重點講解:
1. come upon
偶然碰到(或發現);
eg. I came upon an irresistible item at a yard sale.
在一次庭院拍賣會上,我偶然發現了一個忍不住想買的東西。
eg. I come upon a group of children play in the street.
我遇到一群孩子在街上玩耍。
2. figure out
想出;理解;弄清;
eg. I can't figure out what he was hinting at.
我想不出他在暗示什么。
eg. It took her a long time to figure out who the wrongdoer was.
她用了很長時間才琢磨出誰是做壞事的人。
3. be able to do sth.
能做到某事;
eg. Women seem to be able to multitask better than men.
女性似乎比男性更擅長同時做數件事情。
eg. At last they were able to feel secure about the future.
他們終于覺得不必為將來而擔憂了。
4. chop down
砍倒;伐倒;
eg. Sometimes they have to chop down a tree for firewood.
他們有時只好砍樹當柴燒。
eg. Every morning the old man went out to chop down trees.
每天一早,老人就去森林伐木。
5. work out
(如期)發生;進展(順利);
eg. I hope it will work out well.
我希望進展順利。
eg. The deal just isn't working out the way we were promised.
結果待遇根本不是他們對我們許諾的那樣。
6. turn into
(使)變成;(使)成為;
eg. A prince turns into a frog in this cartoon fairytale.
在這個卡通童話里王子變成了一只青蛙。
eg. He decided to turn his hobby into a lucrative sideline.
他決定把自己的愛好變成賺錢的副業。
n. 做壞事的人;違法犯罪者