情景對話

Ann: Don't let this failure get you down. There will be another chance.

Beck: I won't. Thank you, Ann.

安：不要為這次失敗感到沮喪。還有機會的。

貝克：我不會的。謝謝你，安。

觸類旁通

· let sb do 允許某人做

· let sth do 任由……發生

例句再現

Don't let him know our secret． 不要讓他知道我們的秘密。

Don't let the thief get away． 不要讓小偷跑了。

Don't let other things distract your attention． 不要因其他事而分神。

Don't let trifle matters get in your way． 不要被瑣事妨礙。

情景對話

Ivan: You don't need to work overtime if you finish your work on time.

Kate: OK. Thank you for telling me this.

伊凡：你若能按時完成工作，就不必加班。

凱特：好的，謝謝你告訴我這個。

觸類旁通

· don't have to 不必做

· don't need sb to do 某人不必做

例句再現

You don't need to apologize to her． 你不需要和她道歉。

You don't need to pretend that you care． 你不用假裝很在乎。

I don't need to say how much it means to us． 我不需要說它對我們來說有多重要。

They don't need to do that to make a living． 他們不需要那樣做來謀生。

We don't need you to tell us what to do． 我們不需要你來告訴我們怎么做。

情景對話

Grace: The boss seems not very satisfied with my performance.

Helen: Don't take it personally. He was just making a general and negative comment.

格蕾絲：老板似乎對我的表現不太滿意。

海倫：別對號入座（不要認為是針對你的），他只是在批評大家。

觸類旁通

· take everything personally 認為一切都是針對自己的

· personally speaking 就個人來說

例句再現

If I said something wrong, don't take it personally． 如果我說錯了什么，別往心里去。

He told me he would not take it personally． 他跟我說他不會往心里去的。

It's my first time to do that kind of job; it's hard not to take it personally.

我第一次做那種工作，很難認為不是針對我的。

When they said that, they didn't expect you to take it personally.

他們那樣說時，并不是針對你的。

The key is to learn not to take it personally． 關鍵是學會不要認為是針對你的。

情景對話

Eden: Don't tell me (that) you failed again!

Eva: Sorry, I have tried my best.

艾登：不要告訴我你又失敗了。

伊娃：抱歉，我已經盡力了。

觸類旁通

· Don't tell me about..． 別和我說……

· Tell me about it． 你算說對了。

例句再現

Don't tell me (that) you are still seeing each other． 別告訴我你們還在交往。

Don't tell me (that) you like this place． 別告訴我你喜歡這個地方。

Don't tell me (that) he gets the first prize again！ 別和我說他又得了第一名！

Don't tell me (that) you don't remember the number． 不要告訴我你不記得號碼了。

Don't tell me about it; I'm not interested． 別和我說，我不感興趣。

情景對話

Dora: He is in a fit of anger. Don't try to talk sense to him.

Ethan: I see.

多拉：他正在氣頭上，不要試圖和他講道理。

伊桑：我明白了。

觸類旁通

· try not to 盡量不要……

· try to do without 盡量不要……

例句再現

Don't try to climb over the wall． 不要試圖翻墻。

Don't try to trick me into doing it． 別想騙我去做這件事。

Don't try to interfere with other people's work． 不要干擾他人的工作。

Don't try to justify your rude behavior． 不要試圖為你粗魯的行為辯解。

Try not to make her feel lonely． 盡量不要讓她感到孤單。

情景對話

Fox: She is the most beautiful girl I've ever seen.

Grant: But she doesn't seem very friendly, don't you think?

福克斯：她是我見過最漂亮的女孩。

格蘭特：但是她似乎不太友好，你不覺得嗎？

觸類旁通

· Don't you think (that)..． 你難道不覺得……? · Don't you think so？ 你不覺得是這樣嗎？

例句再現

She shouldn't have said those words to him, don't you think?

她不該對他說那些話，你不覺得嗎？

Someone may have taken her book by mistake, don't you think?

可能是有人誤拿了她的書，你覺得呢？

It looks as if the weather is clearing up, don't you think？ 天好像要放晴了，你覺得呢？

She was just being polite. Don't you think so？ 她只是出于禮貌，你不覺得是這樣嗎？

Don't you think (that) he should turn to his teachers for help？ 你不覺得他應該向老師尋求幫助嗎

情景對話

Eva: I have finished checking out all the figures.

George: Then double-check them; make sure there are no mistakes.

伊娃：我已復核完所有數據了。

喬治：那么再確認一下，確保沒有錯誤。

觸類旁通

· make a double check 再次檢查

· check over 核對，仔細檢查

例句再現

Check and double-check these data． 要反復檢查這些數據。

Double-check that we get everything we need． 再檢查一下我們帶了所有需要的東西。

I will double-check spelling later． 之后我會再次檢查拼寫的。

Make a double check before you hand in your exam paper． 交試卷前再檢查一下。

He still needed several minutes to check over the notes and correct the mistakes.

他還需要幾分鐘核對筆記，并將錯誤改正過來。

情景對話

Donne: What do you think the child is doing?

Edison: I guess she is trying to draw our attention to her.

多恩：你覺得這個小孩在做什么？

愛迪生：我想她是在吸引我們的注意力吧。

觸類旁通

· come into notice 引起注意

· attract attention 引起注意；醒目

例句再現

He was trying to draw attention to global warming． 他試圖引起人們對全球變暖的注意。

This article aims at drawing people's attention to the protection of wild animals.

這篇文章旨在引起人們對保護野生動物的關注。

He deliberately spoke loudly to draw her attention． 他故意大聲說話以吸引她的注意。

He didn't set out to draw attention to himself． 他并不是想引人注目。

It's one of her ways to draw attention． 這是她引起他人注意的一種方式。

情景對話

Church: I find it hard to do as I have promised.

David: I told you not to make that promise. Don't you think it is a little bit late to draw back?

丘奇：我發現自己難以遵守承諾。

戴維：我告訴過你不要做出那個承諾。你不覺得現在收回承諾為時已晚了嗎？

觸類旁通

· drawback 缺點

· back off 后退

· back away （為了讓出地方或由于害怕而）后退

例句再現

It is not cowardly to draw back at this moment． 現在后退并不是怯懦。

People drew back in alarm when they saw it． 當他們看到時，每個人都因為驚慌而后退。

He drew back to let others have a better view． 他往后退開，讓其他人看得更清楚。

She drew back her hands in fear． 她驚恐地抽出手來。

She drew back from the snake when she saw it． 她看到蛇時退了回來。

情景對話

Carl: How did she say then?

Cooper: She warned him she would call the police if he drew near.

卡爾：她那時是怎么說的？

庫珀：她警告他說如果他靠近，她就報警。

觸類旁通

· draw nearer/closer（事件或時間）接近，臨近

· be close to 接近；瀕臨

例句再現

He drew near to see clearer． 他走近以便看得更清楚。

She drew near him after thinking for a while． 她想了一會兒，向他走了過去。

Autumn is drawing near． 秋天臨近了。

With New Year drawing near, stores are crowded with people． 新年臨近，商店里擠滿了人。

The day is drawing near when we complete the task． 我們完成任務的日子不遠了。