重点讲解:
1. take off
请假;休假;告假;
eg. Mitchel's schedule had not permitted him to take time off.
米切尔的日程安排使他无法休假 。
eg. She took two days off work.
她休了两天假 。
2. instead of
代替…;而不是…;
eg. Instead of moving at his usual stately pace, he was almost running.
他没像平时那样优雅庄重地走着,而是几乎跑了起来 。
eg. She chose happiness instead of wealth.
她宁愿要幸福而舍弃财富 。
3. apply for
申请;请求;
eg. She graduated with high enough marks to apply for university.
她的毕业成绩足以申请上大学 。
eg. He encouraged me to apply for the job.
他鼓励我去应征那份工作 。
4. cut short
终止;中断;打断;
eg. His glittering career was cut short by a heart attack.
他辉煌的事业因心脏病发作而被迫终止 。
eg. Jackson cut short his trip to Africa.
杰克逊提前结束了他的非洲之行 。
adj. 流行的,大众的,通俗的,受欢迎的