妙語佳句:
quit:放棄
例如:He quit his job as an office boy in Athens...
他辭去了在雅典當辦公室勤雜工的工作。
quit還有停止做某事,離開某地的意思。
例如:I was trying to quit smoking at the time.
當時我正在努力戒煙。
Police were called when he refused to quit the building.
他拒絕離開那座大樓,于是人們叫來了警察。
clog:塞住,堵塞
例如:Dirt clogs the pores, causing spots...
灰塵堵塞毛孔,從而生出粉刺。
拓展:clog someone up使某人遲鈍
例如:This cheese clogs me up. I can't eat it.
這種奶酪使我遲鈍,我不能吃。
clog something with something用某物堵住某物
例如:Please don't clog the drain with garbage.
不要用垃圾堵住了下水道。
isolated:四野無人,偏遠的。
例如:Many of the refugee villages are in isolated areas...
很多難民村落都在偏遠地區。
拓展:isolated還有孤單的,個別的意思。
例如:Men can feel isolated at work...
人們工作時可能感到孤立無助。
They said the allegations related to an isolated case of cheating.
他們說這些指控與另一件欺詐案有關。
劇情百科常識:
朱莉婭·羅伯茨在片中飾演一個個性獨立堅強的年輕女子,她自己擁有一家五金行,她總是希望能有一個屬于自己的家庭,但是卻又害怕婚姻。至于理查·基爾他是個離過婚的專欄作家,所以在他的專欄中總是習慣性地對女性冷嘲熱諷,因此他也經常被人批評他尖酸的言詞,但是他認為他有理由這么做。理查·基爾在銀幕上的形象總是比較正經,他也較常演出動作片或心理驚悚電影,而《落跑新娘》里艾克的角色則讓理查·基爾有機會表現他喜劇的一面。
考考你:
他估計自己會在約翰遜炒他魷魚之前先辭職。
鄰居用刷子和樹葉堵住了小溪。
一些病人可能變得非常孤獨沮喪。
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