引言:大家好,欢迎来到《可可茶话会》。学英语重在积累,遇到好的句子就收集下来,遇到实用的单词和短语就记下来。今天我们从三个句子中提炼可以学习的部分。
1. They make a point of going on a picnic every two weeks.
这个句子里有一个不错的短语:make a point of doing sth.。Point是“点”的意思,在这里指“重点”。Make a point of doing sth.是指把重点放在某事儿上,也就是特别注意(做某事)、 重视做某事。They make a point of going on a picnic every two weeks. 这句话是说他们每两个星期去野餐一次,而且呢把这件事儿看得很重要。活学活用,我可以说I make a point of learning English every day. 我重视每天学英文。Whenever I go to Taipei, I make a point of visiting the National Palace Museum. 不论何时我到台北,我一定去参观故宫博物院。Make a point of doing sth.你学会了吗?
2.Don't boss me around! What do you take me for?
这句话是说:别把我使唤来使唤去的!你当我是什么?来了解一下boss。这个词常表示“老板”,相信很多人都知道,而boss还可以作为动词,什么意思呢?老板的作用是什么?“管理,指挥”。短语boss about/around表示“发号施令,随便支使”。I don’t like being bossed around by you or anyone else. 把人指使来指使去的人也常唠唠叨叨的,“唠叨”的表达是nag。比如:She's bossed and nagged him ever since they got married. 自从他们结婚以来,她老是对他发号施令,跟他纠缠不休。
3. We've lived here for the better part of a year.
最后我们来学习一个短语:the better part of,字面翻译是更好的部分,但它的意思跟这个几乎没什么关系,所以我们更要留心the better part of是指“大部分的”,听几个例句:The journey took her the better part of an hour. 旅程花去了她半个多小时。I haven't seen my tutor for the better part of a month! 我已经大半个月没见到导师了! 我们还常听到这样的句子:This is the best part of my day. Best part of与the better part of不同,best part of和字面意思一样,表示“最好的部分”。This is the best part of my day. 这是我一天中最美好的时刻。
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