重点讲解:
1. in season
应季;当季;旺季;
eg. These are the dog days; watermelons are just in season.
现在是伏天,西瓜正当令 。
eg. Hotels are often full in season.
在度假旺季,旅馆经常客满 。
2. be used to do sth.
过去常常;过去曾做某事;
eg. Things ain't what they used to be.
现在情况不比从前了 。
eg. I used to live in London.
我曾经在伦敦居住过 。
3. be familiar with
熟悉;熟知;
eg. Tom is quite familiar with the author.
汤姆很熟悉那位作家 。
eg. We won't go wrong, because I'm quite familiar with the streets here.
我们不会走错路的,因为我对这儿的街道非常熟悉 。
4. build up
逐步的增长;
eg. There has been a build-up of troops on both sides of the border.
边境两边都在集结兵力 。
eg. The disease can also cause a build up of pressure in the inner ear leading to severe earache.
该疾病还会引起内耳的压力增加,从而导致剧烈的耳痛 。
5. in the long run
从长远来看;
eg. In the long run, it is aneconomy to buy good quality goods.
从长远观点来看,买质量好的物品还是合算的 。
eg. They will win out in the long run.
从长远看他们总会胜利 。
6. even though
即使;尽管;纵然;
eg. Even though he tried, he still lagged behind other runners.
尽管他努力了,仍落在其他赛跑者之后 。
eg. He never apologizes, even though he knows that he is in the wrong.
他从不道歉,即使他自知错了 。
adj. 有毒的,恶意的