清晨的陽光撒進來,睜開眼,新的一天又開始了。大家好,歡迎來到這里,收聽并學習《Faith口語課堂-天天學》,我是Faith老師。今天的快樂英語之旅開始了。
今晚去我公寓坐坐吧,這個嘛,要看情況。在英語中如何來表達“這個嘛,要看情況”呢?今天就來講講depend這個詞的用法:
It depends... 看情況,視……而定
—Would you like to visit my apartment tonight? 今晚去我公寓坐坐吧?
—well, it depends... 這個嘛,要看情況……
—Are you coming to the party this weekend? Come on, it must be fun. 來參加周末的聚會吧,一定很好玩的。
—well, it depends... I might be working that time. 這個嘛,要看情況,我那時可能要上班。
—Will you marry me, Mary? You're the only woman in my life, I can't live without you. 嫁給我吧,瑪麗,你是我生命中的唯一的女人,沒有你,我活不下去。
—Well, it depends... Are you able to make 1 million dollars before 30? 這個嘛……你能在30歲前掙到100萬嗎?
下面,學個與“depend”有關的很popular的英語詞組:depend on, 意思是;依賴于,依靠于,取決于,后面可以接名詞
Mary has turned 30, but she's still depending on her parents. 瑪麗已經(jīng)30了,但她還靠父母養(yǎng)活。
The selling price mainly depends on the cost of raw material. 銷售價主要由原材料成本決定。
Whether we will go on a field trip or not depends on the weather. 這次野外旅行是否能成行,取決于天氣情況。
depend on后面也可以接一個從句:
The final decision depends on what he says. 最后的決定取決于他怎么說。
Great achievements of English study depend on how many hours you've put on English study each day. 英語學習的巨大成績?nèi)Q于你每天花幾個小時來學英語。
Stay here with me tonight? Ok? Well, it depends...