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News Plus慢速英语:就餐期间关手机 以色列一家餐厅打五折

2015-04-13来源:Economist

重点讲解:
1. go hand in hand
(两件事)密切相关地,同时并进地;
eg. For us, research and teaching go hand in hand.
对我们而言,研究和教学是齐头并进的。
eg. Hand in hand with the police inquiries the government has also announced a full investigation.
在警方调查的同时,政府也宣布要展开彻查。
2. name after
(以…)为…命名;
eg. He persuaded Virginia to name the baby after him.
他说服弗吉尼娅以他的名字为婴儿取名。
eg. Tasmania was named after its discoverer, A. J. Tasman.
塔斯曼尼亚岛是以其发现者塔斯曼的名字命名的。
3. rather than
而非;胜于;而不是;
eg. He probably erred on the conservative rather than the generous side.
他可能过于保守,而不是过于宽宏大量。
eg. It was an embryo idea rather than a fully worked proposal.
这只是初步的想法,并非成形的提议。
4. take aim at
激烈地批评;
eg. Republican strategists are taking particular aim at Democratic senators.
共和党的战略家正尖锐地攻击民主党的参议员。
eg. Now we have to take aim at the problem and try to get it solved.
现在我们不得不正视这个难题并试图解决它。
5. pay off
成功;赢利;
eg. Sandra was determined to become a doctor and her persistence paid off.
桑德拉决心成为医生,她的坚持取得了成功。
eg. The investor believes that his investment will pay off handsomely soon.
这个投资者相信他的投资不久会有相当大的收益。
6. take advantage of
利用;
eg. Subscribers to the magazine can take advantage of this special offer.
杂志订户可享有此项特惠。
eg. The schools are trying to take advantage of interest by reaching out to prospective students.
各学校都在努力利用这种兴趣吸引潜在学生。