1、1. Ive been dying to have some of my favorite sweets, and its always nice to get mail! 我一直非常渴望吃一些我最喜歡的糖果，而且收到郵包我一直非常渴望吃一些我最喜歡的糖果，而且收到郵包 總是令人開心不已。總是令人開心不已。 be dying for/ to do sth: to be extremely eager to have or do something 極想得到，渴望得到極想得到，渴望得到，渴望，渴望做某做某事事 eg Im dying to hear your news. Im dying for

2、 something to eat.long / be eager / desire / aspire/ be anxious to do sth. 渴望做某事渴望做某事long / be eager / be anxious for sth. 渴望得到某物渴望得到某物【語境應用語境應用】用用be dying to / for翻譯下列句子。翻譯下列句子。1) 我非常想知道你在這里的所有生活情況。我非常想知道你在這里的所有生活情況。 _2) 有時我真想把這件事告訴她有時我真想把這件事告訴她。 _3) 這個小女孩非常想喝杯熱水這個小女孩非常想喝杯熱水。 _Im dying to know all

3、about your life here.Sometimes Im dying to tell her about the thing.The little girl is dying for a glass of hot water.2. Im greeted by a chorus of “good morning” from the boys. 男孩們齊聲對我喊男孩們齊聲對我喊“早上好早上好”。 chorus n. a piece of music written to be sung by a large group of people 合唱曲合唱曲 a large group of

4、people who sing together合唱團合唱團 vt. say it or sing it together 合唱；齊聲說合唱；齊聲說 a chorus of 齊聲，齊聲，異口同聲異口同聲 eg To a chorus of laughter the president left the room. a chorus of thanks / disapproval / protest etc:something that a lot of people all say at the same time 齊聲的感謝齊聲的感謝/反對反對/抗議等抗議等in chorus: all to

5、gether; in unison 同時同時；一起一起3. There is no electricity, running water or even textbooks, not to mention laptops, tablets, or other modern devices. 這里沒有這里沒有電，沒有自來水，電，沒有自來水，甚至也沒有教科書，更不用甚至也沒有教科書，更不用 說筆記本說筆記本電腦、平板電腦電腦、平板電腦或其他現代化設備了。或其他現代化設備了。 not to mention: used to introduce extra information and emphas

6、ize what you are saying 更不用說，且不說更不用說，且不說 用來用來給自己提到不重要的事物找一個理由，或者是為了給自己提到不重要的事物找一個理由，或者是為了強調一下重要的事物。也就是說，這個短語后面的事物，強調一下重要的事物。也就是說，這個短語后面的事物，要么是不太重要，但又必須提及；要么是非常重要，需要么是不太重要，但又必須提及；要么是非常重要，需要強調要強調。eg Were too busy to take a long holiday this year, not to mention the fact that we cant afford it.not to m

7、ention, let alone詞條詞條不同點不同點例子例子not to mentionnot to mention中的中的mention是及物動詞，后面要接名詞、是及物動詞，后面要接名詞、代詞或動詞代詞或動詞-ing形式形式The baby cant even walk, let alone run. = The baby cant even walk, not to mention running.let alone 后面要跟與前面相同的平行后面要跟與前面相同的平行結構。用在否定句后面，表結構。用在否定句后面，表示由于極可能發生的事情都示由于極可能發生的事情都沒有發生，某種情況就更不沒有

8、發生，某種情況就更不可能了。可能了。Today, some young people never even read a newspaper, let alone a book.【語境應用語境應用】用用let alone或或not to mention完成下列句子。完成下列句子。1) They have three dogs to look after, _ _the cat and the bird.2) You are too ill to get out of bed, _ go shopping. 3) I havent decided on the menu yet, _ bough

9、t the food. not to mention / let alonelet alonelet alone4. To be honest, I doubt whether Im making any difference to these boys lives at all. 說實話，我懷疑我是否能給這些男孩們的生活帶來不同。說實話，我懷疑我是否能給這些男孩們的生活帶來不同。 to be honest tell someone what you really think 說實話，老實說說實話，老實說 類似類似的短語有：的短語有： to be frank 坦率坦率地說地說; to be p

10、recise 確切地說確切地說; to be fair 公平地說公平地說 這些短語這些短語，一般都用在句首或是句末一般都用在句首或是句末，用來總結概括用來總結概括。 eg He is a good teacher, to be honest. To be honest, I dont like him very much.【語境應語境應用用】請將下面的漢語句子翻譯成英語。請將下面的漢語句子翻譯成英語。1) 老實說，這不是一座現代化的橋梁。老實說，這不是一座現代化的橋梁。 _2) 憑憑心而論，報酬不夠有吸引力，盡管工作本身是非常心而論，報酬不夠有吸引力，盡管工作本身是非常有趣有趣 的的。 _ _

11、To be honest, this isnt a modern bridge.To be honest, the pay isnt attractive enough, though the job itself is quite interesting. 5. first, up a mountain from where we had fantastic views, and then down a shaded path to the valley below. 首先，爬上一座山，在山上我們看到了美妙的景色，首先，爬上一座山，在山上我們看到了美妙的景色， 然后沿著一條樹蔭遮蔽的小路走到

12、下面的山谷。然后沿著一條樹蔭遮蔽的小路走到下面的山谷。 shade vt. screen from direct light 給給遮擋（光線）遮擋（光線） add lampshade加燈罩加燈罩 to obscure or darken. 把把涂暗涂暗 eg She shaded her eyes from / against the sun. The areas affected by the flood have been shaded on the map. n. slight darkness or shelter from the direct light of the sun ma

13、de by something blocking it 陰涼陰涼處處 a covering that is put over an electric light in order to make it less bright 燈罩燈罩 an area or a space of partial darkness 陰影部分陰影部分eg She was sitting in the shade of a large tree. I bought a new shade for the lamp. The portrait looks lifeless with no light and shade

14、. shade into 漸變漸變eg The colours of the light shaded from blue into purple. 【語境應用語境應用】翻譯下面句子。翻譯下面句子。 1) 你這幅畫的明暗色調不夠。你這幅畫的明暗色調不夠。 _2) 這棵樹提供了一塊舒適陰涼的地方。這棵樹提供了一塊舒適陰涼的地方。 _3) 她用手遮臉以避陽光。她用手遮臉以避陽光。 _There is not enough light and shade in your drawing.The tree gives a pleasant shade.She shaded her face from

15、/ against the sun with her hand. 6. My muscles were aching and my knees shaking as we dragged ourselves down the mountain towards home. 當我們拖著沉重的步伐下山回到家時，我渾身肌肉酸痛，當我們拖著沉重的步伐下山回到家時，我渾身肌肉酸痛， 雙膝顫抖。雙膝顫抖。 drag vt. to move something by pulling it along a surface, usually the ground 拖；拽拖；拽 vt. & vi. move

16、 slowly and with effort 緩慢而奮力地移動緩慢而奮力地移動eg Julie managed to drag the table into the kitchen. I heard a chain dragging along the ground. drag n. a boring or tiresome person or thing 令人令人厭煩的人，乏味無聊的厭煩的人，乏味無聊的事事 a person or thing that impedes progress or development 拖累拖累，絆腳石絆腳石eg Dont be such a drag! Come to the party. Its a real drag having to travel so far to work every day. Any slowdown in the economy is going to be a drag on the Presidents re-election campaign.drag by 過得很慢，拖沓地進行過得很慢，拖沓地進行drag on 拖得太久，持續太久拖得太久，持續太久drag out 不必要地拖延不必要地拖延drag up 提起（別人不愿回憶或談論的事）提起（別人