Please put your litter in the bin provided. 请你把废物扔到预备好的垃圾箱里。 Please put all your sweet wrappers in the bin. 请把你们的糖纸都放进垃圾箱里去。 Chuck it in the bin! 把它扔到垃圾桶里去!
spotlight
n. 照明灯,车头灯 公众注意中心
But none of the routine reasons offered for urban crime has been able to explain a seemingly senseless incident that again has put crime in New York City in the national spotlight. 说明城市何以犯罪频仍的老生常谈都不能解释这一似无理性的事件。这次事件再度使纽约市犯罪引得全国注目。 There are many spotlights on the stage. 舞台上有很多聚光灯。 This footballer is a sportsman who likes to be in the spotlight. 这个足球运动员是个爱出风头的运动员。
area
n. 地区,面积,区域
This area has not been covered by the communication net. 这个地区还不在通讯网的覆盖之内。 The police scoured the area looking for the lost child. 警方搜遍这个地区寻找这个走失的孩子。 His special interest lies in the area of literature. 他对文学领域特别感兴趣。
believe
v. 认为,相信
He thinks that everyone who believes will go to heaven. 他认为凡是信神者都将进天堂。 I believe it to have been a mistake. 我认为这一直就是错的。 We believe in his ability. 我们相信他的才干。
cause
vt. 引起,使发生 n. 原因
What caused his illness? 是什么使他生病? Don't complain without good cause. 没有充分的理由就不要抱怨。
beast
n. 畜牲
Clumsy beast! 笨拙的畜生! Stop goading the poor beast! 别再驱赶那可怜的动物了! The lion is called the king of beasts. 狮子号称百兽之王。
pressure
n. 压力,压强,压迫 v. 施压
The birth of twins put pressure on them to find a bigger flat. 他们生了双胞胎,不得不寻找一套较大的住房。 The tyre is too hard reduce the pressure a bit. 这轮胎太硬,要减少一点压力。 The water pressure may need adjusting. 水压可能需要调整。
create
v. 创造,造成 adj. <古>创造的
We've tried to create the ambience of a French bistro. 我们想尽量创造出法国小餐馆的气氛。 This decision creates a dangerous precedent. 这个决定开创了一个危险的先例。 Some people believe that God created the world. 有些人相信上帝创造了世界。
scream
n. 尖叫声 v. 尖叫,大笑
I pressed the accelerator until the engine screamed. 我猛踩油门踏板,发动机发出了尖利的声音。 She screamed herself hoarse. 她把嗓子喊哑了。 The boy was screaming with pain. 这男孩痛得尖叫起来。
zone
n. 地域,地带,地区
Supplies were parachuted into the earthquake zone. 救援物资已空投到地震区。 Wrestling is in a twilight zone between sport and entertainment. 摔交是介於运动和娱乐两者之间的活动。 They are pulling their troops out of the battle zone. 他们正把部队调离战区。