I had a letter from my sister yesterday. 一般过去时 §
She lives in Nigeria. 一般现在时 §
She said that she would come to England next year. 过去将来时 §
If she comes, she will get a surprise. 条件句:主将从现 §
| get a surprise 感到惊奇 (这里 surprise 是可数名词,指“令人惊奇的事,意想不到的事”) | to one's surprise 令某人惊讶的 = I get a shock. 吃了一惊 |
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We are now living in a beautiful new house in the country.正在进行时 §
a beautiful new house 离一个名词最近的词跟该词的关系最密切, 冠词肯定是放在最前面的
- a spare old cloth 不穿的旧衣服
- a big red flag 大红旗
Work on it had begun before my sister left. 过去完成时 §
The house was completed five months ago. 被动语态 §
In my letter, I told her that she could stay with us. 情态动词can过去时 §
stay with 跟…暂住在一起
- He stayed with his uncle last week.
| Phrasal Verb 短语 | Business Example Sentence 商务例句 |
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| Carry out 执行/实施 | We need to carry out a thorough risk assessment before investing. 投资前我们需要进行全面的风险评估。 |
| Set up 建立/安排 | Could you help me set up a meeting with the creative team? 你能帮我安排一次与创意团队的会议吗? |
| Put off 推迟 | The board decided to put off the merger until next quarter. 董事会决定将合并推迟到下个季度。 |
| Look forward to 期待 | We look forward to a long and productive partnership. 我们期待着长期且富有成效的合作伙伴关系。 |
| Go on 继续 | Please go on with your report; the data is very insightful. 请继续你的报告;这些数据非常有见地。 |
| Point out 指出 | I would like to point out a small error in the financial statement. 我想指出财务报表中的一个小错误。 |
| Find out 查明/发现 | We need to find out why our competitors are gaining market share. 我们需要查明为什么竞争对手正在获得市场份额。 |
| Call off 取消 | The deal was called off due to a lack of funding. 由于缺乏资金,交易被取消了。 |
| Get through 接通/完成 | I couldn't get through to the customer service department. 我没能接通客户服务部的电话。 |
| Take over 接管 | The tech giant plans to take over the smaller startup. 这家科技巨头计划接管这家较小的初创公司。 |
| Bring up 提及/提出 | Don't forget to bring up the staffing issue during the meeting. 别忘了在会议期间提出人员配备问题。 |
| Look into 调查 | Our legal team is looking into the new regulations. 我们的法律团队正在调查新的法规。 |
| Deal with 处理 | She is very experienced in dealing with difficult clients. 她在处理挑剔客户方面非常有经验。 |
| Break down 分解/故障 | Let's break down the costs into specific categories. 让我们将成本分解为具体的类别。 |
| Give up 放弃 | We should not give up on this negotiation just yet. 我们现在还不应该放弃这次谈判。 |
| Pick up 改善/好转 | Economic activity is expected to pick up in the spring. 预计经济活动将在春季好转。 |
| Back up 支持/备份 | You need data to back up your claims in the presentation. 你需要在演示中使用数据来支持你的主张。 |
| Cut down 削减 | The company is trying to cut down on travel expenses. 公司正试图削减差旅开支。 |
| Fill in 填补/告知 | Can you fill me in on what happened while I was away? 你能告诉我不在时发生了什么吗? |
| Hold on 等一下 | Please hold on for a moment while I transfer your call. 请等一下,我为您转接电话。 |
| Work out 计算出/解决 | We need to work out the final price after the discount. 我们需要计算出折扣后的最终价格。 |
| Hand in 提交 | All employees must hand in their reports by Friday. 所有员工必须在周五前提交报告。 |
| Sort out 解决/整理 | We had some technical issues, but they have been sorted out. 我们遇到了一些技术问题,但已经解决了。 |
| Turn out 结果是 | The event turned out to be more successful than we expected. 活动的成功程度超出了我们的预期。 |
| Go through 经历/仔细检查 | Let's go through the contract one more time before signing. 签字前让我们再仔细检查一遍合同。 |
| Bring about 引起/导致 | The new CEO hopes to bring about significant changes. 新任执行官希望带来重大的改变。 |
| Get on 相处/进展 | How are you getting on with the new project? 你的新项目进展如何? |
| Come up (问题等)发生 | Something urgent has come up, so I have to reschedule. 发生了一些急事,所以我必须重新安排时间。 |
| Put forward 提出(建议等) | Several interesting ideas were put forward at the meeting. 会上提出了几个有趣的想法。 |
| Carry on 继续 | They decided to carry on with the plan despite the risks. 尽管存在风险,他们仍决定继续执行计划。 |
| Draw up 起草 | The lawyers are drawing up the final agreement. 律师们正在起草最终协议。 |
| Keep up 保持 | We need to keep up our high standards of quality. 我们需要保持我们的高质量标准。 |
| Look back 回顾 | When we look back at last year, we see great progress. 当我们回顾去年时,我们看到了巨大的进步。 |
| Move on 继续前行 | Let's move on to the next item on the agenda. 让我们继续讨论议程上的下一项。 |
| Run out of 用完 | We are running out of time to meet the deadline. 我们快没时间在截止日期前完成了。 |
| Sign up 注册/签约 | Many clients have signed up for our new service. 许多客户已经签约使用我们的新服务。 |
