5.17 Flashcards
part and parcel
Learning about life in a new culture is part and parcel of what newcomers to America face.
学习在一种新的文化中生活是每一个新来美国的人要面对的事情中的重要部分。
till
A till is the drawer of a cash register, where the money is kept. (收银机中的) 钱柜
例：
He checked the register. There was money in the till.
他检查了收银机。钱柜里有钱。
take stock
If you take stock, you pause to think about all the aspects of a situation or event before deciding what to do next. 估量
例：
It was time to take stock of the situation.
是估量形势的时候了。
K hypothesizes that the herons in smaller flocks are watching for herons that they might follow to better feeding pools, which usually attract larger numbers of birds.
看意思
lie ahead
You use lie in expressions such as lie ahead, lie in store, and lie in wait when you are talking about what someone is going to experience in the future, especially when it is something unpleasant or difficult. (尤指不愉快或困难的事情) 即将发生
例：
She’d need all her strength and bravery to cope with what lay in store.
她需要拿出全部的力量和勇气来应对即将发生的事情。
suggest
If one thing suggests another, it implies it or makes you think that it might be the case. 暗示
例：
Earlier reports suggested that a meeting would take place on Sunday.
早期的报道暗示了一次会议将在周日举行。
stands in reason that
If you say it stands to reason that something is true or likely to happen, you mean that it is obvious. 显然
例：
It stands to reason that if you are considerate and friendly to people you will get a lot more back.
显然，如果你通情达理、对人友善，你会得到比你付出的多得多的回报。
conscience
If you have something on your conscience, you feel guilty because you know you have done something wrong. 引起内疚
例：
The drunk driver has two deaths on his conscience.
这位醉酒的司机良心上背负着两条人命。
breathing spell
feel refreshed after a breathing spell 缓过劲儿来
In the breathing spell of the vacation he had taken, he had spent many hours in self- analysis, and thereby learned much of himself.
