文档介绍:Unit15 The Necklace
1 …I would rather not tell you. (P17)
would rather (not) do sth.
do sth. than do sth.
clause (did / had done)
rather than…而不是……
rather cold/colder
a rather cold day
rather a cold day
2 …a new dress costs over for hundred francs. (P17)
sth. cost (sb.) money / time
It cost (sb.) money to do sth.
the cost(s) of sth. 成本,费用
at the cost of sth. 以……为代价
3. She married a man with a lot of money. (P17)
marry sb. vt. (短暂v.)
get married (to sb.) (短暂)
be married (to sb.) (延续,可接时间段状语)
4 …Mathilde continues to tell Jeanne her story. (P17)
continue to do sth.
doing sth.
(with) sth.
(to be) fine.
5. You tried it on and it looked wonderful on you. (P17)
try sth. on 试穿
try doing sth.
to do sth.
sth.
one’s best (to do sth.)
have a try
6 …worked day and night to pay for it… at last paid off all our debts. (P18)
sb. pay for sth. 为…而受惩罚/ 吃苦头
(sb.) money for sth.
off one’s debt(s)
sb./money back 还(某人)钱
(special) attention (to …)
a visit (to…)
pay off 还清(欠款), 付清工资解雇, 成功
His work was most unsatisfactory, so we paid him off at the end of the week.
Did your plan pay off ?
7. I don’t like plays that much. (P20)…Writing a short play is not that difficult.
that adv. 修饰adv./adj.
that pron. 独立使用/ +.(单)
Who is that (speaking)?
Is that Tom (speaking)?
That’s right. / That’s all right.
Translations
因为, 由于
毕竟,终究,到底
继续做某事
访问,看望, 拜访
试穿, 试戴
拿回来, 使恢复
朝下看,低头看
不再
冲回, 跑回
日日夜夜
because of
after all
continue to do sth.
call on/upon
try on
bring back
look down
not…any more/longer
rush back
day and night