| Take up 占用/开始从事 | The new software will take up less memory. 这个新软件占用的内存更少。 |
| Turn down 拒绝 | They turned down our offer because the price was too high. 他们拒绝了我们的报价,因为价格太高了。 |
| Use up 耗尽 | The project has used up all of our remaining budget. 该项目已经耗尽了我们所有剩余的预算。 |
| Wind up 结束 | It's time to wind up this meeting and get back to work. 是时候结束这次会议并回到工作中去了。 |
| Step down 辞职 | The director decided to step down after ten years in the role. 董事在任职十年后决定辞职。 |
| Hold back 阻碍/保留 | Financial constraints are holding back our expansion. 资金限制阻碍了我们的扩张。 |
| Take off (事业)腾飞 | Our online sales really started to take off after the redesign. 重新设计后,我们的线上销售真的开始腾飞了。 |
| Get back to 回复 | I'll get back to you with the details by tomorrow morning. 我明天早上会回复你具体细节。 |
| Check in 登记/报到 | Please check in at the reception when you arrive. 抵达后请在接待处登记。 |
| Clear up 澄清/整理 | We need to clear up any misunderstandings immediately. 我们需要立即澄清任何误会。 |
| Come across 偶然发现 | I come across a lot of interesting articles during my research. 我在研究过程中偶然发现了很多有趣的文章。 |
| Fall through 落空/失败 | The deal fell through at the last minute. 交易在最后一刻落空了。 |
| Get along 进展/相处 | The project is getting along quite well. 项目进展得相当顺利。 |
| Look up 查询/好转 | Things are starting to look up for the industry. 该行业的情况开始好转。 |
| Pull off 完成(难事) | It was a difficult task, but we managed to pull it off. 这是一项艰巨的任务,但我们成功完成了。 |
| Put across 解释清楚 | He's very good at putting across complex ideas simply. 他非常擅长简单明了地解释复杂的想法。 |
| Set out 阐述/出发 | The report sets out our goals for the next three years. 该报告阐述了我们未来三年的目标。 |
| Take on 承担/雇佣 | The firm is taking on new staff to handle the workload. 公司正在雇佣新员工以处理工作负荷。 |
| Throw away 浪费 | Don't throw away this opportunity to expand into Asia. 不要浪费这个向亚洲扩张的机会。 |
| Turn up 出现 | The missing documents finally turned up in the archives. 丢失的文件终于在档案室里找到了。 |
| Write down 记下 | Please write down your suggestions and email them to me. 请记下你的建议并通过邮件发给我。 |
| Burn out 精疲力竭 | Many employees burn out due to long working hours. 许多员工因工作时间过长而精疲力竭。 |
| Cut out 删除/戒除 | We should cut out unnecessary steps in the process. 我们应该删除流程中不必要的步骤。 |
| Ease off 缓解/减弱 | Work pressure should ease off after the holidays. 节后工作压力应该会缓解。 |
| End up 最终 | We might end up losing money if we don't act now. 如果我们现在不采取行动,最终可能会亏损。 |
| Follow up 后续跟进 | I will follow up with a phone call next week. 下周我会通过电话进行跟进。 |
| Get away with 侥幸逃脱 | You won't get away with such poor quality for long. 这种低劣的质量你是瞒不了多久的。 |
| Give in 让步 | Neither side was willing to give in during the strike. 罢工期间双方都不愿让步。 |
| Lay off 裁员 | The factory had to lay off 100 workers. 工厂不得不裁减100名工人。 |
| Measure up 符合标准 | The new product didn't quite measure up to expectations. 新产品不太符合预期。 |
| Pay off 取得成功 | Our hard work is finally starting to pay off. 我们的努力终于开始取得回报。 |
| Rule out 排除 | We can't rule out the possibility of further delays. 我们不能排除进一步延误的可能性。 |
| Shop around 货比三家 | It's always a good idea to shop around for the best insurance. 为了获得最好的保险,货比三家总是明智的。 |
| Stand in for 代替 | Could you stand in for me at the meeting tomorrow? 明天的会议你能替我参加吗? |
| Stay ahead 保持领先 | To stay ahead, we must innovate constantly. 为了保持领先,我们必须不断创新。 |
| Think through 考虑周全 | We need to think through the consequences of this decision. 我们需要透彻考虑这一决定的后果。 |
| Wear off 逐渐消失 | The novelty of the new office will soon wear off. 新办公室的新鲜感很快就会消失。 |
| Block out 排除(干扰) | It's hard to block out the noise in an open-plan office. 在开放式办公室里很难排除噪音。 |
| Come down 下降 | The price of oil is expected to come down next month. 预计下个月油价会下降。 |
| Count on 指望 | We are counting on your support for this initiative. 我们指望你对这项倡议的支持。 |
| Drop off 减少/下降 | Sales often drop off during the summer months. 夏季月份销售额经常会下降。 |
| Fall behind 落后 | We can't afford to fall behind our competitors. 我们承担不起落后于竞争对手的代价。 |
| Get over 克服/度过 | It took them months to get over the financial crisis. 他们花了几个月的时间才度过财务危机。 |
| Join in 参加 | Everyone is encouraged to join in the discussion. 鼓励每个人都参加讨论。 |
| Keep on 继续 | We must keep on improving our customer service. 我们必须继续改进我们的客户服务。 |
| Lead to 导致 | Small mistakes can sometimes lead to big problems. 小错误有时会导致大问题。 |
| Look round 参观/浏览 | Would you like to look round the factory? 你想参观一下工厂吗? |
| Pass on 转达 | Please pass on my congratulations to the team. 请向团队转达我的祝贺。 |
