外贸英语基本《口语》必看(2)
网络资源 Freekaoyan.com/2008-05-07
注释:
1.on pins and needles:如坐针毡
用法:I was on pins and needles until I knew my marks.
在知道成绩之前我如坐针毡。
2.figure:认为
用法:I figure Victor’s job as an English teacher is a lot of fun for most people would rather stand up and yell than to sit still and listen.
我想Victor做英语教师一定乐趣无穷,因为在课上大家站起来踊跃发言而不是光坐在那儿安安静静地听讲。
3.suspense:悬念
用法:A good thriller is a story that keeps you in suspense until the last chapter.
一部好的恐怖小说能让读者自始至终充满悬念。
4.whet sb’s appetite:调起某人的胃口,引起某人的兴趣
用法:He whetted her appetite to stay in the company by supplying high salary.他通过给高薪使她乐意继续留在公司干。
5.so to speak:可以说
用法:He is satisfied with his family, work and life, so he has, so to speak, nothing to repent of.
他对他的家庭、工作和生活都很满意,所以,可以说他没有什么可后悔的。
6.pastor: (基督教中主管一个教堂的)牧师
7.preach:传道,宣传(思想),鼓吹,反复灌输
用法:Buddha continued to preach until the age of eighty, spreading the philosophy that man has the power to shape his own destiny.
佛祖直到80岁还在传道,传播人有力量自己决定自己的命运这一思想。
8.compassion:同情
用法:My mother could not helpshavingscompassion for the poor.
我妈对穷人总是情不自禁地充满了同情。
9.extend:给予
用法:The rich father extended a diamond ring to his daughter on her birthday.
女儿生日那天,那个有钱的爸爸给了她一枚钻戒。
10.come up with:提出
用法:He has come up with a plan that can easily get the supervisor’s approval.
他提出了一个很容易就可以得到主管同意的计划。
11.in need:在危难中,需要帮助的
用法:A friend in need is a friend indeed.
患难见真情。
12.help out:帮助(某人)解决困难
用法:He paused and she saw he did not mean to help her out.
他停下来,她看他就没打算帮她的意思。
13.count on:依靠
用法: The poor widow counted on the government relief to make a living.
那个可怜的寡妇依靠政府的救济过活。
