譯文 在曼徹斯特和伯明翰,安排更大規(guī)模的全天候垃圾巡邏員的試驗正在進行當中。
點睛 本句較簡短,句中extensive意為“廣泛的,大規(guī)模的”。如:
He is profound and extensive in learning. 他學識淵博。
patrols意為“巡邏,巡查”。如:on patrol(在巡邏中)。all-day意為“全天的”,這種組合詞在英文中很常見。如:well-off society(小康社會)、all-round development(全面發(fā)展)、a seven-year-old boy(七歲的小孩)、well-being(幸福)等等。under way意為“已經(jīng)開始并進行著”。
考點歸納 關于way的其他短語還有很多。如:
in all ways意為“從各方面說,全方位地”。如:
Jenny resembles her mother very much in all ways. 珍妮各個方面都很像她媽媽。
in the way/be in one's way意為“擋……的路”。如:
He's trying to carry out his plan, but his wife is in the way. 他想實施他的計劃,可是妻子卻擋著他的路。
hold/keep one's way意為“一直前進,繼續(xù)干”。如:
The injured rider managed to hold his way to the finish. 受傷的騎手想方設法繼續(xù)向終點奔去。
the other way意為“正好相反,另一邊”。如:
If you look at the problem the other way, maybe you will understand it. 如果換個角度來看這個問題,也許你就會理解了。
其他一些常見短語還有:
any way(不管怎樣,無論如何) by the way(順便說……)
no way(沒門,絕不可能) either way(不論發(fā)生哪一種情況)