1. vary vi. 变化
vary in...在┅┅方面有所不同
vary from...to...从┅┅到┅┅有所不同
例: My grandmother's roses vary in color and size.
(我奶奶种的玫瑰颜色和大小各不相同。)
例: The side effects of this drug vary from person to person.
(这种药的副作用因人而异。)
2. alternately adv. 交替地;轮流地
例: This baseball game has been alternately boring and exciting.
(这场棒球比赛时而无聊时而刺激。)
3. vibration n. 颤动,震动
例: Vibrations could still be felt three minutes after the earthquake.
(地震发生过後的 3 分钟仍可感到震动。)
4. puzzle vt. 使迷惑,使困惑 & n. 谜题
solve a puzzle解开谜题
例: This question puzzles me. I have no idea what the answer is.
(这问题让我困惑。我不知道答案是什麽。)
5. affection n. 情感;情爱
例: The couple showed their affection by holding hands on the street.
(这对情侣在街上手牵手,展现他们之间的爱意。)
6. locate vt. 找出┅┅的位置
例: The police located the suspects after getting an anonymous tip.
(警方在接获匿名线报後,找到嫌疑犯。)
7. Oddly enough, S + V奇怪的是,┅┅
oddly adv. 奇怪地,古怪地
例: Oddly enough, Kent's dog only barks at girls with long hair.
(说来奇怪,肯特的狗只对长头发的女生吠叫。)
8. remedy n. 补救(方法);治疗(与介词 for 并用)
例: Coca-Cola was originally a remedy for stomach problems.
(可口可乐本来是治疗胃病的药。)
9. Speaking of sb/sth, S + V提到 说到某人 某事,┅┅
例: Speaking of universities, did you know that I got accepted into NYU?
(说到大学,你知道我被纽约大学录取了吗?)
10. on average平均而言
例: On average, we work five hours of overtime each week.
(平均而言,我们 1 个星期加班 5 个小时。)
11. have a hard time + V-ing/with + N做┅┅有困难;在┅┅方面有困难
= have problems + V-ing/with + N
= have trouble + V-ing/with + N
= have difficulty + V-ing/with + N
例: When Toby got promoted, he had a hard time adapting to his new duties.
(托比升官後,不太能适应他的新职责。)
例: Iris always has problems with math.
(艾莉丝数学总是算不好。)
12. rest assured + that 子句某人大可放心┅┅
assured a. 得到保证的
例: You can rest assured that I will pay the money back to you.
(你大可放心,我会把欠你的钱还给你。)
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