2007年小自考综合英语（二）下册详解第七课

　　1. Take over Bos'n！

　　take over （from sb.） ： 接管，接替 落伍、落在后面

　　eg： A competent young woman took over from Mr. White as the CEO of the company last year.

　　去年一位年轻有为的女士接替了怀特先生成了公司的首席执行官。

　　eg： Who's going to take over the running of the park when Mr. Liu retires？

　　刘先生退休以后谁管理体制公署这摊子事？

　　eg： Who's going to take over the running of the park when Mr. Liu retires？

　　一年之内，那家媒体托拉斯兼并了好几家报业

　　2. Hour after hour kept the gun pointed at tothe other nine men.

　　kept the gun pointed at：

　　eg： He kept the door locked　他一直锁着门 eg： Keep sb. covered一直瞄准某人

　　3. From the lifeboat' s stern， where I'd sat most of the twenty days our drifting， I could keep them a covered

　　cover： to continue aiming a gun at， so that they cannot attack you　瞄准，控制在范围之内

　　eg： Cover her while I phone the police.　　 把枪对准她让她别动，我去叫警察来

　　3. If I had to shoot at such close quarters.

　　at/from close quarters/range：很近

　　eg： The boys love to watch the aircraft take off and land at close quarters

　　这些男孩子酷爱在近处观看飞机起飞、降落。

　　eg：The birds were photographed at close range这些小鸟是近距离拍摄下来的。

　　eg：The victim had been shot at close range/quarters被害者遭到近距离枪杀。

　　4. But in the way they all　glared I could see hoe they'd come to hate my guts.

　　glare at： 怒目而视

　　eg：He did not shout or swear， but just glared at me silently.他没有大喊，也没有叫骂，而是一言不发，愤怒地盯着我

　　5. hold out forever！

　　hold out： 抵抗，坚持

　　eg：　The whole village held out until the last man

　　他没有大喊，也没有叫骂，而是一言不发，愤怒地盯着我。

　　eg：　The refugees held out against the severe cold winter.　难民们熬过了那年冬天的严寒

　　7. Very soon now I'ddoze off and the instant that happened they'd jump on the little water that was left.

　　doze off： 打盹，小息

　　eg：The lecture was so boring that the audience began to doze off.讲座太乏

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