Do you love stories?
这里将story变为复数,特指了故事类型(Do you like books?),而不是某一个故事,这句话引出故事(我想给你讲个故事)
引人入胜的写作方式
- Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad. 飞机正在慢慢的把我逼疯。
- Jasper White is one of those rare people who believes in ancient myths. 贾斯珀·怀特是少有的相信古代神话的人之一。
- People are not so honest as they once were. 人们不再像以前那样诚实了。
I want to tell you… 我想告诉你... (故事的开始方式)
表达:想要 / 打算
| I want to… (我想要…) | I want to buy a new laptop. |
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| I would like to… (我想要…/更礼貌) | I would like to order some coffee. |
| I need to… (我需要…) | I need to go to the bank. |
| I am going to… (我打算…) | I am going to visit my friend tomorrow. |
| I am planning to… (我计划…) | I am planning to learn English every day. |
表达:习惯 / 经常做
| I usually… (我通常…) | I usually get up at 7 a.m. |
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| I always… (我总是…) | I always drink tea in the morning. |
| I sometimes… (我有时…) | I sometimes watch movies on weekends. |
| I never… (我从不…) | I never smoke. |
It happened to a friend of mine…
happen to sb. 发生在某人身上\碰巧
- What happened to them remains somewhat of a mystery.他们到底出了什么事,到现在仍可以说是个谜。
- "What's happened to her?"—"I'm sure she won't be long." “她出什么事了?”— “我肯定她马上就到了。”
- The lady happened to be Kevin's mother. 这位女士碰巧是凯文的母亲。
名词 + of + 名词性物主代词 (代表其中之一)
| a friend of mine | a friend of my friends. |
| mine | my friends. |
- a friend of mine 我的一个朋友(我众多朋友中的一个)
- a daughter of theirs 他们的一个女儿(话外音,他们可能有几个女儿)
- a nephew of hers 她的一个外甥(不止一个外甥)
- a sister of his(男形物与名物都是his) 他的一个姐姐(他有几个姐姐)
- a student of yours 你的一个学生
- a co-worker of ours 我们的一个同事
While my friend, George, was reading… 同位语
| 名词 + 名字 | 名字 + 名词 |
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| My hometown is in Beijing. Beijing is the capital city of China. | My hometown is in Beijing, the capital city of China.(更加简洁) |
| Sara is my friend.She is a doctor. | Sara, my friend , is a doctor.(提供额外信息) |
After they had entered the house,they went into the dining room. After后接完成时
| 过去完成时(先发生) | 一般过去时(后发生) |
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| they had entered the house | they went into the dining room |
| 他们已经进入了房子 | 然后再进入了餐厅 |
| After they had entered the house and went into the dining room. | |
The thieves dropped the torch and ran away (主语 + 谓语 + 谓语 )as quickly as possible.
| 课文原句演变过程 1 → 2 → 3 | |
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这是语言演化的结果:as + 副词 + as + 主语 + can/could 翻译为“尽[主语]最大的可能性[副词]”
| The thieves ran away as quickly as they could. 这2个小偷尽最大的可能性跑掉了(能跑多快跑多快、撒丫子的跑了) | |
| George came downstairs quickly. | George came downstairs as quickly as he could. 乔治3步并做2步的下楼来 |
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| not as...as... 不像...一样 | as…as… 像…一样 |
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在否定形式中,表示两者不相等或不具有相同程度的特征。
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"as...as..." 是一个常用的句型,用于进行比较。它用来表达两个事物相等或具有相同程度的特征或性质。通常,这种结构可以用来比较两个人、物体、行为或状态的相似程度。基本结构是:as + 形容词/副词原级 + as + 被比较的人或物
as…as possible 尽…所能地…
| 尽所能地慢 as slowly as possible | Please drive as slowly as possible. 请尽量慢点开车。 |
| 尽所能地热情 as warmly as possible | Please greet him as warmly as possible.请尽量热情地给他打招呼。 |
| 尽所能地努力 as hard as possible | He is studying English as hard as possible.他正在尽全力努力地学英语。 |
slowly、warmly、hard都是副词,用于修饰动词