重點講解:
1. contrast with
截然不同;有明顯差異;對比鮮明;
eg. Johnson's easy charm contrasted sharply with the prickliness of his boss.
約翰遜的親和力和他老板易怒的性格形成了鮮明的對比。
eg. The yellow curtains contrast with the blue bedcover.
黃色窗簾與藍色床罩形成對比。
2. belong to
屬于;
eg. Wheat, maize and oats belong to the grain group.
小麥,玉米及燕麥都屬谷類。
eg. While the two are only days apart in age they seem to belong to wholly different generations.
盡管這兩人年齡上只相差幾天,他們卻好像是屬于完全不同時代的人。
3. in the face of
面對;在…面前;
eg. Its men are often helpless in the face of shocking violence.
當地人面對令人震驚的暴力時處于無助的狀態。
eg. Action is the reason he hesitated: in the face of a great goal, he wants to take action but do not know how to action.
他行動猶豫的原因應該是:在一個偉大的目標面前,他想采取行動但卻不知如何去行動。
4. no doubt
無疑地;必定;
eg. They have the usual quota of human weaknesses, no doubt.
毫無疑問,他們身上也有人所共有的弱點。
eg. They would no doubt welcome the action with open arms.
他們無疑將熱烈歡迎這一舉動。
5. on the other hand
(從)另一方面(來說)(用于引出相對照的另一點);
eg. On the other hand, unexpected problems have arisen.
另外一方面,出現了許多未預料的問題。
eg. On the other hand, the idea appealed to him.
從另一方面來說,這個想法又使他很感興趣。
adj. 社會的,社交的
n. 社交聚會