392. The director gave me his assurance that he would double my pay if I did my job well.
主管向我承諾過,只要我工作出色,他就會付給我雙倍的薪水。
六級詞匯講解:
assurance意為“保證;確信”,常見搭配有:give sb. an assurance that...(給某人……保證),have full assurance of(完全相信),shake one's assurance(動搖某人的信心),with assurance(有把握地,自信地)。
double既可作名詞和形容詞,也可以作動詞。在本句中,double為及物動詞,是“使加倍”之意。
英語六級考點歸納:
assurance是動詞assure的名詞形式。assure- ensure的區(qū)別在于:
assure意為“確保”,強調(diào)的是在主觀上使別人相信。如:
They tried to assure him of their willingness to work.
他們盡力使他相信,他們樂意工作。
ensure意為“保證”,強調(diào)的是客觀因素對于某事的保證。如:
This medicine will ensure you a good night's sleep.
這藥保證能讓你好好睡一覺。