Today a set of car keys caught WALL · E’s attention. Not knowing what they were, he went about inspecting them. He pushed the remote lock button, and somewhere deep in the trash heap a car alarm chirped. That was interesting.
今天一串汽车钥匙吸引了瓦力的注意力。他不知道它们是什么,就仔细地查看了它们。他按了一下遥控钥匙上的锁车键,垃圾堆深处就传来了汽车防盗报警器发出的“啾啾”声。这真有趣。
a set of keys意为”一串钥匙“,
作主语时谓语动词用单数形式is。a set of keys后加is,不能用are。
例如:A set of keys is on the desk。桌子上有一串钥匙。
catch one’s attention吸引某人的注意。catch的过去式为caught。
went about
go about
英[ɡəʊ əˈbaʊt] 美[ɡoʊ əˈbaʊt]
着手干; 做; 处理; 从事,进行(日常活动); (经常)穿…; (经常)表现得…;
I want him back, but I just don't know how to go about it.
我想让他回来,但就是不知道该怎么做才好。
inspecting
英[ɪnˈspektɪŋ] 美[ɪnˈspektɪŋ]
v. 检查; 查看; 审视; 视察; inspect的现在分词;
The teacher walked around inspecting their work.
老师走来走去检查他们的作业。
按按钮的表达,press the button是向下按,例如键盘等桌面上的按钮。push the button是向里按,例如门铃类,挂在墙上的洗手液之类的
At the push of a button he could get a whole list of names.
他一按键就能得到完整的名单。
To play, you insert a coin, push a button and the wheels start spinning.
你想玩游戏,塞入一个游戏币,按下按钮,轮盘开始旋转。
heap
英[hiːp] 美[hiːp]
n. 堆; (凌乱的)一堆; 大量; 破旧的汽车; 老爷车;
vt. 堆积(东西); 在…上放很多(东西); 对(某人)大加赞扬(或批评等);
His clothes lay in a heap on the floor.
他的衣服堆在地板上。
chirped
英[tʃɜːpt] 美[tʃɜːrpt]
v. 吱喳叫; 唧唧叫; 发啁啾声; 轻松愉快地讲(话); 嘁嘁喳喳地说; chirp的过去分词和过去式;
The crickets chirped outside the house. Why, how did the oven make a noise?
屋外蟋蟀在唧唧叫。咦,烤箱里怎么发出了唧唧的叫声?
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