大學英語六級聽力口語關鍵句(1)
Following a telephone call to the police from an anonymous caller, hundreds of shoppers were shepherded out of the store while roads in the area were sealed off.
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follow此處意為「在……之後」,其現在分詞形式引導句子的狀語。anonymous意為「匿名的」。be shepherded out of意為「從……中被引導出來」,shepherd此處為動詞,本身含有「帶領,引導;護送」之意。如:
The super star came in, shepherded by her guards. 這位超級巨星在保鏢的護送下進來了。
seal off意為「封鎖,封閉」。
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與seal有關的常見短語搭配還有:
seal up意為「(為防止空氣、水等滲入或滲出)封閉」。如:
Those doors have been sealed up for years. 那些門已經封閉多年了。
seal sb.'s fate意為「決定某人的命運(尤指厄運)」。如:
The words would seal his fate for ever. 那些話將決定他今後的命運。
seal in意為「密藏,封住」。如:
Fry the fish quickly to seal in the flavor. 把魚快速煎好以保持原味。
英語六級聽力口語關鍵句(2)
In an effort to spread awareness to teens across the nation, the Allstate Foundation sponsored a Keep-The-Drive Summit at Sunset Station on January 23rd.
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in an effort to do sth. 意為「為做成某事」,置於句首引導目的狀語,表示強調,而其後所接的目的也是聽音的重點。awareness意為「意識,認識」。sponsor意為「贊助;主辦」。summit意為「峰會」。
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口語中與effort有關的短語還有:
make an effort (to do sth.) 意為「盡力做某事,勉為其難做某事」。如:
Even though you don't like them, you should make an effort to be polite. 你即使不喜歡他們,也應該盡力禮貌一些。
make every effort意為「盡一切努力」。如:
Every effort is being made to deal with that problem. 為處理那個問題,人們正盡一切努力。
be an effort意為「費力,痛苦」。如:
He was so weak that even standing up was an effort. 他太虛弱了,就連站起來都很吃力。