Unit12 Culture Shock Module4课堂点拨1、owe vt
① 欠某人某物 owe sth
/owe sb
You owe me a favour
你还欠我一个人情呢
We owe $5, 000 to the bank
=We owe the bank $5, 000
我们欠银行 5, 000 美元
② 归功于, 归因于 I owe my success to hard work
我把成功归功于勤奋工作
③ 应当给予I think we're owed an apology
我认为得有人向我们道歉
④ 感激 I owe you a lot for all you did for me when I was young
我十分感激你在我年幼时为我做的一切
owing to (doing) sth
“由于”;在句中作状语
Owing to the shower, the baseball game was broken off
由于骤雨突至, 那场棒球赛被迫中止了
买这些杂货我得给你多少钱
How much do I owe you for the groceries
与下属坦诚相待,这是你对他们应有的态度
You owe it to your staff to be honest with them
我的一切都归功于他
I owe everything to him
2、absorb vt
① 吸收(液体, 气体等)Plants absorb carbon dioxide
植物吸收二氧化碳
② 吸取, 掌握(知识等) I haven't really had time to absorb everything that he said
事实上我还没有