重點講解:
1. pay for
付出代價;受到懲罰;
eg. They made him pay for his offence by giving him the sack.
他們解雇了他,從而使他因自己的過錯而受到了懲罰。
eg. You'll have to pay for your crime.
你得為你的罪行付出代價。
2. go ahead
開始吧;做吧;
eg. If you insist on leaving now , please go ahead.
你一定要走,那就請便吧。
eg. Go ahead! There's nothing to be afraid of.
干吧!沒有什么可怕的。
3. ask for
索要;請求,懇求(給予);
eg. I have the right to ask for an explanation.
我有權要求一個解釋。
eg. He had the audacity to ask for an increase in salary.
他竟然厚著臉皮要求增加薪水。
4. kick off
踢掉(鞋);
eg. Kick off your shoes and kick back for a while.
脫掉你的鞋子,好好地放松一下自己。
eg. She stretched out on the sofa and kicked off her shoes.
她四肢平攤躺在沙發上,踢掉了鞋子。
5. agree with
同意;贊成;意見一致;
eg. I see your point but I'm not sure I agree with you.
我明白你的觀點,但恐怕我不能茍同。
eg. The witnesses' statements just don't agree with each other.
幾個證人的陳述并不一致。
6. in response to
對…做出反應;回答;
eg. He did it in response to an inner calling.
他受內心欲望的驅使而做了那件事。
eg. In response to this problem, various academics proposed many measures and steps.
針對這一問題,各界學者提出了很多對策和措施。
n. 決定,決策