英语笔记4

手指头的说法

thumb 大拇指
index finger/ forefinger 食指
middle finger 中指
ring finger 无名指
little finger/ pinkie 小拇指

句子翻译

1. They are just the latest in a long line of animals that have found to have abilities to help humans. (但最近刚发现它们和许多动物一样也具有帮助人类的能力)
2. To say I had lost the thread is putting it mildly. (说我掉链子已经非常客气了)
3. You are either smart enough to get around any codes or hopefully, too ethical to concider doing so. (你要么足够聪明避开任何守则，要么遵守道德而不做那样的事)
   get around 避开
4. My advanced age must factor into the equation. (我年长的因素必须考虑进这个等式里)
   factor into 考虑到·····里去
5. Better yet, how about what one Hunter College professor reportedly for her final exam. (但更好的是参考最近被报道的亨特大学一位老师在她的期末考试中的做法)
   how about ·····怎么样（引出相关新话题）
   what`·····did名词性从句
6. This may not be surprising given that this is the age range when woman have children. (考虑到这是女性有孩子的年龄段这并不令人吃惊)
   given 考虑到 prep.