(1) (2) (3) Language Points | Comprehension Question
Text A Traffic Jams
 
call on
 

访问,拜访
We called on the Whites on the way north. 我们去北方的途中拜
访了怀特一家。

call up
  打电话给…..
I’ll call you up this evening . 我今晚会打电话给你的。
 
otherwise
conj. 否则,不然
It’s perfectly harmless, otherwise I wouldn’t
have done it . 这没有一点坏处,否则我也不
会去干的。
Do it now, otherwise it will be too late. 现在就干,不然就太迟了。
out of hand
    无法控制。
The fire got out of hand and spread to
neighboring buildings by the effect of wind .
火势失去了控制,在风的作用下蔓延到邻近
的楼房。
注意out of hand 的其他含义:
The proposal was rejected out of hand . 这个建
议马上遭到否决。
  not noly….but also.
    不但…..而且
He not only read the book but also remembered. 他不
仅读过那本书,而且还记得书的内容。
  resist.
  vt. .(1) 抵抗,反抗,抵制
Conservative politicians resisted the reform plan. 保守
派政治家反对改革计划。
(2)抗(病),耐(热)
This metal resists acid. 这种金属抗酸。
(3)忍住,拒受…的影响
He could hardly resist laughing out loud.
他忍不住放声大笑。
  subject….to .
    使服从,使遭受
He tried to subject the whole family to his will 他企图
使全家都服从他的意志。
He was subjected to cruel treatment. 他受到虐待。
All our products are subjected to rigorous testing. 我
们的所有产品都经过严格的检验。
    on the other hand .  
    另一方面
On the one hand ,the city is in desperate need of
modern industry ;on the other hand ,there is a concern
that the modern industry would damage the environment
in this area.
一方面,这个城市迫切需要现代工业,另一方面,
人们又担心现代工业可能破坏这一地区的环境。
   
  in response to .
  . 作为对….的反应
The child opened the door in response to the knock.。这个孩子听到敲门声打开了门。
    brake,
  v. 刹车
She braked sharply to avoid another car. 为避免与另一
辆车相撞,她猛的把车刹住。
He braked his bicycle at the stop sign.
他在停车指示牌前把自行车刹住。