English Intensive Reading 吉林大学远程教育学院    
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Grammar
 
Lesson 2     Language Points  ( Page 4)
   
         
   
lay off: to discontinue work or activity 停止工作；休息
1.He told me to lay off for a week. 他要我休息一个星期。
2.She is laid off. 她被解雇了。
... I do not think we would have done it, even then, had not one of the men had the presence of mind to put a handkerchief over his nose, and to light a bit of brown paper.
Meaning: I do not think we could have stopped the horse if one of the men had no been calm and wise enough to put a handkerchief over his nose and to light a bit of brown paper to counteract the odour of the cheeses.
在我看来，若不是他们其中一人能够临危不乱，用手帕捂住它的鼻子,有燃起草纸抵销奶酪的气味，他们根本止不住它。
to fall back : to retreat; to move or turn back撤退
1. The enemy had to fall back. 敌人不得不撤退。
2.They fell back on the right side. 他们撤向右边。
to fall back on :to turn for support 求助于；依靠
1.He usually falls back on her help. 他经常求助她帮忙。
2.It is useless to simply fall back on others. 只靠别人是没有用处的。
“Very close in here.”
Meaning: “It is quite stuffy here.”
“这儿的空气真闷”。
“Quite oppressive,”
Meaning:It is difficult to breathe since the air has a strange smell.
“闷得令人难受。”
oppressive: (adj.)

1)unjust 不公平的;压迫的
1.They can not bear the oppressive treatment.
他们不能容忍这种不公平的待遇。
2.They went on strike against the oppressive regulation.
他们罢工以示他们对这不公平的规则的反抗。
2)hard to endure 难以忍受的； 压制的
1.The oppressive whether bothers me.
这种压抑的天气使我心烦。
2. The oppressive heat makes people dazzling.
难以忍受的闷热使人头晕目眩。

They caught it right on the chest,
Meaning:…they breathed the odour of the cheeses right into their lungs,…
…那奶酪的味道已直抵胸腔。
to belong to :
1)to be the property of 属于
1. This house belongs to an old man. 这房子属于一位老人。
2.These books belong to me. 这些书是我的。
2)to be a member of ; to be connected with 为…之一员
1.He belongs to the football club. 他是足球俱乐部的成员之一。
2.Which club do you belong to ? 你是哪家俱乐部的会员？
belongings: (n.)movable possessions 动产
1.This is my personal belongings. 这是我私人财产。
… it put him in mind of a dead baby…
Meaning: …it made him remind of a dead baby…
这气味使他想起了一个死去的婴儿。
to put sb. in mind of sth. : to remind sb. of sth.
使…回忆起;使…响起
1.This old picture puts me in mind of my childhood.
这张旧照片使我想起了童年时光。
2.She put me in mind of my elder sister.
她使我想起了我的姐姐。
…we were going to have the carriage to ourselves;…
Meaning: … we would occupy the whole carriage;…
… 看来我俩可以独享这个车厢里；…