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在警察到来之前，我反对做任何事情。(against) I’m against doing anything before the police arrive. 孩子们如果放学后不回家，我就担心。(anxious) I’m anxious about the children if they don’t go home after school. 尽管我无意造成，我因敲碎了他的玻璃窗还是向他道 了歉。(apologize) Though I did it accidentally/didn’t do it on purpose, I apologized to him for having broken his window.
词汇手册P1-20短语配套翻译 训练（张伟）
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我刚要离开的时候电话铃响了。（be about） I was about to leave the room when the phone rang. 你能告诉我今天上午有多少人开会缺席吗？(absent) Can you tell me how many people were absent from the meeting this morning? 老教授聚精会神地写作，以致我们不敢发出一点声响。 (absorb) The old professor was so absorbed in writing that we didn’t dare to make a sound. 在一些发展中国家，许多孩子没有受教育机会。 (access) In a few developing countries, many children still have no access to education. 当时的一份报告说女性约占中国人口的百分之四十八。 (account) A report then said that female accounted for about 48 percent of the whole nation of China.
•• • • •源自• • • • • •在法庭上他被指控偷了邻居的钱和衣服。(accuse) He was accused of having stolen his neighbors’ money and clothes at the court. 老人不习惯晚上熬夜却习惯早起。(accustom) Old people are not accustomed to staying up late but to getting up early. 我建议他应该适应北方干燥的气候。(adapt) I propose that he should adapt himself to the dry climate in the north. 他在服装上花去的钱总共有5千美元。(add) The money he spent on clothing added up to $5000. 你应该利用好天气洗衣服。(advantage) He should take advantage of the fine weather to do some washing.