重點講解:
1. even though
即使;盡管;縱然;
eg. Even though he said he was not frightened at all, the nervous look on his face told on him.
即使他說他一點也不害怕,可是他臉上緊張的表情泄了他的底 。
eg. Even though I'm quite a reserved person, I like meeting people.
我雖然性格極為內斂,但喜歡和人接觸 。
2. at first
最初;起初;開始時;
eg. Nothing unusual happened at first.
起初并無特殊事情發生 。
eg. At first progress was slow.
開始時進展比較緩慢 。
3. warm up
加熱;使暖和;變暖和;
eg. The consensus amongst the world's scientists is that the world is likely to warm up over the next few decades.
世界各國科學家一致認為在未來幾十年里地球有可能變暖 。
eg. The fireplace will warm up the cold room.
壁爐將使寒冷的屋子暖和起來 。
4. calm down
(使)平靜下來;(使)鎮定下來;
eg. Learning when and how to calm down can be very useful for people of any age.
學會何時及怎么使自己能夠冷靜下來對于正在發怒的人來說非常有用 。
eg. Anyhow, let's calm down and try to figure things out.
無論如何,我們先靜下心來把事情弄清楚 。
5. pile in
擠入;擠進;
eg. The driver told us to pile in.
司機叫我們擠進去 。
eg. Rui Faria wrestles him to the floor, and stewards and players pile in to restore order.
路易.法里亞把這個球迷摔倒在地上,然后工作人員和球員紛紛擠進來恢復秩序 。
adj. 保留的,預訂的,冷淡的,緘默的