重点词汇词组:
Then a pain1 like he'd never felt before2 pierced3 his head4; it was as though his scar were on fire5.
长难句分析
解:1主语+2方式状语从句+3谓语+4宾语+5表语从句
析:“like he'd never felt before”是方式状语从句,like是连词,可与as互换,该从句使用了过去完成时态(had+过去分词),指在另一个过去行动之前就已经完成了的事件;“as though his scar were on fire”是表语从句,使用了虚拟语气。
1.let sth. out 放出,发出
例:She let out a scream.
她发出一声尖叫。
常见搭配:
①let up 好转;停止
例:When the rain lets up we'll go for a walk.
等雨一停我们就出去散步。
②let sb. in on sth. 允许(某人)参与
例:Debbie agreed to let me in on her plans.
黛比同意让我参加她的计划。
相关俚语:
①let rip/fly 发怒;失去理智
例:She let rip about the state of the kitchen.
她对厨房的状况大发雷霆。
②let sth. slip 无意中泄漏
例:He let it slip that he hadn't actually read the report.
他无意中透露出他根本就没有看过那个报告。
2.get to one's feet 站起来
例:He got to his feet when she walked in.
当她走进来时,他站了起来。
相关俚语:
①land on your feet 时来运转
例:She's really landed on her feet with this new job.
她找到这份新工作后真是时来运转了。
②get your feet wet 熟悉新情况
例:I worked as a substitute teacher for a while, just to get my feet wet.
我做了一段时间代课老师,用来熟悉情况。
3.on fire 起火,着火
例:If your home was on fire and you could save only one thing, what would it be?
如果你家着了火,而你只能抢救出一样东西,你会拿什么呢?
相关俚语:
①come under fire 遭受批评
例:The government has come under fire for its decision to close the mines.
政府因其关闭矿井的决定而遭到了抨击。
②put out fires 速战速决;火急火燎
例:She spends much of her time putting out fires and navigating red tape.
她大部分时间都花在火急火燎地应对问题以及鼓捣繁文缛节上了。
4.fall to one's knees 下跪
例:The people all fell to their knees and began to pray.
人们都跪了下来,开始祈祷。
常见搭配:
①fall about 笑得前仰后合
例:We fell about when we heard her reply.
听到她的回答,我们笑得前仰后合。
②fall back on sth. 借助于;依赖
例:When the business failed, we had to fall back on our savings.
公司倒闭后,我们只得靠积蓄度日。
相关俚语:fall on deaf ears 未被理睬
例:Their appeals to release the hostages fell on deaf ears.
他们释放人质的要求未被理睬。
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