1. stalk v. 悄悄靠近,跟蹤,蔓延,高視闊步地走
Paparazzi stalk him at home and trail him in cars.狗仔隊在他家周圍潛伏,開車尾隨他。
I'm afraid famine will stalk over the land恐怕饑荒要在那個地方蔓延起來。
He turned and stalked away.他一轉身昂首闊步地走了。
2. straight adj. adj. 直的,坦率的,異性戀的
I want a straight answer to the question.
我想提問和回答都要直截了當。
【詞語用法】
straight可作形容詞也可作副詞適用,副詞straightly很少見,不過有時與honestly連用作為短語honestly and straightly,表示“誠實正直地”。
錯句舉例與錯句分析
錯句:A straight garden path can be improved if it curves gently.
糾正:A garden path which is straight can be improved by a gentle curve.
翻譯:一條直的花園小徑可通過輕度彎曲的方式來加以改進。
分析:straight path表示直的小徑,無法被改善,但如果是the path,可以被改進。
3. take one's time 慢慢來,不著急,請慢用
4. look up v. 查閱,好轉,仰視
You can look up this word in the vocabulary.
你可以在詞匯表里查這個詞。
The national economy is beginning to look up.
國民經濟正在開始好轉。
5. busted adj. 破產了的, 失敗了的,被抓到的
bust v. v. 打碎,搜捕,降級,終止
I busted my leg playing basketball.我打籃球的時候弄傷了腿。
He's been busted for drug trafficking.他因毒品買賣而被警方逮捕。
His company went bust.他的公司破產了。