learn / know sth. by heart 固定搭配(简略成by heart)
- bear / keep sth. in mind 记住某事
- make a mental note 记住要做某事:试图记住要做某事。
- remember / recall / recollect sth. 记起/回忆起某事
- remind sb. of sth. 使某人想起某事物或某人
- bring back memories 勾起回忆
Richard, these are terrific pictures. This one really brings back memories.
in retrospect 回顾;回顾往事(写作);检讨过去
- In retrospect, I think my marriage was doomed from the beginning.
... to remember 难忘的
Gandalf, my old friend ... this will be a night to remember.
ring a bell 听起来熟悉:似乎至少有点熟悉。、唤起记忆:激发先前被遗忘的记忆。
- Does this name ring a bell?这个名字是否让你想起点什么?
have a short memory 记性不好:指一个人容易忘记事情,尤其是对过去的事情记忆模糊。
- I have a short memory, she says. 她说:我的记忆力不好。
| lines | part | role |
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| 台词 | 台词、角色 | 角色 |
| He plays the role / part of Hamlet. | ||
| Have you learned your part / lines yet? 你记住你的台词了吗? | character 角色 | |
| leading role 主角 | supporting role 配角 | cast 全休演员 |
| hero / leading man 男主人公 | heroine / leading lady 女主人公 | an all-star cast 全明星阵容 |
Some plays are so successful that they run for years on end.
run v.刊登,播放、连续上映
- The movie has been running for 2 months.
- The movie has ended its run. n.连续上演(或放映)
| on end 连续不停的 | He is a wonderful companion and we can talk for hours on end. 他是个极好的伙伴,我们可以连续谈上几个小时。 |
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| in a row 连续:连续不断地或连续地发生或存在。 | This is her third win in a row. 这是她连续获得的第三次胜利。 |
| successively adv.相继地;接连着地 | The school team won five games successively. 校队先后胜了5场球。 |
In many ways, this is unfortunate for the poor actors who are required to go on repeating the same lines night after night.
| in many ways 在许多方面:表示某事物在多个方面都有相似之处或影响。 | We are different in many ways. 我们在许多方面都不同。 |
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| in many respects 在许多方面 | This explanation is wanting in many respects. 这一解释在很多方面不能令人满意。 |
| in many aspects 在许多方面:表示某事物在多个方面都有涉及或影响。 | France is strong in many aspects. 法国在很多方面都很强大。 |
| in more ways than one 有多个原因 | With the first goal he used his head in more ways than one. 他进第一个球时从多方面动了脑筋。 |
go on doing = keep (on) doing 不停的做某事
- Please go on doing the same exercise. 请接着做同一个练习。
- I'm very sorry to keep you waiting. 对不起,让你久等了。
| require sb. to do 没有商量的余地 | You're required not to smoke here. 禁止吸烟 |
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| request sb. to do 请求(通常是可以商量的) | You're requested not to smoke here. 请勿吸烟 |
One would expect them to know their parts by heart and never have cause to falter.
know / learn sth. by heart 熟记于心(点题)
- learn sth. 背诵、记住(learn the contents of the letter by heart)
cause to falter 支支唔唔、结结巴巴的理由
- cause to rejoice 欢舞、快乐的理由
- a cause to believing that ... 相信的理由
- cause to worry 担心的理由
Yet this is not always the case.
the case 本句表 a true situation 实情
- This is indeed the case. 这确定是实情
- This is not the case at all. 事实并非如此(这根本不是实情)
- This might not be the case. 但事实可能并非如此(这可能不是实情)
- This is not necessarily the case.事实并非如此(这不一定是实情哦)