作者:Alice的学习笔记
单词
scarecrow
(插在田地里吓鸟用的)稻草人straw
复习一下,可表示稻草,吸管。
Then came the recession. Revenues dropped, but the straw to break the camel's back was the war.
之后出现了经济衰退,财政收入下降,但致命的打击还是那场战争。
- shed
库房,厂房,用于储存园艺工具等的)简易房
string
(用于捆、扎用的)细线,绳子clockwork
(玩具或装置)有发条的,或者作名词表示齿轮发条装置
……a clockwork train-set
上发条的玩具火车
……the clockwork has run out
发条松了
拓展一下:短语 like clockwork 表示(计划、进展等)非常顺利地,有规律地。
The Queen's holiday is arranged to go like clockwork, everything pre-planned to the minute……
女王的假期安排得井井有条,所有活动都已经提前精确计划好了。speedboat
快艇
wind-up
装有发条的,用手柄操作的lever
操作机械的把手,杠杆
binman
垃圾工,也叫dustman,或garbage man。rubbish bin
垃圾桶,美式英语中多用garbage can或trash can。
短语
huff and puff
气喘吁吁,上气不接下气
He was huffing and puffing by the time he got to the top.
他到顶层的时候已经是气喘吁吁了。get off somewhere
走开,离开,英文解释为:
If you tell someone to get off a piece of land or property, you are telling them to leave, because they have no right to be there and you do not want them there.
I told you. Get off the farm.
我告诉过你,离农场远点!
句子
- There is no point doing sth
……是没有意义的,point在这里表示意义,目的,作用
There is no point staying any longer.
再留下来就没有意义了。