(单词翻译:单击)
重点词汇词组:
He1 wouldn't believe2 they were lost3, was sure4 they were trying to break into it on purpose, and was threatening to lock5 them in the dungeons when they were rescued by Professor Quirrell, who was passing6.
长难句分析
解:1主语+谓语+3宾语从句+4谓语+5谓语+6定语从句
析:①when和while的区别:when后接短暂性瞬间动词或延续性动词,while后接延续性动词;表示正在做某事的期间,发生了意料之外的另一个短暂的动作,常用:主句(过去进行时)+when从句(一般过去时)。
②定语从句:who was passing
该从句修饰先行词Professor Quirrell,引导词who在从句中作主语。
1.turn out 结果是;最终发现
例:The truth turned out to be stranger than we had expected.
结果,真相比我们预期的更离奇。
【常见短语】
①turn up 突然好转;突然出现
例:This job turned up just when I needed it.
这份工作在我正需要的时候出现了。
②turn sb. away 不让(某人)进入
例:They turned us away at the entrance because we didn't have tickets.
由于没有票,他们不让我们进去。
【相关俚语】
①turn sb.'s stomach 使感到恶心;使不舒服
例:The sight of Joe eating raw fish is enough to turn your stomach.
看着乔吃生鱼的样子真让人觉得恶心。
②turn a blind eye 视而不见
例:Management often turn a blind eye to bullying in the workplace.
管理层对工作场所发生的恃强凌弱行为常常睁一只眼闭一只眼。
2.break into 强行闯入
例:Burglars broke into our house.
窃贼闯进我们屋里了。
【常见短语】
①break away 逃跑;挣脱
例:He grabbed her, but she managed to break away.
他抓住她,可她设法挣脱了。
②break down 出故障
例:Our car broke down and we had to push it off the road.
我们的汽车抛锚了,我们只好把它推到路旁。
【相关俚语】
①break your back 拼命工作
例:He broke his back to get the project done on time.
为了能按时完成项目他拼命工作。
②break sb.'s heart 让……伤透了心
例:He's broken a lot of girls' hearts.
他令许多女孩伤心欲绝。
3.pop up (尤指突然地)出现,发生
例:The words "Hard disk failure--program aborted" popped up on the screen.
“硬盘故障——程序终止”这几个字突然出现在屏幕上。
【常见短语】
pop off 死,死亡
例:You're all just waiting till I pop off so you can get your hands on my money.
你们都在等我死,好来分我的钱。
【相关俚语】
①pop the question 求婚
例:So did he pop the question, then?
那么,接着他求婚了?
②your eyes pop out of your head (表示惊奇)眼睛瞪得都要掉出来了
例:When she saw the amount written on the cheque, her eyes nearly popped out of her head.
当她看到支票上的数字时,她的眼珠子瞪得都快要掉出来了。
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