妙語佳句:

原句:I appreciate all of you showing up on short notice.很感謝你們一收到通知就過來了。

appreciate:欣賞, 賞識

appreciate后可接that從句。

I appreciate that the plan has worked well.

美國人習慣在appreciate后直接加that，而英國人則習慣在that前加上the fact。

I appreciate the fact that the plan has worked well.

appreciate后不可接不定式，可以接動名詞。

He appreciates being advised.

他很感激得到了建議。

有時，appreciate后帶動賓語it最好不討省略掉。

I shall appreciate it if you will give me his address.

show up:露面

What puzzles me is why they didn't show up.

令我百思不解的是他們?yōu)槭裁礇]有出現。

on short:馬上

We had to set out on short notice.

一接到通知，我們就出發(fā)了。

The doctor came on short notice.

醫(yī)生隨叫隨到。

原句:This is a waste of time.這簡直在浪費時間。

a waste of time(to do sth):浪費時間, 白費時間

It is a waste of time to read such a magazine.

看這種雜志真是浪費時間。

考考你:

很感謝你們一收到通知就過來了

我從沒聽你質疑過她的能力

上期答案:

A person is more than the size of their wallet.

You set up my client with a man named Martin Donnelly.