小D每日一句一周详解(09.09~09.15)

09月09日:On second thought, let's not go to a movie.我又想了下,我们还是别去看电影了。

second thought:重新考虑后,进一步考虑后
例如:On second thought, let's have Chinese food tonight.(经重新考虑后,我们今晚还是吃中国莱吧?)
          On second thought, she rejected his marriage proposal to finish college.(经过再次考虑之后,她拒绝了他的求婚,打算完成大学学业。)

09月10日:He is capable of anything if it furthers his ambition.凡是能助他实现野心的事他都会做。

capable of:能够,可以,做得出
例如:Susan is capable of hard work.(苏珊能胜任艰苦的工作。)
          She is capable of judging works of art.(她有鉴赏艺术品的能力。)

09月11日:Teaching is an honorable profession.教师是崇高的职业。

1.honorable: adj. 光荣的,高尚的
例如:He was honorable in word and in deed.(他言行诚信可敬。)
         My father was the mayor of the village and an honorable man.(我父亲是当地的村长,是个受人尊敬的人。)

09月12日:Public spending continues to rise at a steady pace.公共开支继续稳步增长。

1.at a steady pace以稳定的步调
例如:He works at a steady pace.(他以一个很稳定的速度去工作。)
          We drove along admiring the view; the horse trotted along at a steady pace.(我们向前开着车欣赏风景;这匹马以稳定的步伐向前小跑。)

09月13日:I think we can draw up a tentative plan now.我认为现在可以先草拟一具临时方案。

ive:adj. 试探性的,临时的;踌躇的,犹豫不定的
例如:First meetings always involve this tentative kind of exploration.(最初几次会晤总是要作一番临时的探讨。)
          Each step he took was slightly tentative.(他每走一步都有些迟疑不决。) 

09月14日Lookers-on see most of the game.当局者迷,旁观者清。

-on:旁观者
例如:God has waited six thousand years for a looker-on to his work.(上帝足足等待了6000年,让一个旁观者去见证他的业绩。)
          They conduct as a looker-on , passing by and then forgetting.(他们只是充当一个旁观者,从旁经过,之后将之遗忘。)

09月15日:I cannot express how glad I am to hear from him.我无法表达我接到他的信时有多高兴。

from:接到...的(信)
例如:I hope to hear from you before long.(我希望不久就能收到你的信。)
          I'm really happy to hear from you.我真的很高兴接到你的电话。

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