8. go to church 做礼拜
I want to go to church this weekend with my friend Jessica.
我打算这个周末和我的朋友杰西卡一起去。
> go to the church 到教堂去
I want to go to the church and have a prayer, thanking the god's favor to us.
我要去趟教堂,做个祷告,感谢上帝对我们的眷顾。
9. in front of 在……(外部的)前面
Martin is working in front of the computer.
马丁正在电脑前面工作。
> in the front of 在……(内部的)前面
There is a table of contents in the front of a dictionary.
词典的开头有目录表。
10. on horseback 骑着马
She has journeyed on horseback through Africa and Turkey.
她骑马游历了非洲和土耳其。
on the horseback 在马背上
When a horse is shot, the man on the horseback perforce falls down.
马被击中时,马背上的人必然会跌落下来。
11. take place 发生
The story will take place in the future.
这个故事将发生在未来。
> take the place of 代替
These new facilities will take the place of the old ones.
这些新设备将代替那些旧的。
12. two of us 我们当中的两人
Two of us would always work as telephone operators.
我们中的两个通常做电话接线员的工作。
the two of us 我们两人 (共计两人)
There was no one in the house but the two of us.
除了我们二人之外,房中再没有别人。
13. out of question 毫无疑问,一定
The victory is out of question.
胜利是毫无疑问的。
> out of the question 不可能
Another food crisis does not look out of the question.
另一场粮食危机看来并非不可能。
14. as a whole = altogether = 全部地,整体
Now, signals can be delivered to the process as a whole.
现在,信号可以作为一个整体发送给进程。
> on the whole = in general = 基本上,大体上,一般地
Our opinions are on the whole the same.
我们的意见基本上是一样的。
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