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News Plus慢速英语:故宫正式实行周一全天闭馆 台北大熊猫圆仔首次公开亮相

2015-04-20来源:Economist

重点讲解:
1. all year round
全年;一年到头;
eg. This wine cellar stays at an even temperature all year round.
这个酒窖常年保持恒温。
eg. Our company sells fresh fruits all year round.
本公司一年四季供应时鲜果品。
2. be smitten by
(被…)打动的;醉心(于…)的;
eg. Simon Fraser was smitten by the landscapes he found in the wild southwest of the United States.
西蒙·弗雷泽深深地陶醉于自己在美国西南部所发现的这片原始美景中。
eg. From the moment they met, he was completely smitten by her.
从一见面的那一刻起,他就完全被她迷住了。
3. snap up
抢购,赶紧买下(便宜或心仪之物);
eg. The cheapest articles at the sale were quickly snapped up.
大减价货物中最便宜的物品很快抢购一空。
eg. When there is a shortage, people will snap up goods.
一时某些商品少了些,人们就忙着争购。
4. for starters
作为开端;首先;第一;
eg. These prizes are just for starters. Other exciting offers are flooding in.
这些奖只是个开始。其他激动人心的奖励还会接踵而至。
eg. For starters, the parallels between crises in the two economies are striking.
首先,两个经济体的危机存在惊人的相似之处。
5. for free
义务地;无偿地;免费地;
eg. These cups are for free down at the new store.
这些杯子在那家新开的店里是免费提供的。
eg. You can hardly expect her to do it for free.
你不可能指望她无偿地做这事。
6. be jealous of
妒羡的;羡慕的;忌妒的;
eg. He is jealous of his colleague's success.
他嫉妒同事的成功。
eg. It occurred to me that she was jealous of me.
我突然发觉她嫉妒我。