重點講解:
1. would like to do sth.
(表示愿意)想要;
eg. I would like to move to another town and make a fresh start.
我想搬到另一個城市去,從頭做起 。
eg. I would like to give you some advice in the name of a friend.
我愿意以朋友的名義給你一些建議 。
2. instead of
代替…;而不是…;
eg. Instead of exulting over his failure, you should have lent him a helping hand.
你不應該對他的失敗幸災樂禍,而應幫他一把 。
eg. Most large steamships now burn oil instead of coal.
現在多數的大輪船都燒油而不燒煤 。
3. on the other hand
(從)另一方面(來說)(用于引出相對照的另一點);
eg. The Blairgowrie Highland Games, on the other hand, are the real thing rather than a media event.
另一方面,布萊爾高里高地賽確實是真正的比賽,而不單是媒體盛事 。
eg. This is a novel, but on the other hand, it can be looked as a biography.
這是一部小說,在另一方面,它又可以被看作一部傳記 。
4. take pride in
以……自豪;
eg. They take great pride in their heritage.
他們為自己的歷史傳統深感自豪 。
eg. He seems to take pride in making fatuous remarks.
說起這番蠢話來,他似乎還挺得意 。
5. for sure
無疑;肯定;
eg. She won't dare do that again, and that's for sure.
她不敢再干那事了,那是毫無疑問的 。
eg. One thing is for sure,it's not going to be easy.
有一點可以肯定,事情不會很容易 。
n. 傳記