1. around here
精解:around是介詞,意思是“圍繞”,here在這里做名詞用,意思是“這兒”,around here的意思就是“在這一帶”,屬于副詞性短語。
例句:What are you sneaking around here for?
你在這里偷偷摸摸地干什么?
The scenery around here is perfectly beautiful.
這里的景致優美無比。
2. have favorites
精解:favorite在這里做名詞用,意思是“最喜歡的人或者是事物”,是可數名詞,have favorites意思就是“有最愛”。
例句:A teacher shouldn't have favorites.
一個教師不應過分寵愛某些學生。
3. be ready for
精解:ready是形容詞,意思是“準備就緒的,準備好的”,for是表示對象,be ready for是一個形容詞性短語,的意思就是“準備從事,為......做好準備”。
例句:This guy's a nut and you'd better get ready for rainy days.
這個家伙是一個難對付的人,你最好是未雨綢繆。
The made-up sandwiches were stacked to be ready for customers.
做好的三明治堆得好好的準備迎接顧客。
4. knock out of
精釋:knock是“碰撞”的意思,out of這個介詞短語的意思是“從......里”,knock something out of something意思是“從......里撞出......” 。
5. go to meetings
精解:go to+a meeting這個結構表示去參加會議,相當于go to attend a meeting。
例句:I will go to an important meeting from next Tuesday to next Thursday.
從下周二到下周四我將參加一個重要會議。
I can go to the meeting instead of my sick brother.
我可以替我有病的兄弟去開會。
6. make an appearance
精解:appearance在這里的意思是“露面,出現”,它和make搭配使用表示“露面”的意思。
例句:I will make an appearance at the party for a little while.
我只在晚會上露個臉就走。
7. get a reputation
精解:get是“得到”的意思,在這里做貶義詞用,可以理解為“落得個”,reputation是“名聲,名譽”的意思,是可數名詞,get a reputation意思是“落得個名聲”。要表示“落得個......樣的名聲”,在reputation后面接介詞for。
例句:My hometown got a good reputation for being a great place to go sightseeing.
我的家鄉有個享有盛譽,是觀光的理想的地方。
8. keep it that way
精解:keep是“保持”的意思,way是“樣子”的意思,that way意思就是“那樣”,keep something that way意思就是“讓......保持那樣不要改變”,意即:保持原樣。
例句:Good, let's try to keep it that way.
很好,讓我們盡力保持這樣。
9. used to do something
精解:這個短語的意思是表示“過去常常做某事”,這個短語要跟used to doing something區別開,這個是“習慣于做某事”。
例句:When Smith was drunk, he used to beat his wife and daughter.
史密斯過去常常在喝醉酒的時候就打妻子和女兒。
Grandmother used to darn her own stockings.
祖母過去總是自己織補襪子。
10. in there
精解:in是介詞,意思是“在......里面”,there在這里做名詞用,in here的意思是“在那里面,在那兒”。
例句:The room has a big closet, so I can put a lot of stuff in there.
房間里有一個很大的壁櫥,所以我可以放很多東西進去。
They seem to be enjoying themselves in there.
在那兒他們似乎玩得很痛快。