妙语佳句:
quit:放弃
例如:He quit his job as an office boy in Athens...
他辞去了在雅典当办公室勤杂工的工作。
quit还有停止做某事,离开某地的意思。
例如:I was trying to quit smoking at the time.
当时我正在努力戒烟。
Police were called when he refused to quit the building.
他拒绝离开那座大楼,于是人们叫来了警察。
clog:塞住,堵塞
例如:Dirt clogs the pores, causing spots...
灰尘堵塞毛孔,从而生出粉刺。
拓展:clog someone up使某人迟钝
例如:This cheese clogs me up. I can't eat it.
这种奶酪使我迟钝,我不能吃。
clog something with something用某物堵住某物
例如:Please don't clog the drain with garbage.
不要用垃圾堵住了下水道。
isolated:四野无人,偏远的。
例如:Many of the refugee villages are in isolated areas...
很多难民村落都在偏远地区。
拓展:isolated还有孤单的,个别的意思。
例如:Men can feel isolated at work...
人们工作时可能感到孤立无助。
They said the allegations related to an isolated case of cheating.
他们说这些指控与另一件欺诈案有关。
剧情百科常识:
朱莉娅·罗伯茨在片中饰演一个个性独立坚强的年轻女子,她自己拥有一家五金行,她总是希望能有一个属于自己的家庭,但是却又害怕婚姻。至于理查·基尔他是个离过婚的专栏作家,所以在他的专栏中总是习惯性地对女性冷嘲热讽,因此他也经常被人批评他尖酸的言词,但是他认为他有理由这么做。理查·基尔在银幕上的形象总是比较正经,他也较常演出动作片或心理惊悚电影,而《落跑新娘》里艾克的角色则让理查·基尔有机会表现他喜剧的一面。
考考你:
他估计自己会在约翰逊炒他鱿鱼之前先辞职。
邻居用刷子和树叶堵住了小溪。
一些病人可能变得非常孤独沮丧。
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