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UNIT 3 Reading
Friendship on the rocks: please advise!
第二课时 知识点剖析
My best friend and I have been close for eight years. When I was an awkward primary school student, she was the popular girl who was willing to make friends with me. Since then, a close friendship has grown between us and she's been almost like a sister to me. Whether we're walking to school, doing homework or just hanging out at the weekend, we're hardly out of each other's sight. But last Saturday, she broke my heart, and I'm still picking up the pieces.
八年来,我和我最要好的朋友一直特别亲密。那时,我是个笨手笨脚的小学生,而她这个备受欢迎的女孩愿意和我做朋友。从那时起,我们就成了密友,对我,她一直就跟姐姐差不多。不论是去上学、做作业,还是周末出去玩儿,我们俩几乎都形影不离。可是上周六,她让我伤心了,我到现在还在收拾心情。
on the rocks
close friends
awkward adj.
be willing to do sth
hang out
out of one's sight
break one's heart
pick up the pieces
(关系)陷于困境,濒临崩溃
心腹之交, 密友, 知己
尴尬的,笨拙的,局促不安的
愿意做某事
闲逛
脱离某人的视线
使某人很伤心
使恢复;补救;收拾残局
1 awkward
adj. 局促不安的;(令人)尴尬的;难对付的;笨拙的
n.
awkwardness
He felt awkward and uncomfortable.
他感到尴尬和不舒服。
I came across an awkward customer.
Swans are surprisingly awkward on the land.
天鹅在陆地上笨的出奇。
难对付的
2. on the rocks 本意为“触礁、搁浅”,
引申含义 为“(关系)陷于困境,濒临崩溃“
Since the project is on the rocks, what lessons should we draw ?
既然项目面临破产,我们应该汲取什么样的教训?
Five years later, the marriage was on the rocks with the husband away working in east Asia .
五年后,婚姻触礁了,因为这个丈夫离开去东亚工作。
3 hang out vi. 挂出;闲逛;
My job was to hang out the washing.
我的任务就是把衣服晾出去。
We often hang out with our friends.
我们经常同朋友一起去闲逛。
My sister often hung out in the biggest shopping mall.
我姐姐经常在最大的那家百货商场闲逛。
4 out of one's sight 脱离某人的视线
I stood there until the car was out of sight.
我在那站着,直到看不见那辆车。
out of 本意为“从...(内部)到外”“在...范围之外”
He looked out of a window.
他从(一扇)窗户向外看。
He was soon out of my hearing.
他很快就走到了我听不到的地方。
out of 多数情况下表示 某种状态
out of work
out of date
out of doubt
失业
过时的
毫无疑问
out of breath
out of repair
上气不