Note: screeching halt 是突然剎車,緊急剎車
? ???You've got a point here.你說(shuō)的有道理。這里談?wù)刾oint。
“point” 一詞本意是 “點(diǎn)”,但在具體的語(yǔ)境中它的意思往往得到引申和擴(kuò)展,具有很豐富的內(nèi)涵。下面讓我們來(lái)總結(jié)一下和“point” 有關(guān)的一些短語(yǔ)。
1. a case in point 恰當(dāng)?shù)睦?,說(shuō)明問(wèn)題的事例。如:
I’m always ill when I go abroad; what happened on our last holiday is a case in point.
我出國(guó)時(shí)總是生病,我們上次度假時(shí)的事情就是一個(gè)很好的例子。
2. at the point of 幾乎要。如:
When Mary broke her favorite bracelet, she was at the point of tears.
當(dāng)瑪麗打碎了她心愛(ài)的手鐲時(shí),她幾乎都要哭了
3. to the point 中肯,切題。如:
He didn’t speak for long, but he spoke very much to the point.
他的講話不長(zhǎng),但很中肯。
4. beside/off the point??不切正題, 無(wú)關(guān)緊要。如:
The student received low marks for his essay, as much of it was off the point.
由于大部分內(nèi)容都跑題了,這個(gè)同學(xué)的作文得分很低。
5. point by point 逐條。如:
He explained the plan point by point.
他逐條解釋了這個(gè)計(jì)劃。
6. be on the point of 正要(去做某事)。如:
The coach was on the point of giving up the game when our team scored two points.
教練正打算放棄這次比賽時(shí), 我們隊(duì)得了兩分。
7. come to the point 談?wù)},談主要問(wèn)題。如:
A good newspaper story must come right to the point and save the details for later.
一篇好的新聞報(bào)道必須開(kāi)門見(jiàn)山,把細(xì)節(jié)留到后面。
8 I don't see your point. 我不懂你的意思。
9 I don't see the point of waiting for her, she is probably not coming.
我不知道等她有什么意義,她可能不來(lái)了。
10 9. What's the point???重點(diǎn)是什么。