短語學(xué)習(xí):
1. shut off: 關(guān)上
eg. If you smell gas or see a broken line, shut off the main valve from the outside.
如果聞到煤氣味兒,或看到管道破裂,要關(guān)掉從外面進(jìn)屋煤氣管道的主閥門。
eg. His girlfriend left the week before, less than a day after they shut off the electricity.
他的女朋友一個(gè)星期前離開了,在他們切斷電源后不到一天。
2. sit for: 為……而坐下來
eg. I am not so sick but I can come to sit for the exam.
盡管我生病了,但還是能來參加考試,或,我還沒有病到不能來參加考試。
3. turn out: 生產(chǎn);結(jié)果是;關(guān)掉;出動(dòng);驅(qū)逐
eg. It may turn out, however, that some differences both between and within groups are quite marked.
然而,它也可能證明:兩個(gè)種群之間和種群內(nèi)部的一些差異是相當(dāng)明顯的。
簡單口語:
She's on the other line, she's gonna call me back.
她正在講電話,等一下會(huì)回我電話。
on the other line 表示在接另一個(gè)電話
eg. Mr Jones is talking on the other line; would you like to hold on for a minute and I'll put you through as soon as he's available.
瓊斯先生正在接另一個(gè)電話,請(qǐng)稍候一會(huì)兒,他一有空我就給你接過去。
call back 回電;收回
eg. Forget the lag time of email or waiting for a call back.
不再需要無止境地等待電子郵件或者是電話回復(fù)。