新概念英語第二冊習(xí)慣用語大全:Lesson 6

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Lesson 6
    1.call1 v. 1.叫,招呼 2.把…叫做 3.打電話 n. 1.叫喊 2.(電話)通話 3.訪問,拜訪,光顧
    call for 打電話找…,說,預(yù)報
    例句:The forecast calls for heavy snow again tonight. Aren't you glad we'll be getting away from this for a week?
    天氣預(yù)報說明天又要下雪了。我們就要離開這兒一個星期,難道你不高興嗎7
    call for directions 打電話問方向
    A:I can't find Elm Drive anywhere on this map. I don't think there is any such street.
    A:在這張地圖上我怎么也找不到榆樹大街。我想根本沒有這么一條街。
    B:lt's probably in the new part of tovm. We'll have to call for directions.
    B:它很可能是在新城區(qū)。我們得打電話問路了。
    2.call2 v.取消
    call off 取消 (cancel)
    例句:1.The conference has been called off so that we can go shopping now.
    會議已經(jīng)被取消了,因此我們現(xiàn)在可以去購物。
    2.The appointment was called off because Prof. Brown had to attend a seminar.
    這次見面取消了,因為布朗教授要去參加一個學(xué)術(shù)討論會。
    3.food n. 食物,食品
    food for thought 思考的食糧;發(fā)人深思的東西(對照同義習(xí)語thought-provoking)
    例句:There is a lot of food for thought in what he had to say.
    他說的話里有很多發(fā)人深思的東西。
    dorm food 食堂的飯菜
    例句:I don't think I can take another semester of this dorm food.
    食堂的飯要是再吃一學(xué)期的話,我會受不了的。
    4.move vi.搬家,遷移,移動
    move on to 進(jìn)一步討論…
    例句:I'd Iike to move on to the next item.
    我想進(jìn)一步討論下面一項。
    move out 搬出去
    例句:You should see the apartments in my building. You know one of my neighbors is moving out. Come by and I'tl bring you to his place.
    你應(yīng)該看看我公寓里的房子。我們的一個鄰居搬出去了。你不妨過來,我?guī)闳ニ莾嚎纯础?