单词与短语:
1. be supposed to
应该,被期望
eg. Every pupil is supposed to be in his classroom at 9 a.m.
上午9点时每个学生都应当在教室里。
eg. The details were supposed to be secret but somehow leaked out.
这些细节原属秘密,可是不知怎么给泄露出去了。
2. on the verge of
接近于; 濒于
eg. Her eyelids drooped as if she were on the verge of sleep.
她眼睑低垂好像快要睡着的样子。
eg. The company is on the verge of insolvency.
该公司快要破产了。
3. keep away from
远离;避开
eg. We should keep away from being a sybarite.
我们不能做个奢侈逸乐的人。
eg. Keep the children away from the machine.
别让孩子们接近机器。