25. He was passed over in the selection process for the dean of the Admission's Office.
點睛
pass sb. over意為“(考慮提升等時)跳過某人”,該短語看似常見,但往往是聽音的難點。dean此處意為“主任”。Admission's Office意為“招生辦公室”。
考點歸納
口語中常見的與pass有關(guān)的短語還有:
pass over sth. 意為“避免提及,不加理會”。如:
I chose to pass over his rude remarks. 我選擇不去理會他粗魯?shù)难赞o。
pass through意為“經(jīng)過,路過”。如:
We were passing through, so we came to say hello. 我們正路過此地,所以過來問候一聲。
pass up sth. 意為“放棄,不要(機會等)”。如:
He passed up the opportunity to go to college. 他放棄了上大學的機會。
聽音解惑
passed⌒over[pɑ?st⌒??uv?]里的[t]與[?u]相鄰,讀作[pɑ?s ?t?uv?];dean⌒of[di?n⌒?v]里的[n]與[?]相鄰,讀作[di? n?v];Admission's⌒Office[?d ?mi??nz⌒???fis]里的[z]與[??]相鄰,讀作[?d ?mi??n ?z??fis]。