英語早間課堂:話說地道美語 Lesson 23(4)

我們來看第一題。中文句子是——我曾經(jīng)在五年前做過監(jiān)獄，釋放后我已經(jīng)改過自新了，可是人們還是處處找我的茬兒，挑我的刺。

英文句子是—— one time, I really prison I turned a new leaf, from jail. However, some of them have on my case what I five years . 這道題有12個(gè)空格，需要填寫的單詞依次如下: At，been，in，over，having, been, released，from，been， about，did，ago。順利地完成此題，關(guān)鍵是一些表達(dá)法和語法。

首先，我們來看表達(dá)法。曾經(jīng)的表述法是at one time。坐過監(jiān)獄的表述法是in prison。改過自新的表述法是turn over a new leaf。釋放的表述法是release sb from jail。挑刺找茬的表述法是on one's case。對......挑三揀四的表述法師on one's case about sth。下面我們就依次來看下這些短語。

1. at one time

這個(gè)短語既有“曾經(jīng)，一度”的意思，也有“一次，同時(shí)”的意思。我們來看下面的例句：It's said that at one time a highway robber lived here. 據(jù)說有個(gè)攔路搶劫的人曾經(jīng)住在這里。(備注：It is said that... 據(jù)說.......)You can borrow up to six books from our library. 你從我們圖書借書最多是可以借6本。(備注：borrow up to 最多借......)

2. turn over a new leaf

這個(gè)短語的意思是改過自新，洗心革面，重新開始，重新做人。例如：You must turn over a new leaf and work as hard as possible. 你必須洗心革面，竭盡全力地工作。(as hard as possible 盡可能努力地;竭盡全力)I'm going to turn over a new leaf and I've decided to stop drinking wine. 我要革除惡習(xí)，決定戒酒了。(stop doing sth 停止做某事)

這個(gè)短語中的關(guān)鍵短語是turn sth over，它的意思是使......翻轉(zhuǎn)，把…翻過來。例如：Brown the meat on one side and then turn it over. 把肉的一面考黃，然后再翻轉(zhuǎn)過來拷另一面。Turn over the page and turn to page 19. 把這頁翻過去，翻到第19頁。

3. release sb from jail

這個(gè)短語于的意思是釋放某人。其中的中心詞是release，它的用法是release sb/sth from sth，意思是釋放或解放某人或某物。例如：He released the hostage from captivity in the end. 最終他還是釋放了人質(zhì)。My son is very kind and released the rat from the trap. 我的兒子非常善良，他把老鼠從夾子上放走了。

其比喻義為解脫;豁免，解除等。例如：Death released him from his sufferings. 死忘解脫了他的痛苦。The medicine will release you from pains. 這些藥物可以解除你的疼痛。It's a good way to have a good holiday to release you from your high work tension. 度假是擺脫工作壓力的好方式。