Post on 31-Dec-2015
UNIT 21
LESSON 81
build up a large business
leave sth. to/with sb.
Just leave this matter to me. I left a lot of books with him.
in one’s will make a/one’s will
by his fist marriage
step-mother/father step-daughter/son step-brother/sister
half-brother/sister
at the service=at the burial service
divide up (completely; into pieces) Her possessions were divided up among
her relatives. She was so angry that she tore his letter up.
used to do sth.
Did they use to go out a lot together?/
=Did they used to go out a lot together?(AmE)
(Yes,they did./No,they didn’t.) Used they to go out a lot together?
(Yes,they used./No,they usedn’t.)
check out
Would you check out the names and
numbers? They checked out all the goods in the store?
Something somewhere smells funny.=Something strange is happening.
for a start
So Clare would have been 5 years old.
go through the papers=look through the papers
LESSON 82
Present at the meeting were Clare, Tom … (倒装) Clare,Tom … were present at the meeting.
It only remains for me to pass the
money to the right person.It only remains for sb. to do sth.
“某人所要做的只是……” It only remains for me to sign the paper.
Mrs Flower directed that … (instructed) “指示 ;指出”
one photo of Clare aged 12
Things can change over twenty- one years.
I am the only one of her relations still alive (=who is still alive). The fish is still alive. They tried to keep their ways of life alive.
to the point “切题” off the point “离题” He did not speak for long, but he spoke
(very) much to the point. Much of his composition was off the point.
foresee (foresaw;foreseen) One cannot foresee all the difficulties on his way to success.