妙语佳句:
原句:She is out of her mind. People.
out of mind:发疯, 忘却, 不想
He was almost driven out of his mind with anxiety.
他焦急得差不多精神都错乱了。
We've been going there every year for time out of mind.
很久以来,我们每年去那里。
原句:Look dad, they're New Yorkers, they are just...ruined and frightened people.
ruin:毁灭
destroy多指彻底地、毁灭性地破坏,含导致无用,不能或很难再修复的意味。
ruin多指因外部原因而受到严重破坏或毁灭,侧重破坏的彻底性,也可用于引申意义。
The old empty house soon went to rack and ruin.
这所旧的空房子很快就毁坏了。
He worked out methods to destroy bacteria on the seeds.
他研究出消灭种子上细菌的方法。
frighten:使惊吓, 害怕
frighten普通用词,使用广泛,指产生突然、短暂的惊慌、恐怖感。
James love sneaking up on his sister to frighten her.
詹姆斯喜欢溜到妹妹身后吓她一大跳。
scare指非正式文体中可与frighten换用,但语气较重,侧重人受惊吓后立即停下正在干的事或跑掉。
A beater was sent ahead to scare out the partridge.
猎人助手被派到前面去把鹧鸪赶吓出来。
考考你:
她神智不清醒。
别让他们跑了。
上期答案:
The plane won't be fixed until the suits meet our demands.
I'm gonna get the busty not bully you if you don't get this plane going.