重點講解:
1. help out 幫助…做事;
例句:There was only a young girl to help out in the kitchen.
廚房里只有一個年輕的女孩幫忙 。
2. be similar to 相像的;相仿的;類似的;
例句:A cat is similar to a tiger in many respects.
貓和虎在很多方面相似 。
3. be supposed to do sth. 應當,應該,須;
例句:You are not suppose to stay home during the weekend.
你不應該周末還呆在家里 。
4. start off 開始;
例句:The project started off on the wrong foot.
這項工程一開始就不順利 。
5. revert to 恢復,回復(到以前的狀態、制度或行為;
例句:Jackson said her boss became increasingly depressed and reverted to smoking heavily.
杰克遜說她的老板情緒越來越低落,又開始拼命抽煙了 。
6. be good at 擅長的;精通的;能干的;
例句:She is very good at using her charm to get her way.
她非常善于利用自己的魅力隨心所欲 。
7. end up 最終;結果;到頭來;
例句:Make sure you wear your life jacket, otherwise — if you fall over board-you'll end up feeding the fishes.
確信你穿好了救生衣,否則——要是你從船上落入水中——你會葬身魚腹的 。
8. be ashamed of (為…)感到羞恥的,感到難為情的;
例句:I've never told this to anyone, but it's true, I was terribly ashamed of my mum.
這件事我從來沒告訴過別人,但是我真的為我媽感到很害臊 。
9. turn out (以某種方式)發生;最后是;結果是;
例句:I feel certain that it will all turn out well.
我覺得最后肯定會皆大歡喜 。
n. 魅力,迷人,吸引力,美貌
v. (使)陶