Propositions exercise S.2

2012-08-14 12:53 am
(1) That old man is hard ________ hearing.

(2) The woman is blind _______ her son's shortcomings.

(3) She is crazy _________ break dancing.

(4) Don't jump ________ conclusions, you ought to think it over again.

(5) What is your view _______ capital punishment?

(6) The car swerved sharply and pulled ________ just in front of the hotel.

(7) Don't ply him ______ drink, as he has to drive us home!

(8) We went to the airport to see ______ our friends.

(9) We were so tired and sleepy last night that we turned _______ a bit earlier than usual.

(10) It is still a mystery why she broke _______ her engagement to John.

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2012-08-14 11:34 am
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1) That old man is hard of hearing. (hard of hearing: having difficulty hearing)

2) The woman is blind to her son's shortcomings. (Blind to: 視而不見)

3) She is crazy about break dancing. (Crazy about: 著迷的)

4) Don't jump to conclusions, you ought to think it over again. (Jump to concluding: judge or decide something without all the facts)

5) What is your view on capital punishment? (Someone's view on something: someone's opinion)

6) The car swerved sharply and pulled off just in front of the hotel (Pull off: to steer or turn a vehicle off the road) *It should not be pull up since pull up means to drag or haul someone or something upward or to an upright position.

7) Don't ply him with drinks, as he has to drive us home. (Ply with: To continue offering something to)

8) We went to the airport to see off our friends. (See off: 送行)

9) We were so tired and sleepy last night that we turned in a bit earlier than usual. (Turn in: informal way of saying go to bed)

10) It is still a mystery why she broke off her engagement to John. (Break off: to end a relationship abruptly)
2012-08-16 8:47 pm
(6) pull up = come to a stop
2012-08-14 3:28 am
(1) hard of hearing
(4) jump to conclusions
2012-08-14 1:56 am
如果你得到答案卻不去學識記住這些preposition phrases只會害你一世噢! (1) That old man is hard in hearing. [hard in = 對某事有困難/為難]

(2) The woman is blind to her son's shortcomings. [blind to = 盲點 / 視而不見]

(3) She is crazy about break dancing. [crazy about xxx =很熱愛xxx – 不是直譯成 為xxx瘋狂]

(4) Don't jump into conclusions, you ought to think it over again. [jump into conclusion=妄不定案]

(5) What is your view on capital punishment? [someone’s view on xxx = 對xxx 的看法]

(6) The car swerved sharply and pulled up just in front of the hotel. [pull up = 駛過來停下]

(7) Don't ply him with drink, as he has to drive us home! [ply with – 強勸/勉強]

(8) We went to the airport to see off our friends. [see someone off = 送別]

(9) We were so tired and sleepy last night that we turned in a bit earlier than usual. [turn in = 去睡覺]

(10) It is still a mystery why she broke off her engagement to John. [break off engagement = 取消婚約 , 另外break up = 分手]


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