單詞提煉:
1. blame:責備
2. fake:假貨
3. fool:欺騙,愚弄
4. rash:(皮)疹
5.scratch:抓,搔
6. outgrow:年長而不再要(某事物); 長大而厭倦(某事物)
7. disgusting:人厭惡的
8. habit:習慣,習性
9. shrug:聳肩
10. hide:遮避
11. dig:搜尋
12. cover-up:掩飾, 隱蔽
13. pressure:壓力
重點單詞精講:
1.blame
Usage:~ sb (for sth)/~ sth on sb
Exp. consider or say that sb is responsible for sth done (badly or wrongly) or not done
責備; 責怪; 指責; 埋怨
Eg. A bad workman blames his tools, ie refuses to accept the responsibility for his own mistakes.
拙匠埋怨工具差(不承認錯在自己)。
Eg. If you fail the exam you'll only have yourself to blame.
你若考試不及格, 只能怪自己。
Eg. She blamed him for the failure of their marriage/blamed the failure of their marriage on him.
她把婚姻的觸礁歸咎于他。
2.fool
Usage:~ sb (into doing sth)
Exp. to trick sb into believing sth that is not true
Eg. She certainly had me fooled-I really believed her!
Eg. You cannot fool me!
Eg. You're fooling yourself if you think none of this will affect you.
Eg. Don't be fooled into thinking they're going to change anything.
3.outgrow
Exp. leave (sth) behind or grow weary of (sth) as one grows older; grow out of
年長而不再要(某事物); 長大而厭倦(某事物)
Eg. outgrow bad habits, childish interests, etc.
年長而放棄壞習慣﹑ 兒時的興趣等
Eg. He has outgrown his passion for pop music.
他已長大不再熱衷於流行音樂了。
4.dig
Exp. to find sth that has been hidden or forgotten for a long time
Eg. I went to the attic and dug out Grandad's medals.
短語提煉:
1. wanted sb all to oneself:獨占某人
2. by one's side:在某人的身旁
3. all night:整夜
4. show off:炫耀,賣弄
5. outgrow a habit:改掉習慣
6. be done with:與......決裂
7. wear the shrugs:披上披肩
8. sit down:坐下
9. dig out:挖出,查出,找出
10. all right:沒事的
重點短語精講:
1.show off
Eg. Although he wants to make a hit, I think he hasn't got much to show off.
雖然他想大出風頭, 不過我以為他沒有什么可炫耀的。
Eg. She loved clothes, and was always immensely keen to show off any new purchase.
她喜歡各式衣服,而且常常希望顯示自己新買的衣服。
Eg. She likes to show off her nice figure by wearing tight dresses.
她總穿緊身衣來炫耀她的好身材。
Eg. I've had the boys practising this a long time, privately; and just hungry for a chance to show off.
我已經叫孩子們偷偷的練習了這么些日子,正急于找個機會來露一手呢!
2.dig out
Eg. I digged out an old photo from the drawer.
我從抽屜中翻出一張舊照片。
Eg. We are expecting to dig out some important facts.
我們希望能找出一些重要的事實。
Eg. Why did you dig out all these old magazines?
你把這些舊雜志翻出來干什么?
Eg. Can you dig the material out of the archives?
你能從檔案中找出這份材料嗎?
Eg. I am done with writing him letters asking him to pay his bill.
我不再寫信要他付清帳單了。
3.be done with
Eg. I'm done with you forever.
我和你從此一刀兩斷。
Eg. I've found he lied to me, so I've decided to have done with him.
我發覺他對我說謊, 因此決定同他斷絕關系。
Eg. When John graduated from school, he decided that he was done with study for good and all.
約翰從學校畢業時, 決定永遠不再和學習打交道了。
語法透視:
1.I wish l could have been there.
這句話使用了虛擬語氣。主句中有wish這個詞,后面跟的賓語從句要使用虛擬語氣。本句是對過去事情的假設,所以用的是could have done這個謂語結構。
2.He must have been by your side all night, showing you off.
這句話使用的是情態動詞的虛擬語氣。Must have done是表示對過去的事情的非??隙ǖ耐茰y。