全新版大学英语1Unit-2.ppt

29. ... there are fewer and fewer still around.: ... fewer and fewer of us are left alive. 30. go by: (of time) pass Examples: 1) Her daughter was becoming more and more beautiful as the years went by. 2) As each month goes by, the economic situation gets better. * 31. hang out: 1) (infml; used mainly in AmE) stay in or near a place, for no particular reason, not doing very much Examples: a) I often hung out in coffee bars while I was unemployed. b) We can just hang out and have a good time. c) Thats the corner where all the kids hang out. 2) hang clothes on a piece of string outside in order to dry them Example: What a pain! – Its raining and Ive just hung the washing out. * 32. every now and then: sometimes, at times Examples: 1) Every now and then I have a desire to quit my tedious job. 2) I still see Jane for lunch every now and then, but not as often as I used to. 33. But for the last 20 or 30 years its been mostly just Christmas cards.: But generally speaking we have sent only Christmas cards to keep in touch with each other for the last 20 or 30 years. mostly: almost all; generally Examples: 1) They have invested their money mostly in expensive real estate. 2) The guests at the wedding party are mostly friends of the bride. * 34. Your friendship over the years has meant an awful lot to me, more than I can say because Im not good at saying things like that.: Your friendship over the years has been very important to me, more important than I can say because Im not good at expressing my feelings. awful: (infml; used to add force) very great; very bad or unpleasant Examples: 1) I have got an awful lot of work to do. 2) I cant bear the awful smell of cigarette smoke. 35. choke up: become too upset to speak Examples: 1) When he learned the news of his friends sudden death, he was so choked up he couldnt say a thing. 2) Losing my job left me com