English Intensive Reading 吉林大学远程教育学院
Introduction Text Language Points Grammar
				Lesson 4  Language Points  ( Page 5)
			Who? Me? Meaning: Who are you talking about? Do you mean me`who may turn out to be such a person? 谁？您是说我吗？ Did you ever do stuff like that? Meaning: Did you ever do things like that? 您曾做过那样的事？ The take-it-easy way. Meaning: It is one philosophy to life. People do not pay too much attention to the monetary gains, living conditions, they just lay back and take fife easy. 泰然处之的生活哲学。 Until one day. Meaning: I kept forgetting to take it easy until one day when I came off the highway. 直到有一天。 I told him all I had to my name was eighty dollars. Meaning: All money that belonged to me was eighty dollars. 我告诉他自己只有八十美元。 to one’s name: belonging to one; as one’s property 属于某人自己所有；在某人名下 1. He hasn’t a penny to his name. 他连一个子儿也没有。 2. John did not have a book to his name. 约翰自己一本书也没有。 He sold me the shop for seventy-five, and threw in the haircut. Meaning: He sold me the shop for seventy-five dollars, and in addition, he gave me a haircut free of charge. 他以七十五美元把这家店卖给我，并给我免费理了发。 throw in 1) give or put in as an addition; give to or with sth else 额外赠送 1. Jack threw in a couple of tires when he sold Tom his bicycle. 杰克把自行车卖给汤姆时，另送了两个轮胎。 2. He threw in a book when he sold me the dictionary. 他在卖我字典的时候，附赠一本书。 2) direct sth with some force into (sth such as a place, space, or container) 把（某物）投进（某处），扔进 1. Please throw your waste paper in the basket. 请把废纸扔进废纸篓里。 2. I throw the book in the bag. 我把书扔进包里。 3) include or add (as in speech or writing) （在讲话或写作中）插进 1. In his letter, he always throws in some amusing remark about his neighbour’s activities. 在信中，他总是插进一些有关他邻居的有趣的事情。 2. Juliet and Susan were talking about the party, and Joan threw in that she was going with Fred. 朱丽叶与苏珊正谈论舞会，琼插嘴说她要跟弗雷德一起去。 Old enough to know a good thing when I saw it. Meaning: I’m old enough to remember when I saw it. 我已经很能记事了。 hat tree : a wooden object made for hanging hats on 衣帽架 fair and square 1) honestly; in a proper way 公正地；光明正大地 1. You must deal with the problem fair and square. 你们应当公正地处理这个问题。 2. He’s dealt fair and square with us. 他公正地对待我们。 2) exactly and with force 恰好；直接地 1. I hit him fair and square on the jaw. 我不偏不倚打中他的下巴。 2. He hit Tom fair and square on the face. 他正好打中汤姆的脸。