新视野大学英语朗读 第1册 Unit 3:Language Point 8
日期:2012-04-25 11:08
(单词翻译:单击)
You set the pace. I will try to adjust to you. (Para. 2)
Meaning: You decide the speed of walking and I will try to change my speed and keep up to yours.
set the pace: fix the speed
The fast runner set the pace, and the others followed. 跑得较快的赛跑者决定步速, 其他的人则跟着跑。
adjust to: change a little to make right or suitable for a particular situation or purpose. Notice here "adjust" is very often used with "to".
My eyes haven't adjusted to the dark in the room yet. 我的眼睛还未适应房间中的黑暗。
If you travel into space in a spaceship, you must adjust (yourself) to weightlessness. 如果你乘航天飞船进入太空, 你必须调整自己, 以适应失重状态。
重点单词
