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迷你对话学地道口语第333期:次要地位

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（单词翻译）

　　第一、迷你对话
A: Lily thinks that the job takes a back seat to the family after she is married.
Lily认为结婚后家庭为先，工作处于次要地位。
B: She must be a good wife.
她一定是一个好妻子。
A: Not necessarily. This is only what she says, not what he does.
那也未必，说归说，做归做。
B: I see.
我明白了。
第二、 对话精讲
【地道表达】take a back seat
【解词释义】to become less important than someone or something else 处于次要地位
【语法用法】要以......为主要地位而......为次要地位，在短语的后面加上介词to，即：take a back seat to something。
【支持范例】When the discussion turned to military affairs, the governor had to take a back seat.
当讨论到军事问题时，州长只好靠边站了。
After 30 years in the business it's time for me to take a back seat and make room for younger men.
干了30年，现在我该退居二线，给较年轻的人让位了。
My homework had to take a backseat to football during the playoffs.
在比赛赛季，我必须以足球危险，而学业功课处于次要地位。
Jimmy always took a backseat to his older brother, Bill, until Bill went away to college.
Jimmy总是让着他的哥哥Bill，知道他上大学。


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0 affairs affairs     
n.公共事务，政治事务；事件( affair的名词复数 )；事务；个人的事；发生的事情
参考例句：
  • He was always very discreet about his love affairs. 他对两性关系一贯谨小慎微。
  • His financial affairs were in complete disorder . 他的财务完全是一笔糊涂账。
0 always uLSyb     
adv.总是，无例外地；永远，始终
参考例句：
  • The nurse is always full of thought for her patients.这名护士对病人总是关心备至。
  • You are always welcome here.在这儿你永远受欢迎。
0 away bP3ym     
adv.在远处， 到远处， 离去
参考例句：
  • Tell me why you go away?告诉我你为什么离开？
  • He brushed away the rubbish.他把垃圾扫掉。
0 become oQtyk     
v.变成，变得；vbl.变得
参考例句：
  • She has become a doctor.她已成为一名医生。
  • Sometimes the strangers become friends.有时陌生人就成了朋友。
0 bill MdAy2     
(Bill)比尔(男名)；n.帐单，钞票，票据，清单；议案，法案；广告；鸟嘴，喙；vt.开帐单，用海报宣传，把...列成表
参考例句：
  • Bill is both a good swimmer and a good cook.比尔不仅是个游泳好手，而且是个烹调能手。
  • It will save trouble if you pay the bill now.如果你现在付账就没事了。
0 brother Fsazj     
n.兄弟；同事；同胞
参考例句：
  • My brother is flying a kite in the park.我哥哥正在公园里放风筝。
  • What does your brother do?你的弟弟你干什么的？
0 business 1ScyK     
n.商业， 买卖， 交易， 生意， 事情， 事物， 营业， 商行
参考例句：
  • My father built his business on years of hard work. 我父亲多年奋斗创立了自己的事业。
  • We must finish up this business in a day or two. 我们必须在一两天内把这事结束。
0 college BqrzH     
n.学院；高等专科学校
参考例句：
  • The college drama society is going to put on a play.大学戏剧协会正准备上演一个剧目。
  • I was hot on playing basketball when I was in college.我上大学时热衷于打篮球。
0 discussion 2PBzj     
n.讨论，谈论；论述
参考例句：
  • It is certain he will come to the discussion.他肯定会来参加讨论。
  • After months of discussion,a peace agreement is gradually taking shape.经过几个月的商讨，和平协议渐渐有了眉目。
0 during Dr7x3     
prep.在…期间，在…时候
参考例句：
  • What did you do with yourself during the summer holidays?暑假你是怎样度过的？
  • London is full of visitors during May and June.五六月间伦敦挤满了游客。
0 else BqIxS     
adj.别的；adv.其他，另外
参考例句：
  • Would you try something else?你要试试别的吗？
  • Find somewhere else to sleep.找别的地方睡觉去。
0 family tlDxB     
n.家；家庭；民族；家族
参考例句：
  • Four girls in your family!你们家有四个女孩!
  • Do you forget we are a family?你忘了我们是一个家族了吗？
0 football gjxxT     
n.足球，橄榄球
参考例句：
  • Do you enjoy playing football?你喜欢踢足球吗？
  • Do you know how to play football?你知道怎么玩橄榄球么？
0 governor 1f8xe     
n.统治者，地方长官(如省长，州长，总督等)
参考例句：
  • The governor was an expert at fencing with reporters.这位州长是搪塞新闻记者的能手。
