小D每日一句一周詳解(10.22~10.28)

10月22日:The page was covered with a mass of figures.紙上寫滿了密密麻麻的數(shù)字。

1.mass:n. 團,堆,大量
例如:I've masses of work to do.?(我有許許多多的工作要做。)
? ? ? ? ?At his death he left a great mass of undigested manuscripts.(他去世時留下大量尚未整理的文稿。)

10月23日:Take your pick.自己選吧。

1.take one's pick:由某人自己挑選
例如:Which one do you prefer? Take your pick!(你要哪一個?自己挑吧?。?br> ? ? ? ? ??The green grocer told me to take my pick of the apples, so I chose the big, ripe ones.(食品店主人告訴我蘋果可以挑選,所以我挑了幾個又大又熟的。)

10月24日:The machine is not working properly.這臺機器運行不正常。

ly:adv. 恰當?shù)?,循?guī)蹈矩地,真正地,徹底地
例如:He has disposed of the rubbish properly.?(他已經(jīng)適當?shù)靥幚砹死?。?br> ? ? ? ? ??We have got to the stage of keeping the rules and behaving properly to each other in daily life.?(我們在日常生活中已經(jīng)做到循規(guī)蹈矩,舉止有儀。)

10月25日:Jane walked away, purposely avoiding his gaze.簡走了,有意避開他的眼光。

1.gaze:n. 凝視,注視
例如:He turned his gaze to the new comer.(他把目光移到新來的人身上。)
? ? ? ? ??He watched me with a calm, scientific gaze.(他用一種沉著的、嚴謹?shù)难酃庾⒁曋?。?b>

10月26日:She decided to prove her parents wrong.她決心證明她父母都錯了。

1.decidev. 對…作出抉擇;決定;選定
例如:A chance meeting decided my career.?(偶然的會面決定了我的事業(yè)。)
? ? ? ? ??The results will decide if he will win a place at a good university.(這些成績將決定他能否上一所好大學。)

10月27日:He refused to discuss the matter.他拒絕討論這件事。

1.refuse:v. 拒絕,不肯,不愿
例如:I refuse to entertain such a foolish idea.(我拒絕考慮這般愚蠢的想法。)
? ? ? ? ??The engine refused to start.(引擎怎么也發(fā)動不起來。)

10月28日Its mouth is small in relation to its nose.它的嘴巴相對它的鼻子小很多。

1.in relation to:關于,涉及,與相比
例如:I have a lot to say in relation to that affair.(關于那件事我有好多話要說。)
? ? ? ? ??In relation to London, our town is very small.(和倫敦相比,我們這個城市小得很。)

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