小D每日一句一周詳解(10.28~11.03)

10月28日:The money maintained us for a month.我們靠這些錢過活一個月。

in:v. 保持,維持;支持
例如:Don' t maintain your wrong opinion.(不要堅持你那錯誤主張啦。)
? ? ? ? ? They were determined to maintain their right.(他們決心維護他們的權(quán)利。)

10月29日:I think I managed to grasp the main points of the lecture.我認為自己可以抓住講座的要領(lǐng)。

the main points:phr. 抓住要點
例如:I grasped the main points of the speech.(我領(lǐng)會了這篇演講的要點。)
? ? ? ? ? Have you grasped the main points of the teacher?(你們領(lǐng)會了老師的要點了嗎?)

10月30日:She makes it clear that she doesn't like swimming.她明確表示自己不喜歡游泳。

1.make it clear that: phr. 明確表明,明確表示
例如:I want to make it clear that I have no prejudice against you.(我要表明我對你沒有偏見。)
? ? ? ? ? I must make it clear that I am in no sense a geography teacher.(必須先和大家講清楚,我根本不是教地理的教師。)

10月31日:We watched them process down the aisle.我們看著他們從走廊上緩緩經(jīng)過。

1.processv. 處理;加工;列隊行進,緩慢行走
例如:Leave enough time to process any paperwork that is required.(要預(yù)留足夠的時間來處理必要的文書作業(yè)。)
? ? ? ? ? The accounts are processed by computer.(這帳目是用計算機處理的。)

11月01日:It's odd that they didn't reply to our letter.他們沒有給我們回信,這真奇怪。

adj. 古怪的,異常的
例如:In retrospect it may seem odd.(回顧一下,似乎有點奇怪。)
? ? ? ? ? He's an odd old man.(他是個古怪的老頭兒。)?

11月02日Don't put the cart before the horse.切勿顛倒順序。

the cart before the horse:前后顛倒,本末倒置
例如:Don't put the cart before the horse.(切勿本末倒置。)
? ? ? ? ? To put emphasis on method at the expense of content is to put the cart before the horse.(強調(diào)方法而忽視內(nèi)容是本末倒置。)

11月03日:This is by far the largest cake in the world.這是世界上最最大的蛋糕。

far:極高,很,最最(和最高級連用)
例如:This is by far the best.(這個尤其好。)
? ? ? ? ? He' s by far the tallest among us.在我們這些人中間個子比誰都高得多。

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