小D每日一句一周詳解(09.16~09.22)

09月16日:If Tom cannot keep his promise, he'll lose face.如果湯姆不能信守諾言,他就會丟面子。

face:丟臉,失面子
例如:His careless work made him lose face with his teacher.(他工作疏忽使他在老師面前丟臉。)
? ? ? ? ? He tried to conceal his mistake so as not to lose face.(他知道他錯了,但怕丟面子而不敢承認(rèn)。)

09月17日:That'll put us both in the picture.這樣雙方都能了解全面的情況。

sb. in the picture:把情況告訴某人,使某人了解情況
例如:Mr. Geoffrey, could you put us in the picture?(杰弗里先生,請您把情況告訴我們好嗎?)
? ? ? ? ? Can you put me in the picture about the World Cup Football Match?(你能給我講講關(guān)于世界杯足球賽的狀況嗎?)

09月18日:I can't say for certain offhand.我還不能馬上說定。

1.offhand: adv. 即時地,即席地
例如:Offhand I can't make a clear explanation.(一下子我還不能解釋清楚。)
? ? ? ? ?It is too great a thing for me to decide offhand.(這件事太重大了,不是倉猝之間就能決定的。)

09月19日:Wait a moment, I'll be with you in an instant.等一下,我立刻就來。

1.in an instant立即,馬上,須臾之間
例如:I'll be with you in an instant.(我立時就來。)
? ? ? ? ? The scene vanished in an instant.(那景色頃刻之間便消失了。)

09月20日:I'm full of admiration for you.我對你滿懷欽佩之情。

of:充滿
例如:He is a man full of adventure.(他是一個充滿冒險精神的人。)
? ? ? ? ? Her voice was full of fierce regret.(她的聲調(diào)充滿了深深的惋惜。)?

09月21日Their past statements cling to one premise: cutting debt helps growth.他們此前的陳述都抓住一個前提:減少負債會幫助經(jīng)濟增長。

to:挨著;緊抓;保留;堅持
例如:It is dangerous to cling to outdated ideas and theories.(堅持過時的觀點和理論是很危險的。)
? ? ? ? ? Don' t cling to your old ideas. Be ready to entertain some new ones.(不要固守老意見,要能考慮別人的新意見。)

09月22日:She mended the broken doll.她修好了那個壞掉的娃娃。

修理,修補;改善,改進
例如:He sent for someone to mend the broken window.(他叫人來修補破窗子。)
? ? ? ? ? He was determined to mend his ways and turn over new leaf.他決心改過自新,重新做人。

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