48. be apt to do: 有……倾向的,易于……的;往往,常常
look down on: 蔑视,轻视
Some people are apt to think of their own way of life as the normal one and to look down on life-styles that differ from it.
有些人倾向于认为自己的生活方式才是正常的,因而瞧不起与此不同的生活方式。
49. give off: 释放(气味、热量、气体)=give out
send out: 发出信号、声音、光等
I love the smell the pages of an old book give off when you open it.
我喜欢翻开一本旧书时,书籍所散发出的那种气味。
50. collide with: 碰撞;目标或意见相冲突
Her car collided with a bus from behind.
她的车和后方的一辆公交撞到了一起。
conflict: 指信仰、观念或利益之间的严重分歧
clash with: 指信仰、观点等相互抵触,不相容
51. wear away: 指某物磨损,逐渐磨薄,最终消失
wear out: 也指磨损,特指用坏
Dripping water wears away a stone not with its strength, but with its constancy.
滴水穿石靠的不是强度,而是持久。
look down on: 蔑视,轻视
Some people are apt to think of their own way of life as the normal one and to look down on life-styles that differ from it.
有些人倾向于认为自己的生活方式才是正常的,因而瞧不起与此不同的生活方式。
49. give off: 释放(气味、热量、气体)=give out
send out: 发出信号、声音、光等
I love the smell the pages of an old book give off when you open it.
我喜欢翻开一本旧书时,书籍所散发出的那种气味。
50. collide with: 碰撞;目标或意见相冲突
Her car collided with a bus from behind.
她的车和后方的一辆公交撞到了一起。
conflict: 指信仰、观念或利益之间的严重分歧
clash with: 指信仰、观点等相互抵触,不相容
51. wear away: 指某物磨损,逐渐磨薄,最终消失
wear out: 也指磨损,特指用坏
Dripping water wears away a stone not with its strength, but with its constancy.
滴水穿石靠的不是强度,而是持久。