重点讲解:
1. be considered to be
被认为;被看作;
eg. He is considered to be a hypocrite.
人家认为他是一个伪君子 。
eg. Seeing this bird is considered to be unlucky.
看见这种鸟被认为是不吉利的 。
2. top-tier
顶级的,高级的,一流的;
eg. Early admission is still going strong at many colleges and universities, including many top-tier schools.
提前择校在许多大学和学院中依然愈演愈烈,包括许多一流学校 。
eg. Now with new strength they are surely a big threat for the top-tier teams.
现在他们有了新的力量,看来他们即将成为那些顶级队伍的一个大威胁!
3. rent out
出租;租给;
eg. She decided to rent out a room to get extra income.
她为获得额外收入决定租出一个房间 。
eg. They had to rent out the upstairs to make mortgage payments.
他们不得不将二楼租出去以偿付抵押借款 。
4. knock on
敲;击;
eg. She went directly to Simon's apartment and knocked on the door.
她直奔西蒙的房间,敲了敲门 。
eg. Please do not enter before knocking on the door.
进来前请先敲门 。
5. other than
(用于否定陈述后)除了…以外;
eg. I have no ambitions other than to have a happy life and be free.
我没有雄心大志,只求自由自在地过幸福生活 。
eg. The old man wanted to see nobody other than his grandson.
除了他的孙子之外,这个老人谁也不想见 。
6. look forward to sth./doing sth.
期待;盼望;
eg. We look forward to seeing you again.
我们期待着与你再次相见 。
eg. That was one of the encouraging things. As long as there's something you can honestly look forward to when you wake up every morning.
当你每天早上醒来,只要有什么你可以真诚期待的东西,这就是令人鼓舞的事情之一 。
n. 威胁,凶兆
vt. 威胁, 恐吓