1. learn of 獲悉,聽(tīng)說(shuō)
I was sorry to learn of your illness.
聽(tīng)說(shuō)你病了,我感到不安。
It was a pleasant surprise to learn of her marriage.
得知她結(jié)婚是件令人驚喜的事。
情景對(duì)話:
A: Why is she so sad? 你怎么這么傷心?
B: She just learnt of her grandma's death. 她剛聽(tīng)到奶奶去世的消息。
2. dispose of sth. 安排,解決,處理
I must dispose of the trouble.
我必須擺脫麻煩。
He was forced to dispose of his art treasures.
他被迫處理掉自己的藝術(shù)珍品。
情景對(duì)話:
A: For what are you confused? 你困惑什么呢?
B: I don't know how to dispose of my spare time. 我不知道怎么安排業(yè)余時(shí)間。
3. be dependent upon 依賴于
A child is dependent upon its parents.
小孩依靠他的父母。
The harvest is dependent upon the weather.
收成要視天氣而定。
情景對(duì)話:
A: Why are you so hard-working? 你這么辛苦工作是為何?
B: Oh, all my families are dependent upon me. 噢,全家人都要靠我養(yǎng)活。