In Sao Paulo, you can see shopping malls full of designer goods right next
door to the slum areas without proper water or electricity supplies. 重点
full of意为“充满,满是”。designer此处作形容词,意为“由著名设计师设计的,名牌的”。next door
to意为“在……隔壁”,其中next door还可构成复合形容词next-door。slum
areas意为“贫民区”,其中slum本身就意为“贫民窟,棚户区”。 考点归纳
口语中与名词door相关的常见短语还有:
(from) door to door意为“挨家挨户;从一处到另一处”。如:
Tom sold printers door to door for years. 汤姆多年来一直挨家挨户推销打印机。
The journey takes about half an hour, door to door. 从这里到那里的路程大约要花半个小时。
out of doors意为“在户外,露天”。如:
Children should spend more time out of doors in the fresh air.
孩子们应该多花点时间在户外呼吸新鲜空气。
answer the door意为“应门,给敲门或按门铃的人开门”。如:
The doorbell rang and the father answered the door. 门铃响了,父亲去应门。