重点讲解:
1. bump into
偶然遇见;意外碰到;
eg. He hopes to bump into some of his old classmates at the party.
他希望能在聚会上碰见几个老同学 。
eg. What a surprise ! I never thought I would bump into you here.
真是一个惊喜!我从没想到会在这里遇见你 。
2. be up for
在被考虑之列;
eg. The famous Ritz hotel is up for grabs for £100m.
著名的里兹饭店开价1亿英镑供各方竞购 。
eg. The house over there is up for sale.
那边的房子要出售 。
3. splash out
花大笔钱(买奢侈品);
eg. If he wanted to splash out on a new car it would take him a couple of days to get his hands on the cash...
如果他想出一大笔钱买辆新车,他得花好几天才能筹到现款 。
eg. Can you afford to splash out a little? Is your budget unlimited?
你能稍微奢侈一点吗?你的预算是否有上限?
4. now and again
时而;有时;
eg. I earn enough to push the boat out now and again.
我挣的钱足以时不时摆摆阔了 。
eg. Nonetheless, now and again we fail to confront our mistakes bravely.
然而,有时人们并不能正确对待自己的过失 。
5. go to waste
被浪费;被糟蹋掉;
eg. So much of his enormous effort and talent will go to waste if we are forced to drop one hour of the film...
如果我们被迫把电影缩短1小时,那么他付出的许多努力就会白费,他的才华也将大半被淹没 。
eg. Mexican cookery is economical, she says. Nothing goes to waste.
“墨西哥的烹调注重俭省,”她说,“任何东西都不会浪费 。”
vt. 面临,对抗,遭遇