原文:You're gonna meet a nice girl, with low standards, no real options,or sense of smell..你會遇上個沒要求,沒對象,沒嗅覺的好女孩的。
【option,alternative,choice,possibility同義詞辨析】
option:指可選擇的事物、選擇、選擇權、選擇的自由
choice:同上
alternative:指可供選擇的事物、其中一種選擇
possibility:指某種情況下可選擇的事物
例句:
As I see it,we have two options...據我看,我們有兩種選擇。
If I had the choice,I would stop working tomorrow.如果讓我選擇,我明天就停止工作。
You can be paid in cash weekly or by cheque monthly: those are the two alternatives.你的工資可以按周以現金支取,或按月以支票支取。二者可選其一。
The possibilities are endless.可想的辦法是無窮的。
【用option,choice,還是alternative?】
choice較option稍非正式,而alternative更正式些。
表示選擇權或選擇的自由最常用choice,不過有時也可用option,但通常不用alternative。
possibility的用法與其他相似,不過其重點主要在于可選擇的事物而非需要作出選擇。
例如:
If I had the choice/option, I would...如果讓我選擇,我會...(此時不用alternative)
parental choice in education父母在教育方面的選擇權 (此時不用option和alternative)
原文:You are not meant to be a parent. Why not?你當不了家長,為什么?
【mean的用法】
mean to do 打算做……
mean doing 意味著……
例句:
I mean to go, but my father would not allow me to.
我想去,但是我父親不肯讓我去。
To raise wage means increasing purchasing power.
贈加工資意味著增加購買力。
原文:I'd like to present--我向你們介紹。。。
【present的用法】
1.形容詞 a.
1.出席的,在場的[F]
How many people were present at the meeting?
到會的有多少人?
2.現在的,當前的[B]
I'm not at all satisfied with the present situation.
我對目前的情況一點都不滿意。
3.【語】現在時的[B]
4.留在記憶里的,不能忘記的[F][+in/to]
2.名詞 n.
1.現在,目前[the S]
There is no time like the present.
機不可失,時不再來。
2.【語】現在時態[U][C]
3.【律】本文件
3.名詞 n.
1.禮物,贈品[C]
He often gave his neighbor's kids little presents.
他常常送些小禮物給鄰居的孩子。
4.及物動詞 vt.
1.贈送,呈獻[(+to/with)]
They presented him with a bunch of flowers.
他們獻給他一束鮮花。
2.引起(問題),造成(困難)[(+to/with)]
All this presented new safety problems.
所有這些都造成了新的安全問題。
3.提出,提交,呈遞[(+to)]
Some 300 papers were presented at the conference.
會上提出了大約三百篇論文。
4.呈現;描述;出示[(+to)]
He had to present a smiling face though heavy-hearted.
雖然憂心忡忡,但他還得露出一副笑容。
5.上演;使扮演
6.介紹,引見
詞形變化:
名詞:presentness
動詞過去式:presented
過去分詞:presented
現在分詞:presenting
第三人稱單數:presents
詞組:
at present現在,當前,眼下 相對將來(in the future)
I don't need any help at present.眼下我不需要幫助。
【生詞擴展】
omelet:名詞 n. 1.煎蛋餅,煎蛋卷[C]