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2009年04月23日 新东方在线 ; K' V" c/ T+ n+ ^" a$ L8 e
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no standing 意思是不准在此停车,即使司机还在车上也不行。也就是“don't stop”或“no car at all”,通常用在大城市交通十分拥挤的地方。至于“no parking”,意思也是不准在此停车,但司机还可以坐在车里一段时间,必要时,可随时移动车子,也就是“you may stay in your car for a short period of time。”
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例如:Walking along the street, I saw a “no standing” sign。! I, h, ~- D2 i/ A4 f
9 w9 T8 k# {9 \% R 走在路上,我看到一个“不准停车”的路牌。In New York City there are many “no standing” signs (posted) on the streets。( s) f: o' y6 [6 Y% G: W
& n$ |5 p z3 z$ C6 z7 h 在纽约市,路上有许多“不准停车”的牌子。
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1 ?/ @4 x2 ~! U0 [+ f/ |! \) z “No parking” signs sprang up around the school campus。+ P1 p0 l! S( j" b: B
1 N, _7 s" \2 R2 o% P3 o. d 校园里出现一些“不准停车”的路牌。 ]2 m& F& ^4 J2 t" X
7 B* h5 I3 R, y: H3 g spring up = appeared 也就是说:……Signs were put up around……但是free-standing是形容词,意思是独立式的,多指为特别用途而盖的单独建筑物或指一大建筑特的某种装饰。
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7 K' |1 V, Z2 w There is a new free-standing restaurant near the downtown area。& L/ S+ x4 x" m3 V" k6 ^% g; ^
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在市中心区附近有座新的独立餐馆
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" e D, T% W' } Mr. A built a free-standing shoe store behind the mall。
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9 l; _# J* |/ {; ?7 r/ A- V, ~ A先生在采购中心后面盖了一栋独立鞋店)The free-standing design does not overpower the rest of the buildings surrounding it。(这种独立式的设计,不会影响其他建筑物的外观。)(overpower=distract压倒或扰乱)
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( ]+ s2 j0 v3 Q, P break the house与housebreak:/ Y5 j4 a( y4 g4 v" X* o
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housebreak 是指训练狗、猫等宠物,使其能在指定的地点大、小便,以保持家里的卫生。* {# D! A2 M3 i" f! i
6 H; j h: S3 Z3 Y+ _+ U 例如:The dog (或cat) has been housebroken。或My dog is housebroken。(多半用被动语态)但也有人用主动语态。6 B4 B6 N' o" t, w- s* @$ G7 _
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) u6 l( w/ N2 @/ y. p' |: C Pet owners should housebreak their dogs and cats。
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宠物主人应该训练狗猫的卫生习惯。( A5 W/ c$ X4 q7 n& H5 y2 O2 v
" m2 t* Z7 f! F6 _ 或者可以说 Housebreaking is necessary for cats and dogs。
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' n8 \% B* V# P) S 但是“break the house”是指破坏了房子。
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例如:
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Accidentally, he broke the house by backing up his car。
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0 A9 k% K4 w0 O, o$ ~! T6 }, [" S- e 他倒车时,意外碰坏了房子。(broke=damaged)3 l1 B3 b# S( p9 U- ^& u
4 f0 P5 A" v, W9 t2 ^1 s The house was broken by a hurricane。0 X3 a D5 j% j' Z
3 k3 w+ U4 X( t- e2 D 风破坏了房子。
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& f7 v% ~, K3 T+ } R$ s/ T. r 但用在赌场(casino)时,又指赢了一大笔钱(won lots of money)/ {5 t* G0 C( {/ s- N: i
2 m, ^, b8 r- A8 {2 U9 i; A kick off与 tip off:4 n6 k( ?1 g( k! ]# j( w
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kick off意思是指任何事情的正式开始,有时也指球赛。
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例如:
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! X$ P( Q6 i R7 {7 {3 Y Our school has recently kicked off a mass fundraising campaign。+ y4 Q% n4 `. M
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我们学校最近发动一次大规划的筹款运动。1 k4 @& ]( d/ \
7 C3 ^ |! Y1 P* t9 w We will kick off the no-smoking drive。5 j/ h4 a! j6 s4 d, j1 d* b) D
# n5 c; N4 n. v. d8 y 我们将要发动戒烟运动。
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& s1 S+ [% } ~2 g They are going to kick off the football game tomorrow。+ k! t! y2 K& P/ y1 w( t7 j1 E
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他们明天正式开始足球赛。' w9 \4 H( {9 B8 U0 m
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多半是用主动语态,有时也用被动。1 n, k; z" h" g5 T) x% A
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The fund–raising campaign was kicked off by a millionaire。# u# o! U# @0 L- Q5 N
- W1 b( i7 |/ {( _' ]- o- \+ y 一位百万富翁发起捐款运动。+ n2 S" R% h: `) n& i9 {9 _2 F
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但是,tip off 虽然也指开始,不过多半是指篮球开赛前,裁判开球让两边球员跳球。例如:The players tipped off the basketball game at 2:00 yesterday afternoon。 F+ g- u% e, u9 S) l0 o( P
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篮球赛于昨天下午两点开始。5 t5 ?# e9 ~1 O' T1 R- c6 B. H
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注意:to tip(someone)off意思又是通知某人(to inform someone)
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I will tip him off about this breaking news。
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* k" e/ S- T" k 我要告诉他最新消息。(breaking=latest)( s2 }: V7 J& f" q( n' j
+ n; w* m( \/ c; M+ s 有时也用tip off him about…… |
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