重點講解:
1. used to do sth.
過去常常;過去曾做某事;
eg. We used to compete on just cost.
我們曾經僅僅在成本上競爭 。
eg. Marjorie Baer used to joke about her retirement plans.
瑪喬麗貝爾曾經拿她的退休計劃開玩笑 。
2. first of all
第一;首先;
eg. My aim was first of all to determine what I should do next.
我的目標首先是要確定自己下一步該做什么 。
eg. First of all, to try to keep calm at the interview.
首先,面試時要保持鎮靜 。
3. keep sb. from doing sth.
阻止(或防止、阻礙)…做某事;
eg. Embarrassment has kept me from doing all sorts of things.
我總是害怕受窘,什么事都不敢去做 。
eg. He kept her from being lonely.
他不讓她感到孤獨 。
adv. 自動地,機械地