Mad or not (mad)?
- One good turn deserves another.
- While two detectives ... two others (detectives) opened the parcel. §
- Bill Frith's garden is larger than Joe's (garden). §
- from one garage to the other (garage). §
Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad.
driving强调“正在进行时”,而 Aeroplanes drive me mad slowly. 则强调“过去、现在、将来会慢慢的”
drive sb. mad 逼某人发疯(驱使某人...)
- You are driving me mad.
- The teacher is slowly driving me mad.
| drive a car 驱动一辆车(开车) | drive away 驱使离开(赶走) |
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I live near an airport and passing planes can be heard night and day.(能够被听到:情态动词的被动)
night and day 日日夜夜,夜以继日 (注意连读)
- day by day 一天天;逐日
- from day to day 从日复一日的
passing planes 经过的飞机
- He forgot the man with passing time. 随着时间的消逝,他忘掉了那个人。
| sleeping baby 正在睡觉的小孩 | waiting area 等候区 |
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| I put the sleeping baby down gently.我把睡着的宝宝轻轻放下。 | On both sides of the waiting area were two counters.等待区的两边有两个柜台。 |
The airport was built years ago, but for some reason it could not be used then.(not be used 未使用:then决定了不使用can)
years ago = many years ago 多年前(前面不加确定的数词时,一般表示“许多年”)
- I have not seen him for weeks.我好几个星期没见到他了。
- Why didn't you do it months ago? 为什么你几个月前不做呢?
- She may have finished her homework hours or days ago. 她可能是几个小时前或几天前完成作业的
| some + 不可数名词/可数名词复数 一些… | some + 可数名词单数=复合词 某一… |
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Last year, however, it came into use. (启用) 开始被使用(主动概念,没有被动式)
however 然而(用于句首, 句中, 用逗号隔开)
| use n. 使用 | use vt. 使用 |
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* Over a hundred people must have been driven away from their homes by the noise. 推测 + 过去的被动
over a hundred… (超过)一百多…
| must have been done 推测过去的被动(难点) | must have been + doing 推测过去正在进行 |
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| away from 从某地离开(away 离开某地) | out of somewhere 从某地出来 |
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| He walked slowly away from her.他慢慢地从她身旁走开。 | You should get out of school more often.你应该多多走出学校。 |
I am one of the few people left.
one of… 之一 (表示特指的一群人/一些东西中的一个,后面的名词用复数)
- One of the girls standing over there is Tim’s sister.
- You can take one of these bags.
| left 被留下来的(leave 过去分词作定语放在被修饰词的后面) | left 剩下的…东西 |
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Sometimes I think (that) this house will be knocked down by a passing plane.将来的被动
knock down 撞倒、打折
- The market might abandon the stock, and knock down its price.商场可能会清理库存,降低价格。
- The elephant can knock down a man with his trunk. 大象能用鼻子把人撞倒。
- Office managers knock down walls to encourage team building. 办公室经理打破了这一隔阂,鼓励团队建设。
| knock at 敲门 | knock out 击倒、打晕 |
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| Yesterday a beggar knocked at my door. | The three drinks knocked him out. 这3杯酒让他昏昏欲睡。 |
I have been offered a large sum of money to go away, but I am determined to stay here.
sb. be offered sth. 某人被给予某物
- He is offered a job in Canada. 有人提供给他一份在加拿大的工作。
- Buyers are offered a cash rebate. 购买者享受现金折扣。
- Customers are offered a 10% discount if they pay cash. 顾客若付现金,可获九折优惠。
offer v. 提供(相当于 given)
双宾语的被动语态中,主语有两种可能; 以 sb.做主语或以 sth.做主语
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| Give me that hammer please, Dan. give sb. sth. | He has been given the(that) book. sb. be given sth. |
| Give a book to me please. give sth. to sb. | The book has been given to me. sth. be given to sb. |
英语中的主语是物,通常习惯性使用“被动”来表达,当人处于某种“身不由已”的状态时,也使用被动。但是汉语中:人、物在大多数时候都是用主动来表达,所以在翻译时即便英语是“被动”,我都也常常使用主动来翻译。