| Put in 投入/花费 | He put in a lot of extra hours to finish the project. 他花了很多额外的时间来完成这个项目。 |
| Set about 着手做 | We need to set about finding a replacement immediately. 我们需要立即着手寻找替代人选。 |
| Slow down 减缓 | The economy is starting to slow down. 经济开始放缓。 |
| Take back 退回/撤回 | We had to take back the faulty products. 我们不得不退回有缺陷的产品。 |
| Wait for 等待 | We are still waiting for approval from the head office. 我们仍在等待总部的批准。 |
| Bring out 推出 | The company is bringing out a new range of products. 公司正在推出一系列新产品。 |
| Come along 进展/随同 | How is the training program coming along? 培训计划进展如何? |
| Face up to 勇敢面对 | We have to face up to the fact that sales are falling. 我们必须面对销售额下降的事实。 |
| Get in 进入/收获 | We need to get in some extra help for the busy period. 在忙碌时期我们需要找些额外的帮手。 |
| Look out 留神/注意 | Look out for any potential risks in the new market. 注意新市场中的任何潜在风险。 |
| Put down 放下/记下 | Please put down your thoughts on this proposal. 请写下你对这份提议的想法。 |
| Set down 规定/卸下 | The rules are clearly set down in the manual. 手册中明确规定了各项规则。 |
| Take out 拿出/办理(贷款等) | The company decided to take out a bank loan. 公司决定办理银行贷款。 |
| Turn over 移交/营业额 | He will turn over the keys to the new manager. 他将把钥匙移交给新经理。 |
| Come round 顺便拜访/改变看法 | They eventually come round to our point of view. 他们最终转而支持我们的观点。 |
| Get out 离开/泄露 | We need to get out of this unprofitable market. 我们需要退出这个不盈利的市场。 |
在说明或询问人或物等的存在时可用 there be 结构 。There be 其实是“be there 的倒装”: A girl is there in the classroom. → There is a girl in the classroom. 表客观存在(有)。用于强调、陈述事实或介绍场景。
There be + n.+介词短语 (出现频率 90%)
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it 作为“虚主语”表示时间、距离、天气等概念时,不能用 there be 结构(因为不能还原为 be there)。
- It’s fifteen miles to the station.
- It is a fine day today.
- It's very pleasant.
美国初中生水平
Just yesterday, a letter arrived from my sister, who's based in Nigeria. She mentioned her plans to journey to England next year. If she indeed makes the trip, she's in for quite a surprise. We're now settled in a stunning new country home. Construction kicked off before her departure, and it was finished five months back. In my reply, I extended an invitation for her to stay with us. The house boasts spacious rooms and a delightful garden. Being a strikingly modern structure, it raises eyebrows among some locals. It's likely the sole contemporary dwelling in the area.
美国口语化表达
Yesterday, a letter landed on my doorstep, penned by my sister residing in Nigeria. She shared her intention to cross the pond to England next year. Should she follow through, she'll be in for a real treat. We've since moved into a gorgeous, brand-spanking-new house nestled in the countryside. The groundwork had been laid before she took her leave, and the house was wrapped up five months prior. I dropped her a line, inviting her to bunk with us. The house is chock-full of roomy chambers, and there's a garden that's a sight for sore eyes. It's a cutting-edge pad, so it turns heads in these parts. It must be the only modern construction for miles around.
口语化词汇:“landed on my doorstep”、“cross the pond”、“brand-spanking-new”、“bunk with us”、“chock-full”、“sight for sore eyes”、“cutting-edge pad”、“turns heads”、“for miles around”。
模仿《新概念》体系
I received a letter from my sister yesterday; she currently resides in Nigeria. In her letter, she expressed her intention to travel to England next year. If she does come, she will be pleasantly surprised. We are now living in a beautiful, newly built house in the countryside. Construction started before my sister left, and the house was finished five months ago. In my response, I informed her that she is welcome to stay with us. The house features many large rooms, and it has a lovely garden. Because it is a very modern house, it appears unusual to some people. It is likely the only modern house in the entire district.
- 更高级的词汇“currently resides”、“expressed her intention”、“pleasantly surprised”、“features”。
练习题
were some men digging up the road outside my house.(填空)
ThereLook at those clouds. I think will be a thunderstorm.(填空)
thereAfter dinner will be a long discussion on politics.(填空)
thereWhen will be convenient for you to come?(填空)
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