[scode type="blue"]slither[/scode]
音标：/'slɪðə/
英英释义：
①If you slither somewhere, you slide along in an uneven way.【v.(摇摇晃晃地)滑行，滑动】
②If an animal such as a snake slithers, it moves along in a curving way.【v.(蛇等)蜿蜒而行】
例句：
①Robert lost his footing and slithered down the bank.
罗伯特失足滑下了河岸。
②The snake slithered into the water.
蛇滑入了水中。
其实这个单词比较好记忆，虽然有两个意思，但它们是相互关联的。而且这个单词的开头是“s”,很容易就可以联想到“蛇”蜿蜒前行~
Romain Gary的小说 Promise at Dawn 也出现了这个表达：
[scode type="blue"]
fork out
（通常指不乐意地）支付[/scode]
英英释义：
to spend money on something, especially when you do not want to.
常见介词搭配：
fork out on/for
例句：
①They will fork outfor expensive coverage instead.
相反，他们会为昂贵的承包范围出钱。
②Those who went to ten different places, by contrast, forked out 1,249.
而相比之下，那些在十家不同超市分别购物的人最终却支出了1249英镑。
《经济学人》一篇关于运动与高考的文章也出现了这个表达：
同义拓展：
关于“付钱”，之前也介绍过这么一个短语：spring for 【to pay for someone else's share of something.】
举个栗子：
I'll spring for dinner tonight.
shell out （for）为…花费一大笔钱 【to spend a lot of money on something】
举个栗子：
You won't have to shell out a fortune for it.
你不必为它花一大笔钱。
run to 支付得起;有钱购买 【If you cannot run to a particular item, you cannot afford to buy it or pay for it.】
举个栗子：
If you can't run to champagne, buy sparkling wine.
如果买不起香槟酒，就买汽酒好了。
