新概念英語第三冊慣用語整理Lesson17

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Lesson 17
    1.bridge n. 橋,橋梁 vt. 在…上建橋;溝通
    cross the bridge when one comes to it 船剄橋頭自然直
    A:Do you really think that Prof.Smith will ask you to redo the whole project?
    A:你真地以為史密斯教授會讓你重做你的課題嗎?
    B:I don't know. I'll cross the bridge when I come to it.
    B:我也不知道。船到橋頭自然直,我現(xiàn)在才不擔心呢!
    cry over spilt milk 做無益的后悔
    例句:The exams are over.It's no use crying over spilt milk.
    考試已經(jīng)過去了,后悔也沒用。
    2.by no means 決不
    by no means 一點也不,決不(not at all, never)
    例句:1.I'm by no means pleased with his behavior.
    我對他的行為一點都不滿意。
    2.He escaped narrowly this time, but his troubles were by no means over.
    他這僥幸逃脫,但他的麻煩決沒有結(jié)束。
    3.cable n. 1.索2.(海底)電纜3.電報 vt.電匯,打電報
    cable TV 有線電視
    例句:Did you hear there is some new kind of cable television system that will allow you to get five hundred channels?
    有沒有聽說一個新的有線電視系統(tǒng)能讓你收到500個頻道啊?
    4.extend v. 伸長,擴展
    extend from...to... 從…延伸…(with a scope from...to...)
    例句:This plate extends from the west coast of North America to the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
    這個板塊從北美西海岸一直延伸到大西洋中部。
    5.join vi./vt 參加,參與;結(jié)合,連接
    join in 參與,參加(take part in an activity)
    例句:Many people join in community theatres because they want to perform or to be creative.
    很多人參加到社區(qū)劇院里來因為他們想表演或發(fā)揮創(chuàng)造能力。
    6.means n.方法,手段
    by no means 一點也不,決不(not at all, never)
    1.I'm by no means pleased with his behavior.
    我對他的行為一點都不滿意。
    2.He escaped narrowly this time, but his troubles were by no means over.
    他這僥幸逃脫,但他的麻煩決沒有結(jié)束。
    by all means 當然,這個習語也可以表達同意。
    A:Shall I call you to let you know about the next meeting?
    A:要我打電話告訴你下次會議什么時候開嗎?
    B:BY all means.
    B:當然。