[佳句赏析]With housing prices going up so fast, we can't afford a house.

　　由于房价上涨很快，我们买不起房子。

　　1．(教材P38)The secret to oil painting is to build up layer on layer on a canvas.

　　油画的秘诀在于在画布上逐层作画。

　　build up 增强，增加；创建，开发；积累，扩大

　　①The company has built up a large fund for ages.

　　多年来这家公司已积累了大量资金。

　　bring up　　　　　抚养；养育；培养；提出；呕吐

　　come up 升起；长出来；上来；被提出

　　give up 放弃；戒掉

　　make up 编造；弥补；凑足；化妆；铺床

　　take up 占据；开始从事

　　②Why did you bring_up the subject of money?

　　你为什么非要提钱这个话题？

　　③The sun was coming_up by the time I finished the essay.

　　我完成那篇文章时，太阳正冉冉升起。

　　④It took her a few hours to_make_up for the performance.

　　她花了好几个小时的时间为演出化妆。

　　2．(教材P38)In addition, there are many different kinds of paintings according to the subject, such as portrait (for people), landscape (for views) and still life (for objects)．

　　另外，根据主题划分，有很多不同种类的绘画，比如说肖像画、风景画和静物画。

in addition 另外；加之