1. Mr Zhu is taking a school party to the seaside. 朱先生正帶領(lǐng)一群學(xué)生去海邊。party n. (從事某種活動(dòng)的)一群,一組,隨行人員;a party of students 一群學(xué)生;a party of tourists 一群游客;a working party 工作組; the Foreign Minister and his party 外交部長(zhǎng)及其隨行人員;A party of Japanese middle school students will visit our country. 下個(gè)月一群日本中學(xué)生將訪(fǎng)問(wèn)我國(guó)。Out of the schoolgate came a party of boys and girls. 一群小孩跑出校門(mén)。 The party is on its / are on their way to the city. 那批人正在進(jìn)城。
2. OK, everyone, less noise, please! 喂,大家注意了,請(qǐng)小聲點(diǎn)。OK此處用來(lái)提醒別人注意。e.g. OK, everyone, be quiet, please. 喂大家注意了,請(qǐng)安靜。OK, everyone, let’s read the text together. 喂,大家注意了,我們一起來(lái)讀課文。OK也可以做動(dòng)詞, 意思是“同意”,“答應(yīng)”,“認(rèn)可”;過(guò)去式/過(guò)去分詞為OK’d;現(xiàn)在分詞為OK’ing;單三形式為OK’s;e.g. The headmaster OK’d our plan. 校長(zhǎng)同意了我們的計(jì)劃。
3. Let’s remind you what you are looking for…. 讓我來(lái)提醒你你們要找的東西有……。 remind vt. 使想起……;提醒;remind sb. to do sth. 提醒某人做某事;remind sb. of sth. 使某人想起某事;e.g. Please remind me to take my medicine. 請(qǐng)?zhí)嵝盐页运。These notes will remind you what to say. 這個(gè)提綱可以幫助你記起你要說(shuō)的話(huà)。The film reminded me of what I had experienced in the countryside. 這部影片使我回想起我在農(nóng)村所經(jīng)歷的事情。
4. No matter how much you want to bathe, it just isn’t safe. 不管你多么想洗海水藻,那實(shí)在是不安全的。 no matter 作為連詞引導(dǎo)讓步狀語(yǔ)從句,“不管”,“無(wú)論”;后面必須接 how, what, who, when, where, which等。 e.g. No matter how much it cost, he had to have the car repaired. 不管花多少錢(qián),他都得讓人把汽車(chē)修好。No matter which train you take, you will be there by 5 o’clock. 無(wú)論你坐哪班車(chē),五點(diǎn)鐘你總可以到達(dá)那兒。No matter who knocks at the door, don’t open it. 不管誰(shuí)敲門(mén),都不要開(kāi)門(mén)。
5. It seems that there is a big waste pipe coming down from the town. 好象有一條從城里流下來(lái)的廢水管。come down 流傳;失勢(shì);下垂(物價(jià)跌落);e.g. Mary’s necklace came down to her from her grandmother. 瑪麗的項(xiàng)鏈?zhǔn)撬淖婺競(jìng)鹘o她的。Prices are much more likely to come down than to go up. 物價(jià)更有可能下降而不是上長(zhǎng)。 He had come down to begging. 他已淪為乞丐。
6. I suppose it’s better to be safe than sick. 我覺(jué)得安全是第一位的。suppose vt. 猜想;假設(shè);suppose sb. to be 以為某人是……; suppose + that clause… 以為; 假如;be supposed to do sth. 應(yīng)該;被期望;e.g. I should suppose him to be the headmaster. 我想他大概是校長(zhǎng)。Suppose it rains, what shall we do? 假如天下雨的話(huà),我們?cè)撛趺崔k?You are not supposed to smoke here. 你不應(yīng)該在這兒抽煙。
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