※ win sb sth (帶雙賓語)
eg:The advertisement wins the company huge sums of money.
win sb’s approval / trust / heart / independence
贏得支持/信任/芳心/獨立
※ add color to 為了…添加色彩
eg:Humor invariable adds color to communication.
幽默總是為交流添加了歡樂的色彩。
add to sth 加重(to make sth such as a feeling or quality stronger)
eg:Our explanation seemed only to add to his anger.
似乎我們的理解越發使他生氣。
eg:Her eccentricity adds to her charm.她的古怪更增添了她的魅力。
add up to總計
eg:The total fee adds up to as much as $5000.
總費用高達5000塊錢。
★ Up to the time of his death, Richard Colson was one of the most notable figures in our town.
理查.科爾森生前是我們鎮上最有名望的人之一。
※ Up to the time of his death……
※ up to 直到…之前
up to the war
up till
eg:The Cox brothers kept the secret up to the time of his death.
up to sth(doing)(to be good enough to reach a standard)
eg:He isn’t up to his new job.他不勝任新工作。
※ the most notable figures 最有名望的人
notable + 人 = famous
notable + 物 = remarkable
notable discovery 了不起的發現
★ He was a shrewd and wealthy business-man, but the ordinary town-folk hardly knew anything about this side of his life. 他是個精明能幹、有錢的商人,但鎮上大部分人對他生活中的這一個方面幾乎一無所知。
※ shrewd :successful in business and politics canny:clever, careful , not easily deceived 精明,不易上當的
a canny old lady
cunning:good at deceiving 奸詐、狡猾的
a cunning fox
★ He was known to us all as Dickie and his eccentricity had become legendary long before he died.
大家都管他叫迪基。早在他去世前很久,他的古怪行為就成了傳奇故事了。
※ be known to us all as…被大家叫做…
eg:He was known to us all as a walking encyclopedia and it had won him love and respect long before he died.
早在他生前,我們就稱他做活百科全書,並且為他贏得了尊重與愛戴。
★ Dickie disliked snobs(勢利小人) intensely.
迪基痛恨勢利小人。