第16讲

一、Language points

1. have mercy on：对…表示怜悯

  at the mercy of：任由…摆布或控制

  beg…for mercy：乞求…的怜悯

  show (little/much) mercy to sb：对…(毫不/非常)仁慈

  without mercy：无怜悯之心

2. keep sb company

  accompany sb to a place

  in the company of sb

  accompany sb (at/on sth)：给某人伴奏

3.        (c)=wealth：(大量)财产

  fortune  (u)=luck：机会，运气

          (c)=fate：个人的前途，命运

  fortunate=lucky

  fortunately=luckily

4. a spare room：一个备用房间

  in one’s spare time：在某人空闲时间里

  spare me five minutes：为我抽出5分钟

  spare no efforts：不遗余力

  spare no expense：不惜成本

   spare time：花费时间

   kill time：消磨时间

   waste time：浪费时间

5. in terms of：就…而言，从…角度，根据

  in the long term：长远看来

  in the short term=at the moment：在目前

  in sb’s terms：在…看来

  in relative terms：相对而言

  in general/practical/financial：从总体/实际/财政角度

6. go about (doing) sth：着手，从事某事

  as far as I know：据我所知

  go/get down on one’s knees：跪下

  tend to do：倾向于干什么

  tend to sth：倾向于什么

   therefore (adv.)=as a result of that

   so (conj.)

7. in the eyes of sb=in sb’s eyes=in one’s opinion：在某人看来

  keep an eye on sb：留神，看管

  look sb in the eye：目不转睛地看某人

  keep one’s eyes open：留心看，密切注意

8.      sb sth：给某人端上…

        sb with sth=sth to sb：拿出…来款待某人

  serve  to do sth：起…作用

        as…：担任，充当…

        sb/sth：为…服务，端(饭、菜)

   First come, first served.：先到先招待

   Make the past serve the present.：古为今用

   Let those who can serve as teachers.：能者为师

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