2018年英語四級(jí)考試口語常用句型(八)
Showing gratitude is one of the simplest yet most powerful things
humans can do for each other.
感激是人們可以為他人做的最簡(jiǎn)單卻也是最有力量的事。
Notes:
1.gratitude
n. 感激,感謝;感激的樣子;謝意;恩義
常見搭配:
express one's gratitude to sb. for sth.
為某事對(duì)某人表示感謝
devoid of all gratitude
忘恩負(fù)義
in token of one's gratitude
藉表謝意
out of gratitude
出于感激
2.powerful
adj. 強(qiáng)大的;權(quán)力大的;(藥)有效地
adv. 很;非常
原型:power
n. [機(jī)]動(dòng)力,功率;力量;政權(quán),權(quán)力;強(qiáng)國(guó),大國(guó)
vt. 運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn);用發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)發(fā)動(dòng);使…有力量
vi. 靠動(dòng)力行進(jìn);快速行進(jìn)
adj. 權(quán)力的;機(jī)械能的,電動(dòng)的;用電力(或動(dòng)力)發(fā)動(dòng)的
常見搭配:
a power of
[口]大量, 許多
be beyond one's powers
不能勝任, 力所不及
out of one's powers
不能勝任, 力所不及
By (all) the powers! (=Merciful powers!)
[口]我的天呀! 仁慈的上帝呀!
come to power
(開始)掌權(quán), 上臺(tái)
do all in one's power
盡力, 竭盡全力
2013年6月英語四級(jí)考試口語練習(xí):次要地位
第一、迷你對(duì)話
A: Lily thinks that the job takes a back seat to the family after she is married.
Lily認(rèn)為結(jié)婚后家庭為先,工作處于次要地位。
B: She must be a good wife.
她一定是一個(gè)好妻子。
A: Not necessarily. This is only what she says, not what he does.
那也未必,說歸說,做歸做。
B: I see.
我明白了。
第二、 對(duì)話精講
【地道表達(dá)】 take a back seat
【解詞釋義】 to become less important than someone or something else 處于次要地位
【語法用法】 要以......為主要地位而......為次要地位,在短語的后面加上介詞to,即:take a back seat to something。
【支持范例】 When the discussion turned to military affairs, the governor had to take a back seat .
當(dāng)討論到軍事問題時(shí),州長(zhǎng)只好靠邊站了。
After 30 years in the business it's time for me to take a back seat and make room for younger men.
干了30年,現(xiàn)在我該退居二線,給較年輕的人讓位了。
My homework had to take a backseat to football during the playoffs.
在比賽賽季,我必須以足球危險(xiǎn),而學(xué)業(yè)功課處于次要地位。
Jimmy always took a backseat to his older brother, Bill, until Bill went away to college.
Jimmy總是讓著他的哥哥Bill,知道他上大學(xué)。
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