1. 词链儿:spend time/energy/effort doing XX
花(时间/精力/努力)做XX
I
spent
a lot of
time
cleaning that room.
我
花了很长时间
打扫那个房间。
2. 词链儿:dwell on/upon...
老是想着[详述,唠叨]...〔尤指令人不快之事〕
So you made a mistake, but there's no need to
dwell on
it.
你是错了,不过不必
老是想着
这事儿。
点击跳转回顾【dwell on the future or the past】
★影视原声视频:
Let's not
dwell on
the past or
dwell on
places we dwelled in the past.
我们别
纠结
过去,也别
纠结
过去住的地方。
影视片段《燃情克利夫兰 》
★影视原声视频:
Don't
dwell on
what's done when there's things need doing.
别
老想着
已经过去的事,还有很多事需要去做。
影视片段《万物生灵》
3. 词链儿:
①what if 如果......会怎么样
So
what if
he was late? Who cares?
他
就是
迟到了
又怎么样
?谁在乎?
②what-if n. 假设的事情
If I thought about all of the
what-ifs
in my life, I would go crazy.
如果我要想生活中的那么多“
假如
”,我会发疯的。
4. 词链儿:reason(s) why...
...的原因
That was the very
reason why
he felt a certain bitterness.
那正是他感到有点痛苦
的原因
。
5. 词链儿:work out
①锻炼身体;做运动
I
work out
regularly to keep fit.
我经常
做运动
以保持健康。
②成功地发展;〔问题〕逐渐解决
Things just didn't
work out
as planned.
事情没有像计划的那样
进展顺利
。