重點講解:
1. be guaranteed to
有保證的;確定的;
eg. Reports of this kind are guaranteed to cause anxiety.
這種報道勢必會引發憂慮。
eg. Replacement is guaranteed if the products are not up to the standard.
產品不合規格,保證退換。
2. stare at
凝視;盯著看;
eg. They stared at the strange sight in silent wonder.
他們驚訝地默默凝視那奇景。
eg. It's not polite to stare at a girl in the face.
盯著姑娘的臉瞧是不禮貌的。
3. in any case
(強調后面的陳述至關重要或十分肯定)不管怎樣,無論如何;
eg. Either he escaped, or he came to grief. In any case, he was never seen again.
他要么逃掉了,要么遭到了不測。不管怎么樣,反正再也沒有人見過他。
eg. And in any case, as the kept telling herself, it was all probably a misunderstanding, there was surely nothing to it.
她不停地對自己說,不管怎樣,很可能是一聲誤會,肯定沒有什么大不了的。
4. no-win
無望取勝的;必敗的;
eg. It was a no-win situation. Either she pretended she hated Ned and felt awful or admitted she loved him and felt even worse!
這個問題沒法解決,要么她假裝討厭內德,自己難過;要么承認自己愛他,然后覺得更糟!
eg. We are considering the options available to us in this no-win situation.
在這種取勝無望的情形下,我們在考慮有什么選擇。
5. follow-up
繼續;后續;
eg. Regarding the follow up service after the students take up an occupation.
重視畢業生就業后的后續服務工作.
eg. One man was arrested during the raid and another during a follow-up operation.
一人在突襲中被捕,另一人在后續行動中被捕。
6. replace with
以…取代;以…接替;
eg. We've replaced the old adding machine with a computer.
我們用電腦取代了老式的加法計算器。
eg. I'm going to replace my battered car with a new one.
我打算買輛新車來取代我那輛破車。
7. reflect on
沉思;深思;
eg. I reflected on the child's future.
我認真考慮了孩子的將來。
eg. He has to reflect on what answer to give.
他得思考一下如何答復。
adj. 精細的,詳盡的,精心的
v. 詳細地