星期一, 4月 30, 2007

Point... out

point...out
a. point...out 指出(具體的人、物)
When you bring things or people to someone’s attention or indicate the location of things or people with your hand or index finger, you point them out.

As we walked through the museum, the tour guide pointed several famous paintings out.
(我們一邊參觀博物館,導遊一邊指出幾幅名畫。)

General Johnston showed the satellite photo to the reporter and pointed out the enemy tanks.
(強斯頓將軍拿衛星照片給記者看,並指出敵軍坦克車之所在。)

b. point...out 指出;點出(抽象的事、物)
When you are writing or speaking and you stress or emphasize some important information you think the reader or listener needs to know, you point out the information.

I pointed several flaws out in Prof. Childress’s theory.
(我指出幾項喬卓斯教授理論中的缺失。)

He said that though my plan was basically good but that he wanted to point out several possible problems.
(他說雖然我的計畫基本上還不錯,但是他想點出一些可能出現的問題。)

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