新概念英語第二冊習慣用語大全:Lesson 35

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Lesson 35
    1.act vi.1.行動,做事2.(機械,藥物)起作用3.表演 n. 1.行動,行為2.法令,條例
    act up 發(fā)作,尤指疾病的發(fā)作
    例句:Are your allergies acting up again? I thought your doctor gave you medication for that last week.
    你又過敏了嗎?我記得上周醫(yī)生為你開過藥了。
    2.far adj. 遠的,較遠的 adv.1.遠2.非常,甚
    far from 離…還差得很遠,遠不是
    A:I see a new bookstore has just opened on Matin street.
    A:我看到梅茵大街上剛剛又開了一家新書店。
    B:It may be a new store. But the books are far from new.
    B:它可能是個新書店。但是那里的書很舊了。
    far from being desired 遠遠不夠,遠不能令人滿意(far from enough)
    例句:In social investigations, our efforts are far from being desired.
    茌社會調(diào)查方面,我們的努力還遠遠不夠。
    3.rush n. 沖,急速行進 v. 沖,(使)突進 adj.(交通)繁忙的
    rush hour(交通的)高峰期
    1.A:Why don't we drive downtown now?
    A:為什么我們現(xiàn)在不開車去城里呢?
    B:Wouldn't it be better to wait until after rush hour?
    B:等交通高峰過去不好嗎?
    rush job 急活,很快就要做完的工作
    例句:Mike promised he'd help on this rush job. But he never showed up.
    邁克答應(yīng)他會幫忙做這個急活的,可是他卻沒有來。
    what's the rush 不要急,慢慢來(參見there is no rush)
    A:Quick, you go get the tickets while I park the car.
    A:快點兒,你去買票,我來停車。
    B:What's the rush? The train is pulling away from the station right now.
    B:急什么?火車正在駛出站臺。
    4.stop vt.停止,阻止 n. 停止
    stop by 參觀,拜訪,探望(同義習語有:drop in, drop by, drop over, stop in, stop over, come in, come by, come over, 可以一起記憶)
    例句:I still have to stop by the drugstore and get my allergy prescription refilled.
    我還得去一趟藥店再抓一副治過敏的藥。
    stop over 參觀,拜訪,探望(參見stop by)
    例句:I'll stop over the day after tomorrow.
    我后天過來。
    5.straight adj.1.直的2.端正的 adv.1.徑直2.正直,直率
    straight A's 全是A,全優(yōu)的成績
    例句:Peter got straight A's this semester.
    這個學期彼得的成績?nèi)茿。
    6.waiting adj.等待的,等候的
    wait room 候診室
    A:I need to find a dermatologist. You're familiar with Dr.Smith. Do you recommend her?
    A:我需要找一個皮膚病醫(yī)生。你和史密斯醫(yī)生很熟。你推薦她嗎?
    B:Well, I've been seen by her by a few times. And the best I can say for her is she has interesting magazines in her waiting room.
    B:嗯,她給我看過幾次。我能為她說的的就是她的候診室里有一些很有意思的雜志。
    例句:Last Monday when I was at Doctor Smith's office, spent over an hour in the waiting room.
    上個星期一我在史密斯醫(yī)生的診所時,在候診室里等了一個鄉(xiāng)小時。
    7.while n. 一段時間
    in a little while 一會兒之后
    例句:I'll have this finished in a little while.
    我一會兒就來把這做完。
    in a while 一會兒之后(同義習語有: in a little while, in a minute, in no time, in next to no time, in second to no time等)
    例句:They gathered some wood, and in a while, a hot fire was burning.
    他們拾來了一些木柴,不一會兒就生起了一團旺火。