和谐英语

经济学人下载:节肢动物学 情人为食

2014-01-06来源:Economist

1.sacrifice for 为…而牺牲

Wmat did you ever sacrifice for mim?
你有为他牺牲过什么吗?

Why should a girl sacrifice for a man?
为什么一个女孩要为一个男人牺牲?

2.polish off 吃完;干完;击倒

No matter what he is offered to eat he polishes it off in an instant.
不管给他吃什么,他都能眨眼就下肚。

He polished off his scotch and slammed the glass down.
他一仰脖喝完苏格兰威士忌,砰的一声把杯子放下。

3.run away 逃跑,走掉;逃脱

I ran away from home when I was sixteen.
我16岁的时候离家出走了。

After his beating Colin ran away and hasn't been heard of since.
科林被他打了一顿后就离家出走了,从此杳无音讯。

4.decide to 决定

Why did you decide to talk about it?
那你为什么还决定把这件事说出来?

When you decide to improve your life, you really do.
当你决定去改变你的生活,你真的做了。