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VOA慢速英语:And the Oscar Goes To…

2011-02-21来源:和谐英语
1.It deals with friendship and the universal problems of loneliness and communication.

deal with论述, 涉及

例句:This book deals with life in the United States.
      这本书谈的是美国的生活情况。

      The subject isn't very well dealt with in this book.
      这本书里这问题讲得不太好。

2.In order to break free, he cuts off his arm and escapes.

cut off剪〔切, 砍〕下

例句:Kehr cut off some flowers from the bush.
      凯尔从树丛中剪下一些花。

3.Her family risks losing their home if her father does not show up for court.

show up到场, 出席,如约赶到,出现,露面

例句:He showed up when we least expected him.
      我们根本没有料到, 他竟然来了。

4.He comes up with a plan for the inception using a series of dreams within dreams.

come up with想出, 提出

例句:I hope you can come up with a better plan than this.
      我希望你们能提出一个比这个更好的计划。

5.But Micky cannot win a fight. He decides to stand up to his family and quit boxing.

stand up to对抗, 勇敢地面对

例句:Stand up to them!
      起来反抗他们!

      My mother was very weak; she could not stand up to this cold weather.
      我母亲身体很弱, 经受不住这种寒冷的天气。