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第一、短語精講
throw up：抬起，舉起
e.g. He was shocked to throw up his hands at the sight of the accident.
一見到事故現場，驚嚇得把手都舉起來了。
a trifle：稍微，有點兒
e.g. She seemed a trifle anxious.
她似乎有點兒焦急。
e.g. The wine has made him a trifle tipsy.
這酒喝得他有點醉意了。
stumble across：偶爾發(fā)現
e.g. If you stumble across the book, keep it for me.
如果你碰巧看到那本書，就給我留下。
e.g. You never knew when you might stumble across some new talent.
誰也說不準什么時候會碰上一位新的天才。
come over：過來
e.g. You really must come over sometime and have dinner with us.
你確實應該找個時間過來，跟我們一起吃頓飯。
e.g. Why don't you come over to our place one evening?
你何不找個晚上到我們這里來坐坐？
more or less：或多或少，有點兒，大約
e.g. The content of the two articles is more or less the same.
兩篇文章內容雷同。
e.g. I suspect that he is more or less involved in the affair.
我猜他和這件事有點牽連。
e.g. I've more or less finished reading the book.
我差不多已經把這本書全看完了。
e.g. These food markets have more or less the same setup.
幾個菜市場的格局差不多。
rows and rows of ：一排排的
There were rows and rows of socks and tights at the shop.
商店里有一排排的短襪和緊身衣。
chasten oneself with：用......警戒自己
e.g. We should chasten ourselves with some mottoes written by great men.
我們應該時時用名人的座右銘來警戒自己。
第二、短語積累
last market-day：上次趕集的日子
on this road：在這條道路上
at this time：在這個時候
direct descendant：嫡系子孫
in the records：在記錄中
take a quart of beer：喝一兩杯啤酒
