詞組講解
1. reach an agreement with sb. / reach an agreement ** 與某人達(dá)成協(xié)議
解 習(xí)語(yǔ);詞義溯源:與某人達(dá)成[協(xié)議、合約(agreement)]
例 If they fail to reach an agreement by midnight tonight, the union will go on strike.
2. reach an understanding with sb. ** 與某人達(dá)成(非正式)協(xié)定;諒解
解 習(xí)語(yǔ);詞義溯源:與某人達(dá)成[諒解、協(xié)定(understanding)]
例 They should reach an understanding with the Western powers that exploit oil in Africa.
3. reach for the sky * 樹立遠(yuǎn)大的志向;(如遭到搶劫時(shí))將手舉高
解 俚語(yǔ);詞義溯源:將手舉向[天空(shy)]
例 As a girl, her mother always told her to reach for the sky.
4. reach 〔hit〕 one's stride ** 發(fā)揮最好水平
解 習(xí)語(yǔ);詞義溯源:達(dá)到[(大的)步幅(stride)]
例 After four years of struggling, AGT Studios seems to have reached its stride.
參考譯文
1. 如果他們?cè)诮裉煳缫骨叭詿o(wú)法達(dá)成協(xié)議,工會(huì)將舉行罷工。
2. 他們應(yīng)當(dāng)與在非洲開采石油的西方大國(guó)達(dá)成協(xié)議。
3. 在她小的時(shí)候,她媽媽經(jīng)常跟她說(shuō)要懷九天攬?jiān)轮尽?
4. 經(jīng)過(guò)四年的艱苦奮斗,AGT工作室好像已經(jīng)達(dá)到了其最好水平。