小D每日一句一周詳解(08.05~08.11)

08月05日:I take your word for it.我相信你的話。

one's word:相信某人的話
例如:But I do, and you must take my word for it.(可是我知道,你得相信我。)
? ? ? ? ? Take my word for it that he's coming back tonight.(你相信我的話吧,他今晚就回來了。)

08月06日:Could I trouble you to shut the door?麻煩你關(guān)一下門好嗎?

e:v. 煩惱;費心;麻煩
例如:Don't trouble yourself with such a trifle.(不要因為這樣的小事而煩惱。)
? ? ? ? ? I fear I must trouble you to come upstairs.(我恐怕要麻煩你上樓來一趟。)

08月07日:He is carried away by his achievements.他的成就使他高興得忘乎所以。

1.carry away:沖走,運走;忘乎所以,沖昏頭腦
例如:Water can carry away the soil only if it is flowing fast.(雨水只有在流得很快的時候才能帶走泥土。)
? ? ? ? ? He tends to get carry away when watching wrestling on TV.(他一看電視中的摔跤就很興奮。)

08月08日:I'd like to reserve a table for three.我想要預(yù)約3個人的位子。

1.reserve儲備;保留;預(yù)約
例如:Call ahead to reserve a room.(事先打電話預(yù)定一個房間。)
? ? ? ? ? We must reserve money for emergencies.(我們應(yīng)當(dāng)儲備錢留著急用。)

08月09日:I could hardly believe my ears.真是令人難以置信!

幾乎不,簡直不;剛剛
例如:The old man could hardly stand on his feet in the flaw.(老人在這陣狂風(fēng)中幾乎站不住了。)
? ? ? ? ? He had hardly collected the papers on his desk when the door burst open.(他剛收起桌上的文件,門就猛地開了。)?

08月10日Is it worth all the effort?這值得付出所有的努力嗎?

值…的,有…價值的
例如:True friendship is worth more than money.(真正的友誼比金錢更有價值。)
? ? ? ? ? In my opinion, your new coat is not worth so much money.(我認(rèn)為你的外套不值得這么多錢。)

08月11日:At last it seemed the war might be coming to an end.最終戰(zhàn)爭看上去是要結(jié)束了。

to an end:結(jié)束,終止
例如:All good things must come to an end.(一切好事遲早都會結(jié)束。/天下沒有不散的宴席。)
? ? ? ? ? The life of any hit product will come to an end someday.任何成功產(chǎn)品的壽命總有一天會結(jié)束。) ?

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