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Unit 160

Can you make anything out of it?

1、讲话的人在讲解过程中夹杂了很多术语,你听不明白,就问旁边的人能否听懂:
Can you make anything out of it?
2、旁边听讲的人无可奈何地摇了摇头,他说,他听不懂是什么意思:
I couldn't make out what he meant.
3、这个人是学社会学和人类学的,他的观念生僻而复杂。你说,你很难理解他的观念:
It's difficult to make out his idea.
4、看到她莫名其妙地发火,你说,她真怪,真让人想不通:
She is so strange. I can't make her out.
5、他一时说了过激的话。他说,他自己也真搞不懂,为什么这样做:
I really can't make out why I did so.
6、会议的时间已过了,主持人还未露面。你说,真猜不透,他为什么还不来:
I can't make out why he hasn't come.
7、老板不由分说就要解雇他。他说,一点也不明白这是怎么回事:
I couldn't make it out at all.
8、他说话转弯抹角地。你告诉他说,他直言相告你才能明白:
I can't make it out until you tell me frankly.

注:
make out 看清楚,看出,辩识
      理解,明白
      开(账单,收据)
      进展,相处(的情况)
      装出,使显得,把…说成是…
与 how 连用,意为如何得出这结论
frank adj. 坦诚,直率,公开
        风来疏竹,风过而竹不留声;
                   雁渡寒潭,雁去而潭不留影。
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Unit 161

I've been missing you so much.

1、一别五年,在久久的盼望后你又见到了他。你说,你一直非常想念他:
I've been missing you so much.
2、他又要离开你踏上归途。你说,你将会很想念他:
I'll miss you terribly.
3、他这个假期要去很远的地方。他说,他将会很想念你们大家的:
I'll miss you all dreadfully.
4、你们一见如故。他说,你走后他会怀念这次愉快的谈话:
I'll miss our pleasant talks when you leave.
5、你从外省回到父亲身边。他说,你很难想像他多么惦念你:
You can't imagine how much I missed you.
6、在送来的花束中,你看到一张字条,上面写着:他会怀念你明亮的眼睛,甜美的笑。
I'll miss your bright eyes and sweet smile.
7、他的年轻时代是在小岛上度过的。你问他,是否怀念在小岛上的生活:
Do you miss the life on the small island?
8、每逢佳节倍思亲,今晚你一人在外过节。你说,你突然意识到你很想家:
I suddenly realize I miss my home very much.

注:
miss v. 没打中,没撞上
    没接住,没抓住,没听懂
    错过,没赶上,没看见,差点没…
    迷失,丢失,发现…不见了
    想念,怀念,思念
成语有: miss the boat 坐失良机(因行动迟缓)错过机会
        风来疏竹,风过而竹不留声;
                   雁渡寒潭,雁去而潭不留影。
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Unit 162

I have met him on many occasions.

1、大家在谈论那喜剧明星。你说,你在许多场合里见过他:
I've met him on many occasions.
2、上司发火了。你告诉新来的同伴,这种场合最好保持沉默:
You'd better keep silent on such occasions.
3、你不喜欢他这样称呼你。你说在所有的场合下他都称呼你为“妹妹”:
On every occasion, he called me younger sister.
4、正值朋友的婚期。你说,在这个欢乐的时刻,你要表达对他的祝福:
I send you my blessing on the happy occasion.
5、那个人很面熟。你说,你想不起是什么场合了,但你见过她:
I can't recall the occasion, but I've met her.
6、同学们毕业后十年才有一聚。你说,那是最快乐的时刻:
It's a most joyful occasion.
7、他似乎脑子里只有工作,没有别的。你说,在所有的情况下他都只谈工作:
He talks about his work upon every occasion.
8、朋友说他拿了一项大奖。你说,在这个美妙时刻,你们应该庆祝一下:
We'll celebrate the great occasion.

注:
occasion n. 场合,日子,时刻
        时机,机会,
        理由,必要性
        起因
bless v. 为…祝福
blessing n. 祝福
recall v. 回忆,想起,回顾,记得
    n. 记忆(力)
        风来疏竹,风过而竹不留声;
                   雁渡寒潭,雁去而潭不留影。
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Unit 163

I work hard in order to have a happy life.

