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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6 b5 A* Y4 `. {3 d7 }% E& W$ Q　　“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。

& \& q2 k0 k3 ?5 Q% |+ S4 i　　“We are now discussing the staff development, so your question about international relationships is beside the point.”


　　(2)On the point of...：就要做...

' [' @, Y2 ^) m! b　　“Yesterday, when I was on the point of going out, an old friend came to see me.”
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" X0 o7 L' J( U* P& t: b& w　　(3)A case in point: 一个恰当的例子。

! |( C+ @% |8 M) Q8 {　　“Not many people would like to invest in the same enterprise. Mr Brown is a case in point; he has different businesses.”


* b7 l( s; g, Z' b　　(4)Get to the point：谈到问题要点。

' l6 I/ C9 C) ~　　“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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　　(6)Get/Wander off the point：离开主题。

# B9 w3 I  q0 y; w. t　　“James spoke quite well at first, but later, he wandered off the point.”
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* k0 Y6 l3 I$ ^　　(7)Have a point: 有可取之处。
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; o6 [5 e7 q: s$ Y6 p' I# [　　Globalisation? You have a point there. From now on, we have to focus on human relationships.”


　　(8)Make one's point：表达了意思。
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7 g% g& p$ L8 ?　　“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...

8 V4 y6 n% a- i　　“I often make a point of completing the day's work without undue procrastination.”


　　(10)Reach the point of no return：不可走回头路；不可反悔。

　　“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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& b/ e* `4 j" J8 L' {% q) v! U　　(11)A sore point with...：令人讨厌的事。
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% U) x4 O. m6 J　　“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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　　(12)The sticking point：（谈判、讨论时）不易达致协议之点。
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* Q! {3 U$ ?3 f+ @. i: T　　“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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: u/ a8 K! t' ~2 J2 e% J　　(13)That's the (whole)point：那就是问题的惩结了。
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. [) @; L: o) g( M　　“- 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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( f$ Q( z2 G8 \& A　　(14)Stretch a point：破例作出让步。

% h/ l- e2 C! q　　“When it came to special allowance, the manager stretched a point in Jason's favour.”

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　　(15)The/A vantage point：优越的地位。

+ {/ h, I! H  ^7 S2 W  ]　　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。）