重點講解:
1. come up
即將發(fā)生;即將到來;
eg. A new problem had come up.
發(fā)生了一個新的問題 。
eg. I expect something to come up soon.
我預料很快就要出事的 。
2. care about
關心;在乎;在意;
eg. People don't care about how talented or charming you are. They only care about how much you care about them.
人們不在乎你多有才能或多有魅力,他們只在乎你對他們有多好 。
eg. Most employers believe that those who look as if they care about themselves are more likely to care about their jobs.
大多數(shù)雇主認為那些看起來似乎在乎自己形象的人更可能在乎自己的工作 。
3. make sure that
一定要;設法保證;
eg. We make sure that the ads are reaching 70% legal-drinking-age adults.
我們的目標是確保我們廣告受眾的70%都是達到法定飲酒年齡的成年人 。
eg. But, we want to make sure that everything we do has the right nutritional value for our kids.
但我們還是希望確保我們提供的所有食品對孩子有恰當?shù)臓I養(yǎng)價值 。
4. put sb. on the spot
使…陷入困境;使…為難;
eg. He put me on the spot a bit because he invited me right in front of his mum and I didn't particularly want to go.
他讓我有點難堪,因為他當著他母親的面邀請我,而我又不太想去 。
eg. Even clever people are not terribly clever when put on the spot.
即便是聰明人在面對難題時也未必就能表現(xiàn)得特別聰明 。
5. get along with
(與…)和睦相處;
eg. You should try to get along with them.
你應該試著和她們好好相處 。
eg. Mary is a very nice girl to get along with.
瑪麗是個能與之和睦相處的好女孩 。
adj. 混亂的