重點講解:
1. used to do sth.
過去常常;過去曾做某事;
eg. The bigger girls used to chase me and tickle me.
比我高大的女孩過去總是追趕著胳肢我 。
eg. I used to live in London.
我曾經在倫敦居住過 。
2. all of a sudden
突然地;出乎意料地;
eg. All of a sudden he let out a piercing shriek.
他突然發出一聲尖叫 。
eg. The wind dropped all of a sudden.
風突然停了下來 。
3. slow down
(使)放慢;(使)減速;
eg. Slow down when turning a corner.
拐彎要慢行 。
eg. They have learned that body systems slow down when you sleep.
他們得知,當人睡覺時,身體各系統的活動都放慢下來 。
4. stop in one's track
(使)突然止步,突然停下;
eg. This magnificent church cannot fail to stop you in your tracks.
這座宏偉的教堂一定會讓你止步贊嘆 。
eg. They stopped in their tracks and stared at him in amazement.
他們突然停下,驚訝地盯著他 。
5. look back on
追憶;回顧;
eg. Someday we are going to look back on these days.
這種日子總有一天會過去的 。
eg. I still shudder when I look back on the past.
想起過去,我仍然不寒而粟 。
6. take place
(尤指在控制或組織下)發生,進行,舉行;
eg. She wanted Hugh's wedding to take place quickly.
她希望休快點舉行婚禮 。
eg. The heart transplant will take place as soon as a suitable donor can be found.
一旦找到適宜捐獻心臟的人,即可進行移植手術 。
n. 追求,狩獵,爭取
vt. 追捕,狩獵