作者:Alice的學習筆記
單詞
compost
可作名詞虐急,表示肥料赏参,也可作動詞元践,表示把……制成堆肥。
? ?Cut down and compost spent cucumbers, tomatoes, and other crops...
? ?將已收獲過的黃瓜掸鹅、西紅柿和其他作物的秧蔓割下塞帐,制成堆肥。peelings
去除的果蔬皮:Peelings are pieces of skin removed from vegetables and fruit巍沙。peel本身既可作名詞葵姥,也可作動詞,表示削皮句携。
? ?//...potato peelings.
? ?土豆皮
? ?Peel and dice the potatoes.
? ?給土豆削皮榔幸,切塊。skin
作名詞可表示皮膚矮嫉,也可表示果皮,(蔬菜的)表皮削咆。
? ?The outer skin of the orange is called the 'zest'.
? ?橙子皮稱為 zest。heap
既可作名詞蠢笋,表示雜亂的一堆态辛,也可作動詞,表示堆放挺尿。
? ?//...a heap of bricks...
? ?一堆磚
? ?Mrs. Madrigal heaped more carrots onto Michael's plate.
? ?馬德里加爾夫人將更多的胡蘿卜堆到了邁克爾的盤子里。
拓展一下炊邦,短語at the bottom/top of the heap编矾,表示身處底層/高層:
? ?//...those at the top of the social heap...
? ?那些身處社會高層的人們wiggly
蠕蟲,蚯蚓等馁害。orchard
果園窄俏。
apple core
core表示核心,要點碘菜,也可以表示果核凹蜈。
? ?Peel the pears and remove the cores.
? ?將梨削皮去核限寞。ring sb
復習一下,表示給某人打電話仰坦。fun run
非競賽性長跑履植,公益長跑,募捐長跑悄晃,英文解釋為:A fun run is a long-distance race which anyone can take part in. Fun runs are often held to raise money for charity.
helping
食物的一份玫霎,一客,英文解釋為:A helping of food is the amount of it that you get in a single serving.
? ?She gave them extra helpings of ice cream. *
? ?她又給了他們幾份冰激凌妈橄。*uphill
作為副詞庶近,可表示上坡,靠山頂眷蚓,也可作形容詞表示荊棘滿途的鼻种,艱苦卓絕的。
? ?It had been an uphill struggle to achieve what she had wanted...
? ?她歷盡坎坷才達到目的沙热。
? ?It's an uphill battle but I think we're going to win.
? ?雖然這是一場艱苦的斗爭叉钥,但我相信我們會取得勝利。wasp
復習一下校读,表示黃蜂沼侣,胡蜂。
短語
talking of ……
口語中的常用表達歉秫,說到……蛾洛,提及……(用于承接剛才的話題)。類似的表達還有“when it comes to ……”雁芙,“in terms of”轧膘,
? ?Talking of Venice, have you seen the masks I bought there last year?
? ?說到威尼斯,你見到我去年在那兒買的面具了嗎兔甘?high up
在高處谎碍。
? ?High up among the clouds, we saw the summit of Qomolangma.
? ?在高高的云團中,我們看到了珠穆朗瑪峰的頂峰洞焙。hold onto
緊緊抓住蟆淀,緊緊握住
? ?She had to hold onto the railings to keep her balance (= to stop herself from falling).
? ?她必須扶著圍欄才能保持平衡。