重點講解:
1. pull up
(車或駕車者)減速停下;
eg. The cab pulled up and the driver jumped out.
出租車減速停下,司機跳了出來。
eg. You are suppoised to pull up at the traffic light.
你應該在紅綠燈處停車。
2. back up
倒車;
eg. He backed up a few feet and rolled the window down.
他往后倒了幾英尺,然后搖下車窗。
eg. A police van drove through the protesters and backed up to the front door of the house.
一輛警車穿過抗議的人群,并倒至房子的前門。
3. shut off
關閉;關上;使停止運轉;
eg. We shut off the motor before we left the workshop.
我們離開車間以前把馬達關掉了。
eg. They shut off the gas and electricity in their house before leaving on holiday.
他們出外度假之前把家中的煤氣和電源關掉。
4. hunt for
搜尋;尋找;
eg. A forensic team was hunting for clues.
法醫小組正在尋找線索。
eg. Some new arrivals lose hope even before they start hunting for a job.
有些新來的人甚至還沒開始找工作就感到絕望了。
Chryssa hunted for Patra, and found her busy at a corner of the site.
克麗莎到處尋找帕特拉,最后發現她在現場的一個角落里忙活著。
5. in reverse
倒擋;倒車;
eg. He lurched the car in reverse along the ruts to the access road.
他順著車轍搖搖晃晃地將車倒到了支路上。
Drive the automobile in reverse until you get out of the alley.
倒開汽車直到你開出這個胡同。