迷你对话学地道口语第560期:拿出来

　　Subject：Pulls out your paper.
迷你对话
A: May, have you finished your assignment? Now, pull out your paper, let me have a look.
阿美，你的作业完成了吗？现在拿出开给我看。
B: Sorry, I have forgotten the assignment completely.
对不起，我把有作业的事情忘得一干二净了。
地道表达
pull out
1. 解词释义
Pull out是个很好用的动词词组，使用频率很高。在这个对话中，表示“拿......出来”的意思。
2. 拓展例句
e.g. You don't need to pull out your stationery¹. 你不用拿出文具。
e.g. The drawer won't pull out. 抽屉拉不开。
3. 视野拓展
（1）（使）摆脱（经济衰退）；（使）恢复
Exp. If a country pulls out of recession or if someone pulls it out, it begins to recover from it.
e.g. Sterling² has been hit by the economy's failure to pull out of recession.
经济未能走出衰退，英镑因此受到了打击。
e.g. What we want to see today are policies to pull us out of this recession.
目前我们想看到的是能使我们走出这次经济衰退的政策。
（2）（车或驾车者）驶离路边，开向路中间
Exp. When a vehicle or driver pulls out, the vehicle moves out into the road or nearer the centre of the road.
e.g. She pulled out into the street.
她开车来到大街上。
e.g. He was about to pull out to overtake the guy in front of him.
他正要驶离车流超前面那人的车。
e.g. I didn't see you pull out of that alley³.
我没看到你正开车从那条巷子出来。
（3）退出，撤出（协议、比赛或组织）
Exp. If you pull out of an agreement, a contest, or an organization, you withdraw from it.
e.g. France was going to pull out of NATO.
法国打算退出北约。
e.g. A racing⁴ injury forced Stephen Roche to pull out.
一次比赛中的受伤使斯蒂芬·罗奇不得不退出。
e.g. I don't think they are going to pull out of the deal at the last minute.
我认为他们不会在最后一分钟退出这笔交易。
e.g. For some inexplicable⁵ reason, the investors⁶ decided⁷ to pull out.
由于某些无法说明的原因，投资商们决定撤出投资。

1 stationery   

n.文具；(配套的)信笺信封

参考例句：

• She works in the stationery department of a big store.她在一家大商店的文具部工作。
• There was something very comfortable in having plenty of stationery.文具一多，心里自会觉得踏实。

2 sterling   

adj.英币的(纯粹的，货真价实的)；n.英国货币(英镑)

参考例句：

• Could you tell me the current rate for sterling, please?能否请您告诉我现行英国货币的兑换率？
• Sterling has recently been strong,which will help to abate inflationary pressures.英国货币最近非常坚挺，这有助于减轻通胀压力。

3 alley   

n.小巷，胡同；小径，小路

参考例句：

• We live in the same alley.我们住在同一条小巷里。
• The blind alley ended in a brick wall.这条死胡同的尽头是砖墙。

4 racing   

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。

5 inexplicable   

adj.无法解释的，难理解的

参考例句：

• It is now inexplicable how that development was misinterpreted.当时对这一事态发展的错误理解究竟是怎么产生的，现在已经无法说清楚了。
• There are many things which are inexplicable by science.有很多事科学还无法解释。

6 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

7 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。