After I had left a small village in the south of France, I drove on to the next town.
| after + 从句 在…之后 | before + 从句 在…之前 |
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| 主句是过去时,从句用过去完成时(区别发生时间的先后顺序) | 主句使用过去完成时,从句使用一般过去时(区别先后顺序) |
| I had lunch at half past twelve. I had one after my lunch. | Work on it had begun before my sister left. |
动词 + on “向前”、“继续下去” 这里的On做副词修饰动词
| drive on 继续开往 | go on 继续 | talk on 滔滔不绝 |
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drive to 开车去某地 |
My heart will go on. 《我心永恒》 |
He talked on until everybody had gone. 他滔滔不绝地讲到大家都走了。 |
| I was reading when my friend called. After he had gone, I went on to read. 我朋友来看我时我正在看书。他走了以后我便继续看书。 | ||
表地理方位的(in、on、to)
| in(在…里面) | on(接壤) | to(没有相接的, 是相离的) |
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| A is in the east of B (A 在B 的里面) | A is on the east of B (A 与 B 接壤) | A is to the east of B (A 与B 不相接) |
On the way, a young man waved to me. 在路上, 在途中
wave to sb. 冲某人挥手
- Wave to a child.向孩子挥手。
- Wave to your mother.向你妈妈招手。
- Why didn't Ann see me wave to her?安为什么没看见我向她招手?
| on the way to ... 在去...的路上 |
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| on one's way to ... 在某人去...的路上 |
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* As soon as he had got into the car, I said good morning to him in French and he replied in the same language.
| as soon as 一…就…(通常位于句首表时间) | no sooner... than... 某个事件发生之后,另一个事件立即发生 |
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in + 语言 §
| 可以不加介词 in (讲某种语言时) | in (作为交际手段时) |
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| I speak English. 我会说英语 | I say a word in Chinese. 我用中文说一个字。 |
| Please use English conversation. 请使用英语对话 | That book is written in German. 那本书是用德语写的。 |
| I'm speaking Chinese. 我说的是中文 | Please answer me in English. 请用英语回答我 |
| He spoke German.He does not speak English. | Please say "Thank you" in Japanese. 请用日语说“谢谢” |
句中为什么没有使用 reply in 而不是 reply to
| reply to + 宾语 | reply in the same language 使用同样的语言(句中作状语) |
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| reply to me in the same language. 回复我用同一种语言 | speaking in the same language.说同一种语言 |
在各种交通工具上
| on 大型交通工具(可以站直) | in 小型交通工具(要低头进入) |
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| get onto the bus 上公交车 | get into the car 进入小车 |
| on the train 在火车上 | In the tricycle 在三轮车里 |
| on the airplane 在飞机上 | On the bike 在自行车上 |
| On the ship 在轮船上 | In a boat 在小船上 |
Neither of us spoke during the journey.
| neither of 两者都不...(of 介词后+宾格) | none of 三者及以上都不... |
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Apart from a few words, I do not know any French at all.
| Except prep.除…外,不包括(特殊情况) | apart from… 除…以外(普通情况) |
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not … at all 一点都不,表强调(以任何方式或方面,到最小的程度或程度,或在任何情况下)
| not 普通否定(不) | not…at all 强调否定(完全不) |
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| I don't like it. 我不喜欢这个 | I don't like it at all. 我完全不喜欢这个 |
| I don't like spicy food. 我不喜欢辣食。 | I don't like spicy food at all. 我完全不喜欢辣食。 |
| You don't need bookcases. 你不需要书柜。 | You don't need bookcases at all. 你根本不需要书柜。 |
I had nearly reached the town, when the young man suddenly said, very slowly, "Do you speak English?'
nearly adv. 几乎,差不多;密切地,亲密地;即将,就要
when 的翻译要看当时的具体情况, 在这里译为“就在此时”
- I had nearly reached home when I found my mother standing there.我快到家时,发现妈妈站在那里。
| Do you (问的是一个事实,不是能力) | Can you (问能力和意愿) |
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| Do you speak English? 你说英语吗? | Can you speak English? 你会说英语吗?(不礼貌) |
| Do you swim? 你去游泳吗? | Can you swim? 你会游泳吗? |
As I soon learnt, he was English himself!' §
| learn 得知,获悉(学习也是得知) | know 知道;懂得;了解 |
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As + 主语 + 动词 (像我所...一样) + 主句 AS引导的非限制性定语从句
| As my mother said 正如我妈说的 | As my mother said,"Although my daughter has walked a long way, I have walked a longer way." “我女儿走过的路很远,但我走过的路更远。an even longer one.” |
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| As I heard 正如我听说的 | As I heard, the new movie is receiving positive reviews from critics. (据我所听,这部新电影受到了评论家的好评。) |
| As I learnt 正如我得知的 | As I learnt, plants require sunlight for photosynthesis to produce energy. 植物需要阳光来进行光合作用以产生能量 |
| As we know 正如我们所知 | As we know,the New Concept English is very good. … |
| As he said 正如他说的 | As he said, English is easy to learn. |
himself 反身代词单独放在句尾, 起强调作用“亲自” (I read English myself.) By oneself 独自