新视野英语教程第2册 一单元 句法

Tear(torn) down

(especially a building) pull down, especially violently; destroy 推倒（尤指建筑物）；拆毁 [例] These old buildings will be torn down to make room for an amusement park. 这些旧楼将被推倒，取而代之的将是一家游乐场。 [例] The earthquake last night tore down many houses. 昨晚的地震摧毁了不少房屋。

in danger of

(especially a building) pull down, especially violently; destroy 推倒（尤指建筑物）；拆毁 [例] These old buildings will be torn down to make room for an amusement park. 这些旧楼将被推倒，取而代之的将是一家游乐场。 [例] The earthquake last night tore down many houses. 昨晚的地震摧毁了不少房屋。

agree with

have or share the same opinion, feeling or

purpose 意见（感觉、目的）一致；同意 [例] I understand what you're saying, but I don't agree with it. 我理解你的意思，但是我不同意你的说法。

[例] They agreed with each other on this plan. 关于这一计划，他们的意见一致。

line of thinking/thought

a way or method of thinking about something 思路；想法

[例] Your line of thinking didn't agree with his. 你的想法和他的不一样。

[例] I couldn't follow my professor's line of thinking in his lecture. 我跟不上教授讲课的思路。

afford to do

be able to spend, give, do, etc., without serious loss or damage 花得起；有能力去做（某事）；承担得起

[例] We can't afford to be absent from class again. 我们再缺课的话就有麻烦了。

[例] I can afford to buy a car in two years. 两年之内，我就有足够的钱买车了。 I can't afford to buy a car.

close down

(cause to) stop business activities, especially without the intention of starting again（使）停业

[例] Hundreds of workers lost their jobs when the factory was closed down. 工厂倒闭使数以百计的工人失业了。

[例] Our company has decided to close down its New York branch. 我们公司已决定关闭纽约分公司。

Branch 树分支；分公司

have nothing to do with

have no connection with 与……毫无关系 [例] She needn't worry about it; it has nothing to do with her. 她没必要担心，因为这事与她无关。

[例] Some employers claim that gender has

nothing to do with their hiring decisions. 一些雇主声称应聘者的性别与是否被聘用毫无关系。

make sense

have a good reason 有道理

[例] It doesn't make sense to have so many people work in the office. 没道理要那么多人在办公室上班。

[例] What he said made good sense. 他说的很有道理。

stop... from

prevent... from 阻止

[例] The hot weather stopped me from going out. 酷热使我不敢出门。

[例] Nothing will stop him from saving his girlfriend from danger. 任何事也无法阻止他去救女朋友脱险。

even so

in spite of what has/had happened; though that