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2009年04月23日 新东方在线 0 G9 I- M3 Y% e J. I+ h0 i/ A! i
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no standing 意思是不准在此停车,即使司机还在车上也不行。也就是“don't stop”或“no car at all”,通常用在大城市交通十分拥挤的地方。至于“no parking”,意思也是不准在此停车,但司机还可以坐在车里一段时间,必要时,可随时移动车子,也就是“you may stay in your car for a short period of time。”8 c4 A; T- {& u
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例如:Walking along the street, I saw a “no standing” sign。
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: x+ T& z- ^# K9 r5 R 走在路上,我看到一个“不准停车”的路牌。In New York City there are many “no standing” signs (posted) on the streets。
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+ `5 _# D1 `- x, `, Q 在纽约市,路上有许多“不准停车”的牌子。 v, T; _4 D% s; |
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“No parking” signs sprang up around the school campus。
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校园里出现一些“不准停车”的路牌。/ _8 ~5 \8 V: e* g
X: X- b+ Y- {& o spring up = appeared 也就是说:……Signs were put up around……但是free-standing是形容词,意思是独立式的,多指为特别用途而盖的单独建筑物或指一大建筑特的某种装饰。+ @& v/ V8 O5 H1 T9 n4 E" l
( s& e1 ]6 n& V' t/ e' @. J" y 例如:* I+ K q5 ], p6 {1 m E9 w& o
# h+ j& a8 L+ w/ j) m9 Y There is a new free-standing restaurant near the downtown area。
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* P8 X7 E: c, c5 n+ w9 B7 B 在市中心区附近有座新的独立餐馆
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/ e( j$ S) r) k# {4 ~+ y Mr. A built a free-standing shoe store behind the mall。/ h4 b$ l! u5 g" F; U
. E5 \" w* `" n+ X A先生在采购中心后面盖了一栋独立鞋店)The free-standing design does not overpower the rest of the buildings surrounding it。(这种独立式的设计,不会影响其他建筑物的外观。)(overpower=distract压倒或扰乱)
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) Q! c4 T# a% s2 C* v4 d g break the house与housebreak:: {1 J7 }9 X- Q8 ~( [; ?1 M
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housebreak 是指训练狗、猫等宠物,使其能在指定的地点大、小便,以保持家里的卫生。" q |& i* x4 _- ^+ l. Y( t
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例如:The dog (或cat) has been housebroken。或My dog is housebroken。(多半用被动语态)但也有人用主动语态。
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例如:
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! M! z# u7 `' x1 t/ w2 y* T% J Pet owners should housebreak their dogs and cats。3 f) M& l G5 s
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宠物主人应该训练狗猫的卫生习惯。- x( `1 P: ^* Y6 i2 I9 g5 D
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或者可以说 Housebreaking is necessary for cats and dogs。5 L T9 Z; g: ~+ P0 k7 m& }( _, _$ e
* a" R3 Y1 Q) ^+ f/ s 但是“break the house”是指破坏了房子。2 y3 J. t6 X* T( c1 X8 {4 }
9 i5 X: v; n$ E1 ^2 L" p/ G 例如:; R- C+ c2 C& L# y
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Accidentally, he broke the house by backing up his car。& o: J" t* J9 v# W/ K0 V( ~; @
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他倒车时,意外碰坏了房子。(broke=damaged)8 n, y' n0 r# y
M7 j! g3 {$ D6 V0 P* } The house was broken by a hurricane。; ~" C3 }( ]$ t" L
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风破坏了房子。) `1 {& f$ D. u( S
% `" ~/ _& Q F- X; K 但用在赌场(casino)时,又指赢了一大笔钱(won lots of money)' W' ~2 B* ^& y; W( I
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kick off与 tip off:
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kick off意思是指任何事情的正式开始,有时也指球赛。; P4 S7 \2 |/ o( p
1 ~6 y: z3 J+ ~2 u: w" p% Z, n0 z 例如:
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( k Z6 \ v1 P* o3 _ Our school has recently kicked off a mass fundraising campaign。) c2 Z* p$ C( ?, R9 i5 Q* Z7 R& g/ A& g
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我们学校最近发动一次大规划的筹款运动。7 m8 n# ^9 h" l+ p( O1 R
2 l5 ]- N, e' x4 ?! {+ u9 @ We will kick off the no-smoking drive。
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8 A& n0 C3 v1 b, }- |# u 我们将要发动戒烟运动。2 d7 e( i0 t& `8 d
& Q, F% W+ U( i( H7 ^ They are going to kick off the football game tomorrow。
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! f% ]7 F8 m D! X 他们明天正式开始足球赛。8 _2 u f Y; {7 u) M
$ A# T. E6 y5 Q6 c 多半是用主动语态,有时也用被动。* j$ i, \+ X7 x$ s
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The fund–raising campaign was kicked off by a millionaire。
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/ a3 |9 r& I" t: k& q 一位百万富翁发起捐款运动。, d+ v* d( k" S3 \* Z3 N1 t: y$ _
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但是,tip off 虽然也指开始,不过多半是指篮球开赛前,裁判开球让两边球员跳球。例如:The players tipped off the basketball game at 2:00 yesterday afternoon。7 E/ i9 r7 U# g" Q9 l4 X9 Y
+ ]$ U% q5 S5 N4 N; i1 R" x 篮球赛于昨天下午两点开始。
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, p! C! F `1 j5 R+ c; x 注意:to tip(someone)off意思又是通知某人(to inform someone)
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例如:
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! {3 }& Y, M$ Z; s) V8 j) a I will tip him off about this breaking news。1 ?2 `; d1 y/ Y- [4 V
0 S5 C9 ~8 W; i+ O 我要告诉他最新消息。(breaking=latest)
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3 D) N& N/ j6 {" b 有时也用tip off him about…… |
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