重點講解:
1.celebrate with sb 和...一起慶祝
例句:In cooler climes, many young people simply see Christmas as a time to escape their immediate families and celebrate with friends.
在較寒冷的地區(qū),許多年輕人將圣誕節(jié)視為能夠逃離至親家人,和朋友歡聚的時刻。
2.sent up the river 關進監(jiān)獄
例句:He was sent up the river for a bank robbery
他因搶劫銀行而被捕入獄。
3.on second thought 轉念一想;進一步考慮后;再三考慮
例句:Wait, on second thought, I don't want to be the one to ruin it for you.
且慢,轉念一想,我可不想破壞了你的懸念。
4.a rude awakening 如夢初醒;當頭一棒
例句:Donald had thought that he was the boss's favorite employee. This time he had a rude awakening.
唐納德原以為自己才是老板最喜愛的雇員。這次對他真是當頭一棒!
5.drop a dime (美國俚語,尤指向警方)告密,通風報信
例句:"If gasoline prices drop a dime, a station will only pass along one or two pennies a day, " Patrick DeHaan, an analyst at GasBuddy.com, told the Associated Press.
“如果油價下降十美分,加油站將通過每天降低一或兩美分。” GasBuddy.com一名分析家Patrick DeHaan告訴美聯(lián)社。
6.count on 料想到;指望
例句:I didn't count on John arriving so early; we've not even started preparing dinner yet.
我沒有料想到約翰會這么早到;我們根本還沒開始準備晚餐。