1. set foot on
踏足于
eg. Have you ever wished you could take a pill that mimics all the positive benefits of exercise without ever having to set foot on the Stairmaster?
你是否曾经盼望过,只要吞下一粒药,你甚至不用踏上台阶机,就能取得酷似锻炼带来的所有积极效果?
eg. They were among the first words World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz spoke as he set foot on the ground in Aceh, the first leg of his trip to Indonesia and Timor Leste.
世界银行行长保罗.沃尔福威茨在踏上亚齐的土地之后所说的第一句话中,就包含了这两个字。 这里是他印度尼西亚和东帝汶行程的第一站。
2. break the silence
打破沉默;打破宁静
eg. It asks us to "Break the Silence, Beat the Drum".
它要求我们“打破沉默,击鼓呐喊” 。
eg. The quiet summation was so impressive, so profoundly confident, yet in no way boastful that neither visitor seemed inclined to break the silence that followed.
平静的归纳动人心弦、信心十足,然而又毫无自吹自擂的意味,两位来访者听过之后都无意打破随之而来的沉寂。
3. with relief
欣慰地
eg. She smiled with relief — not that he was unharmed but because she’d been worried that, seeing him, she might be drawn back into a relationship.
她轻松的笑了——并非因为他无恙,而是因为她担心,看着他的样子,自己可以会因为心软而重新回到他的怀抱。
eg. Sir Charles shielded his heart with his hand, felt cool metal press against the palm of his hand and sighed with relief.
查尔斯爵士用双手保护着他的心脏,感到冰凉的金属按在他的手掌上,松了口气。