新概念英語第二冊習(xí)慣用語總結(jié):Lesson 71

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    1.clock n. 時鐘;鬧鐘;掛鐘;連續(xù);白天黑夜的
    turn the clock back 讓時光倒流
    例句:If only we could turn the clock back!
    時光能夠倒流該多好??!
    2.pot n. 罐,壺
    a melting pot熔爐;熔科鍋(象征,美國多民族文化)(a container in which metals can be melted; symbolizing the American multi-national culture)
    例句:The Americans came from almost every part of the world. That's why America has long been known as a melting pot.
    美國人來自世界幾乎每一個角落,因此長久以來美國都被稱做“熔爐:。
    3.slow down 使…緩慢下來
    slow down 速度減慢(reduce the speed, move more slowly)
    例句:1.Slow down, or you'll be fined.
    開慢點,否則你會被罰款的。
    2.Chemistry can achieve a slowing down of the aging process.
    化學(xué)可以取得減緩衰老遼程之功效。