重點講解:
1. be composed of
組成;構成;
eg. The sea water is mainly composed of water and salt.
海水主要由水和鹽組成。
eg. Our class is composed of eighteen boys and twelve girls.
我們班由18個男生和12個女生組成。
2. turn into
(使)變成;(使)成為;
eg. We saw their hope turn into a snare, and their rejoicing into weeping.
我們看到他們的希望化為泡影,他們的歡樂變成哀泣。
eg. From the evaporation of water, people know that liquids can turn into gases under certain conditions.
根據水的蒸發現象,人們認識到液體在一定條件下可以變成氣體。
3.tend towards
傾向于,容易表現出(某種特性);
eg. Artistic and intellectual people tend towards left-wing views.
搞藝術的人和知識分子容易持“左傾”觀點。
eg. Our school dramas tend towards comedy and farce.
我們學校編排的戲劇傾向于喜劇和滑稽劇。
4. join in
加入,參加(活動);
eg. I hope that everyone will be able to join in the fun.
我希望每個人都能夠加入進來,玩得開心。
eg. He started to sing and I joined in.
他開始唱起歌來,然后我也跟著唱起來。
5. be made of
(由…)構成的;(由…)制成的;
eg. The top of the table is made of glass.
桌面由玻璃制成。
eg. This salad is made of apple, pear, potato and celery.
這份色拉是由蘋果、梨、土豆和芹菜做成的。
6. by-product
副產品;
eg. The raw material for the tyre is a by-product of petrol refining.
制造輪胎的原材料是提煉汽油時產生的一種副產品。
eg. I think nobody will disagree that pollution is a by-product of industrialization.
污染是工業化的一個副產品,我想沒人會不同意這看法的.
7. consist of
由…組成;由…構成;
eg. Breakfast consisted of porridge served with butter.
早餐是麥片粥配佐餐黃油。
eg. Her crew consisted of children from Devon and Cornwall.
她的團隊由來自德文郡和康沃爾郡的孩子們組成。