重點講解:
1. be ready for
準備好的;勝任的;
eg. Within ninety minutes the ship was ready for departure.
90分鐘之內輪船準備出發。
eg. She is ready for her homeward journey.
她準備好踏上返家之程了。
2. in turn
繼而;轉而;反過來;
eg. That in turn will lead to higher electricity and fuel prices.
這些措施會反過來導致更高的電價和燃料價格。
eg. This, in turn, makes speech and written communication richer.
這也因此使得口語及文字溝通變得更加豐富。
3. intrude on/upon
干擾;擾亂;
eg. I am very sorry to intrude on your grief.
我很抱歉在你感到悲傷的時候來打擾你。
eg. I don't want to intrude upon them if they are busy.
如果他們很忙,我就不打擾了。
4. bring back
使記起;使想起;
eg. These pictures bring back some great memories.
這些照片帶給我一些美好的回憶。
eg. Talking about it brought it all back.
談到這個讓人想起了整件事。
5. face to face
面對面;直面;
eg. I want to talk to you face to face.
我想和你面談。
eg. His ambition was to meet his favourite pop star face to face.
他心向往之的是要面對面地見見他心目中的流行曲歌星。
6. go through
經歷,經受(尤指苦難或艱難時期);
eg. When you go through a change, it's normal to feel sad for a while.
當你經歷一個變化,一陣子感到悲傷是正常的。
eg. Perhaps, but many entrepreneurs go through a grind-it-out phase.
可能吧,但大部分創業者都會經歷一個艱難期。