children take the treat as soon as he has left the room. The phrase "the treat"refers to the cane 6. hold out: continue in spite of difficulties; refuse to yield,last坚持,支持,维持 eg; Given their state, the soldiers had done well to hold out for so long.考虑到他们的状 况,战士们坚持了这么长时间己经是干得很不错了 eg; Some struggled against her, but few held out for more than a moment or two.有些人同她 作搏斗,但是几乎无人能坚持片刻。 7. shy away from: avoid(sth. or doing sth )because of dislike, fear, or lack of confidence(HF 厌恶、害怕、缺乏信心等)躲开,回避,退缩 eg: All the others were talking and laughing happily while she shied away from being the centre of attention.所有其他的人都在谈笑风生,而她却避免成为注意的中心 eg;: I've always shied away from close friendships.我一向避免和别人建立太密切的朋友关 系 8. show up: appear; arrive, often after a delay出现,露面 eg: When he eventually did show up, it was obvious to all that he had changed his original idea.当他最终出现时,所有的人都清楚他已经改变了他最初的想法 eg: Real changes will show up only in the next ten or 20 years, and they would change peoples lifestyles.只有在10年或20年以后才会出现真正的变化,这些变化会改变人们 的生活方式 Para 5-8 9. end up: finish by becoming(sth) or doing(sth)结束,告终 eg: This family would probably end up in a concentration camp somewhere in germany. it 家人也许最终会关到德国某处的一个集中营。 eg: No one is going to thank you if you end up making changes which cause real troubles in our work.如果你最终作出的变化会给我们工作带来真正麻烦的话,没有人会感谢你的 10. on sight/ at sight: as soon as sb. or sth. Is seen一见到就 eg: He seemed to have hated her on sight, yet he knew nothing about her, except that she bore a physical resemblance to her father.他好像是一见到她就已不喜欢她,然而他对她一无所 知,除了她长得像她父亲 eg: She was surprised to find that they had recognized each other on sight.她很惊奇地发现 他们一见面就相互认出了对方 1l.in( the)face of I. in spite of., when opposed by尽管,不顾 eg: In the face of difficulties, one should never give up, but struggle on and thus establish a strong will尽管有困难,我们决不应该放弃,而是要继续奋斗,这样建立起坚强的意志 eg: In the face of transportation difficulties they nevertheless managed to get there on time. R 管交通不便,他们还是设法准时到达那儿 Ⅱ Facing在面前 eg: General Motors is promoting its latest models in face of falling demand in European markets.面临欧洲市场需求的下降,通用汽车公司正在推销其最新的车型 2. be about to do sth. be on the point of doing sth. have the intention of doing sth 刚要做某事,行将做某事,打定主意要 eg; He was about to leave when Tom arrived so he stayed a little longer.他正要走的时候汤 姆来了,于是他就多停留了一会儿children take the treat as soon as he has left the room. The phrase “the treat” refers to the candy. 6. hold out: continue in spite of difficulties; refuse to yield; last 坚持，支持，维持 eg: Given their state, the soldiers had done well to hold out for so long. 考虑到他们的状 况，战士们坚持了这么长时间已经是干得很不错了。 eg: Some struggled against her, but few held out for more than a moment or two.有些人同她 作搏斗，但是几乎无人能坚持片刻。 7. shy away from: avoid (sth. or doing sth.) because of dislike, fear, or lack of confidence（由于 厌恶、害怕、缺乏信心等）躲开，回避，退缩 eg: All the others were talking and laughing happily while she shied away from being the centre of attention. 所有其他的人都在谈笑风生，而她却避免成为注意的中心。 eg: I've always shied away from close friendships. 我一向避免和别人建立太密切的朋友关 系。 8. show up: appear; arrive, often after a delay 出现，露面 eg: When he eventually did show up, it was obvious to all that he had changed his original idea. 当他最终出现时，所有的人都清楚他已经改变了他最初的想法。 eg: Real changes will show up only in the next ten or 20 years, and they would change people's lifestyles. 只有在 10 年或 20 年以后才会出现真正的变化，这些变化会改变人们 的生活方式。 Para 5-8 9. end up: finish by becoming (sth.) or doing (sth.)结束，告终 eg: This family would probably end up in a concentration camp somewhere in Germany. 这 一家人也许最终会关到德国某处的一个集中营。 eg: No one is going to thank you if you end up making changes which cause real troubles in our work. 如果你最终作出的变化会给我们工作带来真正麻烦的话，没有人会感谢你的。 10. on sight/ at sight: as soon as sb. or sth. is seen 一见到就 eg: He seemed to have hated her on sight, yet he knew nothing about her, except that she bore a physical resemblance to her father. 他好像是一见到她就已不喜欢她，然而他对她一无所 知，除了她长得像她父亲。 eg: She was surprised to find that they had recognized each other on sight. 她很惊奇地发现 他们一见面就相互认出了对方。 11. in (the)face of Ⅰ.in spite of; when opposed by 尽管，不顾 eg: In the face of difficulties, one should never give up, but struggle on and thus establish a strong will. 尽管有困难，我们决不应该放弃，而是要继续奋斗，这样建立起坚强的意志。 eg: In the face of transportation difficulties they nevertheless managed to get there on time.尽 管交通不便，他们还是设法准时到达那儿。 Ⅱ. Facing 在……面前 eg: General Motors is promoting its latest models in face of falling demand in European markets. 面临欧洲市场需求的下降，通用汽车公司正在推销其最新的车型。 12. be about to do sth.: be on the point of doing sth.; have the intention of doing sth. 刚要做某事，行将做某事，打定主意要…… eg: He was about to leave when Tom arrived so he stayed a little longer. 他正要走的时候汤 姆来了，于是他就多停留了一会儿