重点词汇词组
1.point out 指出
例:If you see her, please point her out to me.
如果你看到她,请把她指给我看
。常见搭配:
①point to/towards sth. 表明可能是
例:All the evidence points to suicide.
所有的证据都表明可能是自杀
。②point sth. up 强调,突出
例:It was a badly researched documentary that glossed over important questions while pointing up trivial ones.
这部纪录片的研究工作做得很毛糙,一味强调细枝末节,却掩盖了那些重要的问题
。相关俚语:point sb. in the direction of sth. 提议某人做某事
例:The salesman was trying to point us in the direction of the most expensive furniture in the showroom.
那个销售员设法诱劝我们购买展览室中最贵的家具
。2.receive 接待;迎接
例:She stood by the door to receive her guests as they arrived.
她站在门口迎接客人到来
。常见搭配:be received into sth. 接纳
例:He was received into the church.
他被接纳加入教会
。相关俚语:be on the receiving end 遭受,承受
例:Sales assistants are often on the receiving end of verbal abuse from customers.
售货员经常遭到顾客的辱骂
。3.manner 举止;方式
例:She stared at me in an accusing manner.
她以责备的目光注视着我
。相关俚语:
①all manner of sth. 各种各样的
例:There are all manner of architectural styles in the capital.
首都汇集了各种建筑风格
。②mind/watch your manners 保持礼貌
例:His mother taught him to always mind his manners with his elders.
他妈妈教他在和长辈相处时要保持礼貌
。4.on the edge of 在……边缘
例:They built the church on the edge of the village.
他们把教堂建在了村边
。相关俚语:
①take the edge off sth. 减弱,削弱
例:His apology took the edge off her anger.
他道了歉,她的火气就消了些
。②on the edge of your seat 异常兴奋
例:The game had the crowd on the edge of their seats.
这场比赛使观众兴奋不已
。长难句解析
From the entrance hall, of which Mr. Collins pointed out, with a rapturous air, the fine proportion and finished ornaments1, they2 followed3 the servants4 through an antechamber, to the room where Lady Catherine, her daughter, and Mrs. Jenkinson were sitting5.
解:1定语从句+2主语+3谓语+4宾语+5定语从句
析:“of which Mr. Collins pointed out, with a rapturous air, the fine proportion and finished ornaments”是定语从句,修饰先行词the entrance hall,关系代词which在从句中作宾语;“where Lady Catherine, her daughter, and Mrs. Jenkinson were sitting”是定语从句,修饰先行词the room,关系副词where在从句中作地点状语
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