(2)打盹儿，小睡

　　⑧I dropped off and missed the end of the film.

　　我打了个盹儿，错过了影片的结尾。

　　(3)减少

　　⑨Sales dropped off in the fourth quarter, which upset the boss.

　　销售量在第四个季度减少了，这让老板很恼火。

　　2．(教材P50)Horse­drawn buses, trams, cabs and carriages were used to convey people to and around the city centre.

　　用马拉的公共汽车、有轨电车、出租车和四轮马车被用来把人们送到市中心和周围地区。

　　★convey vt. 输送，运送 vt.传达，表达(想法、感情等)

　　convey sth. to sb.　向某人表达/传送某物

　　convey sb./sth. from A to B

　　 把某人或某物从A地运送到B地

　　convey one's feelings/meanings/sorrow ...

　　 表达某人的感情/意思/悲伤......

　　①We conveyed our goods from here to market in an old truck.

　　我们用一辆旧卡车把货物从这里运往市场。

　　②At that moment words couldn't convey_my_sorrow．

　　在那一刻，语言无法表达我的悲伤。

　　③The message conveyed here is clear："Actions speak louder than words."

　　这里传达的信息很明确："事实胜于雄辩。"

　　④I wish to take this opportunity to ask you to convey my best regards to your mother.

　　我希望借此机会向你妈妈致以我最美好的祝愿。

　　3．(教材P50)However, new trains had to be de­veloped and the plan required raising a large amount of money, so the digging was postponed until 1860.

　　然而，新火车需要研发，该计划需要筹集大笔资金，因此挖掘工作一直延迟到1860年。

　　★postpone vt.延迟，延期

　　postpone doing sth.　　 推迟做某事

　　postpone ... until/to/till ... 把......一直推迟到......

　　①Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it's something you design for the present.

　　幸福不是着眼于将来，而是现在为之奋斗的过程。

②They always look for excuses to postpone_doing something.