Part I. 作业练习:
1. 那部电影的结局让无数观众潸然泪下。
翻译:The movie' ending left countless audiences in tears.
答案:1) The ending of the movie left countless audiences teary-eyed.
teary-eyed adj.热泪盈眶的
eg. People, despite getting teary-eyed, enjoy the numerous culinary uses of the onion.
尽管人们会眼泪汪汪,但还是很享受洋葱的大量烹饪用处。
culinary adj.烹饪用的
2) The finale of the movie left countless audiences in tears.
finale n.结局;终曲;最后一场;最后乐章;尾声
2. 场景1):裁员和缺乏专业技能使他的生活很糟糕。
造句1):Layoff and lack of a professional skill leave him in a terrible life .
场景2):小时候的一场重病,让她变得又聋又哑。
造句2):When she was a baby, a serious illness left her deaf-and-dumb.
场景3):失恋使她心寒。
造句3):Being disappointed in love leaves her heart chilling in sweltering summer.
Part II. 笔记:
leave:If an event leaves people or things in a particular state, they are in that state When the event has finished.
注意两点:
1. 当leave 表示“造成”和“导致”时,通常后面接的都是负面内容。可以替换cause 和make.
2. the event has finished.
3. leave someone or something后面可以接形容词,也可以接介词短语。
例句:
1. The accident left him crippled.
这个事故导致他的腿跛了。
2. A horrific accident left him in paralyzed from neck.
一场恐怖的车祸导致他全身瘫痪,颈部以下全都不能活动。
3. His eloquent words leave me speechless.
他说服了我。
4. The book left me in shock and anger.
这本书令我震惊愤怒。