重点讲解:
1. hardly ever
几乎不;几乎没有;
eg. We ate chips every night, but hardly ever had fish.
我们每晚吃炸薯条,但几乎从不吃鱼 。
eg. I have hardly ever been out of this city.
我几乎未曾离开过这个城市 。
2. give sb. a free hand
自行决定权;自由行动权;
eg. He gave Stephanie a free hand in the decoration.
他放手让斯蒂芬妮全权负责装修一事 。
eg. He was inclined to give them a free hand.
他倾向于放手让他们干 。
3. be left to do sth.
是leave sb. to do sth.的被动式,表示听任(某人做某事);听(某人)自便;
eg. One of the advantages of a department store is that you are left to yourself to try things on.
逛百货公司的其中一个优势是顾客可自行试穿衣服 。
eg. He can be left to work on his own.
工作可交给他一个人去做 。
4. say goodbye to
道别;
eg. He wanted to say goodbye to you.
他想跟你说声再见 。
eg. We went on holiday at such short notice that I didn't say goodbye to Eric.
我们动身去休假之前十分仓促,我来不及向埃里克告别 。
5. bring up
养育;抚养;养大;
eg. She brought up four children.
她养大了4个孩子 。
eg.His grandmother and his father brought him up.
是他的祖母和父亲把他养大的 。
6. used to doing sth.
习惯做某事;
eg. I'm not used to eating so much at lunchtime.
我不习惯午饭吃那么多 。
eg. She was used to having her orders instantly obeyed.
她习惯了让人即刻服从她的命令 。