第二页:巧学口语
1. take one's breath away: 使……大吃一惊;使人高兴得说不出话来。例如:
Life is not the amount of breaths you take. It's the moments that take your breath away.
生命的真谛不在于你呼吸的次数,而在于那些让你无法呼吸的时刻。
2.Legoland: 乐高乐园(伦敦最新的旅游胜地之一)。
3.Poseidon: 波塞冬(希腊神话中的海神)。
4.down to the last detail: 巨细靡遗,非常详尽地。
5. buckle: 坍塌,塌陷,垮下。例如:The bridge buckled in the storm.(那座桥在暴风雨中塌陷了。)
6. go under: 沉没。例如:The ship hit an iceberg and went under.(这条船撞上冰山后沉没了。)
7.runoff areas: 径流区。降雨及冰雪融水在重力作用下沿地表或地下流动的水流称为径流,有径流的区域就叫径流区。
8. soil liquefaction: 土壤液化。
9. confining bed: 隔水层。
10. you made your point: 你说得非常明白。例如:
All right, you've made your point; now keep quiet and let the others say what they think.
好啦,你已经把话说清楚了;那就别说了,让别人谈谈看法。
11. max: 至多。