2007-03-16 14:36:15nick
四則片語2
--hear about
a. hear about 知道；聽聞；得知（人或事）
When you hear and learn information about someone or something, you hear about it.
Have you heard about the new Thai restaurant downtown?
（你聽說過市中心那家新開張的泰式餐館嗎？）
I heard about the earthquake on CNN.
（我從 CNN 得知那場地震。）
--pull through
a. pull through 撐過去；度過危機（疾病、受傷等）
When you recover from a serious illness or injury, you pull through.
The doctor didn’t think his chances were very good, but he pulled though.
（醫師覺得他的希望並不樂觀，但他還是撐過了危險期。）
Erik is very sick, but he’s young and strong, so I’m sure he’ll pull through.
（艾立克病得很重，但他年輕又強壯，我相信他會撐過來的。）
--stay off
a. stay off （與物）保持距離
When you stay off something, you don’t walk or sit on it.
You kids can play in the living room, but stay off the Persian rug.
（你們這些小朋友可以在客廳玩，但是不要去踩到波斯地毯。）
What can I do to get my cat to stay off the kitchen counter?
（我要怎樣才能讓我的貓不去碰廚房流理台？）
--throw up
a. throw up 嘔吐
When people throw up, they vomit.
Alex was so sick that he threw up all over my shoes.
（艾力克斯很不舒服，吐得我的整個鞋子都是。）
I feel like I’m going to throw up.
（我覺得快要吐了。）
b. throw ... up 飛濺；噴散（泥沙、液體等）
When something causes small particles of dirt, dust, or a liquid to rise into the air, it throws them up.
Be careful with that chain saw─it’ll throw sawdust up in your eyes.
（小心那把鏈鋸──它會把木屑噴到你的眼睛裡。）
Don’t stand too close to the fire; it’s throwing up sparks.
（不要站得離火太近；它會噴出火花。）
a. hear about 知道；聽聞；得知（人或事）
When you hear and learn information about someone or something, you hear about it.
Have you heard about the new Thai restaurant downtown?
（你聽說過市中心那家新開張的泰式餐館嗎？）
I heard about the earthquake on CNN.
（我從 CNN 得知那場地震。）
--pull through
a. pull through 撐過去；度過危機（疾病、受傷等）
When you recover from a serious illness or injury, you pull through.
The doctor didn’t think his chances were very good, but he pulled though.
（醫師覺得他的希望並不樂觀，但他還是撐過了危險期。）
Erik is very sick, but he’s young and strong, so I’m sure he’ll pull through.
（艾立克病得很重，但他年輕又強壯，我相信他會撐過來的。）
--stay off
a. stay off （與物）保持距離
When you stay off something, you don’t walk or sit on it.
You kids can play in the living room, but stay off the Persian rug.
（你們這些小朋友可以在客廳玩，但是不要去踩到波斯地毯。）
What can I do to get my cat to stay off the kitchen counter?
（我要怎樣才能讓我的貓不去碰廚房流理台？）
--throw up
a. throw up 嘔吐
When people throw up, they vomit.
Alex was so sick that he threw up all over my shoes.
（艾力克斯很不舒服，吐得我的整個鞋子都是。）
I feel like I’m going to throw up.
（我覺得快要吐了。）
b. throw ... up 飛濺；噴散（泥沙、液體等）
When something causes small particles of dirt, dust, or a liquid to rise into the air, it throws them up.
Be careful with that chain saw─it’ll throw sawdust up in your eyes.
（小心那把鏈鋸──它會把木屑噴到你的眼睛裡。）
Don’t stand too close to the fire; it’s throwing up sparks.
（不要站得離火太近；它會噴出火花。）