第一、詞匯學習
精講詞匯
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【雙語釋義】inventing of a new word or phrase
vt. 創造新詞語
【典型范例】The term “cardboard city” was coined to describe communities of homeless people living in cardboard boxes.
人們創造了cardboard city一詞,用來指居住在紙板棚屋里無家可歸者的居住區。
泛講詞匯
1 slutty adj.性感的,淫蕩的
You're the only one of my friends who doesn't look slutty in a micro-mini.
你是我唯一用放大鏡看起來不淫蕩的朋友。
2 therapeutic adj. 治療的
Heat has therapeutic value.
熱有治病的功能。
第二、短語學習
1. lay low:保持低調
After holding up the bank, the robbers lay low for a while.
搶劫銀行之后, 那些強盜暫時躲了起來。
The escaped prisoners lay low in the wood, until the police had moved away.
逃犯們躲在樹林里, 直到警察走開后才出來。
The thieves lay low for a few days in a farmhouse, then tried to leave the country with the money.
那些盜賊在一個農舍里躲了幾天, 然后試圖攜款離境。
But we lay low until we figure out our next move, okay?
但我們應該避避風頭想想該怎么辦, 好嗎 ?
2. blow over:平息;煙消云散;被忘掉
The impression is so deep that it can hardly ever blow over.
印象太深了,忘也忘不了。
They hoped that the disturbances would soon blow over.
他們希望騷動能很快過去。
Stand your ground. This whole thing will blow over.
站穩腳跟吧。這整個事情會煙消云散的。
I hope your troubles will soon blow over.
我希望你的麻煩很快會過去。