讲解:
graft sth (onto sth)
使(思想、制度等)成为(…的一部份);植根:
Old values are being grafted onto a new social class.
旧的价值观念正植根于新的社会阶层。
the rest (of sth)
其余的人;其他事物;其他:
Don't blame Alex. He's human, like the rest of us.
不要责怪亚历克斯。他和我们大家一样,也是人。
be up to sb
是…的职责(或责任);由…决定:
It's not up to you to tell me how to do my job.
还轮不到你来告诉我怎么做我的事。
chop sth (up) (into sth)/for sth
切碎;剁碎;砍;劈:
He was chopping logs for firewood.
他在把原木劈成木柴。
cater (for sb / sth)
(为社交活动)提供饮食,承办酒席 :
Most of our work now involves catering for weddings.
我们现在的工作多半是承办婚宴。
have a hearty appetite
胃口极好
He has a hearty appetite.
他的胃口很好。
up for grabs
提供的;可供争夺的:
There are £25 000 worth of prizes up for grabs in our competition!
在我们的比赛中有 25 000 英镑奖金供人争夺!
in a rut
刻板乏味的生活:
I gave up my job because I felt I was stuck in a rut.
我放弃了我的工作,因为我觉得那种生活呆板无聊。