1. Mr Zhu is taking a school party to the seaside. 朱先生正带领一群学生去海边。party n. (从事某种活动的)一群,一组,随行人员;a party of students 一群学生;a party of tourists 一群游客;a working party 工作组; the Foreign Minister and his party 外交部长及其随行人员;A party of Japanese middle school students will visit our country. 下个月一群日本中学生将访问我国。Out of the schoolgate came a party of boys and girls. 一群小孩跑出校门。 The party is on its / are on their way to the city. 那批人正在进城。
2. OK, everyone, less noise, please! 喂,大家注意了,请小声点。OK此处用来提醒别人注意。e.g. OK, everyone, be quiet, please. 喂大家注意了,请安静。OK, everyone, let’s read the text together. 喂,大家注意了,我们一起来读课文。OK也可以做动词, 意思是“同意”,“答应”,“认可”;过去式/过去分词为OK’d;现在分词为OK’ing;单三形式为OK’s;e.g. The headmaster OK’d our plan. 校长同意了我们的计划。
3. Let’s remind you what you are looking for…. 让我来提醒你你们要找的东西有……。 remind vt. 使想起……;提醒;remind sb. to do sth. 提醒某人做某事;remind sb. of sth. 使某人想起某事;e.g. Please remind me to take my medicine. 请提醒我吃药。These notes will remind you what to say. 这个提纲可以帮助你记起你要说的话。The film reminded me of what I had experienced in the countryside. 这部影片使我回想起我在农村所经历的事情。
4. No matter how much you want to bathe, it just isn’t safe. 不管你多么想洗海水藻,那实在是不安全的。 no matter 作为连词引导让步状语从句,“不管”,“无论”;后面必须接 how, what, who, when, where, which等。 e.g. No matter how much it cost, he had to have the car repaired. 不管花多少钱,他都得让人把汽车修好。No matter which train you take, you will be there by 5 o’clock. 无论你坐哪班车,五点钟你总可以到达那儿。No matter who knocks at the door, don’t open it. 不管谁敲门,都不要开门。
5. It seems that there is a big waste pipe coming down from the town. 好象有一条从城里流下来的废水管。come down 流传;失势;下垂(物价跌落);e.g. Mary’s necklace came down to her from her grandmother. 玛丽的项链是她的祖母传给她的。Prices are much more likely to come down than to go up. 物价更有可能下降而不是上长。 He had come down to begging. 他已沦为乞丐。
6. I suppose it’s better to be safe than sick. 我觉得安全是第一位的。suppose vt. 猜想;假设;suppose sb. to be 以为某人是……; suppose + that clause… 以为; 假如;be supposed to do sth. 应该;被期望;e.g. I should suppose him to be the headmaster. 我想他大概是校长。Suppose it rains, what shall we do? 假如天下雨的话,我们该怎么办?You are not supposed to smoke here. 你不应该在这儿抽烟。
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