重點(diǎn)講解:
1. add to
添加;增加;摻加;
eg. A few jokes add leaven to a boring speech.
幾句笑話可給枯燥無味的演講增添活躍的氣氛。
eg. Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.
她的批評將會使局勢更加不穩(wěn)定。
2. be confined to
受限制的;被限定;
eg. The problem is not confined to Germany.
問題不僅限于德國。
eg. These dangers are not confined to smokers.
這些危險(xiǎn)不只是困擾吸煙者。
3. threnten to do sth.
(壞事)可能發(fā)生,將要發(fā)生;
eg. Such measures threaten to provoke escalating retaliation and a full-blown trade war.
這些措施將招致更大規(guī)模的貿(mào)易報(bào)復(fù)措施,甚至全面的貿(mào)易戰(zhàn)。
eg. He can even threaten to call the deal off.
他甚至還可以威脅要取消這筆交易。
adj. 偏僻的,遙遠(yuǎn)的,遠(yuǎn)程的,(感情等)距離很大