新视野大学英语读写教程第二册_短语和句型(3)

（短语：in the eyes of sb. / one’s indifference to sb. / one’s status in the game of love ） 译：In the eyes of some girls, their indifference to their boyfriends will give added weight to their status in the game of love.

10、to be taken as a sign of ：被视为······的标志

eg. 现如今，玩不转人际关系就被视为是无能的表现。

（短语：one’s failure to do sth. / handle interpersonal relations well / be incompetent）

译：Nowadays, one’s failure to handle interpersonal relations well is taken as a sign of being

incompetent.

句型：

1、Sb. does sth., doing … and doing … (渐进句) 某人做某事，做······，做······

注：用于描述―某人做事的细节‖。

原文：城里人看上去总是在匆匆地赶往他们要去的地方，在商店里他们焦躁不安地指望店

员能马上来为他们服务，或者为了赶快买完东西，用肘推搡他人。

City people always appear to be hurrying to get where they are going, restlessly seeking attention in a store, or elbowing others as they try to complete their shopping.

eg. 他热衷于邪门歪道，不停地拉关系，走后门。

（短语：take great pleasure in sth. / dishonest practices / never cease to do sth. / establish underhand connections / exploit underhand connections for personal gains ）

译：He takes great pleasure in dishonest practices, never ceasing to establish underhand

connections and exploit them for personal gains.

eg. 他对自己父母的教诲都不予理睬，更别说听你的建议了。

（短语：sb’s teaching / turn a deaf ear to sth. / follow your advice

译：He turns a deaf ear to his parents’ teaching, much less will he follow your advice.

2、Sb. do not do sth., much less do sb. do sth. else. 某人不做某事， 更不用说做其他事。

注：用于强调―某人绝不会做某事‖。

原文：一般说来，美国人是不会在如此轻松的环境里通过长时间的闲聊来评价他们的客人

的，更不用说会在增进相互间信任的过程中带他们出去吃饭，或带他们去打高尔夫球。 Normally, Americans do not assess their visitors in such relaxed surroundings over extended small talk; much less do they take them out for dinner, or around on the golf course while they develop a sense of trust.

eg. 她从不讨好别人，更不会委身事人。

（短语：seek favor with others / submit oneself to the service of others）

译：She never seeks favor with others, much less does she submit herself to the service of others. much less,引导的词组或从句，表示一种追加的否定。less是由little的否定意义而来的，所以这个词组只能用于否定句中，意为"更不用说、更不必说"。后面可跟名词，代词和从句。 much less还可以作为一个比较级，意为“更少的”，此时后面接不可数名词。

如：The father can't even discipline himself much less setting a good example to his children.

There will be much less pollution in the future.

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