LESSON 51 Reward for virtue
1..…but things got so bad recently that he decided to go on a diet.……但是近來情況變得越發(fā)糟糕,以致他決定節(jié)食。
(1)things(要用復(fù)數(shù)形式)可以表示“情況”、“情形”、“狀況”、“形勢”等含義:
You've surely made things worse.
你確實(shí)使情況變得更糟了。
How are things going on with you?
你那里情況如何?
(2)get作不及物動(dòng)詞時(shí)可以表示“變得”:
I got interested in French.
我(變得)對(duì)法語感興趣了。
I got angry with him.
我(變得)對(duì)他很生氣。
(3)diet用于表示治療某種疾病或調(diào)節(jié)體重的“特種飲食”、“規(guī)定飲食”時(shí)通常與on連用:
The doctor put him on a strict diet.
醫(yī)生讓他嚴(yán)格控制飲食。
She is on a diet.
她正在節(jié)食。
I once went on a diet for a week and then I gave up.
我曾經(jīng)節(jié)食過一周,然后就放棄了。
2.first of all為固定短語,表示“首先”、“第一”:
First of all I must see your passport.
首先我必須看一下你的護(hù)照。
3.write out這個(gè)短語表示“(正式)寫”、“寫出”或“全部寫出”:
You should write out a report.
你應(yīng)該寫一份報(bào)告。
4.include和contain都有“包含”的意思,但contain可以用于表示所包含的全部事物,include則只表示其中的一部分:
It included three bags of sweets.
其中有3袋糖果。(另外還有其他東西)
contain的主語通常為某個(gè)容器,include則含義更廣:
Does the bill include a tip?
賬單包括小費(fèi)嗎?
We're including you in our team.
我們把你列為我們隊(duì)中的一員了。
5.Yesterday I paid him a visit.昨天我去看望了他。
pay a visit to sb. 表示“拜訪某人”:
I paid a visit to Jane the other day.
前幾天我去看望了簡。
1..…but things got so bad recently that he decided to go on a diet.……但是近來情況變得越發(fā)糟糕,以致他決定節(jié)食。
(1)things(要用復(fù)數(shù)形式)可以表示“情況”、“情形”、“狀況”、“形勢”等含義:
You've surely made things worse.
你確實(shí)使情況變得更糟了。
How are things going on with you?
你那里情況如何?
(2)get作不及物動(dòng)詞時(shí)可以表示“變得”:
I got interested in French.
我(變得)對(duì)法語感興趣了。
I got angry with him.
我(變得)對(duì)他很生氣。
(3)diet用于表示治療某種疾病或調(diào)節(jié)體重的“特種飲食”、“規(guī)定飲食”時(shí)通常與on連用:
The doctor put him on a strict diet.
醫(yī)生讓他嚴(yán)格控制飲食。
She is on a diet.
她正在節(jié)食。
I once went on a diet for a week and then I gave up.
我曾經(jīng)節(jié)食過一周,然后就放棄了。
2.first of all為固定短語,表示“首先”、“第一”:
First of all I must see your passport.
首先我必須看一下你的護(hù)照。
3.write out這個(gè)短語表示“(正式)寫”、“寫出”或“全部寫出”:
You should write out a report.
你應(yīng)該寫一份報(bào)告。
4.include和contain都有“包含”的意思,但contain可以用于表示所包含的全部事物,include則只表示其中的一部分:
It included three bags of sweets.
其中有3袋糖果。(另外還有其他東西)
contain的主語通常為某個(gè)容器,include則含義更廣:
Does the bill include a tip?
賬單包括小費(fèi)嗎?
We're including you in our team.
我們把你列為我們隊(duì)中的一員了。
5.Yesterday I paid him a visit.昨天我去看望了他。
pay a visit to sb. 表示“拜訪某人”:
I paid a visit to Jane the other day.
前幾天我去看望了簡。