新概念英語第二冊習慣用語大全:Lesson 2

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Lesson 2
    1. ring n. 1.圓圈,戒指2.鈴聲3. 電話 v. 1.電話鈴(等)響 2.敲鈴
    ring a bell 聽起來耳熟,使人仿佛憶起某事,使人有興趣(to cause an indefinite memory to come into one's mind, remind sb. of sth., raise sb.'s interest)
    1. A:Do you know what the term "inflation" actually means?
     A:你知道“inflation”這個術語的真正含義嗎?
     B:Oh, it rings a bell .
     B:哦,聽起來挺耳熟的。
    2. A:Do you remember George Davis?
     A:你還記得喬治·戴維斯嗎?
     B:Well,the name rings a bell.
     B:嗯,這個名字聽起來挺耳熟的。
    例句:That name just doesn't ring a bell with me.
     那名字我聽起來并不耳熟。
    ring up 打電話(call sb. on the telephone)
    例句:I'll ring you up sometime during the week.
    我會在本周某時給你打電話的。
    2. telephone n. 電話機 v.打電話
    tolophone book電話簿(同phone book, telephone directory)
    tolephone dirctory 電話薄(同phone book, telephone book,另掌握相關說法:yellow pages)
    例句:The print in this telephone directory is so small I can't even read the number I want.
    這本電話簿里的字體太小,我都看不清我想要的號碼。
    telephone pole 電線桿
    例句:You know my car hasn't been the same since I had bumped into that telephone pole.
    你知道自從我的車撞上了電線桿它就和以前不一樣了。
    3.until prep. 直到(till)
    unit further notice 另行通知
    例句:The meeting has been postponed until further notice.
    會議推遲,具體時間另行通知。
    4. up adv.向上;上升;終結;完工;起床;能夠做
    turn up出現(xiàn),露面;把聲音開大;將溫度調高(appear on a certain occasion;elevate;the sound, temperature, etc.)
    例句:l. He turned up only a few minutes late, having bicycled all the way in order not to disappoint us.
    他出現(xiàn)時只晚了幾分鐘,騎了一路自行車就為了不讓我們失望o
    2. I'm sorry I didn't turn up at the match.but it wasn't really my fault.
    很抱歉我在比賽時沒出現(xiàn),但這并不是我的過錯。