新视野大学英语读写教程2 Unit 1a.pptVIP

译文：时间是美国人珍惜的两个因素之一，另一个是劳动。 …the other being labor: It’s an adverbial clause. The structure is :subject+-ing (or ed) verb. It can be put at the beginning of the whole sentence. e.g. Lunch finished, all the guests returned to the sitting room. Meaning: We deal with time in various ways as if time were something of real value. 译文：我们为时间作出预算，节省时间，浪费时间挤抢时间，消磨时间，削减时间为时间做出合理解释 Account for: 1) give a satisfactory explanation about (how sth. is used) e.g. Jenny had to account to her husband for every penny she spent. How do you account for the fact that you are late for class every day? Meaning: The whole sentence is a metaphor, which means: once time has passed, it will not return. 译文：一旦光阴逝去，就不能复返了。 Run out of: 1)(of liquid or sth. like liquid) flow out of e.g. Many rivers run out of the Himalayas. 2) use all one’s supplies, have no more e.g. I’m afraid we’ve run out of gas. I am running out of patience. Restlessly seeking attention in a store, or elbowing others…(Para 3) Meaning: impatiently trying to get service in a store, or pushing others out of the way by using their elbows… Restlessly: impatiently Elbow vt. push others out of way using elbows She elbowed her way through the crowd. I tried to stop him, but he elbowed me out of the way. Race through:do sth in a hurry The child raced through his homework in order to watch the football match on TV. Tom raced through his breakfast and drove to his workplace. …small exchanges with strangers (para 3) small exchanges: a short period of talking between two people or groups about unimportant topics= small talk Exchange: a short conversation, usually between two people who are angry with each other = argument I had a heated exchange with my mother this morning. Meaning: Don’t let it upset yourself because they are treating everybody this way or because they are not doing this to you in particular. 译文：别把它当作是针对你个人的。 take…personally: e.g. If you take someone’s remarks personally, you are upset b