《加勒比海盗5》热映 那些年我们追过的“海盗”系列!
2017-06-03 16:44
来源:新东方网
作者:xinxin
二、《加勒比海盗4:惊涛怪浪》Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011年上映)
精讲词汇:
tide: 可数名词tides 潮水;(不断冲刷海岸的)海浪;(观点的)潮流;
The tide was at its highest.
潮水当时正处于最高位。
She thought of the tide rushing in, covering the wet sand
她想象潮汐涌来,淹没潮湿的沙滩。
Time and tide wait for no man.
岁月不等人。
The tide of opinion seems overwhelmingly in her favor.
绝大多数人的观点看来是一边倒地支持她的。
三、《加勒比海盗3:世界的尽头》 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End(2007年上映)
精讲词汇:
end 名词意思为“端;终点;最后;界限”;动词意思为“完毕,终止”
Phrases:
end in 以…告终,以…为结局,强调结果
Their project ended in failure. 他们的计划以失败告终。
end up with 以…告终,强调方式 His speech ended (up) with a word — “The enemy's plot ended in a fiasco”. 他的演讲以“敌人的阴谋以可耻的失败告终”而结束。
at the end of the day 最终到头来
At the end of the day it’s up to them to decide.
到头来,还得由他们决定。
come to an end 终止
The cold war came to an end. 冷战终止。
make ends meet糊口
With Tom’s salary they barely made ends meet.
靠汤姆的工资,他们简直无法糊口。
词组辨析:in the end, at the end, by the end区别
by the and常和of相连,用于指时间,意为“到…底(末)为止”
如:They can finish the work by the end of this month. 到这个月底的时候,人们能完成这项工作。
at the end of可以指时间,也可指处所,意为“在…尽头,在…结束时”。
如:
At the end of last term ,we had an English exam.上在学期结束时,我们举行了一次英语测试。
in the end不能和of相连,表示“最后,终于。”
如:In the end ,they found their teacher.最后,他们找到了他们的老师。