1、他兼了两份职。他说,他努力工作是为了幸福地生活:
I work hard in order to have a happy life.
2、她每夜都加班到很晚。他说,这样是为了能回家过节:
I did it in order to spend my holiday at home.
3、你问他为什么在假期去打工。他说,他假期打工是为了赚一点钱:
I worked in that vacation in order to make a little money.
4、他把数字核对了一遍又一遍。他说,这样是为了不受责骂:
I do this in order not to be scolded.
5、你问他干嘛请来了数名翻译。他说,请翻译是为了让外国游客感到宾至如归:
We invited the interpreters in order to make foreign visitors feel at home.
6、看天上阴云密布,他说,得赶快走,以便不被雨截住:
We must speed up in order not to be caught in the rain.
7、他业余时间全用来工作。他说,业余时间打工是为了更多地了解社会:
I took up the part-time job in order to learn more about society.
8、他要购买新房。他说,为了付款不得不尽量储蓄:
In order to pay for it, I'll have to save as much as possible.

注:
in order to 以便,以求,为了(跟不定式)
in order that 以便(跟从句)
scold v. 斥责,(厉声)责备
      厉声说
      抱怨,嘀嘀咕咕
interpreters n. 口译人员,译员
        风来疏竹,风过而竹不留声;
                   雁渡寒潭,雁去而潭不留影。
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Unit 164

There's a good three miles to the station.

1、父亲认为路太远了,要你坐的士。他说,这里距车站足足三里:
There's a good three miles to the station.
2、你买来了新的电脑,请朋友安装调试。朋友说,他得好好试一下:
I'll give it a good try.
3、正是梅雨季节,衣服要发霉了。你说,你要彻底地晾干它们:
I'll give them a good dry.
4、你回到家已经很疲倦了。你说,你今天整整干了一天的活儿:
I have a good day's work today.
5、修车时你的衣服沾到了油污。妻子说,得好好洗一下:
It needs a good wash.
6、这房子很久不住人了。你说,你们得来一次彻底的清洁:
We should give it a good cleaning.
7、你今天早上起来格外精神。你说,你足足睡了一夜的好觉:
I have a good night's sleep.
8、你警告他不要胡来。你说,你会狠狠地给他一次教训的:
I'll give you a good lesson.

注:
good adj. 好的
      乖的,合适的,准的
      有效的,有用的,还可以的
      好好的,足足的
成语有:
a good deal of 好些(加不可数名词)
a good many (number) 好些(加可数名词)
be good at 擅长
be so good as to 或 be good enough 劳驾
have a good time 好好玩,玩得好
for good 永远
        风来疏竹,风过而竹不留声;
                   雁渡寒潭,雁去而潭不留影。
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Unit 165

Our forefathers handed down the customs to us.

1、你带外教看过婚俗表演。你说,这都是先辈传给你们的习俗:
These are the customs our forefather handed down to us.
2、你家有许多珍贵的古董。你说,这是一代一代传下来的:
Those were handed down from one generation to another.
3、你拿出一枚钻石给他看。你说,这钻石已经传了好几代了:
The diamond has been handed down for generations.
4、父亲说婚礼要按习俗办。你问:干嘛要按传下来的习俗去办呢?
Why follow the traditions handed down?
5、这里的人世代笃信上帝。朋友带你看了这个仪式。他说,这个仪式已传下来几代了:
The ceremony was handed down for centuries.
6、这辆古旧的福特车已成为现在人们珍贵的收藏品了。你说,这是祖父传下来的:
It was handed down by my grandfather.
7、你拥有一套旧房子。你说,这是父亲留给你的:
My father handed it down to me.
8、你们拥有一个财产继承的习俗。你说,财产一般是传给长子:
Property was usually handed down to the oldest son.

注:
hand v. 递交,交给
成语有:
hand down 传下来,传给
hand in 呈递,交上来(给上级,老师)
hand over 移交,拿给
hand n. 手,手工,手迹
成语有:
(at) first hand 第一手
(at) second hand 间接地,转手买来
give sb a big hand 为某人鼓掌
hand in hand 携手,紧密合作,手挽手
off hand (offhand) 随口说出,立即回答
on one hand … on the other 一方面…另一方面
green hand 新手,业务不熟的人
        风来疏竹,风过而竹不留声;
                   雁渡寒潭,雁去而潭不留影。
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Unit 166

Personally, I'm in favour of the new policy.

1、大家在讨论如何看待这项新政策。你说,以你个人态度,你赞成这项政策:
Personally, I'm in favour of the new policy.
2、听说他要离开你们小组。你对他说,从你个人来讲,他离开你会很遗憾的:
Personally, I'll be sorry if you leave.
3、看过电影,大家说不太好。你说,你个人认为还不错:
Personally, I think it is very good.
4、朋友要你对他的个人画展评论几句。你说,你倒愿意讲几句个人意见:
I'd like to make some personal comments.
5、谈到 Hart 先生,你说,别人可能不同意,但你个人认为他是个好人:
You may not agree, but personally I think he is a good man.
6、你向上司汇报了工作。他说,他本人不相信你汇报的内容:
Personally, I don't believe what you said in the report.
7、他拿出项目建议书征求你的意见。你说,你个人看来报告没有什么毛病:
Personally, I see nothing wrong with it.
8、会议上讨论了这篇报告。他说,他想就这篇报告谈一些个人的看法:
I want to say something personal about the report.

