1. around here
精解:around是介词,意思是“围绕”,here在这里做名词用,意思是“这儿”,around here的意思就是“在这一带”,属于副词性短语。
例句:What are you sneaking around here for?
你在这里偷偷摸摸地干什么?
The scenery around here is perfectly beautiful.
这里的景致优美无比。
2. have favorites
精解:favorite在这里做名词用,意思是“最喜欢的人或者是事物”,是可数名词,have favorites意思就是“有最爱”。
例句:A teacher shouldn't have favorites.
一个教师不应过分宠爱某些学生。
3. be ready for
精解:ready是形容词,意思是“准备就绪的,准备好的”,for是表示对象,be ready for是一个形容词性短语,的意思就是“准备从事,为......做好准备”。
例句:This guy's a nut and you'd better get ready for rainy days.
这个家伙是一个难对付的人,你最好是未雨绸缪。
The made-up sandwiches were stacked to be ready for customers.
做好的三明治堆得好好的准备迎接顾客。
4. knock out of
精释:knock是“碰撞”的意思,out of这个介词短语的意思是“从......里”,knock something out of something意思是“从......里撞出......” 。
5. go to meetings
精解:go to+a meeting这个结构表示去参加会议,相当于go to attend a meeting。
例句:I will go to an important meeting from next Tuesday to next Thursday.
从下周二到下周四我将参加一个重要会议。
I can go to the meeting instead of my sick brother.
我可以替我有病的兄弟去开会。
6. make an appearance
精解:appearance在这里的意思是“露面,出现”,它和make搭配使用表示“露面”的意思。
例句:I will make an appearance at the party for a little while.
我只在晚会上露个脸就走。
7. get a reputation
精解:get是“得到”的意思,在这里做贬义词用,可以理解为“落得个”,reputation是“名声,名誉”的意思,是可数名词,get a reputation意思是“落得个名声”。要表示“落得个......样的名声”,在reputation后面接介词for。
例句:My hometown got a good reputation for being a great place to go sightseeing.
我的家乡有个享有盛誉,是观光的理想的地方。
8. keep it that way
精解:keep是“保持”的意思,way是“样子”的意思,that way意思就是“那样”,keep something that way意思就是“让......保持那样不要改变”,意即:保持原样。
例句:Good, let's try to keep it that way.
很好,让我们尽力保持这样。
9. used to do something
精解:这个短语的意思是表示“过去常常做某事”,这个短语要跟used to doing something区别开,这个是“习惯于做某事”。
例句:When Smith was drunk, he used to beat his wife and daughter.
史密斯过去常常在喝醉酒的时候就打妻子和女儿。
Grandmother used to darn her own stockings.
祖母过去总是自己织补袜子。
10. in there
精解:in是介词,意思是“在......里面”,there在这里做名词用,in here的意思是“在那里面,在那儿”。
例句:The room has a big closet, so I can put a lot of stuff in there.
房间里有一个很大的壁橱,所以我可以放很多东西进去。
They seem to be enjoying themselves in there.
在那儿他们似乎玩得很痛快。