第一、短语学习
1. rely on:依靠,依赖
e.g.You can rely on your solicitor's professionalism in dealing with the house purchase.
你尽可依靠律师处理购房事宜。
e.g.I rely on my brother's words absolutely.
我绝对相信我哥哥的话。
2. sorry about:对......感到抱歉,对......感到难过
e.g.I am terribly sorry about that.
听说这事我很难过。
e..g.I'm terribly/awfully sorry about the accident.
我对发生的事故十分抱歉。
3. take over:接管,接任
e.g.The firm has been taken over by an American conglomerate.
该公司已被美国一企业集团接管。
e.g.I spent days thinking over whether to take the job or not.
我用了好些天苦苦思考是否接受这份工作。
4. go through:经历
e.g.He was going through a very difficult time.
他正处于非常艰难的时期。
e.g.South Africa was going through a period of irreversible change.
南非正在经历一场不可逆转的变革。
5. get sb back:把某人带(接)回来
e.g.I'll think of someway to get him back!
我要想办法把他带回来。
e.g.They decided to get him back the next morning.
他们决定第二天一大早把他接回来。
其他短语:
1. leave things:丢下工作之事
2. one’s old job:原来的工作
3. do this work thing:做工作上的事情
第二、口语学习
1. 语意表述:某人应该向某人道歉。
套用句型:Sb owes someone an apologize.
指点迷津:这句话非常巧妙地用owe(亏欠)来表示出“应该”之意。Owe sb an apologize是“亏欠某人一个道歉”,意即:要向某人道歉。
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句型出处:Natalie, I believe I owe you an apology.
2. 语意表示:某人想要某物。
套用句型:I would like something.
句型操练:I would like a cup of coffee.
我要一杯咖啡。
句型出处:I'd like that.
3. 语意表述:留给两个人单处一会儿。
套用句型:Sb lets two people to have a minute.
句型操练:Okay, I let you two have a minute to have a chat.
好的,我给你们两人一会儿自由谈论的时间。
句型出处:I'll let you two have a minute.
3. 语意表述:某人接电话。
套用句型:Sb gets the call.
指点迷津:该句型用get这个动词表示“answer”或者是“pick up”的意思,即“接”的意思。
句型出处:I should get this.
4. 语意表述:对做某事的方式感到惭愧。
套用句型:Sb is sorry about the way in which+从句。
指点迷津:这个句型表述此意的关键要点是使用了定语从句。
句型操练:He should be sorry about the way in which he deal with the problem.
他应该为他处理这个问题的方式感到羞愧。
句型出处:I'm sorry about the way we left things yesterday.
5. 语意表述:某人看见某人做某事。
套用句型:Sb watch someone do something.
指点迷津:这个句型表述此意的关键是运用了watch这个感官动词的特殊结构来表述。Watch后面跟宾语somebody,再用动词原形做宾语补足语。
句型操练:I watched Mary kissed John in the tree.
我看见玛丽和约翰在树下接吻。
句型出处:I didn't realize how weird it was gonna be for you to watch someone take over your old job
6. 语意表述:某人明白了某事。
套用句型:Sb gets something.
句型操练:I have got what you said.
我搞清楚你说的话的意思了。
句型出处:but I get it.
7. 语意表述:某人没有参加会议。
套用句型:Sb misses a meeting.
指点迷津:该句型用miss a meeting(错过一次会议)来表示没有参加会议。
句型出处:Bennett, we missed one meeting.