重点讲解:
1. if only
要是…多好;
eg. If only you had told me that some time ago.
要是你早些时候告诉我该多好啊!
eg. If only it were that simple!.
要是那么简单就好了!
2. be tired of sth.
厌烦的;厌倦的;
eg. Besides, you're probably tired of those old subjects anyway.
而且,无论从什么角度你可能对旧的科目产生厌烦情绪 。
eg. We were all tired of that tedious story.
我们不愿意听那个冗长乏味的故事了 。
3. nip sth. in the bud
把…消灭在萌芽状态;防(患)于未然;
eg. It is important to recognize jealousy and to nip it in the bud before it gets out of hand.
重要的是要甄辨出嫉妒情绪并尽早消除这种心理,以免其一发不可收拾 。
eg. We are setting up 'protection measures' designed to nip these obstructive schemes in the bud.
我们正在设立“保护措施”让这些阻碍计划被扼杀在萌芽状态 。
n. 保护,防卫