1. keep a secret 保密
They required him to keep it a secret.
他們要求他對這事保密。
Can you keep a secret?
你能保守秘密嗎?
情景對話:
A: Why did you come yesterday? 你昨天怎么沒來?
B: I will tell you if you could keep a secret for me. 如果你能保密,我就告訴你。
2.supposedly 根據推測,大概,可能
This picture is supposedly worth more than a million pounds.
這幅畫大概值一百萬鎊以上。
Supposedly, she's a rich woman.
看上去她是一個有錢的女人。
情景對話:
A: What's the weather tomorrow do you think? 你覺得明天的天氣會怎樣?
B: Supposedly it should be rainy. 看來要下雨。
3. descend from...起源于...,由...傳下來的,是...的后代
What line of kings do you descend from?
你又是從哪個血脈繼承下來的?
He is descended from Confucius.
他是孔子的后裔。
情景對話:
A: Why is she so proud of her family? 她為什么這么驕傲于自己的出身?
B: It's said she is descended from nobles. 據說她是貴族的后代。
4. make a treaty with與...簽訂協議
Wales made a treaty with Scotland.
威爾士與蘇格蘭訂立了一項條約。
情景對話:
A: What's the results of the dispute? 這場紛爭的最后結果怎樣?
B: They make a treaty with each other. 他們雙方簽訂了協議。
5. stay off 遠離
If you stay off the bottle and cigarettes, you'll be much healthier.
如果你煙、酒不沾的話,你將會健康得多。
We must tell the children to stay off the road; the traffic is dangerous.
我們必須告訴孩子們不要靠近馬路,來往的車輛很危險。
情景對話:
A: My sight seems bad recently. 我的視力最近好像下降了。
B: I think you should stay off computer. 我想你該遠離電腦了。