ganggs 发表于 2008-5-30 20:54:48

I wound up paying for it myself.

结果到由我来付账。

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Wind up 结束;以…告终,落得个…的下场;

例:
Before the teacher announced the final result,their expectation were wound up to a high pitch.
老师宣布最后的结果前,他们的心情异常紧张。

ganggs 发表于 2008-6-1 15:21:10

Rain splashed against the window panes.

雨点打在玻璃上,噼啪作响。

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Something is leaning or pressing against something else前者靠着或者贴着后者。

例:
I saw Kruger leaning against a wall in the terminal building.
我看见克鲁格靠在终点站大楼的墙上。

ganggs 发表于 2008-6-2 23:13:24

Our company is well ahead of its rivals.

我们公司远远超过了主要竞争对手。

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Be ahead of someone else 指某人以比别人取得了更大的成绩,或领先于别人。
例:
In the nineteenth century,German university education was considerably ahead of that of the rest of the world.
十九世纪德国大学教育远远领先于其他国家。

ganggs 发表于 2008-6-3 10:23:43

Energy and persistence conquer all things.

能量加毅力可以征服一切。

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Conquer 征服,击败;克服困难等。
例:
She conquered her fear and picked up the enormous spider.她克服了恐惧,捡起了这个大蜘蛛。

ganggs 发表于 2008-6-4 09:59:25

Apart from being too large, it doesn't suit me.

除了太大之外,它对我也不合适。

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Apart from 指某人已注意到事物某方面的情形,但其注意力集中在另一方面。用在附加状语里,常跟-ing小句。

例:
And,quite apart from anything else,how are we going to pay our way?
还有,撇开其它事不说,我们准备如何支付开支?

ganggs 发表于 2008-6-5 19:05:53

You may be away from home for a period of time.

你可以离开家一段时间。

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Away from a place 指不在某处。
例:
Today my mother lives a thousand miles away from Charleston.
今天,我母亲住在离查理士顿一千英里的地方

samking 发表于 2008-6-5 21:13:16

楼主太了不起啦,
向你学习哦

ganggs 发表于 2008-6-7 23:22:35

Money really burns a hole in my pocket.

我真是个留不住钱的人。

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burn a hole in one's pocket在某人的口袋里烧出个洞,形象地描述了钱花的不太节制,不太容易剩钱。

例:
If money burns a hole in your pocket,you should learn how to manager your money at once.
如果你是个不太容易剩钱的人,你应该马上学习如何理财。

ganggs 发表于 2008-6-9 23:23:24

We substituted pencils for pens.

我们用铅笔来代替钢笔。

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substitute表示以...代替。注意上句中substitute后的pencils不是被替换的,而是用来替换pens的。如果要明确表明用...替换...可加介词for。 substitute A for B就是用A来替换B。
例:
We substituted honey for sugar.我们用蜂蜜来代替糖。

ganggs 发表于 2008-6-10 20:43:17

I found a lot of goodies in the stockings.

我发现长袜里装有许多糖果。

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goody是比较口语的说法,表示好吃的东西,糖果,吸引人的东西。

例:
Each child here can take a bag of goodies home.
这里的每位孩子都能拿一袋糖果回家。

ganggs 发表于 2008-6-11 11:30:55

All our hard work was in vain.

我们的努力都是白费的。

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in vain,徒劳的,白费的。
例:
He didn't die in vain.他没有白白地死去。
I tried to persuade him but in vain.我尝试说服他,但没有用。

meetspring 发表于 2008-6-12 14:58:26

慢慢来吗 不然一下消化不了

ganggs 发表于 2008-6-12 23:03:45

He vowed that he would never do that again.

他发誓绝不再作那样的事。

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vow表示发誓。可在vow后加that引导出发誓的内容,也可用vow to do something。上句可写成:He vowed never to do that again.

例:
He vowed to do his best to win the game.
他誓言要全力以赴赢得比赛。

ganggs 发表于 2008-6-12 23:05:55

His parents don't like him to go to the cyber cafe.

他父母不喜欢他去网吧。

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cyber表示电脑的,和电脑有关的;也表示和网络有关的。 cyber singer就是指网络哥手; cyber space就是指网络空间; cyber cafe就是指网吧,也有人称为internet cafe。

ganggs 发表于 2008-6-29 14:49:16

We both have no jobs,we are in the same boat.

我们都没工作,大家都有着同一境况。

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in the same boat意思是处境相同,相当于in the same unpleasant situation,一般都指不是好的情况。

例:
We both don't have any money, so we are in the same boat.
我们两都没钱,都是有着同一处境。

ganggs 发表于 2008-7-1 09:37:52

His misunderstanding finally led into a quarrel.

他的误解最终导致了一场吵架。

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lead into表示通向(看下例),在上句中lead into表示导致。
例:
This gate leads into the courtyard.这门通向院子。

royalshark 发表于 2008-7-9 15:46:27

She dresses very modestly.   她衣着非常端庄。

modest是个形容词,表示谦虚的(看下例);也可表示恰当的,得体的,(衣着)端庄的。He is modest about his success.他在成功面前表现得很谦虚。
例句:
She wore a modest bathing suit.她穿一件不太暴露的游泳衣。

wptree 发表于 2008-7-16 21:08:55

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