(单词翻译:单击)
重点词汇词组
1.at the bottom of 在……末端/底部
例：He sat at the bottom of the stairs.
他坐在楼梯底部。
相关俚语：
①get to the bottom of sth. 对……寻根究底
例：I'm not sure what is causing the problem, but I'm determined to get to the bottom of it.
我现在不能确定导致这个问题的原因是什么，不过我一定要弄个明白。
②from the bottom of your heart 从内心深处
例：When I said I loved you, I meant it from the bottom of my heart.
当我说爱你时，我是发自内心深处的。
2.be ready to do sth. 准备好做某事；愿意做
例：These men are ready to die for their country.
这些人甘愿为国牺牲。
相关俚语：
①be ready to roll 即将离开
例：Give me a call when you're ready to roll and I'll meet you outside.
当你准备好要走的时候给我一个电话，我会在外面和你汇合。
②ready to hand 随手可取
例：The sheriff slept with his gun ready to hand under his pillow.
治安官睡觉时把枪放在枕头底下，伸手就能拿出来。
3.be employed in doing sth. 花时间做；从事
例：He was busily employed in lacing up his shoes.
他忙着系鞋带。
常见搭配：
①employ sb. as sth. 雇佣某人做……
例：Can't we employ someone as an assistant to help with all this paperwork?
我们不可以雇一位助理来协助处理这些文书工作吗？
②employ sb. to do sth. 雇佣某人做某事
例：We've employed a market researcher to find out what people really want from a cable TV system.
我们已经雇了一位市场调研员来调查人们到底想通过有线电视系统看到什么样的节目。
4.press sb. to do sth. 极力劝说某人做某事
例：Trade unions are pressing him to stand firm.
各工会在极力劝说他坚持立场。
常见搭配：
①press sth. on sb. 把……硬塞给（某人）
例：All the children had sweets and presents pressed on them by the visitors.
所有孩子都被来访者硬塞了一堆糖果和礼物。
②press on/ahead 奋进
例：It was pouring with rain, but we pressed on regardless.
尽管下着倾盆大雨，但我们还是继续前进。
长难句解析
Elizabeth1 was ready to speak2 whenever there was an opening3, but she4 was seated5 between Charlotte and Miss De Bourgh6 -- the former of whom was engaged in listening to Lady Catherine7, and the latter said not a word to her all dinner time.
解：1主语+2谓语+3让步状语从句+4主语+5谓语+6状语+7定语从句
析：“the former of whom was engaged in listening to Lady Catherine”是定语从句，修饰先行词Charlotte and Miss De Bourgh，关系代词whom在定语从句中作宾语，因whom跟在介词of后，所以一般不用that或who替换。
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