【英语早间课堂】教您一招说婚姻(8)之二

各位亲爱的朋友们，非常高兴您如约守候早间课堂，我是Juliet。今天我们接着上次的课题，进入例句的详细学习中来。

 

例句-1：A huge fortuneputs him in a position towin the hand of famousebeauty.

 

这句话是说：大量的财富可以使他娶那个闻名的美女为妻。

 

注解1：be in a position to do something

释义：to be able to do something, usually because you have the necessary experience, authority¹ or money )（因有能力，有资格，有权利，有金钱等）能够去做某事

 

Eg.I'm not in a position to take care of this business.

 

这事我管不了。

 

Eg.I'd like to help you, but I'm afraid I'm not in a position to do so.

 

我是很愿意帮你忙的，但是我现在没有能力这么做。

 

注解2：put sb in a position to do something：使某人能够做某事

 

Eg.I'm sure they'd like to help her out financially but their diffcult situation put me in a position not to do so.

 

我相信他们是愿意在经济上帮她解决困难的，可以由于他们自己的处境，他们做不到。

 

Eg.My divorceputs me in a position to wind the hand of Mary who can speak the same language with me now.

 

现在我离婚了，我可以够娶和我志趣相投的Mary为妻子了。

 

注解3：beauty在这句话中是“person that is beautiful”的意思，是指“美人”。

 

Eg.She was a famous beauty in her youth.

 

她年轻时是个有名的美人。

 

例句-2：Hewent afterher for many years and won her handat last.

 

这句话是说：他追求她很多年了，最后终于娶到了她。

 

注解：go after

 

释义1：追捕，追赶

 

Eg.She pulled away from him to run down the stairs and go after her husband.

 

他把她给扔下了，跑下楼去追他的丈夫。

 

Eg. The dogs went after the wounded² deer.

 

狗在追赶受伤的鹿。

 

释义2：谋求；力争；追求

 

Eg.She is going after the first prize.

 

她力争头奖。

 

Eg.He is hungry to go after wealth or fame.

 

他热衷于名利。

 

好，各位亲爱的朋友们，我们关于win the hand of somebody这个课题到现在就全部讲解完了。那么关于“Marriage”（婚姻）这个话题到今天也就畅聊完了。最后我们一起来欣赏一首经典的英文歌曲。It is nameed Moolight Shadow. Engjoy it...

 

Music:Moolight Shadow

 

 

转自可可英语

1 authority   

n.当局，官方；权力，权威，威信；当权者

参考例句：

• He is recognized internationally as an authority in this field.国际上承认他是这方面的一个权威。
• Professor White is looked upon as an authority on mathematics.怀特教授被看成数学权威。

2 wounded   

adj.受伤的；n.伤员

参考例句：

• The wounded man let out a cry of pain.伤员发出一阵痛苦的叫喊声。
• She attended on the wounded soldier day and night.她日夜护理着负伤的战士。