英语口语轻松学 第58期:向快乐出发

 　　ENGLISH MARATHON

　　Host: Jeffery

　　take off

　　We were just about to take off and see a movie.

　　take themselves off to the country for a quiet weekend.

　　The crew were taken off the wrecked¹ ship by the life boat.

　　Sorry, sir, it has been taken off the menu.

　　Millions were taken off by the Black Plague².

　　He took two weeks off in August.

　　With the coming of winter, the product suddenly took off.

1 wrecked   

adj.失事的，遇难的

参考例句：

• the hulk of a wrecked ship 遇难轮船的残骸
• the salvage of the wrecked tanker 对失事油轮的打捞

2 plague   

n.瘟疫，鼠疫，祸患，灾难；v.烦扰，使痛苦

参考例句：

• Plague was then prevailing in that city.当时瘟疫正在该城流行。
• The plague once could wipe out a village.鼠疫曾一度可以夺走整个村庄村民的生命。