重点词汇词组：

Then a pain1 like he'd never felt before2 pierced3 his head4; it was as though his scar were on fire5.

长难句分析

解：1主语+2方式状语从句+3谓语+4宾语+5表语从句

析：“like he'd never felt before”是方式状语从句，like是连词，可与as互换，该从句使用了过去完成时态（had+过去分词)，指在另一个过去行动之前就已经完成了的事件；“as though his scar were on fire”是表语从句，使用了虚拟语气。

1.let sth. out 放出，发出

例：She let out a scream.

她发出一声尖叫。

常见搭配：

①let up 好转；停止

例：When the rain lets up we'll go for a walk.

等雨一停我们就出去散步。

②let sb. in on sth. 允许（某人）参与

例：Debbie agreed to let me in on her plans.

黛比同意让我参加她的计划。

相关俚语：

①let rip/fly 发怒；失去理智

例：She let rip about the state of the kitchen.

她对厨房的状况大发雷霆。

②let sth. slip 无意中泄漏

例：He let it slip that he hadn't actually read the report.

他无意中透露出他根本就没有看过那个报告。

2.get to one's feet 站起来

例：He got to his feet when she walked in.

当她走进来时，他站了起来。

相关俚语：

①land on your feet 时来运转

例：She's really landed on her feet with this new job.

她找到这份新工作后真是时来运转了。

②get your feet wet 熟悉新情况

例：I worked as a substitute teacher for a while, just to get my feet wet.

我做了一段时间代课老师，用来熟悉情况。

3.on fire 起火，着火

例：If your home was on fire and you could save only one thing, what would it be?

如果你家着了火，而你只能抢救出一样东西，你会拿什么呢？

相关俚语：

①come under fire 遭受批评

例：The government has come under fire for its decision to close the mines.

政府因其关闭矿井的决定而遭到了抨击。

②put out fires 速战速决；火急火燎

例：She spends much of her time putting out fires and navigating red tape.

她大部分时间都花在火急火燎地应对问题以及鼓捣繁文缛节上了。

4.fall to one's knees 下跪

例：The people all fell to their knees and began to pray.

人们都跪了下来，开始祈祷。

常见搭配：

①fall about 笑得前仰后合

例：We fell about when we heard her reply.

听到她的回答，我们笑得前仰后合。

②fall back on sth. 借助于；依赖

例：When the business failed, we had to fall back on our savings.

公司倒闭后，我们只得靠积蓄度日。

相关俚语：fall on deaf ears 未被理睬

例：Their appeals to release the hostages fell on deaf ears.

他们释放人质的要求未被理睬。

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