【词组解析】

1. other than 非;除了

（1） I have no ambitions other than to have a happy life and be free.

        我没有雄心大志，只求自由自在地过幸福生活。

（2）That proposal is nothing else other than a patchwork.

       那个建议只是一个大杂烩而已。

2. out of breath 喘不过气来 

（1）I got out of breath running up the hill from the station.

        我从车站跑上山顶，连气都喘不上来了。

（2）He ran so fast that he was out of breath.

       他跑得太快，气都喘不过来了。

3. out of control 失去控制 

（1）The plane was spinning out of control.

        飞机失去控制，不停地旋转。

（2）The car went out of control and veered across the road.

        汽车失去了控制，突然转向冲向大路的对面。

4. out of date 过时的 

（1）These figures are very out of date.

       这些数字早已过时。

（2）A passport that is out of date is invalid.

       护照过期是无效的。

5. out of doors 在户外 

（1）He likes to garden because it keeps him out of doors.

       他喜欢在园子里干活，因为这可以使他常在户外。

（2）Sporting dogs should be kept out of doors in a kennel.

       猎狗应该养在户外的狗窝中。

 

【练习】

英译中：

（1）He can hardly be other than annoyed about it.

（2）He spoke so fast that he was out of breath.

（3）The car went out of control and crashed over the cliff.

（4）We missed the train because we used an out of date timetable.

（5）If you go on arguing, I'll turn you out of doors.