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Lesson 95
New words
&
phrases
aim
(1)vt., vi.(把……)瞄准/对准:
他把灭火器对准了我。
He aimed a fire extinguisher at me.
他瞄准了那只狗,但没打中。
He aimed at the dog but missed.
aim
(2)vi. 目标在于,志向:
他追求的是金钱。
What he aims for is money.
她想成为一名画家。
She aims to be a painter.
aim
(3)n. 目的,目标,志向:
你的生活目的是什么?
What is your aim in life?
你又没击中目标。
You've missed your aim again.
post vt.
(1)派任,委派(与人连用):
我一定要把那个家伙打发走。
I must definitely get that fellow posted.
(get…posted 为使役式)
两个月以前霍斯特被派往巴黎。
Two months ago, Horst was posted to Paris.
post vt.
(2)邮寄(与物连用,美语用 mail):
去年他给我寄了一张圣诞卡。
He posted me a Christmas card last year.
你替我把这包裹寄了好吗?
Would you please post this parcel for me?
post
派生词:
poster
海报
postage
邮费
postcode
邮编
pale
pale face 面色苍白
(千万不能用white)
他的脸气得发白。
His face turned pale with anger.
你感觉还好吧?脸色看上去很苍白。
Are you feeling all right? You look rather pale.
Get into (= fall into ) 进入某种状态; 陷入
He gets into a temper if you argue with him.
You’ll get into trouble if you break that vase.
You’ll get / fall into bad habits if you keep borrowing money.
They have fallen into love for years.
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in text
How did your clothes get into such a mess?
你的衣服怎么搞得一塌糊涂?
mess 表示“脏乱状态”时
通常与in连用或与 get into连用:
她从市场回去后,孩子们已经把房间里弄得一塌糊涂。
When she returned from the market, the children had got the room into a terrible mess.
她的头发怎么会那么乱?
Why was her hair in such a mess?
University students set the Embassy on fire this morning. 今天上午大学生们放火点着了大使馆。
set on fire 为固定短语
表示“使……燃烧”、“放火烧……”:
1834年,有人放火点着了国会大厦。
In 1834, someone set the Houses of Parliament on fire.
你们是否已经查出是谁烧了我的车?
Have you found out who set my car on fire?
The fire broke out in the basement.
地下室突然着火。
break out 可以指火灾、战争等“突然发生”、“爆发”
相当于 burst out
第一次世界大战于 1914年爆发。
World War I broke out in 1914.
当轮船突然着火时,萨莉吓得惊慌失措。
When the fire broke out in the ship, Sally was frightened out of her wits.
The Ambassador's wife went on asking questions…
大使夫人继续提出问题……
go on+ 动名词表示某个动作“继续不停”:
我们继续谈话直到午夜以后。
We went on talking till after midnight.
go on+ 不定式则指做不同的事:
铺好床后,她接着便做早饭。
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