二十道填充题考试, 明天宣布答案 10

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二十道填充题考试, 明天宣布答案 10

Fill-in-the-blanks Instructions: Select the word listed on the bottom which best fills in each blank.
请选择考卷底部所列出的最适当单字填写在每一个空格内(二十道题目, 二十个选择, 每一选择只许使用一次)

01. Spring is right around the ________ and warmer weather is coming our way.
02. Bill: It's almost too late to go to the movie. Shall we try anyway? Mary: I ________ not.
03. But on the other hand, how am I ________ to let him go and explore, knowing that just 2 months ago we were serious about marriage?
04. You bring ________ the best in me.
05. Oh, wow, it turns out that we can print our ________ to heavenly bliss!
06. I think I may be ________ something that could really save our bacon here.
07. Don't you hate it when people talk ________ you or turn their attention away?
08. There were other issues but I have rambled on long enough to get point ________.
09. I did not know during this time that Kirk had a secret crush on me, and that Samantha was well ________ of it.
10. Be careful what you wish for, you might just ________ it!
11. This makes me very disturbed. I don't see ________ good potential for this product, other than the ways it can be abused.
12. When it comes ________ relationships, a little gratitude goes a long way.
13. “Dad, that's a good one.” Whenever my dad tells a joke he is the first one to laugh. And, it's not just an ordinary chuckle. It's a burst of joy that comes from deep ________.
14. Fireworks paint the sky with a myriad of colors. You too can light ________ people's faces when they see what great shots you've captured.
15. But you're right, it all ________ good right now, we're just splitting hairs.
16. Just for kicks, I cooked up a scheme on the ________ of the moment.
17. We implore General Jones to ________ the whistle and go public with what he knows.
18. There have been three singles released from this album, all of ________ lackluster.
19. Come on, I don't believe any of the stuff that is ________ about him.
20. As for the rest, I have been called worse names and ________ of more vile things before. Let the readers decide.

(accused, across, anything, aware, blow, corner, get, guess, onto, out, over, sounds, spur, supposed, to, up, way, which, within, written)

[royl]

二十道填充题答案与解说

请网友注意, 你只能选择考卷底部所列出的最适当单字填写在每一空格(而且每个单字只能使用一次). 我花时间专门寻找美国人经常使用的成语, 短语, 句型来考验网友希望您经过考试来加强记忆. 我所选出的句子再实用不过了(I mean it), 希望网友不可错过这些学习机会, 也就是说每天抽一点时间来逛逛.

01. Spring is right around the corner and warmer weather is coming our way.
解说: 春天即将来临(right around the corner), 温暖天气即将来到(be coming our way).
编者按: 在这里, coming our way本可以解释成"往我们这方向来", 我认为"即将来到"也可以接受.

02. Bill: It's almost too late to go to the movie. Shall we try anyway? Mary: I guess not.
解说: 比尔: 去看电影几乎太迟了, 我们要不要干脆试试看? 玛丽: 我看算啦(I guess not).

03. But on the other hand, how am I supposed to let him go and explore, knowing that just 2 months ago we were serious about marriage?
解说: 但是换句话说(on the other hand), 我应该如何(how am I supposed to)放任他去找别的女人(to let him go and explore), 明明知道两个月以前我们还严肃地想到结婚.
编者按: 在这里, to let him go and explore本可以解释为"放任他去探索", 我认为"放任他去找别的女人"比较贴切.

04. You bring out the best in me.
解说: 你给我机会让我展现出我的最佳一面(to bring out the best in someone).
编者按: 在这里, to bring out the best in someone可以解释为"让某人一展所长的机会".

05. Oh, wow, it turns out that we can print our way to heavenly bliss!
解说: 哇, 原来(it turns out)我们可以印钞票印到爽死(to print our way to heavenly bliss).
编者按: 这句话本来是一篇讥讽美国政府不管死活地猛印钞票的文章标题. 在这里, it turns out本可以解释为"后来才发现", 我认为"原来"比较贴切.

06. I think I may be onto something that could really save our bacon here.
解说: 我想我可能发现到某件事/或某件物品(may be onto something)真的可以救我们脱离困境(save our bacon).

07. Don't you hate it when people talk over you or turn their attention away?
解说: 你不觉得令人厌恶(Don't you hate it)当你在讲话时有人插嘴(to talk over you)或你在讲话时对方转移注意(to turn their attention away)?

08. There were other issues but I have rambled on long enough to get point across.
解说: 还有别的议题, 但是我啰啰嗦嗦长篇大论一翻(to ramble on long enough)才把话讲清楚(to get point across).

09. I did not know during this time that Kirk had a secret crush on me, and that Samantha was well aware of it.
解说: 我当时不知道克尔克偷恋着我(to have a secret crush on someone), 而且莎嫚莎也完全心里明白这件事(be well aware of it).

10. Be careful what you wish for, you might just get it!
解说: [谚语]小心你的许愿, 它可能成真(you might just get it). (注: 千万不要乱许愿, 不好愿望也有可能实现)

11. This makes me very disturbed. I don't see anything good potential for this product, other than the ways it can be abused.
解说: 这令我十分不安(to make someone disturbed), 除了多种方面可以滥用之外, 我看不出这个产品有什么好的潜力(don't see anything good potential).

12. When it comes to relationships, a little gratitude goes a long way.
解说: 当我们说到(When it comes to …)人际关系, 一点对人的感恩心会受用无穷(goes a long way).

13. "Dad, that's a good one." Whenever my dad tells a joke he is the first one to laugh. And, it's not just an ordinary chuckle. It's a burst of joy that comes from deep within.
解说: "爸爸, 这笑话很妙"(that's a good one). 每当我爸爸说一个笑话, 他是第一个大笑. 而且这不是一般的轻声笑. 这是出自内心深处的( to come from deep within) 开怀大笑(a burst of joy).

14. Fireworks paint the sky with a myriad of colors. You too can light up people's faces when they see what great shots you've captured.
解说: 焰火把天空涂上五彩缤纷颜色(with a myriad of colors). 当人们看到了你所捕捉的非凡的画面时, 你也可以照亮(to light up)他们的脸庞.

15. But you're right, it all sounds good right now, we're just splitting hairs.
解说: 但是你是对的, 这事现在听起来很有道理(to sounds good), 我们只是鸡蛋里挑骨头(to split hairs).
编者按: 网友对不起, 这句话有一字拼错: 应该是"splitting hairs"而不是"splinting hairs". 为此向网友致歉!

16. Just for kicks, I cooked up a scheme on the spur of the moment.
解说: 纯粹为了好玩(Just for kicks), 我一时兴起(on the spur of the moment)虚构一个鬼点子(to cook up a scheme).

17. We implore General Jones to blow the whistle and go public with what he knows.
解说: 我们恳求琼斯将军公开向大众(to go public)揭发(to blow the whistle)他所知道的(弊端).

18. There have been three singles released from this album, all of which lackluster.
解说: 有三张单曲唱片从这个歌唱专辑发行出来, 但所有的单曲发行都(all of which)平淡不理想.
编者按: 这句话里的lackluster本可以解释为"平淡无奇或黯淡乏味", 我认为"平淡不理想"比较贴切

19. Come on, I don't believe any of the stuff that is written about him.
解说: 你也帮帮忙, 我才不相信任何(don't believe any of the stuff)有关他的描述.

20. As for the rest, I have been called worse names and accused of more vile things before. Let the readers decide.
解说: 至于其他, 我过去已经被更恶劣地羞辱过(to have been called worse names), 也被指控过(be accused of)更恶毒的事情. 让读者自行判断吧.

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