做某事;
eg. Attractive packaging can help to sell products.
精美的包裝有助于產(chǎn)品的銷售。
eg. The music will help to relax you.
音樂會(huì)使你感到輕松。
adj. 易碎的,脆的,精細(xì)的