141、be glad/happy/pleased/content(ed)/delighted to do sth
高兴、满意地做某事。
例句:I am very glad to meet you here. 我非常高兴在这里见到你。
142、hurry to do sth
匆忙做某事。=do sth in a hurry=do sth hurriedly
例句:Xiao Ming hurried to go to school after breakfast this morning.小明今天早上早饭后匆匆地去上学了。
143、happen to do sth
碰巧做某事。
例句:Jack happened to meet his best friend Tom on his way to school this morning.今天早上杰克在上学的路上碰巧遇到了他的最好的朋友汤姆。
144、take up doing sth
养成做某事的嗜好、习惯。
例句:When did you take up playing football?你什么时候开始养成踢足球的爱好的?
145、think of/about (doing) sth
考虑、想到做某事。
例句:Why not think about solving the issue in a different way?为什么不考虑用一种不同的方式去解决那个问题呢?
146、would rather do sth than do sth
宁愿做某事而不愿做某事。
例句:Tom would rather stay in the classroom than play football with his classmates after school.放学后,汤姆宁愿待在教室而不愿和他的同学去踢足球。
147、be sorry to do sth
遗憾、抱歉、难过地做某事。
例句:I am very sorry to hear that you failed in the exam yesterday.听说你昨天考试失败,我感到很难过。
I am sorry to inform you that you have just failed to pass the driving test.我很抱歉的通知你,刚刚你没能通过驾照考试。
148、postpone (doing) sth
延期、推迟做某事。=delay doing sth=put off doing sth
例句:The manager decided to postpone taking a trip to Beijing because of the bad weather.由于恶劣天气原因,经理决定推迟去北京旅行。
149、it’s no use doing sth
做某事没有用。=it’s useless to do sth.=there is no use (in)doing sth
例句:It is no use trying to explain what you have just said.试图解释你刚刚所说的话是没有用的。
150、quit(doing) sth
放弃、停止做某事。=give up doing sth.=stop doing sth
例句: My father decided to quit smoking after he had suffered a serious lung disease.我父亲在生了一场严重的肺病以后,他决定戒烟。