重点词汇词组:
In years to come, Harry1 would never quite remember2 how he had managed to get through his exams3 when he half expected Voldemort to come bursting through the door at any moment4.
长难句分析
解:1主语+2谓语+3宾语从句+4时间状语从句
析:“how he had managed to get through his exams”是由连接副词how引导的宾语从句;“when he half expected Voldemort to come bursting through the door at any moment”是由从属连词when引导的时间状语从句,现在分词短语“bursting through the door”作状语。
1.get through 通过(考试)
例:She got through her exams without too much trouble.
她没有费太大的劲儿就通过了考试。
常见搭配:
①get at sb. 买通,贿赂(某人)
例:The accused claimed that the witness had been got at.
被告声称证人被收买了。
②get into sth. 开始对……感兴趣;参与
例:She's been getting into yoga recently.
她最近开始对瑜伽感兴趣了。
2.creep 缓慢行进,潜行
例:She turned off the light and crept through the door.
她关上灯,悄悄溜出门。
常见搭配:
①creep over sb. 渐渐向……袭来
例:A dangerous tiredness crept over her as she drove.
她驾车时一阵危险的倦意向她袭来。
②creep up 逐渐上升
例:Over the last year, the rate of inflation has crept up to almost seven percent.
过去一年里,通货膨胀率逐渐上升,几乎达到了7%。
3.turn sth. into sth. (使)变成
例:The town turned from a small seaside resort into a major commercial centre when oil was discovered.
发现石油后,这个小镇由一个小的海滨胜地变成了重要的商业中心。
常见搭配:
①turn over 转动,翻转
例:When I put the key in the ignition it turns over, but it won't start.
当我插入钥匙打火时,引擎开始翻转但是没能发动。
②turn sth. around 使扭转,使有起色
例:The new management team turned the ailing company around in under six months.
新的管理团队使这个不景气的公司在不到半年的时间里焕发了生机。
相关俚语:turn your nose up 嗤之以鼻;瞧不起
例:They turned their noses up at the only hotel that was available.
他们看不上那家唯一可住的宾馆。
4.take away 拿走;减去
例:Supermarkets are taking business away from small local shops.
大型超市正在抢走当地小商店的生意。
常见搭配:
①take sb. aback 使(某人)大吃一惊
例:I was a little taken aback at the directness of the question.
问题问得如此直接,让我有点儿吃惊。
②take sth. down 写下,记下
例:He took down my address and phone number and said he'd call me.
他记下了我的地址和电话号码,说回头再给我打电话。
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