重点讲解:
1. fresh out of
刚从…来的;刚经历过…的;
eg. From what I've heard he started wheeling and dealing fresh out of college.
据我所知,他刚走出大学校门就开始投机取巧。
eg. I was 21, fresh out of boot camp and well into my final stages of technical training.
我当时21岁,刚从新兵训练营出来,正在进行最后阶段的专业训练。
2. in the neighborhood of
大约;在…左右;
eg. He's won in the neighborhood of four million dollars.
他已经赢了约400万美元。
eg. Its speed is probably in the neighborhood of 380mph or even more.
它的时速大约达到了380英里,或者更快。
3. every 2 years
表示每隔两年,此处every表示每隔……时间;
eg. I went home every other week.
我隔周回一趟家。
eg. It has been snowing, roughly every third day, for as long as I've had the flu.
自从我得了流感以来,这段时间一直在下雪,大约每三天一场。
4. kidding
口语常用;
文中Are you kidding?表示你在开玩笑吧?用法还有:
eg. I'm just kidding.
我只是开玩笑。
eg. Are you sure you're not kidding me?
你确定不是在和我开玩笑吗?