上一期举了十五个名词组和五个形容词组。这里要举出11 个动词组及11个副词组,如下: ● Chop and change: 变化无常 Our boss is fickle, chopping and changing so much. ● Make or break:可以成功或失败 What book reviewers say may sometimes make or break a new publication. ● Do or die:不是成功便是失败死亡 All must forge ahead and fight to a finish! Do or die, you know! ● Hum and haw: 踌躇 when I asked James about his future plan, he just hummed and hawed. ● Rant and rave: 大声责怪 The two hawkers pointed at each other, ranting and raving non- stop. ● Sink or swim: 不论好歹 Sink or swim, you have to go to the job interview to try your luck. ● Toss and turn: 辗转难眠 As something important was on her mind, Janet tossed and turned for a long time before falling asleep. ● Wait and see: 耐心等待 It is too early to say whether the new political system will work; we will just have to wait and see. ● Wine and dine : 吃吃喝喝 After a days hard work, the construction workers wined and dined at a coffee shop. |