第一、短语精讲
1. come away:离开
e.g. He had to come away before the party ended.
他不得不在舞会结束前离去。
e.g. She had to come away before the end of the play.
她没有把戏看完,就不得不走了。
2. get back to:回到(某处)
e.g. The damaged ship managed with difficulty to get back to port.
那艘受损的船费力地驶回港口。
e.g. The only way he can get back to the mainland is on the grocer's boat.
所以他回大陆的唯一办法就是乘坐那条货船。
3. put sb. through sth.:使......经历(经受)
Exp. If someone puts you through an unpleasant experience, they make you experience it.
e.g. She wouldn't want to put them through the ordeal of a huge ceremony.
她不想让他们参加大型仪式受罪。
e.g. Those two husbands put me through hell.
那两任丈夫使我受尽地狱般的煎熬。
4. in time:及时,适时
e.g. You'll be in time if you hurry.
你要是抓紧一点儿就会来得及。
e.g. He might get here in time, but I can't be sure.
他可能及时来到这里, 不过我不能确定。
5. keep the secret:守口如瓶,隐瞒秘密
e.g. Nobody would know about it if you keep the secret.
如果你保密的话,没有人会知道的。
e.g. She resolved to keep the secret in her bosom.
她决定把这一秘密藏在心中。
6. for one’s sake:看在某人的份上,看在某人的面子上,为了......
e.g. Elinor, for her sister's sake, could not press the subject further.
埃莉诺为了她妹妹的利益,不再坚持这个题目了。
e.g. Think of your mother and think of her misery while you suffer. For her sake you must exert yourself.
想想你的母亲,想想当你受苦时她是多么悲伤!为了她的缘故你必须坚强起来。
第二、短语积累
1. ruin one’s life:毁掉某人的生活
2. have got time:有时间
3. conceal one’s shame:隐瞒某人的耻辱之事