重點講解:
1. stay-at-home
(不去工作或旅行)守在家里的人;
eg. I was a stay-at-home mum until 1980 when my husband lost his job.
1980 年我丈夫失業(yè)之前,我一直是個家庭主婦 。
eg. And women are happy to see stay-at-home husbands building closer relationships with their children.
妻子們很樂意看到居家丈夫和孩子們建立起更為親密的關(guān)系 。
2. bring up
養(yǎng)育;撫養(yǎng);養(yǎng)大;
eg. Many women still take career breaks to bring up children.
仍然有許多女性為了撫養(yǎng)孩子而離職 。
eg. He gave much attention and thought to bring up his children.
他在教育孩子方面花了大量的心血 。
3. except for
除了;除…之外;唯有;
eg. He hadn't eaten a thing except for one forkful of salad.
除了一餐叉色拉,他什么都沒吃 。
eg. Except for an old lady, the bus was empty.
那輛公共汽車上除了一位老婦之外,一個人也沒有 。
4. interact with
相互交流;相互溝通;
eg. Teachers have a limited amount of time to interact with each child.
教師和每個孩子溝通的時間有限 。
eg. The performers dress up as colorful statues and interact with the audience.
表演者打扮成色彩繽紛的雕像和觀眾互動 。
5. get along with
(與…)和睦相處;
eg. He could not get along with anybody.
他跟誰都合不來 。
eg. She's easy to get along with.
她很好相處 。
6. look after
照料;照顧;照管;
eg. When she finished work she had to hurry home and look after her son.
她下班后就得趕緊回家照顧兒子 。
eg. I just can't be bothered to look after the house.
我就是不想費事照看這所房子 。
7. take care of
照顧;照看;看護;
eg. Don't worry yourself about me, I can take care of myself.
你別擔(dān)心我,我能照顧好自己 。
eg. She is too flighty to take care of young children.
她太不負責(zé)任,不能照顧小孩 。
8. do one's best
盡力;竭盡所能;
eg. I'll do my best to find out.
我會盡力查明真相 。
eg. It's a Championship fight — do your best.
這是錦標賽——要盡全力 。
9. agree on
商定;議定;就…達成協(xié)議;
eg. We agree on this count.
在這一點上,我們的意見一致 。
eg. They couldn't agree on what color to paint the house.
他們無法就房子漆什么顏色持相同意見 。
n. 相互作用,相互影響,互動交流