【Level 09】U1 The way I see it L2 Keep everyone safe

Word Preparation

safeguard: 保卫，保护

to protect something from harm, loss, or damage

We need to safeguard our valuables so they don’t get stolen.
我们需要保管好我们的贵重物品，谨防被偷。

The Union safeguards the interests of all its members.
联合国会捍卫每个成员的利益。

scanner: 扫描仪

a device for making images of the inside of the body or for reading information into a computer system

We need to buy a new scanner since ours is broken.
我们的扫描设备坏了，所以我们需要买一台新的。

The scanner generates a report informing you of what is discovered.
扫描仪会生成一个报告，告知你扫描仪所发现的问题。

in safe hands: 受到妥善照管的

cared for with great attention

Don’t worry. Your daughter is in safe hands.
别担心，你的女儿会受到妥善照顾的。

Don’t worry. She is in safe hands at the hospital.
别担心，她在医院里有人悉心照料。

rest assured: 放心，确信无疑

to be certain that something will happen

You can rest assured that you children will be safe.
你可以放心，你的孩子会很安全的。

She can’t rest assured until she hears the doctor say those words.
她一直提心吊胆，直到她听到医生的这一番话。

metal detector: 金属探测器

a machine that signals when metal is near

He goes round fields and beaches with his metal detector, hoping to find buried treasure.
他带着金属探测器在田间和海滩上四处走动，希望发现埋藏的宝藏。

She was unable to find her ring, so she thinks the metal detector might help.
她找不到她的戒指了，所以她觉得金属探测器也许会帮上忙。

safety measure: 安全措施

something done to prevent something bad from happening

We should take extra safety measures to prevent an accident from happening.
我们应该采取额外的安全措施来避免事故的发生。

There are many safety measures in place to safeguard children from getting hurt.
那里有许多安全措施来保护孩子们免受伤害。

Grammar

表达赞同的方式

• You said it!
• You can say that again.
• You took the words right out of my mouth.

示例：

• — Wow, it’s really hot here!
  — Yo said it!
• — Their football team seems to have lost a lot of games.
  — You can say that again.
• — Let’s stop watching this film. I can’t stand it anymore.
  — You took the words right out of my mouth.