内容正文:
Unit 2 Success
Lesson 3 Getting To the Top
词汇讲解
1、boil down to
P36 It boils down to this: I was born with an enormous amount of drive and determination.
归根结底,我天生就是个特别有干劲和意志力的人。
用法解析:boil down to(局势、问题等)归结为,基本问题是(to是介词);同义词是come down to sth.可归结为,可归纳为。
In the end, what it all is time, or the lack of it.
问题的症结是时间,或者是缺乏时间。
It a question of priorities.
这归根到底是事情轻重缓急的问题。
boils down to
boils down to
2. length
P36 I would get the bus on my own at ten years old and go to swim 100 lengths of the pool while other kids played pool game…
……十岁的时候,当别的孩子在泳池戏水时,我会自己乘公共汽车去游泳池游50个来回……
用法解析:(1)n.[C]游泳池长度(一端至另一端的距离)She does at least 20 lengths a day.
她每天在游泳池里至少游10个来回。
(2)n.[C, U]长,长度;(持续)时间的长短
常见固定搭配:in length 在长度上
I always had the feeling that she was keeping me at arm's .
我一直感觉她在跟我保持一定距离。
length
3、apply oneself to
P37 Call it unhealthy if you want, but that is the way I roll, no matter what it’s I'm applying myself to.
你若说这是一种病态也行,但这就是我的做事风格,不管做什么我都会全力以赴。