重點講解:
1. end up 最終;結果;到頭來;
例句:Wasteful people usually end up in debt.
揮霍浪費者最后往往負債 。
2. to death (用于形容詞或動詞后,表示強調);
例句:He was tired to death after a day's work.
工作了一天他累得要死 。
3. for some reason 不知為何;不知什么原因;
例句:The airport couldn't come into use for some reason.
那個機場因為某種原因當時沒有投入使用 。
4. as opposed to 而不是;
例句:To start with, Buss has to handle it as opposed to letting it handle him.
首先,巴斯必須操縱這件事,而不是讓自己被事態牽著鼻子走 。
5. the other way around 相反地;
例句:You'd think you were the one who did me the favour, and not the other way around.
你會認為是你幫助了我,而不是我幫助了你 。
adj. 絕望的,不顧一切的