老外最常用的英文短语 第346期:put A before B

 　　释义：

　　put A before B 比起 B，优先考虑 A

　　put A before B 表示重视 A 大于 B，而 put something behind somebody¹ 则表示忘记某事。

　　例句：

　　I put my work before my family.

　　我最重视我的家庭了。

　　I believe² a lawyer³ should put his country before his client⁴.

　　我认为，律师应该重视国家大于个人。

　　You must put studying before playing.

　　你必须要先学习，后玩游戏。

　　对话：

　　A: Jeff is so in love with his girlfriend⁵.

　　杰夫非常喜欢他的女朋友。

　　B: He always puts her before himself⁶.

　　他总把她放在第一位。

1 somebody   

n.重要人物；pron.某人，有人

参考例句：

• Somebody is using the computer.有人在用电脑。
• He seems to be somebody.他似乎是个重要人物。

2 believe   

v.相信；认为

参考例句：

• Believe it or not,that's the way it is.信不信由你，反正事情就是这样。
• I believe what you say.我相信你的话。

3 lawyer   

n.律师，法学家

参考例句：

• My son is a lawyer.我儿子是律师。
• A lawyer is often called in to write a will.律师常被请来写遗嘱。

4 client   

n.委托人，当事人，顾客

参考例句：

• She can't come to the telephone;she's serving a client.她不能来接电话，她正在接待一位顾客。
• The lawyer produced a clever defence of his client.律师机智地为委托人辩护。

5 girlfriend   

n.女朋友；女伴侣

参考例句：

• My girlfriend is a teacher.我女朋友是个老师。
• I just broke up with my girlfriend.我刚和我的女朋友分手了。

6 himself   

pron.他自己

参考例句：

• He is proud of himself.他为自己感到自豪。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。