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自考“综合英语(二)”下册详解(37)

2007-07-23 16:41    

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  21.It never entered my mind that you went about giving money awayin that careless manner.我真没想到你会这样随便乱给别人钱。

  that从句是主语,it为形式主语。

  it never entered my mind / head that:(口语)我从未想到……(表示惊讶)

  eg:It never entered my mind that the much admired TV star was a secret agent.

  我没有想到那位倍受崇拜的电视明星居然是个间谍。

  go about sth./ doing sth.:做;着手做

  eg:It's a difficult job.I don’t know how to go about it.

  这工作很棘手,我还不知道该怎么着手去做。

  eg:How is the family going to going about getting the money for the boy's operation?

  这家人怎么着手去为那男孩子筹集手术费?

  give sth.away:to give sth.free of charge白给;赠送

  eg:He gave away all his mother's books away when she died.

  他母亲去世后他把她的书都送给别人了。  

  eg:He gave a lot of his books away to people who need but can not afford them.

  他把不少的藏书送给了那些需要但买不起这些书的人。

  eg:Cf.give sth.to sb.He gave all his books to the school library. 

  他把他所有书都捐献给学校图书馆了。

  不能说:He gave away all his books to the school library.

  22.I can understand your kissing a pretty model,but your giving money to an ugly one——,no!

  你要是亲吻一个漂亮的模特我能理解,不过给一个丑陋的模特钱,真不能理解!

  Kissing……,giving……动名词的复合结构

  23.“……You know he wasn't in full dress! ……he was in rags.He was not in normal clothes.

  你是知道的,他当时穿着可是不雅观。

  in full dress:礼服,正式场合的穿着(此处指有身份的人一般穿戴的衬衫、西服领带等)。

  eg:He should be in full dress going to such a party. 

  他出席这样的晚会应当穿讲究点。

  24.He was in the highest spirits after you left; kept laughing to himself and rubbing his old wrinkled hands together.

  你走之后,他的心境极佳,不断对自己大笑,一个劲地那布满皱纹的双手。

  in high spirits:情绪、心境很好,情绪高昂

  eg:The children are in high spirits when they are playing the game. 

  孩子们玩游戏的时候特别高兴。

  eg:He is in high spirits when talking about his son.  

  一谈论他的儿子他就情绪高昂。

  laughing to oneself:对自己乐。talk to oneself自言自语;think to oneself自思自量。

  25.He'll invest your poud for you,Hughie,pay you the interestevery six months,and have a wonderful story to tell after dinner.他会用你的那一英镑去投资,每六个月给你付一次利息,茶余饭后把 这件奇闻趣事当故事讲给别人听。(这里特里沃是在善意发取笑休吉,和他开玩笑,那位百万翁究竟会如何回报 那一英镑他也没有想到。)

  invest投资,投入      interest利息

  26.“I'm an unlucky evil…… ”

  devil:(used for emphasis when expressing one's opinion)a person

  a poor devil可怜的人儿  a little devil娇小的人儿

  27.“I shouldn't dare to show my face if people knew ”

  If people knew I had given a pound to a millionaire,how they would laugh at me,and how I could face their ridicule.

  28.However,Hughie wouldn't stay,but walked home,feeling very unhappy,and leaving Alan Trevorhelpless withlaughter.可是,休吉再也呆不下去了,他满面愁容走回了家,把艾伦?特里沃乐得喘不上气来。

  helpless with:unable to control a strong feeling one has

  (做Alan Trevor的补足语)控制不住强烈的情感,如大笑,大怒、绝望等。

  eg:He went away helpless with despair. 

  他绝望地离开了。

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