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WORDS AND USAGE

時間:2017-10-24 03:15:06來源:大公網

  Strive for sth (phrasal verb)

  ●To try very hard to do something or to make something happen, especially for a long time or against difficulties.(奮鬥,爭取)

  Examples:

  1.We must strive to narrow the gap between rich and poor.

  2.I am striving for the best possible result.

  Cannot help but do sth (idiom)

  ●To have no choice except to do something.

  (不得不,忍不住)

  Examples:  

  1.As I look back over my career, I cannot help but smile.  

  2.Her parents live nearby, so she can't help but go there on holidays.

  Shed (tears, blood, light, etc.) (verb)

  ●To produce tears, light, blood, etc.(流出,散發出)

Examples:  

  1."For he today that sheds his blood with me / Shall be my brother."

  2.She shed a few tears at her daughter's wedding.

  In accord with (idiom)

  ●In agreement with, or not opposed to.

  (與…一致,與…相符合)

  Examples:  

  1.All persons deserve respect in accord with their human dignity.

  2.Such an act would not be in accord with our policy.

  Exposition (noun)

  ●A clear and full explanation of an idea or theory.

  (論述)

  Examples:  

  1.It purports to be an exposition of Catholic social teaching.  

  2.The idea of a philosophical exposition of the human passions was by no means new.

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