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U4句子
翻译
短语
I’m worried. Growing up is hard.
我很忧虑。成长真是一个艰难的过程!
What's up? You've been happy since I first met you.
怎么了?自我第一次见到你时,你就一直很开心的。
现在完成时+since+过去时
Don't wake me up until you finish building it.
你把房子建好再叫醒我吧。
not...until 直到...才...
Books allow me to learn about people in different times and places, and I can read them whenever I want to.
书籍可以让我了解不同时期和不同地方的人,而且无论何时只要我想读书,我都能读。
in different times and places
不同时期和不同地方
whenever 无论何时
I like to learn about the world through the Internet.
我喜欢通过网络来了解这个世界。
through the Internet
通过网络
As soon as you click the mouse, there’s a great deal of information.
只要你一点击鼠标,就出现很多信息。
as soon as只要...就...
a great deal of +不可数名词
While attending junior high, Spud tried out for
the school team, but he was refused to play at
first because he was too small.
斯巴德上初中时,他觉得参加校队选拔,但是刚开始,他因为个子矮小被拒绝了。
try out for 参加...选拔
be refused to do sth.
被拒绝做某事
In senior high, Spud often had to sit in the
stands because of his height. He practised even harder and got the coach to change his mind.
上高中时,斯巴德由于身高的原因,经常不得不当替补队员。他于是更努力地训练,并并决心让教练改变对他的看法。
sit in the stands 当替补队员
even+形容词比较级
get sb. to do sth. 让某人做某事
Spud went on to become leader of the team. In his last year of senior high, he was named Player of the Year in Texas.
斯巴德随后努力成为球队领袖。在他高中的最后一年,他被评选为德克萨斯州年度最佳球员。
go on to do sth.
随后接着做另一件事
be named... 被命名为...
There he led his team to the national championship. This brought him to the attention of North Carolina State University. As a result, he succeeded in getting a scholarship.
在那里,他带领球队夺得了全美冠军。这吸引了北卡罗莱纳州立大学对他的注意。因此他成功获得奖学金。
bring sb. to the attention of ...
引起...对...的注意
as a result 因此
succeed in doing sth.成功做某事
After he graduated, he was forced to play in another basketball league. He remained there for about a year before the NBA took notice of him.
在他毕业之后,他被迫在另一个篮球联赛打球。在NBA注意到他之前,他在那里打了一年的篮球。
be forced to do 被迫做某事
take notice of 注意
He had many great achievements, but his proudest moment came in 1986 ——he