Those must be comfortable shoes. I bet you could walk all day in shoes like that and notfeel a thing. I wish I had shoes like that.
那雙鞋子一定很舒適。穿這樣的鞋子你可以走上一整天,腳都不會(huì)痛。我希望能有一雙這樣的鞋子。
bet v. 打賭,確信無(wú)疑
He bet $50 that his horse would win.
他拿50美元打賭,說(shuō)他的馬將會(huì)贏。
I bet they are making a pile out of the deal.
我肯定他們這筆生意一定賺大錢(qián)。
【詞義辨析】
bet, gamble,
bet: 指競(jìng)賽中的打賭,也指雙方對(duì)有疑惑之事?tīng)?zhēng)執(zhí)不下的打賭。在口語(yǔ)中,bet作“確信,敢說(shuō)”解。
gamble: 多指投機(jī),為獲得某物或牟利而冒大險(xiǎn),含孤注一擲意味。
If God intended everybody to be the same, he'd have given us all braces on our legs.
如果上帝要讓人人都一樣的話,他會(huì)給每人一雙腳
intend vt. 想要,打算,意指
【詞義辨析】
intend, mean,
intend: 較正式用詞,但常用,指對(duì)未來(lái)的行動(dòng)做出打算,并力爭(zhēng)實(shí)現(xiàn)。
mean: 口語(yǔ)多用,指懷有作某事的想法或希望得到某物,特別用于效果不好而動(dòng)機(jī)良好的場(chǎng)合。
【詞語(yǔ)用法】
1.intend后面多接不定式,而少用動(dòng)名詞,如I intend to go的格式比較常見(jiàn);
2.當(dāng)intend后面有賓語(yǔ)時(shí),也多用不定式。
I intend him to do it at once.
我打算讓他立刻著手做這事。
3.當(dāng)表達(dá)“打算的事未實(shí)現(xiàn)”的意思時(shí),不用虛擬語(yǔ)氣,而僅需體現(xiàn)“打算”這個(gè)動(dòng)作較早。
I had intended to come, but was prevented by the bad weather.
錯(cuò)句舉例與錯(cuò)句分析
錯(cuò)句:Far better to leave the surfaces decently painted as they were originally intended.
糾正:Far better to leave the surfaces decently painted as they were originally intended to be.
翻譯:遠(yuǎn)不如把表面適當(dāng)?shù)赜推嵋幌拢拖裨瓉?lái)打算的那樣。
分析:不可用they were intended painted,而是they were intended to be painted。
Hancock: We're a progressive school system.We don't want to see anybody left behind.Is there a Mr. Gump, Mrs. Gump?
我們的學(xué)校是要排名次的。我們不想有人拉后腿。甘先生在哪兒,甘太太?
progressive: 進(jìn)步的,先進(jìn)的,循序漸進(jìn)的
She is the most progressive writer of that times.
她是那個(gè)時(shí)代最進(jìn)步的作家。
History can not hold progressive movement.
歷史無(wú)法阻擋前進(jìn)的步伐。
The state require s a minimum I. Q of 80 to attend public school.Mrs. Gump,
州政府要求智商起碼要80才能上公立學(xué)校,甘太太。
minimum: adj. 最少的,最低程度的
You must practice each day for a minimum of 30 minutes.
你每天必須最少練習(xí)三十分鐘。
The minimum wage is 4.25 dollars an hour.
最低工價(jià)為每小時(shí)四點(diǎn)二五美元。
反義詞:maximum 最高的,最大極限的
The maximum temperature in July may be 36 Celsius degree.
七月份最高溫度可能達(dá)到36攝氏度。
attend v. 出席,參加,照料,注意,專(zhuān)心于
I shall be attending the meeting.我會(huì)參加會(huì)議。
You're going out? But who will attend to the baby?你要出去?那誰(shuí)來(lái)照料這嬰兒。
Attend to your work and stop talking.專(zhuān)心工作,不要說(shuō)話。
【詞義辨析】
attend, join, participate, take part in,
attend: 側(cè)重參加或出席會(huì)議或?qū)W術(shù)活動(dòng)等。
join: 普通用詞,指加入黨派、團(tuán)體或游戲活動(dòng)等。
participate: 正式用詞,特指參加團(tuán)體活動(dòng),暗示以一個(gè)積極的角色參加。
take part in: 側(cè)重參加某項(xiàng)群眾性、集體性的事業(yè)、工作或活動(dòng),突出參加者在其中發(fā)揮一定的作用。
【詞語(yǔ)用法】
1.attend和attend at均表示“出席于……”的意思,不過(guò)習(xí)慣上更偏向于使用attend;
2.attend和attend upon(on)均表示“照料,伺候”的意思,但是在特指醫(yī)生或護(hù)士的照料時(shí),習(xí)慣上常用attend;
3.attend to表示“注意于”的意思。
I will attend to the matter soon.
我一會(huì)會(huì)注意下這個(gè)事情的。