单词与短语:
1. throw off
摆脱,抛掉
eg. One day depression descended upon him, and wherever he went after that he could never throw it off.
有一天,他突然开始消沉起来,从那以后,无论他走到哪儿也摆脱不了这种情绪。
eg. He is said to have thrown off pursuers by pedaling across the Wisconsin state line.
据说他骑车越过威斯康星州界,摆脱了追捕他的人。
2. consume
vt. 消耗,消费;
eg. Some of the most efficient refrigerators consume 70 percent less electricity than traditional models.
一些极为节能的冰箱比传统型号耗电减少70%。
eg. They generally consume more power and take up more space, too.
它们通常消耗更多的能量,并且占用更多的空间。
3. crap
n. 废物;废话
eg. That's a lot of crap.
那真是一派胡言。
eg. His speech was a load of crap.
他的演讲词通篇是废话。