重点讲解:
1.pick sb up 接某人;结识;中途搭乘
例句:The police picked him up in a small cafe .
警察在咖啡馆里找到他。
2.bandy around 散播;议论
例句:Many people bandy around the suggestion that a person should drink eight 8-ounce glasses of water each and every day.
许多人对一个人每天应当摄取8杯8盎司大小玻璃杯的水这一说法而争论不休。
3.take the edge off 挫伤锐气;缓一缓;使钝减弱挫其锐气
例句:Some babies prefer a little formula first to take the edge off their hunger.
因为大多数宝宝喜欢先喝奶来减弱他们的饥饿感。
4.a whiff of 一点;一些
例句:Indeed, there is a whiff of Dubai about the Chinese property market at the moment.
的确,目前中国房地产市场的确有一些迪拜的影子。