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沪江小D每日一句一周详解(02.13~02.19)

2012-02-21 09:30
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小D每日一句一周详解(02.13~02.19)

02月13日: Please telephone him at your earliest convenience. 请尽早给他打电话。

sb’s earliest convenience: 请某人尽快……,得便请尽早……
例如:I'm quite willing to discuss the matter at your earliest convenience.(我很愿意在你方便时,尽早与你讨论这一问题。)
          I wonder if it would be possible for us to meet at your earliest convenience and discuss the matter in a little more detail.(如果方便的话,我们能否尽早和您见面,讨论一下这件事的细节。)

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at sb's convenience 在某人方便时

02月14日:They go back a long way. 他们相识很久了。

back a long way:很久以前就认识了,相识已久
例如:She and I go back a long way. I've known her since I was in elementary school.(我们是多年的朋友了。我在小学时就认识她了。)
          It's great to have friends that you go back a long way with. You always know that you can depend on them.(有个老朋友真好。你知道你能永远信赖他们。)

02月15日:He has tried every medicine under the sun, but nothing works. 他试了无数种药,可是都不见效。  

the sun:普天之下,在世界上;究竟,到底
例如:He seems to have visited every country under the sun.(世界上所有国家他似乎都去过。)
          Where under the sun could I have put the purse?(我究竟把钱包放在哪儿了?)

vi. 起作用;有效
例如:The medicine worked.(药物奏效了。)

02月16日:She was nasty about everyone. 她对所有人的态度都不好。

adj. 脾气不好的;令人讨厌的;严重的,造成痛苦的;下流的
例如:This milk must be bad, for it is giving off a nasty smell.(牛奶一定变质了,因为它散发出一种令人恶心的气味。)
          She got a nasty knock on the head when she fell.(她跌倒时头部受到严重碰撞。)
          He is a person with a nasty mind.(他是个思想肮脏的人。)

02月17日:The change was too subtle to attract notice. 变化太小了,完全看不出来。

adj. 隐约的,细微的,敏锐的
例如:Her whole attitude had undergone a subtle change.(她的整个态度发生了微妙的变化。)
          She has a very subtle mind.(她有个很敏锐的头脑。)

02月18日:She felt completely overwhelmed. 她完全不知所措。

elm:v.(感情、影响等)使受不了;使不知所措
例如:I was overwhelmed by such a temptation.(我经受不住那样的诱惑。)

02月19日:It sounds like a win-win situation. 这听起来是个双赢的局面。

-win:adj. 双赢的;互利互惠的
例如:We are building a strong country in a peaceful and win-win way.(我们正在以和平的、双赢的方式建设一个强大的国家。)

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win-win situation 双赢局面

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