重点词汇词组
1.at length 终于,最终,长久地
例:At length, the authorities allowed her to go home.
当局终于允许她回家了
。相关俚语:
①go to great lengths 竭尽全力,全力以赴
例:Some people go to great lengths to make their homes attractive.
有些人不遗余力地装修自己的房子
。②the length and breadth of somewhere 四处,到处
例:She travelled the length and breadth of Ireland looking for her missing brother.
她走遍爱尔兰四处寻找失踪的弟弟
。2.turn up 到达,来到
例:She turned up at my house late one night.
一天深夜她突然来到我家
。常见搭配:
①turn sth. out 生产,制造
例:They turn out thousands of these games every week.
每周他们都制作数千个这类游戏
。②turn sth. around 使扭转,使有起色
例:The new management team turned the ailing company around in under six months.
新的管理团队使这个不景气的公司在不到半年的时间里焕发了生机
。相关俚语:
①turn sb.'s stomach 使倒胃,使反感
例:The amount of money she spends on designer clothes really turns my stomach.
她大把大把地花钱购买名牌服装,让我很反感
。②turn a blind eye 视而不见;听之任之
例:Management often turn a blind eye to bullying in the workplace.
管理层对工作场所发生的恃强凌弱行为常常睁一只眼闭一只眼
。3.be on the point of doing sth. 即将……之时,正要……之时
例:As we were on the point of giving up hope, a letter arrived.
正当我们要放弃希望之时,来了一封信
。相关俚语:
①up to a point 在一定程度上
例:The new traffic system worked up to a point, but it had its problems.
新的交通方案实行起来还相当有效,但仍有些问题
。②make a point of doing sth. 一贯注重;重视
例:She makes a point of keeping all her shopping receipts.
她总是把所有的购物发票都保留下来
。长难句解析
She1 was proceeding2 directly to her favourite walk3, when the recollection of Mr. Darcy's sometimes coming there stopped her4, and instead of entering the park, she5 turned up6 the lane7 which led her farther from the turnpike road8.
解:1主语+2谓语+3宾语+4时间状语从句+5主语+6谓语+7宾语+8定语从句
析:“when the recollection of Mr. Darcy's sometimes coming there stopped her”是时间状语从句,其中动名词短语Mr. Darcy's coming作宾语;“which led her farther from the turnpike road”是定语从句,修饰先行词the lane,关系代词which在定语从句中作主语,不可省略
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