When a student recently saw two workmen using a pneumatic drill outside his university, he immediately telephoned the police and informed them that two students dressed up as workmen were tearing up the road with a pneumatic drill.
telephone the police 报警(打电话给警察)
- He told him he had better return it or he would call the police.
- At first, she decided to go to the police, but ...
- Mrs. Ramsay was not to inform the police and had to pay €1,000.
inform sb. of sth. 通知某人某事
- He informed the station at once, but no one there was able to explain the mystery.
- ...he informed the editor that he had been arrested while counting the 1,084 steps leading...
- Glancing at his map, he informed us that the next village was a mere twenty miles away.
dress (sb.) up as ... 把(某人)打扮成……
- She intended to dress up as a ghost ...
- He added that a student had dressed up as a policeman ...
- They dressed him up as a gorilla. vt.装扮宾语
| disguise sb. as ... vt.把某人伪装成… |
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tear up sth. 挖凿、撕开
- The plumbers tore up the road to lay a new water main.
- He tore up the letter with anger.
| tear v.撕 | The child's misery tore my heart. |
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| tear sth. in half / two 把某物撕成两半 | She tore the letter in half and threw it away. 她把信撕成两半然后扔掉了。 |
| tear sth. to pieces 把某物撕成碎片 | The dog tore the cushion to pieces. 狗把垫子撕成了碎片。 |
| tear sth. away 把某物(从某物上)撕掉 | In August, she was struck by a very heavy storm during which her rudder was torn away. |
As soon as he had hung up, he went over to the workmen and told them that if a policeman ordered them to go away, they were not to take him seriously.
as soon as ... 一...就...
- As soon as he saw us, he picked up a long pipe which was covered with coins and opened one of the baskets.
- As soon as he opens the gate from the outside, he comes into the garden and waits until the gate shuts.
- As soon as he had finished, Jenny told him she wanted to go home.
- As soon as he opened his mouth, everyone burst out laughing.
| immediately/directly.... 立即、马上、很快地 | Immediately / Directly he had hung up, ... |
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| the moment ... 就在这时 | The moment he had hung up, ... |
| on / upon ... 刚...就... | On / Upon hanging up, ... |
| no sooner ... than ... 紧接着、一...就... |
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hang up 挂电话
| put the phone down 挂电话 | After finishing the conversation, she put the phone down.结束通话后,她挂了电话。 |
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| slam the phone down 气愤地挂电话 | He was so angry that he slammed the phone down.他气得狠狠地挂了电话。 |
| get cut off 电话断线了 | We were talking when we suddenly got cut off.我们正在通话时突然断线了。 |
over adv.从这边到哪边
If a window has a view over an area of land or water, you can see the land or water through the window. 从一边到另一边
- ...a light and airy bar with a wonderful view over the river. …一个明亮通风而且看得见优美河景的酒吧。
- I got out the car and drove over to Greg's place. 我把车开出来,驱车到格雷格那儿去。
- I thought you might have invited her over. 我想你大概已经邀请过她到这里来。
* be to do(fml.)的四种用法
| 打算 | I'm to see her tomorrow. |
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Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. — Francis Bacon
He added that a student had dressed up as a policeman and was playing all sorts of silly jokes on people.
add v.补充说
play a joke / trick on sb. 开某人的玩笑/捉弄某人
- One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke on his colleague to find out if, after so many performances, he had managed to learn the contents of the letter by heart.
- They played a joke on him by hiding his keys.他们通过藏起他的钥匙来捉弄他。
- She played a trick on her friend by pretending to forget her birthday.她假装忘记朋友的生日来捉弄她。
all sorts / kinds / types of sth. 各种各样的…
- She has to deal with all kinds of complaints.
- She has all sorts of books in her library.她的图书馆里有各种各样的书。
- You can find all kinds of fruits at the market.你可以在市场上找到各种各样的水果。
- The store sells all types of electronic devices.这家店出售各种类型的电子设备。
Both the police and the workmen were grateful to the student for this piece of advance information.
be thankful / grateful / obliged / indebted to sb. for sth. 为某事对某人表示感谢/感激
- I am thankful to you for your help.感谢你帮了我。
- I'm much grateful to you for your advice.
- She is grateful to her parents for their support.她感激父母的支持。
- I'm deeply obliged to you for your encouragement.
- We are obliged to you for your assistance.我们感激你的帮助。
- I'm most indebted to you for this piece of advance information.
- He feels indebted to his teacher for the guidance.他感激老师的指导。
| appreciate v.理解,明白;感谢,感激 |
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