新概念英語第三冊慣用語整理Lesson29

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Lesson 29
    1.bring up 培養(yǎng)
    bring up 培養(yǎng)(raise, rear, educate)
    例句:1.Joe Smith had been brought up in an orphanage.
    喬·史密斯是在孤兒院被養(yǎng)大的。
    2.They had brought up their sons to stand on their own feet.
    他們培養(yǎng)兒子自立生活。
    2.depend vi. 取決于
    dopend on 依靠,依賴;要看,取決于(rely on, count on; be decided by)
    例句:1.This town depends almost solely on the tourist trade.
    這個(gè)小鎮(zhèn)幾乎完全靠旅游業(yè)。
    2.He is a man who can be depended on in a crisis.
    他是個(gè)患難時(shí)可以依靠的人。
    3.Attraction depends heavily on the position of the product on the shelf.
    吸引力大小很大程度上取決于產(chǎn)品在貨架上的位置。
    3.sick adj. 有病的,患病的;惡心的
    sick of 對…厭煩了
    例句:1.I'm so sick of calling the symphony office. The numbers for ticket orders is always busy.
    我討厭給交響樂售票處打電話。預(yù)訂票的電話總是占線。
    2.He's sick of his job.
    他對他的工作厭煩了。
    4.slow adj.慢的;遲鈍的 vt./vi.(使)慢下來
    Slow down 減速,慢下來
    例句:Can't we slow down? I'm tired.
    我們不能慢點(diǎn)嗎?我累了。
    5.tear vt. 撕,撕裂 n.眼淚
    crocodile toars 鱷魚的眼淚,假意哭泣(insincere tears; pretended show of sorrow)
    例句:The millionaire's children shed crocodile tears when he was dying. They only cared about his fortune.
    百萬富翁的孩子們在他臨死的時(shí)候擠出幾滴鱷魚的眼淚。他們只關(guān)心他的財(cái)富。