单词与短语:
1. phrase n. 措辞
eg. It is impossible to hypnotise someone simply by saying a particular word or phrase.
不可能仅通过说某个词或短语就能把人催眠。
eg. The trouble was sparked off by an apparently harmless phrase.
这场麻烦是由一句明显无恶意的话引起的。
2. come up with
想出,得出(想法);
eg. The scientists are beating their brains trying to come up with a solution to the problem.
科学家正绞尽脑汁,力求找到解决这个问题的办法。
eg. He's come up with a great idea.
他想出了一个绝好的办法。
3. think on one's feet 思维敏捷
eg. The other is more intuitive, daring , relying on one's ability to think on their feet.
另外一种更需要直觉、胆量,取决于人随机应变的能力。
eg. When the interviewer asks you a question, you need to think on your feet.
当面试者问你任何问题你必须反应敏锐。
4. cache n. 贮存物
eg. A huge arms cache was discovered by police.
警方发现了大批私藏的军火。
eg. Police discovered a cache of weapons in the room.
警方在房间里发现了一批隐藏的武器。
5. deserve
v. 应受;应得;值得
eg. They know the sport inside out, and we treat them with the respect they deserve.
他们对这项体育运动了如指掌,我们也给予了他们应有的尊重。
eg. These people deserve to make more than the minimum wage.
这些人应该得到比最低工资更高的报酬。
6. swan vi.游荡;闲逛;
eg. She spends her time swanning around the world.
她一个人自由自在地环游世界。
eg. I suppose they've swanned off somewhere warm for the winter as usual.
我想他们又像以往一样到某个暖和的地方过冬去了。