新概念英語第二冊習(xí)慣用語大全:Lesson 38

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Lesson 38
    1.end n. 1.末尾,端2.目標(biāo),目的 v. 終止,結(jié)束
    end up① 結(jié)果是…
    例句:But most used cars end up being more trouble than they are worth.
    大部分二手車結(jié)果會麻煩多多。
    end up② 以…終結(jié),結(jié)束(finish as/by doing)
    例句:1.he continues to steal, he'll end up in prison.
    如果他繼續(xù)行竊,最終肯定會鋃鐺入獄。
    2.If I didn't smoke at all, I'd probably end up attacking people!
    如果抽不著煙的話,我最后很有可能會打人的!
    2.except prep.除了
    except for 除了 (with the exception of)
    例句:1.The guards, except for two at the main gate, are not armed.
    監(jiān)獄守衛(wèi)中,除了大門口的兩個之外都沒有武器。
    2.This paper is well written except for some typing errors.
    這篇論文寫得不錯,只不過有些打印錯誤。
    3.settle vi. 1.安定,定居2.停息 vt. 1.安頓2.調(diào)停,解決
    settle down 定居,安家;安定下來(establish oneself in a home, job, lifestyle)
    例句:1.After about 8,000 B.C., a large number of tribes gradually began to settle down in certain areas.
    大約在公元前8000年以后,大量的部落逐漸開始在某些地區(qū)定居下來。
    2.I hate all this travel. I want to get married and settle down.
    我討厭過漂泊的日子。我想結(jié)婚過安定的日子。