always keep the road in repair.他們總是把公路保養(yǎng)得很好。The pagoda that was built four hundred years ago, is still in (good) repair.那座四百年前建造的塔現(xiàn)在還完好無損。
4、under the sun, in the sun
under the sun亦可解作beneath the sun。它是個習(xí)語，決不可譯作"在太陽下"。它有兩個意思和用法：1.表示地點，意為"在世界上，任何地方"；2.用于加強語氣，常放在疑問詞之后，意為"到底，究竟"，等于on the earth。例如：The President's assassination shocked everyone under the sun.總統(tǒng)遇刺，全世界都為之震驚。In his opinion, California has the best climate under the sun.依他看來，世界上要數(shù)加利福尼亞的氣候。What under the sun did he do it for?他做那件事到底是為了什么？
in the sun是"在太陽光下"的意思，指某人或某物處在太陽光的照耀下或之中，因此，它可引申為"曬太陽"，還可轉(zhuǎn)義為"顯要的，有利的"的意思，因為太陽光耀眼奪目并有益于人類。例如：His character is as fickle as the icicle in the sun.他的性格就象陽光下的水柱一樣說變就變。Don't read in the sun.不要在陽光下看書。The cat likes to sit in the sun.貓愛曬太陽。The new generation of writers has achieved a place in the sun.新一代的作家已經(jīng)功成名就。
5、up and down, ups and downs
up and down是副詞詞組（如果其后接有名詞，則為介詞詞組），只有作狀語，意為"上上下下地，前前后后地，來回地，到處"。它還可引申為"徹底
4、under the sun, in the sun
under the sun亦可解作beneath the sun。它是個習(xí)語，決不可譯作"在太陽下"。它有兩個意思和用法：1.表示地點，意為"在世界上，任何地方"；2.用于加強語氣，常放在疑問詞之后，意為"到底，究竟"，等于on the earth。例如：The President's assassination shocked everyone under the sun.總統(tǒng)遇刺，全世界都為之震驚。In his opinion, California has the best climate under the sun.依他看來，世界上要數(shù)加利福尼亞的氣候。What under the sun did he do it for?他做那件事到底是為了什么？
in the sun是"在太陽光下"的意思，指某人或某物處在太陽光的照耀下或之中，因此，它可引申為"曬太陽"，還可轉(zhuǎn)義為"顯要的，有利的"的意思，因為太陽光耀眼奪目并有益于人類。例如：His character is as fickle as the icicle in the sun.他的性格就象陽光下的水柱一樣說變就變。Don't read in the sun.不要在陽光下看書。The cat likes to sit in the sun.貓愛曬太陽。The new generation of writers has achieved a place in the sun.新一代的作家已經(jīng)功成名就。
5、up and down, ups and downs
up and down是副詞詞組（如果其后接有名詞，則為介詞詞組），只有作狀語，意為"上上下下地，前前后后地，來回地，到處"。它還可引申為"徹底