重點講解:
1. in general
總的來說;總體上來看;大體上;
eg. She is in general reckoned to draw extremely well.
普遍的評價是她的繪畫十分高明 。
eg. In general, people don't like to be made fun of.
大體上講,人們都不喜歡被捉弄 。
2. run around
(尤指孩子)到處玩耍游逛;
eg. I used to run around and play.
我過去常跑來跑去做游戲 。
eg. The young people run around kicking a ball, wearing themselves out.
年輕人跑來跑去踢著球,把自己弄得精疲力竭 。
3. start off
從…開始;從…著手;
eg. He started off with one small factory, and now he's the head of an oil empire.
他開始只經營一家小工廠,如今已成為一個石油大企業的頭兒 。
eg. The discussion started off mildly enough.
討論頗為溫和地開展起來 。
4. concentrate on
全神貫注;集中(心思);
eg. Water companies should concentrate on reducing waste instead of building new reservoirs.
自來水公司應該集中精力減少水浪費,而不是修建新水庫 。
eg. We must concentrate on what we are doing.
我們必須專心作眼下的事 。
n. 精華,精銳,中堅份子