新概念英語第二冊習慣用語大全:Lesson 17

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Lesson 17
    1.spite n. 1.惡意 2.怨恨
    in spite of 盡管,雖然(despite)
    例句:1.In spite of himself,he could't stop eating.
    雖然不想吃,他還不停地吃。
    2.In spite of the loud music, I soon managed to fall asleep.
    盡管音樂聲音太大,我很快就睡著了。
    2.wear n. 呈現(xiàn);帶著;磨損;用舊
    wear (with) a long face 拉長臉,不高興(showing an unhappy look)
    例句:1.Wearing a long face, father seemed to have predicted Tony's lies.
    父親拉長著臉,似乎已經(jīng)預知了托尼的謊言。
    2.Don't just sit there with a long face. Come and have a dance.
    別那樣不高興地坐在那里,過來跳支舞吧。
    wear and tear 磨損
    A:Why do you always put on slippers when you go into your apartment?
    A:你進屋子的時候為什么總要穿上拖鞋?
    B:It saves wear and tear on the carpet.
    B:這樣可以減少地毯的磨損。