| These days 当今 | |
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| 写作替换 | 反义词:in those days 想当初、当年 |
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| far | more than | 更多的,远远超过 |
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| much | 更加;多得多 | |
| even | 更加,更进一步:表示程度更高或更深的意思。 | |
| still | 更多的:表示还有更多的事物或信息可供添加或提供。 | |
| yet | 更多的,还有更多的:表示数量或程度比之前的还要更多。 |
| slightly | more than | 略多于:表示数量或程度比某个数值或标准稍微多一些。 |
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| a little | 稍微多一点:表示数量或程度上比原来多一些,但不是很多。 | |
| a bit | 更多一点:表示需要或想要更多的数量或程度。 |
造句:These days, people who work in the entertainment field often receive far more money than people who toil in the education sector. 现如今,在娱乐界工作的人挣的钱往往比在教育行业工作的人多得多。
| People | who work in offices | are frequently referred to as 'white-collar workers' | for the simple reason(名词更正式) | that they usually wear a collar and tie to go to work. |
| 先行词 | 定语从句 | 系 + 表 | 引导原因(simply because...) | 同位语从句(解释原因) |
| 主语 | 原因状语(介词+名词 + 同位语从句 = 普通从属连词) | |||
| refer to 提到⋯谈及⋯ |
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| refer to A as B 把A称为B |
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| address as 称呼为 |
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| be know to A as B 被认为是,被称为;以…而著称 |
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造句:Giant pandas are frequently referred to as 'living fossils' for the simple reason that they have lived on earth for over 200 million years.大熊猫常常被称为活化石,只不过因为它们在世界上已经生存了两亿多年了。
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| I'm not interested. | I'm not into it. |
| He is very brave. | He has nerves of steel. |
| She is very smart. | She is a walking encyclopedia. |
| I'm very surprised. | I'm blown away. |
| Let's leave. | Let's hit the road. |
| Hurry up. | Step on it. |
| Be quiet. | Zip it. |
| I'm very angry. | I'm fuming. |
| Stop talking. | Button your lip. |
| It's very simple. | It's a no-brainer. |
| I don't understand. | It's all Greek to me. |
| I'm very proud. | I'm over the moon. |
| He is very honest. | He is as straight as an arrow. |
| I don't know. | I'm clueless. |
| You are wrong. | You missed the mark. |
| I'm very excited. | I'm pumped up. |
| Let's end this. | Let's wrap it up. |
| It's very loud. | It's deafening. |
| He's very talented. | He's a natural. |
| I'm very thirsty. | I'm parched. |
| Such is human nature, | that a great many people are often willing to sacrifice higher pay | for the privilege of becoming white-collar workers. |
| 倒装:human nature is Such | 解释 such 做同位语从句 | 目的状语 |
| be willing to do 乐意做某事 | I shook my head and held up five fingers indicating that I was willing to pay £ 5.NCE3-28 |
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| be ready to do 乐意干某事 |
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| be prepared to do 乐意或已准备干某事 | Why people are prepared to tolerate a four-hour journey each day for the dubious privilege of living in the country is beyond me.NCE3-41 |
| This can give rise to curious situations, | as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs | who worked as a dustman for the Ellesmere Corporation. |
| 主句(观点) | 引导 方式状语从句 | 定语从句 |
| 方式状语从句(例证:as it did / does in the case of ... who ...) | ||
| This can cause curious situations. Alfred Bloggs was an example. He worked ... 初级水平 | ||
造句:Stress can give rise to mental diseases, as it did in the case of Mike Johnson who worked as an engineer for General Motors. 压力会导致精神上的一些疾病,正如在通用汽车公司工程师迈克·约翰逊身上发生的情况一样。
| be (dressed) in ... 穿着(xxx的衣服) |
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| sb. wear sth. 某人穿着... | He left home wearing a smart black suit. 主动 |
| spend ... on sth. / (in) doing 重点是与介词的搭配 | 花钱 | I spent a lot of money on food. |
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| 时态/语态 | 主动 | 被动 |
| 一般时 | doing | being done |
| 完成时 | having done | having been done |
使用完成时的动名词可以使用一般时doing与being done代替,那么什么时间使用完成时 having done与having been done?当需要强调“动名词”发生的时间要比谓语动词更早时就需要使用完成时态的“动名词”。
| Before returning home at night, | he took a shower and changed back into his suit. |
| 后发生(使用一般时) | 先发生 |
| After gazing at the display for several minutes, | Mr. Taylor went back into his shop. NCE3-6 |
| 先发生(一般时可代替完成时) | 后发生 |
| After having gazed at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop. | |
| Four days after (having set) setting out, while the Titanic was sailing across the icy waters of the North Atlantic... NCE3-10 | |
| Ashamed of having acted so rashly, Dimitri apologized to Aleko for having accused him.NCE3-16(介词+宾语=发生在谓语之前) | |
| Pretending to speak seriously, one of the workmen asked if he might make a telephone call before being taken to the station. NCE3-40(一般时的被动) | |
| After having been wounded towards the end of the war, he had been sent to hospital and was separated from his unit.NCE3-36(完成时的被动) | |
| workmate | Do you tangle with your new workmate? 你会自己的新同事吵架吗? |
| colleague | One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke on his colleague to find out if, after so many performances, he had managed to learn the contents of the letter by heart.NCE3-22 |
| associate | The dictionary meaning of the term "associate" is "colleague"; "friend"; "companion". 词典中“伙伴”一词的意思是“同事”;“朋友”;“伴侣”。 |
| Alf's wife has never discovered | that she married a dustman | and she never will, | for Alf has just found another job. |
| 主 + 谓 | 宾语从句 | 并列句(省略discover) | 原因状语从句 |
| He will be earning only half | as much as he used to (earn), | but he feels | that his rise in status is well worth the loss of money. |
| 将来进行时 | 比较状语从句 | 引导原因状语从句 | 宾语从句 |
| 英语中表达倍数的三种方式 | ||
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| A is ... times as ... as B | A是B的...倍 |
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| A is ... times the amount of B | A 的(长、高、宽、价格...)是B的...倍 | the amount 可以使用:the number, the size, the length, the width / breadth, the height, the value, the price ... |
| A is .. times 比较级 than B | 通过形容词的比较级确定比较内容 |
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| be worth | sth. | The matter is worth consideration. |
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| doing (只能主动) | The matter is worth considering. | |
| be worthy | of sth. | The matter is worthy of consideration. |
| to do (主动) | The book is worthy to read. | |
| to be done (被动) | The matter is worthy of to be considered. |
The day when Beijing won the right to host the 2008 Olympic Games is worthbeing celebratedcelebrating / celebration.
The day when Beijing won the right to host the 2008 Olympic Games is worthy of celebration / to be celebrated.