  • He was elected governor of the state of California.他当选为加州州长。
0 had FeBxb     
vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有
参考例句：
  • I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
  • The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。
0 homework Fczxk     
n.家庭作业，课外作业
参考例句：
  • We do our homework now.我们现在做家庭作业。
  • I am busy doing my homework right now.我现在正忙着在做课外作业。
0 important wcIzI     
adj.重要的；重大的；严重的
参考例句：
  • It's important to find out what he is doing.弄清他在干什么是重要的。
  • This is a very important problem.这个问题很重要。
0 job HpFzxn     
n.工作，职位；零活，一件工作；任务，职责
参考例句：
  • How is your new job?你的新工作如何？
  • I'm looking for a part-time job.我正在找兼职工作。
0 less q1Ux4     
adj.更少的，更小的；adv.更少地，更小地；n.少量，次要；prep.减
参考例句：
  • I read much less now than I did at school.我现在看书远比我上学时少。
  • You can't buy the dress with less than 50 yuan.买这件衣服没有50元钱下不来。
0 lily c12xZ     
n.百合，百合花，睡莲
参考例句：
  • She is as fair as lily.她像百合花一样美。
  • She destroyed a lily flower.她破坏了一朵百合花.
0 married HBbx9     
adj.已婚的；与…结婚的
参考例句：
  • I heard John got married.我听说约翰结婚了。
  • They got married last autumn.他们在去年秋季结婚。
0 military RDbxh     
n.军队；adj.军事的，军人的，好战的
参考例句：
  • The area has been declared a closed military zone.这个地区已宣布为军事禁区。
  • The king was just the tool of the military government.国王只是军政府的一个傀儡。
0 necessarily iGQxo     
adv.必要地，必需地；必定地，必然地
参考例句：
  • More work does not necessarily call for more men.增加工作量不一定就要增添人员。
  • A voter must necessarily be no younger than eighteen.选民必须在18岁以上。
0 only bIzxE     
adv.仅仅，只不过；adj.唯一的；conj.可是，不过
参考例句：
  • We have only one earth.我们只有一个地球。
  • I only found it by accident.我只是碰巧找到的。
0 seat jZyxF     
n.座，座位，位子，席位；所在地；vt.使坐下，使就座，设座于
参考例句：
  • Go back to your seat.回到你的坐位去。
  • Which seat do you prefer?你更喜欢哪个位置？
0 someone Cwvw3     
pron.某人，有人
参考例句：
  • I can hear someone knocking.我听到有人敲门。
  • Someone wants to see her.有人找她。
0 something rwmw2     
pron.某事，某物；被视为有意义的事物
参考例句：
  • Something is wrong with the machine.那机器有点问题。
  • She seems worried about something.她似乎为某事担心。
0 took indwq     
vt.带，载(take的过去式)
参考例句：
  • I took my dog for a walk along the river.我带着狗沿那条河散步。
  • It took me about two hours to cook the meat.我花了大约两个小时来煮这些肉。
0 turned e5412b8b872f9bbe68d8e825dd9f1d5c     
v.（使）转动( turn的过去式和过去分词 )；旋转；（使）改变方向；（使）不适
参考例句：
  • He always plays his stereo with the bass turned right up. 他放立体声音响时总把低音调得很大。
  • His lawyer turned to address the bench. 他的律师转身对法官讲话。
0 until cjnw3     
prep.直到...为止；conj.直到...时才...
参考例句：
  • He arrived home until midnight.他直到半夜才到家。
  • She didn't sleep until midnight.她直到半夜才睡。
0 went 9gjw5     
v.go的过去式
参考例句：
  • We often went fishing last year.去年我们经常去钓鱼。
  • She went upstairs at once.她立即上楼去了。
0 wife IgdwQ     
n.妻子，太太，老婆
参考例句：
  • She is my wife.她是我妻子。
  • He is a tall man but his wife is a short woman.他是个子很高的男人，但他妻子很矮。
0 years 75aeb98e5241592ad6a6c2c4c78a16ef     
n.年( year的名词复数 )；年纪；一年的期间；某年级的学生
参考例句：
  • She is still very active, in spite of her advancing years. 她尽管年事渐高，仍然十分活跃。
  • Travelling in Europe was something of an anticlimax after the years he'd spent in Africa. 他在非洲生活了多年，到欧洲旅行真是有点太平淡了。
0 younger xfnwQ     
adj.年轻的；n.年纪较小的人
参考例句：
  • My younger brother hides behind the door. 我弟弟躲在门后。
  • She is older than me but my other sisters are younger. 她比我大，其余都是我妹妹。

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