第一、短语精讲
1. recover from:从......痊愈,恢复
It took a long time for him to recover from a bad cold.
他患重感冒,很长时间才康复。
She seemed to be wallowing in her grief, instead of trying to recover from the disaster.
她似乎缠绵悱恻无力自拔。
2. sorry about:对......感到抱歉,对......感到遗憾
I'm sorry about what happened yesterday.
对于昨天发生的一切,我非常抱歉。
I'm awfully sorry about it. I assure you it won't happen again.
对这事我很抱歉,我向你保证这种事不会再发生了。
3. up to sb.:由某人做主,有某人决定
It is up to you whether you leave or go.
是离开还是留下由你做主。
4. make a suggestion:提出建议
Celia, I'm going to make a suggestion, and please don't think this presumptuous since it concerns your own company.
西莉亚,我要提个建议,因为涉及到你们公司,请不要认为这是冒昧。
Do you mind if I make a suggestion?
如果我给你提个建议你会介意吗?
5. eager to do:渴望做......
The police are eager to get to the bottom of this mystery.
警方急切地想弄清这一神秘事件的真相。
Whatever Marianne was desirous of, her mother would be eager to promote.
无论玛丽安要干什么,她母亲总是热情促成。
6. at once:马上,立刻
Aileen began at once to unburden her feelings.
爱玲立刻开始发泄她的感情。
He attacked the difficulties at once.
他立即着手解决这些困难。
7. insist on:坚决要求
I must insist on your giving me a straightforward answer.
我一定要你给我一个直截了当的回答。
I insist on your taking an immediate action to put this right.
我坚决要求你立刻采取行动把事情处理好。
第二、短语泛讲
1. a bloody business:一件惭愧的事情
2. take the train:乘坐火车