1、transport 交通工具;运输
例句:
Meanwhile we must do a good job in transport and communications.
同时我们要搞好交通运输工作。
2、prefer to do 宁可做某事;更喜欢做某事
例句:
You will be left on your own on many occasions not because Americans are uncaring, but because among themselves, they prefer to do things on their own.
在许多场合,你会发现自己孤立无援,而这并不是因为美国人不关心别人,而是因为他们之间都喜欢自己的事情自己来办。
3、pedal a bicycle 骑脚踏车
例句:He couldn't even pedal a bicycle.
他甚至连自行车也不能骑了。
4、discourage sb from doing sth 劝阻某人不要做某事
例句:
We should discourage students from surfing the Internet all day long.
我们应当劝阻学生们不要整天上网。
5、find it difficult to发现很难做某事
例句:
Do you find it difficult to focus on your job?
你感到工作时要集中注意力困难吗?
6、Once 一旦
例句:
Once you start a task,you must bear it through.
你一旦开始一件任务,就必须把它完成。
7、be tempted to 受诱惑做某事
例句:
Amid rising confidence, they will be tempted to pat themselves on the back.
随着不断上升的信心,他们将倾向于安心靠在椅背上。
8、instead of 代替;而不是…
例句:
His success plays his luck instead of his skill.
他取得的成功靠的是运气而不是技术。
9、end up doing sth 最后做某事 ; 终止做某事
例句:
You really want to get the power of dividing things up, but if you end up doing a ton of work at the combination stage, you may not have gained anything.
你真的想得到分解问题的能力,但是如果在合成的某个阶段,你需要做大量的工作,你可能得不到任何东西。
10、car dealership 汽车专卖行
例句:
Many Web searches will find much more than car dealership advertising, he says.
通过网页搜索你会看到比汽车广告还要多得多的经销商内幕。
11、sell for 以…的价钱出售
例句:
I'm not sure how much this watch will sell for.
我不确定这块表能卖多少钱。