The monks prefer winter to summer for they have more privacy.
| prefer A to B 偏爱名词 | I prefer mutton to beef. 名词 |
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| prefer doing to doing 偏爱动作 | I prefer standing to sitting down. 动名词 |
| prefer A rather than B 偏爱名词 | I prefer mutton rather than beef. 同上 |
| prefer to do rather than do 偏爱动作 | I prefer to stand rather than sit down. prefer后要接to do 而rather than接 do |
| would rather do than do 宁愿而不宁愿(无奈选择) |
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The dogs have greater freedom, too, for they are allowed to wander outside their enclosure.
wander to walk aimlessly = roam 闲逛
| permit sb. to do 允许某人做某事（授权、准许） | I permit him to do it his own way. 我允许他按自己的方式做事。 |
| allow sb. to do 允许某人做某事(给予做某事的权力) | I asked her if she would allow me to interview her, and she readily agreed. 我问她是否允许我采访她，她欣然同意了。 |
| give sb. permission to do 允许某人做某事 | Green does not give him permission to make the call. 格林不允许他打这个电话。 |
The only regular visitors to the monastery in winter are parties of skiers who go there at Christmas and Easter.
regular adj.规律的、定期的；n.常客、老主顾
- He is one of our restaurant's regulars.
- What'll it be? 你要点什么菜？
- The usual, please. 和平时一样
party n.派对、政党、有同目的人(同志)
- a party of tourists 旅行团
- a search party 搜索队
- a rescue party 营救队
- group / bunch / crowd / band 替换词
- Six hundred years ago, Sir John Hawkwood arrived in Italy with a band of soldiers and settled near Florence. NCE3-14
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These young people, who love the peace of the mountains, always receive a warm welcome at St. Bernard's monastery.
| be welcomed 被欢迎 | ..., are always warmly welcomed ... 写作替换 |
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| receive a warm welcome 被欢迎(收到一个欢迎) | Let's all extend a warm welcome to our visitors. 让我们全体向来宾表示热烈的欢迎。 |
| receive + n. 受到；得到；遭到(书面里黄金搭配) |
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