英語六級-完形語法關(guān)鍵句350. Einstein also took time off from casually

350. Einstein also took time off from casually revising his equations to engage in an awkward fandango (方丹戈雙人舞) with his competitor Hilbert.

譯文　愛因斯坦偶爾也會在修訂方程式時抽身出來，同他的競爭對手希爾伯特一起跳一支奇怪的方丹戈雙人舞。

點睛　本句中take time off from...意為“從……中抽出時間”。from后面接名詞或動詞-ing形式。revise意為“校正，修訂”。engage in意為“參加”。

考點歸納　關(guān)于engage的短語歸納：

be engaged in/engage oneself in都意為“從事于；忙于”。如：

The businessman was engaged in developing a new market. 那個商人正忙于開發(fā)新的市場。

engage for意為“保證；對……負(fù)責(zé)”。如：

I'm sorry. It is more than I can engage for。我很抱歉，這事超出了我的擔(dān)保范圍。

engage with意為“交戰(zhàn)；與……接洽”。如：

At present, the professor was engaged with the revision of the dictionary. 最近，那位教授還在忙于修訂那部詞典。

engage on意為“從事；開始”。如：

That is impossible to engage on such things. 從事這種事情是不可能的。

engage (oneself) to sb.意為“和……訂婚”。如：

John has engaged himself to Mary. 約翰和瑪麗訂婚了。