单词提炼:
1. blame:责备
2. fake:假货
3. fool:欺骗,愚弄
4. rash:(皮)疹
5.scratch:抓,搔
6. outgrow:年长而不再要(某事物); 长大而厌倦(某事物)
7. disgusting:人厌恶的
8. habit:习惯,习性
9. shrug:耸肩
10. hide:遮避
11. dig:搜寻
12. cover-up:掩饰, 隐蔽
13. pressure:压力
重点单词精讲:
1.blame
Usage:~ sb (for sth)/~ sth on sb
Exp. consider or say that sb is responsible for sth done (badly or wrongly) or not done
责备; 责怪; 指责; 埋怨
Eg. A bad workman blames his tools, ie refuses to accept the responsibility for his own mistakes.
拙匠埋怨工具差(不承认错在自己)。
Eg. If you fail the exam you'll only have yourself to blame.
你若考试不及格, 只能怪自己。
Eg. She blamed him for the failure of their marriage/blamed the failure of their marriage on him.
她把婚姻的触礁归咎于他。
2.fool
Usage:~ sb (into doing sth)
Exp. to trick sb into believing sth that is not true
Eg. She certainly had me fooled-I really believed her!
Eg. You cannot fool me!
Eg. You're fooling yourself if you think none of this will affect you.
Eg. Don't be fooled into thinking they're going to change anything.
3.outgrow
Exp. leave (sth) behind or grow weary of (sth) as one grows older; grow out of
年长而不再要(某事物); 长大而厌倦(某事物)
Eg. outgrow bad habits, childish interests, etc.
年长而放弃坏习惯﹑ 儿时的兴趣等
Eg. He has outgrown his passion for pop music.
他已长大不再热衷於流行音乐了。
4.dig
Exp. to find sth that has been hidden or forgotten for a long time
Eg. I went to the attic and dug out Grandad's medals.
短语提炼:
1. wanted sb all to oneself:独占某人
2. by one's side:在某人的身旁
3. all night:整夜
4. show off:炫耀,卖弄
5. outgrow a habit:改掉习惯
6. be done with:与......决裂
7. wear the shrugs:披上披肩
8. sit down:坐下
9. dig out:挖出,查出,找出
10. all right:没事的
重点短语精讲:
1.show off
Eg. Although he wants to make a hit, I think he hasn't got much to show off.
虽然他想大出风头, 不过我以为他没有什么可炫耀的。
Eg. She loved clothes, and was always immensely keen to show off any new purchase.
她喜欢各式衣服,而且常常希望显示自己新买的衣服。
Eg. She likes to show off her nice figure by wearing tight dresses.
她总穿紧身衣来炫耀她的好身材。
Eg. I've had the boys practising this a long time, privately; and just hungry for a chance to show off.
我已经叫孩子们偷偷的练习了这么些日子,正急于找个机会来露一手呢!
2.dig out
Eg. I digged out an old photo from the drawer.
我从抽屉中翻出一张旧照片。
Eg. We are expecting to dig out some important facts.
我们希望能找出一些重要的事实。
Eg. Why did you dig out all these old magazines?
你把这些旧杂志翻出来干什么?
Eg. Can you dig the material out of the archives?
你能从档案中找出这份材料吗?
Eg. I am done with writing him letters asking him to pay his bill.
我不再写信要他付清帐单了。
3.be done with
Eg. I'm done with you forever.
我和你从此一刀两断。
Eg. I've found he lied to me, so I've decided to have done with him.
我发觉他对我说谎, 因此决定同他断绝关系。
Eg. When John graduated from school, he decided that he was done with study for good and all.
约翰从学校毕业时, 决定永远不再和学习打交道了。
语法透视:
1.I wish l could have been there.
这句话使用了虚拟语气。主句中有wish这个词,后面跟的宾语从句要使用虚拟语气。本句是对过去事情的假设,所以用的是could have done这个谓语结构。
2.He must have been by your side all night, showing you off.
这句话使用的是情态动词的虚拟语气。Must have done是表示对过去的事情的非常肯定的推测。