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早读(三十一)
1.be financed/funded/sponsored by 由某人提供资金
2.Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched. 不要高兴得太早。
3.be modest about one’s achievements对自己的成就很谦虚
sb has made modest/considerable achievements. 取得稍许/相当的成就
4.expose/uncover/disclose one’s crimes揭露罪行
5.be exposed to criticism 受到抨击
be exposed to the authentic language-learning environment接触真正的语言学习环境
6.A contradicts /is contradictory to B. A和B相矛盾。
7.A resembles /is similar to B. A和B相似。
8.on the edge of a breakdown 在崩溃的边缘
have/gain a slight edge over/on sb 比……略胜一筹
9.a balcony overlooking the street 临街的阳台
overlook/turn a blind eye to the ban/prohibition 对禁令视而不见
overlook/neglect/ignore/take no notice of important facts 忽略了重要的事实
10.in preference to = rather than/instead of 而不是
11.Letters of congratulation flowed/flooded/poured in. 祝贺信纷至沓来。
offer /convey /express /extend one’s warmest congratulations on one’s success
对某人的成功表示最热烈的祝贺
12.accumulate knowledge and experience bit by bit 点点滴滴地积累知识和经验
Learning is a process of accumulation. 学习是日积月累的过程。
13.commit armed robbery 犯下持械抢劫
14.distinguish/discriminate/differentiate truth from fantasy = tell apart truth and fantasy
分清事实与幻想
15.be parallel to/with 与…平行
evolve parallel to/with sth 与…同时进化
in parallel with 与…同时
draw a parallel between two countries 找到两国的相似点
16.give serious thought to 认真考虑
be lost/deep in thought 陷入沉思
Don’t give it another thought. 别把这事儿放在心上。
It’s the thought that counts. 礼轻情意重。
without any thought of 丝毫不考虑…
17. A new broom sweeps clean. 新官上任三把火。
18.be a reminder of sth for sb = remind sb of sth/that… 提醒某人某事
The trophy on the desk is a reminder of his concentration on training.
书桌上的奖杯提醒着他要更专注于训练。
19.Small steps get us to faraway places. 不积跬步无以至千里。
早读(三十二)
1.Specific and definite goals bring a sense of purpose to our life.
清晰明确的目标给我们生命赋予意义。
2.on/off duty 值班,执勤
3.in time 经过一段时间之后,最后
4.long-held differences and deep-seated divisions 长久以