第一二一课:
今天我们要学的词组是shut down。 Shut down的意思是关闭。比如电影院起火后不得不关闭, "The movie theatre had to shut down after the fire." 煤矿因为安全考虑而关闭了, "The coal mine had to shut down because of safety concerns."
德克萨斯州的交通部在暴风雪袭击后关闭了从Stockton到San Antonio的高速公路,"The Texas Department of Transportation shut down the highway from Stockton to San Antonio." Shut down也有查禁的意思。电台被政府查禁了,"The radio station was shut down by the government." 今天我们学习的词组是shut down...
第一二二零课:
今天我们要学的词组是hold to。 Hold to的意思是 坚持、信守,比如坚守诺言, hold to a promise; 信守合同, hold to a contract。 美国著名蓝调乐队New Grass Revival创作演奏的歌曲中,有一首歌叫做Hold on to a Dream -- 坚持一个梦想。
再比如,美国总统布什2007年初宣布向伊拉克增派两万多军队。媒体报道说, 许多国会议员和反战人士强烈反对增兵,但是布什坚持他对伊拉克问题的看法,"President Bush held to his idea for Iraq." 今天我们学习的词组是hold to...