以名词“Point”为中心的惯用语

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以名词“Point”为中心的惯用语



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　　“Point”是个实质名词，甚易感受；与它连用的惯用语也令人有深切的体会。
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　　(1)Beside the point：与所讨论的问题无关。

　　“We are now discussing the staff development, so your question about international relationships is beside the point.”
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　　(2)On the point of...：就要做...
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: y, G! h1 V* p9 V9 [　　“Yesterday, when I was on the point of going out, an old friend came to see me.”
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　　(3)A case in point: 一个恰当的例子。
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　　“Not many people would like to invest in the same enterprise. Mr Brown is a case in point; he has different businesses.”


　　(4)Get to the point：谈到问题要点。
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- i1 l4 \+ I5 X/ ?; p　　“All the jokes are interesting, but isn't it time to get to the point?”

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　　(5)Get/take someone's point：了解某人的意思。

　　“What did you say just now? I didn't quite get your point.”
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$ Z, m7 r- h' t4 K, Y" v6 k　　(6)Get/Wander off the point：离开主题。
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　　“James spoke quite well at first, but later, he wandered off the point.”


  M+ o8 h; ]# O( q# U, Y　　(7)Have a point: 有可取之处。
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　　Globalisation? You have a point there. From now on, we have to focus on human relationships.”

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  o7 ~# X4 y" Z- q2 ^: o　　(8)Make one's point：表达了意思。
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0 y+ l( |. W9 v$ r3 ?　　“David, you have made your point well. How about Shirley? Can you tell us what you think about her?”
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　　(9)Make a point of...：确定要...

: t& x) t+ J, p" a! n3 H1 u- Z　　“I often make a point of completing the day's work without undue procrastination.”
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　　(10)Reach the point of no return：不可走回头路；不可反悔。

- B4 M) O' ~  U- O! q% u　　“The TV company has offered Lisa an unconditional 5-year contract. It has reached the point of no return and cannot change its decision.”


8 ^+ h4 t. ]5 V- s) ^5 X( h　　(11)A sore point with...：令人讨厌的事。
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5 [, h# E4 T  M1 R+ f/ G- P　　“Sally's boy friend, Samuel, went to dinner without inviting her. This is a sore point with her and whenever she thinks of this, she becomes unhappy.”
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. @" l" `$ Z# d! u( F) @　　(12)The sticking point：（谈判、讨论时）不易达致协议之点。

9 D) e+ d. b) ?, M9 V1 g　　“How the boundary is to be drawn seems to be the sticking point in the peace talk between the two neighbouring countries.”

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　　(13)That's the (whole)point：那就是问题的惩结了。

　　“- If I cancel the trip, will the deposit be forfeited? -yes! That's the whole point; no one can cancel the trip at short notice.”

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　　(14)Stretch a point：破例作出让步。

8 \# o& d5 t4 F5 q　　“When it came to special allowance, the manager stretched a point in Jason's favour.”


　　(15)The/A vantage point：优越的地位。

　　From the vantage point on the raised platform, one can see the military parade very clearly./why don't you stand on a vantage point to have a far-sighted view？（站得高，看得远。）