图书序言
【Level 1——A开头字首片语】
●A appeal to B [e əˋpil tu bi] A 向 B 求助
「相似片语」sth. appeal to sb. 某事引起某人的兴趣
【老外就酱说!】You should have appealed to the police for help when the accident happened.
(当事故发生的时候你应该向警察求援的。)
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1. He appeals to me for help whenever he is in trouble.
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accident 事故、意外
happen 发生
whenever 每当、无论什么时候
trouble 困难、麻烦
●above one’s head [əˋbʌv wʌns hɛd] 无法理解、超出某人能理解的范围
「相似片语」over one’s head 理解不了
【老外就酱说!】I am not good at math and it is well above my head.
(我数学不好,完全弄不懂它。)
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2. What the Physics teacher said in class is totally above my head.
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math 数学
well 相当地
physics 物理
totally 完全地
●absence of mind [ˋæbsns ɑv maɪnd] 心不在焉
「相似片语」change sb’s mind 改变某人的心意
【老外就酱说!】My sister failed the final exam again because of her absence of mind.
(妹妹因为心不在焉而再次期末考试不及格。)
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3. The accident was caused by a driver’s absence of mind.
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fail 失败、不及格
exam 考试
accident 意外、事故
cause 原因、引起
●a chip on one’s shoulder [ə tʃɪp ɑn wʌns ˋʃoldɚ] 好斗
【老外就酱说!】Tom has got a chip on his shoulder about not going to Paris for his holiday.
(汤姆为去巴黎度假没有去成而愤愤不平。)
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4. Bob has got a chip on his shoulder about not getting the prize.
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Paris 巴黎
holiday 假期
prize 奖品、奖赏
●according to... [əˋkɔrdɪŋ tu] 根据……
「易混淆片语」according as 根据……而……
【老外就酱说!】According to the report, no journalist was injured in Haiti.
(根据报导,在海地无记者伤亡。)
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5. According to what the witness said, that man can’t be the murderer.
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report 报导
journalist 记者
witness 目击者
murderer 杀人兇手