1.(教材P44)The quality of someone's voice and their choice of words make a person instantly recognisable, even though you can't see him or her.
一个人的音质及措辞能让这个人立即被辨认出来,即使你看不见他/她。
instantly adv. 立即;马上;即刻conj.一......就......
instant adj. 立即的;紧急的;(食品)速溶的,方便的
n. 瞬间
instant coffee 速溶咖啡
in an instant 立刻,一会儿
for an instant 暂时,一时
①Each bedroom has a kettle, tea bag and packet of instant coffee.
每个房间都配备了一把壶、袋茶和袋装速溶咖啡。
②He shook me by the hand and we opened a conversation instantly (instant).
他和我握握手,我们马上开始了谈话。
③In_an_instant the rain stopped and the sky cleared up.
须臾之间,雨过天晴。
2.(教材P44)It is also quite easy to tell British and American English apart.
把英式英语和美式英语区分开也很容易。
tell ... apart 区分开,识别,辨别
tell ...from ... 把......与......区别开
tell by 通过......辨认
tell the difference 说出区别
①It's hard to tell the difference between the two versions.
很难说出这两个版本有什么区别。
②The two sisters look so much alike that it is difficult to tell them apart.
=The two sisters look so much alike that it is difficult to_tell one from the other.
两姐妹长得太像了,很难分清她们。
③I could tell by the expression on the nurses' faces that they were worried about him.
我从护士们脸上的表情可以看出她们正为他担心。