重点讲解:
1. stay-at-home
(不去工作或旅行)守在家里的人;
eg. I was a stay-at-home mum until 1980 when my husband lost his job.
1980 年我丈夫失业之前,我一直是个家庭主妇 。
eg. And women are happy to see stay-at-home husbands building closer relationships with their children.
妻子们很乐意看到居家丈夫和孩子们建立起更为亲密的关系 。
2. bring up
养育;抚养;养大;
eg. Many women still take career breaks to bring up children.
仍然有许多女性为了抚养孩子而离职 。
eg. He gave much attention and thought to bring up his children.
他在教育孩子方面花了大量的心血 。
3. except for
除了;除…之外;唯有;
eg. He hadn't eaten a thing except for one forkful of salad.
除了一餐叉色拉,他什么都没吃 。
eg. Except for an old lady, the bus was empty.
那辆公共汽车上除了一位老妇之外,一个人也没有 。
4. interact with
相互交流;相互沟通;
eg. Teachers have a limited amount of time to interact with each child.
教师和每个孩子沟通的时间有限 。
eg. The performers dress up as colorful statues and interact with the audience.
表演者打扮成色彩缤纷的雕像和观众互动 。
5. get along with
(与…)和睦相处;
eg. He could not get along with anybody.
他跟谁都合不来 。
eg. She's easy to get along with.
她很好相处 。
6. look after
照料;照顾;照管;
eg. When she finished work she had to hurry home and look after her son.
她下班后就得赶紧回家照顾儿子 。
eg. I just can't be bothered to look after the house.
我就是不想费事照看这所房子 。
7. take care of
照顾;照看;看护;
eg. Don't worry yourself about me, I can take care of myself.
你别担心我,我能照顾好自己 。
eg. She is too flighty to take care of young children.
她太不负责任,不能照顾小孩 。
8. do one's best
尽力;竭尽所能;
eg. I'll do my best to find out.
我会尽力查明真相 。
eg. It's a Championship fight — do your best.
这是锦标赛——要尽全力 。
9. agree on
商定;议定;就…达成协议;
eg. We agree on this count.
在这一点上,我们的意见一致 。
eg. They couldn't agree on what color to paint the house.
他们无法就房子漆什么颜色持相同意见 。
n. 相互作用,相互影响,互动交流