2 FROM: 自，從；出自，發(fā)自，始于

2 FROM: 自，從；出自，發(fā)自，始于

詞組講解

1. from day to day ** 天天，一天又一天

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：從［一天（day）］到另［一天（day）］

例 The victim's mother, Mrs. Alice Trudeau, says she is living from day to day waiting for the trial to begin and justice being done.

2. from hand to hand ** 轉(zhuǎn)手；傳遞

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：從這只［手（hand）］到那只［手（hand）］

例 When a house caught on fire, the entire town would form a line and pass buckets of water from hand to hand to the firefighters.

3. from pillar to post ** 東奔西跑；走投無路，到處碰壁

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：從一根［柱子（pillar）］到另一根［柱子（post）］

例 The UFO skipped across the sky, stopping briefly from pillar to post then shooting off at ultrasonic speeds.

4. from rags to riches ** 從窮到富

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：從［破衣爛衫（rags）］到［富有（riches）］

例 Going from rags to riches in such a short time surprised even me.

5. from start to finish ** 從頭到尾；自始至終

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：從［開始（start）］到［結(jié)束（finish）］

例 Their relationship was a fiery one, from start to finish.

6. from stem to stern ** 完全，從頭到尾

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：從［船頭（stem）］到［船尾（stern）］

例 The hotel's management structure will undergo reorganization from stem to stern under the new owners.

7. from the bottom of one's heart ** 真心地，真誠地

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：從［某人的心底（bottom of one's heart）］

例 I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for taking such good care of my son, Doctor Wallace. I really appreciate it.

8. from the ground up ** 從頭開始；完全地，徹底地

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：從［地面（ground）］向［上（up）］

例 As sales of the car began to slide, Ford decided to invest $4 billion to redesign it from the ground up.

9. from the heart ** 真心地，真誠地

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：發(fā)自［內(nèi)心（heart）］

例 The size or value of a gift means nothing if it doesn't come from the heart.

10. from the outset ** 從一開始

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：從［開始（outset）］

例 Rules for fishing in the pond were strictly enforced from the outset.

11. from the word go 〔“go”〕 ** 從一開始，從一開頭

解 〈口〉習(xí)語；詞義溯源：從［說go這個詞（the word go）］開始；在這里go是表示“開始”的名詞

例 There were serious flaws in the system from the word go.

12. from this day on 〔forward〕 ** 從今以后

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：從［今天（this day）］開始［往后（on, forward）］

例 From this day on, our citizens will live peacefully without the fear of being shot or bombed and with all the conveniences of a modern city.

13. from time to time ** 偶爾，有時

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：從這一［時間（time）］到另一［時間（time）］

例 I like to take my desk outside and do my work under the great oak tree from time to time.

14. from top to bottom ** 從頭到腳，從上到下；完全，徹底

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：從［山頂（top）］到［地面（bottom）］；參照from stem to stern

例 Each department store building will be inspected from top to bottom to determine their safety.

15. from way back ** 從很久以前；很長一段時間以來

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：從［返回的路（way back）］

例 It's a tradition at his school from way back for freshmen to carry seniors' books during the first week of the school year.

參考譯文

1. 被害人的母親艾麗斯·特魯多夫人說，她每天等著審訊開始，伸張正義。

2. 當(dāng)有房子著火時，整個小鎮(zhèn)的人會排成一隊(duì)，將一桶桶水傳遞到消防員手中。

3. 不明飛行物在天空中掠過，四處亂飛，短暫停留，最后以超音速飛走了。

4. 在這么短時間內(nèi)一躍由貧轉(zhuǎn)富，我都感到吃驚。

5. 他們之間的關(guān)系一直充滿激情。

6. 在新老板的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)下，酒店的管理結(jié)構(gòu)將完全進(jìn)行重組。

7. 華萊士醫(yī)生，我要真心感謝您那么用心照顧我的兒子。我感激不盡。

8. 由于汽車銷量開始下滑，福特汽車公司決定投資40億美元，徹底進(jìn)行重新設(shè)計(jì)。

9. 如果禮物不是真心送的，那么它的大小和價值都沒有任何意義。

10. 池塘的釣魚規(guī)定從一開始就嚴(yán)格執(zhí)行。

11. 這個系統(tǒng)從一開始就存在嚴(yán)重缺陷。

12. 從今天開始，我們的市民可以平靜地生活，再也不用害怕被槍擊或轟炸，可以充分享受現(xiàn)代化都市的便利。

13. 有時候，我喜歡把桌子搬到外面，在大橡樹下面工作。

14. 每一座百貨大樓都要接受從頭到尾的徹底檢查，以確定其安全性。

15. 新生在學(xué)年第一周要為高年級學(xué)生搬書，這是他的學(xué)校長久以來的傳統(tǒng)。