3.To avoid getting confused about the British tipping system, you need to check your bill to see if a tip is included or not.
为了避免对英国小费制度的困惑,你要查看账单上是不是包括小费。 get confused属于"get+过去分词"结构,意为"感到困惑"。 Do_you_get_confused that some teenagers are so addicted to playing online games?
你对一些青少年那么迷恋网上游戏感到迷惑吗?
1.(教材P36)I certainly owe you an apology for not writing more often.
没有经常给您写信,我的确应该向你道歉。
apology n. 道歉,认错
(1)make an apology to sb. for sth. 因某事向某人道歉
accept/refuse one's apology 接受/拒绝某人的道歉
owe sb. an apology 应向某人道歉
(2)apologize v. 道歉,致歉
apologize to sb. for (doing) sth. 因(做)某事向某人道歉
①I'm writing this letter to express my apology to you for not writing you back in time.
我写信为没有及时给你回信表示道歉。
②The teacher made a suggestion that she should make an apology to her deskmate for her bad behaviour.
=The teacher made a suggestion that she should apologize_to her deskmate for her bad behaviour.
老师建议她为自己不得体的行为向同桌道歉。
③Please accept_our_apology for the inconvenience this matter has given you.
对此事给您带来的不便,请接受我们的歉意。
④I owe_you_an_apology for the damage I have done to your flat.
我应该为损坏您的房子的事向您道歉。
2.(教材P36)I've just been so busy studying and trying to absorb all the new things around me - I think I'm still experiencing culture shock.
我一直忙于学习,试着了解身边的新事物--我觉得自己还在经历文化冲击。
absorb vt. 吸收;理解,掌握,吞并
absorb one's attention 吸引某人的注意力
(be) absorbed in (doing) sth. 专心于/全神贯注于(做)某事
①The clever girl absorbed all the knowledge his teacher could give her.
这个聪明的小女孩掌握了老师教给她的所有知识。