小D每日一句一周詳解(10.07~10.13)

10月07日:Let's get down to the facts. Where were you last night?我們就直說吧,你昨晚在哪里?

down to the facts:說正題,說實(shí)話
例如:Let us get down to the facts. Where did you go yesterday?(說實(shí)話,你昨天去了哪里?)
? ? ? ? ? Could you get down to the facts?(你能直奔主題嗎?)

10月08日:In spite of the heavy rain, she went to the shop.盡管下著大雨,她還是去了商店。

spite of:盡管,雖然
例如:In spite of this, they were in a quandary.(盡管這樣,他們還覺得左右為難。)
? ? ? ? ? In spite of great efforts we failed to carry our plans through.(盡管我們作出了巨大努力,我們還是沒能完成計(jì)劃。)

10月09日:He wants the job purely for reasons of vanity and ambition.他之所以想得到那份工作,純粹是為了滿足自己的虛榮心和野心。

1.for reason: 由于...的理由
例如:For reason given above the scheme should be redesigned.(鑒于上述原因,此方案應(yīng)重新設(shè)計(jì)。)
? ? ? ? ? This is often done in the literature for reason of a simpler presentation.(為了簡化說明常常在文獻(xiàn)中這樣做。)

10月10日:No matter what happened, he would not say a word.不管發(fā)生什么事,他都不會說一句話。

1.say a word說話,跟別人說
例如:Between astonishment and joy, she could hardly say a word.(驚喜交集,她幾乎說不出話來。)
? ? ? ? ? No matter what happened, I will not say a word.(不管發(fā)生什么事我一句話也不說。)

10月11日:Nothing ventured, nothing gained.不入虎穴,焉得虎子。

e:v. 敢于;使冒險(xiǎn);以...作賭注
例如:He is too timid to venture upon a new undertaking.(他太膽小,不敢從事新的事業(yè)。)
? ? ? ? ? I shall venture on a mild protest.(我要冒昧提一個溫和的抗議。)?

10月12日Recently he's been working an extra two hours a day.最近他每天加班兩小時。

adj. 額外的,特別的;上好的
例如:Taking those extra courses profited me.(修那些額外的課程對我有益。)
? ? ? ? ? Clearly there is some extra restriction.(顯然,還存在有某種附加的限制。)

10月13日:It was useless to pretend innocence.裝無辜是沒用的。

d:v. 假裝,偽裝,裝扮
例如:You pretend to be foolish intentionally.(你有意裝傻。)
? ? ? ? ? The children pretend to be different animals dancing to the music.孩子們扮成不同的動物,隨著音樂起舞。

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