1.The researchers say giving these foods to babies one at a time before they become a year old may protect them from allergies.
protect from保護,保衛
Wild wood should be well protect from excessive hag.
野生森林應該被保護以免過量砍伐 。
2.The researchers found that if babies aged between 4-to-6 months old ate eggs, they were 40 per cent less likely to get an egg allergy than children who ate eggs later in life.
late, later, latter, latest, lately的區別及用法
。1)late adj. & adv. 遲,遲的,晚的,晚期,在晚期
。如:He is never late for school. 他上學從不遲到
。The train was 10 minutes late. 火車晚點十分鐘
。It's never too late to mend. 改過不為晚
。(It's)Better late than never. 遲做總比不做好
。The workers in the south often go to work early and leave off late.
南下打工仔經常是早上工,晚下班
。請記住以下幾種搭配:
in the late afternoon 傍晚,在下午較晚的時候
in the late 1990's/1990s 在二十世紀九十年代末
work late/far/deep into the night 工作至深夜
late in autumn 深秋
另外, late 用作形容詞還可用來表示“已故的,去世不久的;前任的,不久前卸任的”
。如:the late Chairman Liu Shaoqi 前國家主席劉少奇
the late government 前任(上一屆)政府
2)later adj. & adv. 為late比較級,意指較遲,較晚一些
。如:two hours later, the ship sank. 兩小時后,輪船沉沒了
。See you later! 再見!
要記住以下幾個固定搭配:
sooner or later 遲早(early or late)
no later than不遲于
later on以后,后來
。如:The problem will be solved sooner or later. 這個問題遲早會得到解決
。Let's discuss the question later on. 讓我們以后再討論這個問題吧
。He is to arrive at no later than 10 p.m. 他最遲不過晚上十點趕到
。另外,later 還可用作狀語,表示“后來”之意
。如:Later he became a general. 后來他當上了將軍
。3)latter adj. 意思是指(兩者中)后者的,后者,反義詞是former,(兩者中)前者
。注意,不要把latter與late的比較級later混淆 。如:Of the two the latter is far better than the former.
兩者中后者遠比前者好
。Of pigs and cows, the latter (=the cows) are more valuable.
豬牛兩種動物中,后者較有價值
。Did he walk or swim? The latter seems unlikely.
他走路還是游泳?后者好像不太可能
。4)latest adj. & adv. 為late的最高級
。意思是最新、最近或最遲 。如:The radio is broadcasting the latest news about the man-made satellite.
電臺正在播送有關人造衛星的最新消息
。A British car company was about to sell its latest type of car in Germany.
一家英國汽車公司正要在德國出售其最新型的汽車
。5)lately adv. (=recently) 最近,近來,通常用于現在完成時態,如:
The old palace has lately been rebuilt. 古老的宮殿最近得以重建
。Have you seen him lately? 你最近見到過他嗎?