| one ... or another 以各种../各样.. | one ... after another 一个又一个的 |
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| be forever doing sth. 总是做某事 |
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| be continually doing sth.不断地做某事 |
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| be constantly doing sth.老是地做某事 |
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| keep (on) doing sth. 一遍又一遍地做某事(纠缠) | |
| do sth. all the time 老是做某事(口语化) |
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My little daughter is always complaining of one illness or another, but she has never managed to get permission to be at home. 我的小女儿总是抱怨这样或那样的病,但她从来没有设法得到允许回家。
| used to do 过去曾经、常常(暗示现在不了) | be / become / get used to n. / doing 习惯于做某事 |
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Lao Wang who used to work hard day and night was laid off two years ago and has been lazy ever since. 过去日夜辛苦工作的老王两年前下岗了,从那以后就变得懒了。
首先我们要知道在所有的词性之中,名词往往是最正式的、最庄严(副词是无法与之相比的),更合适于在写作中书面语中的使用(类似的用法在新概念中会大量出现)。
强调主句的时间比预期的长时,译为"才" It will be a long time before we meet again. 要过很长时间我们才能再见面。
强调主句的时间比预期的短时,译为"就" I hadn't waited long before he came. 我没等多久他就来了。
| arm sb. with sth. 被动 | sb. carry sth. 主动 |
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| Armed with a torch, the vicar went up into the clock tower ... | Carrying a torch, the vicar went up into the clock tower .. |
| on earth 到底 | What on earth has happened to trouble you so? 到底发生了什么事使你如此烦恼? |
| in the world 到底 | What in the world are you doing here at seven in the morning? 你早上七点(到底)在这里干什么? |
| in God's name 到底[口语化](以上帝的名义) | What in God's name was that huge bang? 到底那是什么大爆炸? |
| in heaven's name 到底[口语化](以天堂的名义) | Where in heaven's name have you been? 你到底去哪了? |
| night after night 每个晚上(夜复一夜、夜以继夜) | day after day 日复一日(一天天地、一天又一天) | for + 时间 好几...了 |
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在肯定句和祈使句中,在谓语动词前加上助动词do以加强语气。只用于一般现在时(do, does)和一般过去时(did)中。
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| I need a car. | I do need a car. |
| He speaks English well. | He does speak English well. |
| So you came after all.这么说你还是来了。 | So you did come after all.这么说你到底还是来了。 |
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| as well 也 | as well as 除了...之外,...也... |
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| Are they coming as well? 他们也来吗? | You've probably woken up everyone in the village as well as me. 宾语me可省,介词一起省略 |