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| odds and ends：various articles of small use |
| 零碎的东西；残余的东西；不要紧的东西；琐碎事（15世纪）odds
就用来指“不在其内的”或“额外”的东西； ends 则指“碎片” 或 “片断”。 1. He made a meal of the odds and ends that were left in the refrigerator. 他将放在冰箱里的一些残余食物拼凑成一餐饭。 2. I only heard some odds and ends. 我只听到一些片言只语。 |
 washed
up by the sea: |
| brought onto the shore by the waves, carried up onto the beach by the waves. 被海水冲上岸的东西 |
| I’m
no barber, though. |
| Meaning: I’m not at all a
barber. 我可不是理发师。 “No” is used to give or imply the opposite of the following word, meaning “not any, not one”. “No” 用来否定所修饰的词语。 1. No words can express my grief. 我的忧伤无法用语言表达。 2. No student is to leave the room. 学生不得离开这个房间。 |
| I
remember the last one. |
| Meaning: I remember the last
haircut you gave me. 我记得你上次理得还可以。 Comparing the following words: remember, recall, recollect ,remind 这组词都有“记起，想起，回忆”的意思 remember (v.)：have or keep sth in the memory; recall to one’s memory “记得”、“记住”、“记起”，普通用词。强调回忆起以前 曾经知道或经历过的事，既可指有意地回忆起某事，也可指无意回想起某事，但通常指不必费劲就可以回忆起某事。其后跟动名词表示“记得曾经….”，是已发生的行为；跟不定式表示“记住要”、“没忘记”，是将要发生的行为。 1. I remember having heard you speak on that subject. 我记得曾经听过你就这个问题发表的演说。 2. Remember to meet me tonight. 记住今晚接我。 recall (v.) : bring back into the mind “回想”、“回忆”，这个词比 “remember”正规。强调有意识地回想起某事物，也可指提醒别人回忆某事。 1. I recall seeing a poster on his wall. 我记得曾在他墙上见过一张招贴。 2. I can recall stories that my mother told me years ago. 我母亲多年前给我讲的故事，我还记忆犹新。 recollect (v.) :succeed in calling sth back to the mind “想起”、“记得”、“回想”、“回忆”，较正式用词。特指尽力追忆已经忘记的某件事情的思想过程。 1. We try to recollect a thing, when we do not remember. 当我们想不起来某一件事情时，要尽力追忆。 2. I don’t recollect having seen him anywhere. 我想不起在那里见过他。 remind (v.) ：inform sb of a fact or tell sb to do sth he may have forgotten “使想起”、“使记起”、“提醒”，强调主语使某人回忆或想起来某件事，它的宾语必须是人，后常与介词 of 搭配使用。 1. I reminded him of his promise. 我提醒他曾许下的诺言。 2. This village reminds me of home. 这村庄使我想起了我的家乡。 |
| On
the other hand, you may turn out to be the one man hidden away who
will bring merriment to the tired old human heart. |
| Meaning: On the other hand,
you (Clay) may become somebody in the future, you may bring happiness
and enjoyment to old people when you grow up. 不过你或许正是能给孤寂的老年人带来欢乐的人。 |
| turn out to be: to prove to be/become ultimately证明是，结果是 |
| 1. The boy turned out to be
successful after all. 这男孩最终变得很有出息。 2. It turned out to be George’s father. 原来是乔治的父亲。 bring merriment: to bring happiness 带来欢乐 hidden away: unexpected 意想不到的 |
