重點(diǎn)講解:
1. in season
應(yīng)季;當(dāng)季;旺季;
eg. These are the dog days; watermelons are just in season.
現(xiàn)在是伏天,西瓜正當(dāng)令 。
eg. Hotels are often full in season.
在度假旺季,旅館經(jīng)常客滿(mǎn) 。
2. be used to do sth.
過(guò)去常常;過(guò)去曾做某事;
eg. Things ain't what they used to be.
現(xiàn)在情況不比從前了 。
eg. I used to live in London.
我曾經(jīng)在倫敦居住過(guò) 。
3. be familiar with
熟悉;熟知;
eg. Tom is quite familiar with the author.
湯姆很熟悉那位作家 。
eg. We won't go wrong, because I'm quite familiar with the streets here.
我們不會(huì)走錯(cuò)路的,因?yàn)槲覍?duì)這兒的街道非常熟悉 。
4. build up
逐步的增長(zhǎng);
eg. There has been a build-up of troops on both sides of the border.
邊境兩邊都在集結(jié)兵力 。
eg. The disease can also cause a build up of pressure in the inner ear leading to severe earache.
該疾病還會(huì)引起內(nèi)耳的壓力增加,從而導(dǎo)致劇烈的耳痛 。
5. in the long run
從長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)來(lái)看;
eg. In the long run, it is aneconomy to buy good quality goods.
從長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)觀點(diǎn)來(lái)看,買(mǎi)質(zhì)量好的物品還是合算的 。
eg. They will win out in the long run.
從長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)看他們總會(huì)勝利 。
6. even though
即使;盡管;縱然;
eg. Even though he tried, he still lagged behind other runners.
盡管他努力了,仍落在其他賽跑者之后 。
eg. He never apologizes, even though he knows that he is in the wrong.
他從不道歉,即使他自知錯(cuò)了 。
adj. 有毒的,惡意的