2 FROM: 自，從；出自，發(fā)自，始于

2 FROM: 自，從；出自，發(fā)自，始于

詞組講解

1. from day to day ** 天天，一天又一天

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：從［一天（day）］到另［一天（day）］

例 The victim's mother, Mrs. Alice Trudeau, says she is living from day to day waiting for the trial to begin and justice being done.

2. from hand to hand ** 轉(zhuǎn)手；傳遞

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：從這只［手（hand）］到那只［手（hand）］

例 When a house caught on fire, the entire town would form a line and pass buckets of water from hand to hand to the firefighters.

3. from pillar to post ** 東奔西跑；走投無路，到處碰壁

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：從一根［柱子（pillar）］到另一根［柱子（post）］

例 The UFO skipped across the sky, stopping briefly from pillar to post then shooting off at ultrasonic speeds.

4. from rags to riches ** 從窮到富

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：從［破衣爛衫（rags）］到［富有（riches）］

例 Going from rags to riches in such a short time surprised even me.

5. from start to finish ** 從頭到尾；自始至終

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：從［開始（start）］到［結(jié)束（finish）］

例 Their relationship was a fiery one, from start to finish.

6. from stem to stern ** 完全，從頭到尾

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：從［船頭（stem）］到［船尾（stern）］

例 The hotel's management structure will undergo reorganization from stem to stern under the new owners.

7. from the bottom of one's heart ** 真心地，真誠地

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：從［某人的心底（bottom of one's heart）］

例 I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for taking such good care of my son, Doctor Wallace. I really appreciate it.

8. from the ground up ** 從頭開始；完全地，徹底地

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：從［地面（ground）］向［上（up）］

例 As sales of the car began to slide, Ford decided to invest $4 billion to redesign it from the ground up.

9. from the heart ** 真心地，真誠地

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：發(fā)自［內(nèi)心（heart）］

例 The size or value of a gift means nothing if it doesn't come from the heart.

10. from the outset ** 從一開始

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：從［開始（outset）］

例 Rules for fishing in the pond were strictly enforced from the outset.

11. from the word go 〔“go”〕 ** 從一開始，從一開頭

解 〈口〉習(xí)語；詞義溯源：從［說go這個詞（the word go）］開始；在這里go是表示“開始”的名詞

例 There were serious flaws in the system from the word go.

12. from this day on 〔forward〕 ** 從今以后

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：從［今天（this day）］開始［往后（on, forward）］

例 From this day on, our citizens will live peacefully without the fear of being shot or bombed and with all the conveniences of a modern city.

13. from time to time ** 偶爾，有時

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：從這一［時間（time）］到另一［時間（time）］

例 I like to take my desk outside and do my work under the great oak tree from time to time.

14. from top to bottom ** 從頭到腳，從上到下；完全，徹底

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：從［山頂（top）］到［地面（bottom）］；參照from stem to stern

例 Each department store building will be inspected from top to bottom to determine their safety.

15. from way back ** 從很久以前；很長一段時間以來

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：從［返回的路（way back）］

例 It's a tradition at his school from way back for freshmen to carry seniors' books during the first week of the school year.

參考譯文

1. 被害人的母親艾麗斯·特魯多夫人說，她每天等著審訊開始，伸張正義。

2. 當(dāng)有房子著火時，整個小鎮(zhèn)的人會排成一隊，將一桶桶水傳遞到消防員手中。

3. 不明飛行物在天空中掠過，四處亂飛，短暫停留，最后以超音速飛走了。

4. 在這么短時間內(nèi)一躍由貧轉(zhuǎn)富，我都感到吃驚。

5. 他們之間的關(guān)系一直充滿激情。

6. 在新老板的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)下，酒店的管理結(jié)構(gòu)將完全進(jìn)行重組。

7. 華萊士醫(yī)生，我要真心感謝您那么用心照顧我的兒子。我感激不盡。

8. 由于汽車銷量開始下滑，福特汽車公司決定投資40億美元，徹底進(jìn)行重新設(shè)計。

9. 如果禮物不是真心送的，那么它的大小和價值都沒有任何意義。

10. 池塘的釣魚規(guī)定從一開始就嚴(yán)格執(zhí)行。

11. 這個系統(tǒng)從一開始就存在嚴(yán)重缺陷。

12. 從今天開始，我們的市民可以平靜地生活，再也不用害怕被槍擊或轟炸，可以充分享受現(xiàn)代化都市的便利。

13. 有時候，我喜歡把桌子搬到外面，在大橡樹下面工作。

14. 每一座百貨大樓都要接受從頭到尾的徹底檢查，以確定其安全性。

15. 新生在學(xué)年第一周要為高年級學(xué)生搬書，這是他的學(xué)校長久以來的傳統(tǒng)。