(单词翻译:单击)
重点词汇词组
1.of a kind 名不符实的；所谓的
例：The school had a swimming pool of a kind, but it was too small for most classes to use.
学校有一个所谓的游泳池，但对大多数班级来说都太小了，不够用。
相关俚语：
①in kind 以货代款；以服务偿付
例：She wouldn't take any money but said I could pay her in kind by lending her the car.
她不肯收钱，但说我可以把汽车借给她用作为报酬。
②kind of 有点儿
例：It was kind of strange to see him again.
再见到他感觉有点怪怪的。
2.be worth doing 值得做……
例：It's worth remembering that prices go up in February.
值得记住的是，价格在2月上涨。
相关俚语：
①be worth your while 值得去做
例：It's worth your while taking out travel insurance before you travel.
在旅行前购买旅行保险是值得的。
②worth your salt 称职的；胜任的
例：Any accountant worth their salt should be aware of the latest changes in taxation.
任何称职的会计都应该了解最新的税收变化。
3.as ever 同往常一样
例：As ever, I was the last to find out.
像往常一样，我又是最后一个知道的。
常见搭配：
①ever since 从那以后一直
例：He's been depressed ever since he got divorced.
他离婚后一直很消沉。
②as of/from 自……起
例：As of next month, all the airline's fares will be going up.
自下月起，所有航空公司的机票价格都将上调。
相关俚语：if ever there was one 不容置疑，确实
例：It was a brilliant performance if ever there was one.
毋庸置疑，这是一场非常精彩的演出。
4.allow sb. to do sth. 允许某人做某事
例：Do you think Dad will allow you to go to Jamie's party?
你认为爸爸会允许你去参加杰米的聚会吗？
常见搭配：
①allow of sth. 容许有……的可能
例：This rule allows of no exceptions.
必须严格遵守这一规则，没有例外。
②allow for sth. 考虑到；为……留出余地
例：We have to allow for the possibility that we might not finish on schedule.
我们必须考虑到我们有可能不能按时完成。
长难句解析
On the stairs1 were2 a troop of little boys and girls3, whose eagerness for their cousin's appearance would not allow them to wait in the drawing-room, and whose shyness, as they had not seen her for a twelve month, prevented their coming lower4.
解：1状语+2系动词+3主语+4定语从句
析：①介词短语On the stairs为地点状语，置于句首时，句中主语和谓语完全倒装。
②非限制性定语从句：whose eagerness for their cousin's…whose shyness…prevented their coming lower
修饰先行词a troop of little boys and girls，关系代词whose在从句中作定语。
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