重點講解:
1. first of all
第一;首先;
eg. My aim was first of all to determine what I should do next.
我的目標首先是要確定自己下一步該做什么 。
eg. First of all, as entrepreneurs have to consider cash flow problems.
做為企業家首先要考慮現金流的問題 。
2. make the most of
盡量利用;充分利用;
eg. Happiness is the ability to make the most of what you have.
幸福就是有能力充分享受你擁有的一切 。
eg. The occasion only comes once in five years, and they naturally make the most of it.
這個機會五年才有一次,他們當然會充分利用它 。
3. make use of
使用;利用;
eg. They make use of advertisements to plug the new product.
他們利用廣告廣為宣傳這種新產品 。
eg. I can make use of the professional experience I have obtained.
我可以充分利用自己的專業經驗 。
4. take sth. for granted
(因視作理所當然而)不把…當回事,對…不予重視(或不知感激);
eg. What right has the family to take me for granted, Martin?
這家人有什么資格瞧不起我,馬丁?
eg. The officials felt taken for granted and grumbled loudly.
這些官員感到受了怠慢,于是大聲抱怨起來 。
5. strangely enough
說來奇怪;
eg. Strangely enough, you will automatically wake up after this length of time.
奇怪的是,過了這樣一段時間你就會自己醒來 。
eg. Strangely enough, we tend to come across things that are impossible.
真奇怪,我們往往會碰到一些我們認為不可能的事 。
6. carry over
(使)延續;(使)延伸;推廣到;
eg. Springs and wells were decorated, a custom which was carried over into Christian times in Europe.
泉眼和水井都進行裝飾,這個習俗在歐洲一直延續到基督教時代 。
eg. Edward does not carry over his business ethics into his personal relationships.
愛德華并不把他在生意中的道德準則運用到私人關系中去 。
adj. 有限的,被限制的
動詞limit的過