为什么英文中同一种东西需要多个词表达。这是因为英文很忌讳重复表达,所以需要多个形容词的程度来表达其多样性。
| smart | beautiful | lovely | nice |
|---|---|---|---|
| 时髦的、聪明的 | 外貌长得好看的 | 可爱的 | 人的行为好(对人好) |
| She is not only smart but also beautiful, lovely, and nice. 她不仅聪明,而且漂亮、可爱、善良。 | |||
She is a nice person, she did a good job, she speaks English well, and now she feels fine.
| fine (满意的)好 | He's fine, thanks. 身体好 |
|---|---|
| nice (令人愉快的)好 | That's a nice dress. 外貌好看 |
| good (表现得)好 | That's good news for Jimmy. 品德好 |
| well (技术)好 | He slept very well for the first two nights... 做得好 |
绿帽子
暗指一个男性被他的妻子或伴侣欺骗、出轨或背叛。这种情况下,男性被比喻为戴着一顶绿帽子,意味着他成了别人笑柄,丧失了尊严和忠诚。
这个说法并不适用于所有西方国家和文化,也不应被普遍认为是西方人的共同观念或文化特征。它更多地是一个文化梗或俚语,在某些情况下可能会被使用,但并不代表所有西方人都会理解或使用这个概念。
| What 什么 | Whose 谁的 | How 怎样 |
|---|---|---|
What + be + 名词
What + 名词(有限) + be
| Whose + be + 名词
Whose + 名词 (不限) + be
| How + be + 名词
|
| 特殊疑问词+名词 | 形物 | 名词 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What color is 颜色 Where is 在哪儿 What size is 尺寸 What brand is 牌子 | your | umbrella | ? |
| her | car | ||
| his | shirt | ||
| their | coat | ||
| its | case | ||
| my | carpet | ||
| our | blouse | ||
| Jack's | tie | ||
注:their coat \ our blouse (单数),指他们共有一件物品,与现实不太符合,因为这里只是为了配合:What color is ... 的用法练习,大家请自行替换合适的名词单复数,并根据实际情况选择使用 is / are 做到主谓一致。
做个数学题:4个疑问 × 8 个形物 × 8 个名词 = 256 个不一样的句子(发现没?语言就是排列组合,如果你有100个名词词汇量,在这个组合上可以再 × 100+)...
| 字母 | 音标 | 单词 |
|---|---|---|
| Yy | / j / | yes, yoyo, yellow, yet |
| / ɪ / | happy, lovely, cloudy | |
| Zz | / z / | zip, zero, zigzag, zebra |
几乎所有英文单词都包含字母a、e、i、o、u或y(特殊元音,比如why发i)中的至少一个(不含缩写词或特定的外来词)。
| 字母 | 音标 | 单词 |
|---|---|---|
| Aa | /æ/ | hand, cat, ax |
| Bb | /b/ | bag, bet, lab |
| Cc | /k/ | c + e, i, y 时,读 /s/;c + 其他字母时,读 /k/ |
| Dd | /d/ | dig, dad, desk |
| Ee | /e/ | egg, elephant |
| Ff | /f/ | fat, frog, staff |
| Gg | /g/ | gas, get, goat |
| Hh | /h/ | hat, him, house |
| Ii | /ɪ/ | city, big, silly |
| Jj | /ʤ/ | jet, jelly, jog |
| Kk | /k/ | kill, kiss, kick |
| Ll | /l/ | lot, let, girl, small |
| Mm | /m/ | man, milk, Tim |
| Nn | /n/ | not, no, man, town |
| Oo | /ɒ/ | ox, orange, olive |
| Pp | /p/ | pig, pen, panda, puppy |
| /kw/ | queen, question, quit | |
| Rr | /r/ | rose, rice, rabbit |
| Ss | /s/ | sad, same, bus, first |
| Tt | /t/ | Tom, top, tea, it |
| Uu | /ʌ/ | cup, but, cut |
| Vv | /v/ | very, vivid, voice, five |
| Ww | /w/ | wet, witch, wave, what |
| Xx | /ks/ | fox, box, exit |
| Yy | /j/ | yes, yoyo, yellow, yet |
| /ɪ/ | happy, lovely, cloudy | |
| Zz | /z/ | zip, zero, zigzag, zebra |