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2009年04月23日 新东方在线 8 H+ d9 k8 N, y% W
5 T6 d8 I( [5 K: v" Y; ] no standing 与free-standing:7 ?# I: ]2 _ W/ @5 Y
- _' a7 i1 _7 r 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。”4 s# X3 F) q! b5 s
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例如:Walking along the street, I saw a “no standing” sign。8 {/ O# _! s5 s( f# a& Z* w
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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。. {+ D% ?1 k+ v
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在纽约市,路上有许多“不准停车”的牌子。6 A2 ]* [6 W& S, i2 t6 D* s {
7 F3 E. d ~; B, j* J, ~ “No parking” signs sprang up around the school campus。0 C2 U8 s* r4 X( e2 m
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校园里出现一些“不准停车”的路牌。0 P% A- M1 i+ z" p0 C$ P9 G
3 \% [2 n i8 O' x" v) v4 X 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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There is a new free-standing restaurant near the downtown area。
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3 v. j. D- c/ }3 [; f* E+ C 在市中心区附近有座新的独立餐馆6 K' J! i1 G3 q
+ B2 R. z0 H6 c W$ x; v2 R- h Mr. A built a free-standing shoe store behind the mall。
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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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break the house与housebreak:
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- {- p$ Z+ R5 u. r* K+ n9 ~ Q. U% Q1 B 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。2 S" i9 ]) R% ?- A: @* @
0 a d/ d7 S% M3 [$ n0 P 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。4 g+ {# o6 _* g+ c+ x5 K' G
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Pet owners should housebreak their dogs and cats。
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% G* A- j' {4 ~$ _! @ 宠物主人应该训练狗猫的卫生习惯。
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或者可以说 Housebreaking is necessary for cats and dogs。
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但是“break the house”是指破坏了房子。) Z p; T5 x8 `- h) E
6 k+ R. F" C& D( e3 r2 q( ] 例如:" b3 K3 x% j8 ~; a T% d
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Accidentally, he broke the house by backing up his car。
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4 ?, E# ~/ A. m' c5 X 他倒车时,意外碰坏了房子。(broke=damaged): u; m3 S; H* c; s. a( i4 b4 Q P
7 s1 m- B2 q" g( w9 C- b The house was broken by a hurricane。* G4 o3 P1 E- ^# Y
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风破坏了房子。
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$ D; p( b& c- @ E+ ] 但用在赌场(casino)时,又指赢了一大笔钱(won lots of money)
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kick off与 tip off:/ X' j" u9 e$ j2 |( H
/ R/ `8 j$ ?% R( U kick off意思是指任何事情的正式开始,有时也指球赛。2 P1 J- v: V( ^( E: S: \6 a4 @% h8 {2 y
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' K' _$ U: [, D! v1 @ Our school has recently kicked off a mass fundraising campaign。
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我们学校最近发动一次大规划的筹款运动。" e' |# Q" |, P
' h" D \; s3 r( l, b4 e$ B We will kick off the no-smoking drive。# P/ n! l7 O. Q) z* V
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我们将要发动戒烟运动。4 w. W4 R7 d6 S/ v7 a# G
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They are going to kick off the football game tomorrow。; a- q4 i8 x& X3 {4 c
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他们明天正式开始足球赛。0 d, R1 _# O9 e/ J
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多半是用主动语态,有时也用被动。6 Z; p7 B4 K" J( ]; p
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例如:
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The fund–raising campaign was kicked off by a millionaire。2 a. ~/ Z3 S' ~1 s" \; y% {
: U+ v3 v' s9 B5 R# q; s# v4 g 一位百万富翁发起捐款运动。
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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。' O6 I" ~; u" G9 ~* k( Y
4 `( i1 h& g {! u+ ?4 p' h& p 篮球赛于昨天下午两点开始。( x3 N, k9 b8 G
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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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9 j1 R7 b) q' @' d( Z5 A I will tip him off about this breaking news。! `$ I U) A. \% j* q8 ?* }
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我要告诉他最新消息。(breaking=latest)
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有时也用tip off him about…… |
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