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。
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　　“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...

/ u7 P! L9 }' X  n$ ]' `　　“Yesterday, when I was on the point of going out, an old friend came to see me.”


5 N# D4 \* s# N3 `0 a1 Z　　(3)A case in point: 一个恰当的例子。

, K8 O/ E6 n, }4 z. K! t2 {8 V  ^　　“Not many people would like to invest in the same enterprise. Mr Brown is a case in point; he has different businesses.”


" _: g3 S2 S0 n8 A- f. @  U: C　　(4)Get to the point：谈到问题要点。
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　　“All the jokes are interesting, but isn't it time to get to the point?”


　　(5)Get/take someone's point：了解某人的意思。
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* R! v& [" ~' F5 r　　“What did you say just now? I didn't quite get your point.”


, |! V( O( u( X4 u+ {$ U9 ^( f　　(6)Get/Wander off the point：离开主题。

8 p" l! N/ |  K/ X　　“James spoke quite well at first, but later, he wandered off the point.”


% l1 y* Y  N* C: P  H6 d( f. r　　(7)Have a point: 有可取之处。
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. S" A7 S, v6 ^3 Q  s　　Globalisation? You have a point there. From now on, we have to focus on human relationships.”

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  b- R* g6 |7 [6 p) V7 c* `9 ^　　(8)Make one's point：表达了意思。
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, H7 `8 Z( ]. I! r8 N　　“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...

1 @2 l7 C3 C: p  j+ K3 h　　“I often make a point of completing the day's work without undue procrastination.”
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5 \( H$ ]6 c- S* c0 }; U: t6 o( j　　(10)Reach the point of no return：不可走回头路；不可反悔。
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　　“The TV company has offered Lisa an unconditional 5-year contract. It has reached the point of no return and cannot change its decision.”
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　　(11)A sore point with...：令人讨厌的事。
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1 S# u, U3 z- h/ }: E　　“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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0 K  y4 n/ L6 e6 X3 k　　(12)The sticking point：（谈判、讨论时）不易达致协议之点。

! v4 b/ B8 ^2 b# {　　“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。
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0 I8 N5 B) M6 G0 l1 J　　“- 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。
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　　“When it came to special allowance, the manager stretched a point in Jason's favour.”

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9 K4 C3 [% k, M! h  _# |　　(15)The/A vantage point：优越的地位。
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: v& o; d' I4 [: Q0 E0 J3 |　　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。）