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Change
改变
Turn off the TV.
关掉电视。
I know so many people who have the TV on in the background while they are trying to get stuff done. I am guilty of this.
我知道很多人在工作时会把电视打开,我也做过,我很负罪。
In the past I would turn on a movie while I was trying to work or clean the house, but every time, I would find myself sitting on the couch watching instead of being up and moving.
过去当我想工作或打扫屋子时我会打开一部电影,但是我发现每次我都是坐在沙发前看电视而不是起来采取行动。
I decided to listen to audio books instead: that way I don’t have anything visual distracting me from the things I need to get done but I still have something entertaining or educational to listen to.
我决定用听有声书的方式来替代看电视:这样没有视觉上的东西干扰我去做所需做的事情,而我仍然有娱乐性或教育性的内容去听。
【知识点讲解】
Turn off (把…)关掉; 完成; 解雇; 转向
例句:
I have to get up and turn off the radio.
我必须起床关上收音机。
The boy had the presence of mind to turn off the gas.
那男孩子镇定地关掉了煤气。
We missed the turn-off for the airport.
我们错过了通往机场的岔道。
turn on 打开(水、电视、收音机、灯、煤气等); (使)感兴趣; (使)兴奋; 发动
例句:
Parents can programme the machine not to turn on at certain times.
父母可以设定这台机器的程序,使它在特定时间段无法开启。
I wish I knew how to turn on the heating.
真希望我知道怎么开暖气。
He could also turn on the style when the occasion demanded.
如果场合需要,他也能瞬间就表现得风度翩翩。
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