下面让我们看一下本书p30-p62的地道表达
1. at any rate
whatever happens 不管怎么说
eg: at any rate,the false alarm did prove that the house is well guarded
2. what do I make of it
make of=explain
3. part of the inscription
4. profane the sacred dwellings of he-who-unleashes-the-fire-of-heaven
profane: describe behavior that's deeply offensive because it shows a lack of respect.
desecrater: who do some profane acts.
dwelling=home
5.these vandals will carry the body
vandal=destroyer
6. the prophecy is fulfilled
7. I am struck down by his curse
8. make doubly sure
加倍保证
9. we'll station 2 policemen
驻扎，布置
10. the gale blew the window open
gale: strong wind
11. hurl it down on the floor
throw it hard
brandish a huge ball
wave it
12. he's still fast asleep
呼呼大睡
13. claim the last of the seven
夺取生命
14. Snowy's nose is still caked with soot
be caked with=be covered with
15. they are going to smother me
16. tear me to pieces
17. his muscles are relaxed,his limbs inert
inert: something that's unable to move or moving without much energy.
18. they will start tormenting me
By repeatedly trying to make someone miserable you torment them.
19. you tortures
torture=torment
20. in a bad state
21. bloodstains! The imprint of a hand!
22. take refuge
23. to fine a safe place
24. the grass is all trampled down
踩踏
25. look out! take cover
小心！找掩护
26. he won't escape us
escape sb= give sb the slip
27. you 've got a road-block in position?
把...放到位，放在适当位置上
28. make a reconnaissance
Reconnaissance is checking out a situation before taking action. Often it’s used as a military term. 侦查
29. the whole area is cordoned off.
condon off:That yellow police tape and group of officers encircling the crime scene? That's a kind of cordon — something set up to guard something.封锁
30. call off the beaters
call off: postpone or annul something that was scheduled
beater=worker
31. in turning
在拐弯处
32. scrape against the tree
If you scrape your knee, you'll probably need a Band Aid. 刮擦
33. they switched cars
switch=change
34. the lane is narrow
小路
36. at the hospital where the 7 explorers are detained
the root "-tain" means "to hold."
detain someone: you hold them back, slow them down, or stop them from moving on.
eg: the police detain people who they think might be guilty.
37. it's inexplicable
Something inexplicable can't be explained. It doesn't make sense.
38. it's time for their seizure
癫痫发作
39. the leading consultants
40. I wonder if I dare presume to....
自作主张
41. look through the keyhole
从.....望进去
42. behave yourself
举止得体
42. snatch him from the grasp of those iconoclasts
snatch=grab=clutch (literally or figuratively)
grasp= get a hold of sth (literally or figuratively)
43. we'll be drenched
= I’m soaked
To drench something is to get it thoroughly wet. 湿透了
44. the police will put us in the picture
了解情况
45. the car has just been recovered from the docks
retrieve=recover
bring it back,save something that was lost
46. she struck an obstacle
47. be filed off
48. he embarked here
49. track down the fellow
50. he's mixed up in this business
be mixed up in=be/get involved in
51. I haven't a notion
notion=idea
52. I get my hands on the young
get my hands on=snatch=grab
53.the crates were stacked for loading aboard
54. be bound for=leave for=head for
55. he was berthed at Quay NO.18
berth: parking a boat
56. what a calamity
calamity=misfortune=disaster
57. without a a single spare monocle
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