1、Lesson 95 A fantasy 纯属虚构 1How did your clothes get into such a mess?你的衣服怎么搞得一塌糊涂?mess 表示“脏乱状态”时通常与in连用或与 get into连用When she returned from the market,the children had got the room into a terrible mess.她从市场回去后,孩子们已经把房间里弄得一塌糊涂。Why was her hair in such a mess?她的头发怎么会那么乱?2University students set the Emba
2、ssy on fire this morning.今天上午大学生们放火点着了大使馆。set on fire 为固定短语,表示“使燃烧”、“放火烧”:In 1834,someone set the Houses of Parliament on fire.1834年,有人放火点着了国会大厦。Have you found out who set my car on fire?你们是否已经查出是谁烧了我的车?3The fire broke out in the basement.地下室突然着火。break out 可以指火灾、战争等“突然发生”、“爆发”:World War I broke out
3、in 1914.第一次世界大战于 1914年爆发。When the fire broke out in the ship,Sally was frightened out of her wits.当轮船突然着火时,萨莉吓得惊慌失措。4The Ambassadors wife went on asking questions大使夫人继续提出问题 go on+动名词表示某个动作“继续不停”:We went on talking till after midnight.我们继续谈话直到午夜以后。go on+不定式则指做不同的事:After making the bed,she went on to
4、cook breakfast.铺好床后,她接着便做早饭。5Someone fired a shot through my office window.有人向我办公室窗户开了一枪。fire 在这里是动词,表示“发射(枪、弹等)”:When the prisoner of war tried to escape,a guard fired a gun at him.那战俘试图逃跑时,一名卫兵向他开了一枪。A young man fired on the British Ambassador to Japan.一位年轻人向英国驻日本大使开了枪。1aim(1)vt.,vi.(把)瞄准对准:He aim
5、ed a fire extinguisher at me.他把灭火器对准了我。He aimed at the dog but missed.他瞄准了那只狗,但没打中。(2)vi.目标在于,志向:What he aims for is money.他追求的是金钱。She aims to be a painter.她想成为一名画家。(3)n.目的,目标,志向:What is your aim in life?你的生活目的是什么?Youve missed your aim again.你又没击中目标。2post vt.(1)派任,委派(与人连用):I must definitely get that fellow posted.我一定要把那个家伙打发走。(getposted 为使役式)Two months ago,Horst was posted to Paris.两个月以前霍斯特被派往巴黎。(2)邮寄(与物连用,美国英语用 mail):He posted me a Christmas card last year.去年他给我寄了一张圣诞卡。Would you please post this parcel for me?你替我把这包裹寄了好吗?
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