注:
personally adv. 亲自地,直接地
          就我个人而言,本人
          做为个人
personal adj. 个人的,私人的
        人身的,身体的
        风来疏竹,风过而竹不留声;
                   雁渡寒潭,雁去而潭不留影。
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Unit 167

His speech was just ordinary.

1、你正为没有去听 Peter 的讨论讲座而遗憾。朋友认为,没有什么可遗憾的,他的讲座很一般:
His speech was just ordinary.
2、你想起了十八岁生日那天,家人忘了你的生日。你说,那天你们吃了一顿平常的饭:
It was an ordinary dinner.
3、那位作家似乎没有从前那样有才华了。你说,他出版的新书太平常了:
His latest book is quite ordinary.
4、你千里迢迢赶去参加一个研讨会,可你很失望。你说,那些讨论题目太平庸了:
The topics in the discussion are too ordinary.
5、他递过来一盒很旧的磁带。他说,这可不是普通的舞会音乐:
This isn't a piece of ordinary dance music.
6、他所主持的节目很贴近人们的生活。他说,这个节目只谈最普遍的问题:
It only talks of the most ordinary things.
7、伟大的人常说这样一句话:我也是普通人。
I'm an ordinary man too.
8、他取得的成绩是用汗水换来的。可他说,没有什么不寻常的:
It's nothing out of the ordinary.

注:
ordinary adj. 普通的,平常的,通常的,平平庸庸的
成语有:our of the ordinary 不寻常的
    in an ordinary way 在一般情况下
        风来疏竹,风过而竹不留声;
                   雁渡寒潭,雁去而潭不留影。
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Unit 168

I'm not quite clear about it yet.

1、有人来询问是否上级有了关于退休津贴的新规定。你说,你对此还不清楚:
I'm not quite clear about it yet.
2、上司交待完工作,又问,你是否明白该做些什么:
Are you clear about what to do?
3、妈妈还在不停地叮嘱你。你说,你明白她期望你什么:
I'm clear as to what you expect of me.
4、记者招待会上,发言人说,在这个问题上,他们的立场是明确的:
Our stand on this question is clear.
5、他见到你连招呼都不打。你说,你不清楚他为什么这样做。
To me it's not clear why he did it.
6、他含含糊糊地想把问题搪塞过去。你说,他应该给你一个明晰的解释:
You should give me a clear explanation.
7、你请了朋友几次,他都没来。你说,很显然,他是不打算来了:
It's clear that he doesn't intend to come.
8、这个湖很有名气,一点儿污染都没有。你感叹道:湖水像玻璃一样清澈。
The water in the lake is as clear as glass.

注:
clear adj. 清晰的,清澈的,晴朗的
      清楚的,明白的,明确的,明显的
explanation n. 解释,说明
        风来疏竹,风过而竹不留声;
                   雁渡寒潭,雁去而潭不留影。
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Unit 169

I'm busy preparing for my exam.

1、哥哥一整天都坐在房里复习。他说,正在准备考试:
I'm busy preparing for my exam.
2、同事问你上次讲座怎么没见过你。你说,在忙着照顾你的祖父:
I was busy looking after my grandfather.
3、你找了他一天,傍晚才回来。你问,他一直在忙什么:
What have you been busy doing?
4、每年这个季节他都很少回家。他说,日夜不停地忙于各种会议:
I'm busy day and night with conferences.
5、为了保险起见,你拜访他之前打了一个电话。你问,他下午忙不忙:
Are you busy this afternoon?
6、你住的地方很吵。你说,那正是最繁忙的街道之一:
This is one of the busiest street.
7、开店的父亲希望你圣诞节前回家帮他的忙。他说,圣诞节期间店铺很忙:
The shop is busy in the Christmas season.
8、朋友约你出去聚一聚,问你是否忙。你说,不忙,你愿意去:
I'm not busy; I'd like to go.

注:
busy adj. (做表语、定语)
      繁忙,忙碌
      热闹,来往人很多的
  v. (使自己)忙于 be busy doing sth.
conference n. 会议
        磋商与会谈
        风来疏竹,风过而竹不留声;
                   雁渡寒潭,雁去而潭不留影。
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