重点讲解:
1. set off 动身;出发;启程;
例句:She shouldered her rucksack and set off along the road.
她背起帆布背包就上路了 。
2. in search of 寻找;寻求;
例句:He went in search of a doctor for his sick wife.
他去为他生病的妻子找医生 。
3. in other words 换言之;换句话说;也就是说;
例句:In other words, the worst thing that one can do is to cheat oneself.
换句话说,一个人所做最糟糕的一件事便是自欺 。
4. make up for 弥补;补足;
例句:Pay increases will not always make up for poor working conditions.
工资的增长并不总能够弥补恶劣的工作环境之不足 。
5. die out 逐渐消亡;灭绝;绝种;
例句:Those species inadaptable to changing conditions may die out.
那些不能适应变化中的环境的物种可能会灭绝 。
6. in doubt 不能肯定的;拿不准的;
例句:His inclusion in the team is in doubt.
他是否能被选入这个队还未定案 。
vt. 比 ... 活得长,幸免于难,艰难度过