rely on sb. doing sth.= rely on to do sth. 指望/依靠某人做…
rely on it that从句 相信,指望…
reliable (adj.)可依赖的,可靠的
9. during the broadcasts 在播出的时候
live television broadcast实况电视广播, 现场电视广播
10. be familiar to为…所熟悉
get/be familiar with=have a good knowledge of 熟悉, 通晓, 精通
11. in addition=what’s more 另外,加之,此外
in addition to…=besides除…之外还
12. break up 解散,解体;打碎;(关系) 破碎,;分裂, 结束, 衰落,驱散;分手
break down破坏,损坏;停住运转,出故障;精神崩溃,身体垮掉;(中途)抛锚
break in插话,打断
break into 破门而入
break out突然发生,(疾病、火灾
战争等)爆发
break off 突然停止或中断说话;断裂
break away逃走,脱离出去
13. play jokes on=play a joke on耍弄,开玩笑
make fun of取笑
laugh at嘲笑
14. a year or so 大约一年
15. go away离去, 带走(with)
16. mix up搅匀(拌和,混淆,搞乱)
17. sort out分类;整理;区分;解决(问题)
sort…into…把…分类,整理
all sorts of各种各样的
18. in brief简言之,一言以蔽之
in short综上所述
to be brief简单地说
briefly(adv.)简要地
19. devotion (n.)投入,热爱
devoted(adj.) 忠实的,深爱的
devote(v.) 献身,专心于
devote oneself to献身,致力,专心于
be devoted to专心于
devote…to…把…用于/献给
20. afterwards随后,后来
forward(s) 向前 backward(s)向后
21. as soon as一…就…
22. be confident about/of/in对…有信心
23. on a brief tour 短暂的巡演
24. went wrong.出错了
25. be sensitive to对…敏感
26. come up with提出,想出(主意,计划,答案)
27. stick to 坚持,忠于,信守(原则,计划,决定,诺言,意见等)
注:to为介词
insist on坚持(建议,看法,主张等)
28. above all首先,最重要的是first of all首先,第一
29.pretend假装,伪装
pretend to be+ adj./n.假装是
pretend to do假装做
pretend to be doing假装正在做
pretend to have done假装已做过…
pretend that从句 假装…
二、重点句型
1.Sometimes they may play to passers-by in the street or subway so that they can earn some extra money for themselves or to pay for their instruments.有时他们可能在街上或地铁里为过路人演奏,这样他们可以为自己或自己要买的乐器多挣一些钱。
They were so popular that their fans formed clubs in order to get familiar with them. 他们非常走红使得歌迷们为了更加熟悉他们而成立了俱乐部。