A tourist got separated from his tour group in the Sahara. He begged a passing nomad for water, 'Sorry,' said the tribesman, 'I have no water, but I do have some lovely neckties I’ll sell you.'
所谓双重介词结构(Double PrepositionalPhrase),是指由两个介词搭配而成,内部结构不太固定的一种复杂的介词短语,如from under the bed(从床底下),until after(before)lunch(直到午饭后/前),except on Sundays(除在星期天外),since bef...
1.Are you kidding?你这话不是当真吧?/你在开玩笑吧?No kidding.别骗人。Don’t kid yourself.别自欺欺人。2.I’m not into gambling.我对赌博不感兴趣。She doesn’t eat meat now,and she’sreally into health food.她现在不吃肉了...
My Uncle John was a farmer, and his place wasfour miles from my home in Florida, Missouri. Ispent part of every year at the farm until I was 12or 13 years old. The life which I led there with myeight cousins was full ...
until 和 till 均可引导从句或构成介词短语,充当时间状语。在句首或在正式用语中多用 until,而 till 主要用在口语中,大多数情况下用作介词。例如:They will live in Chicago until William finisheshis thesis.他们将在芝加哥住到威...
作连词用的before,其基本含义是“在……之前”(earlier than the time when),但译成汉语时可作不同处理。1.常常译作“在……之前”。例如:You are expected to sitting on your seatbefore the play begins.请在话剧开演之前在自己的...
在《大学英语》中,常遇到一些形似动词。掌握这些词可以扩大词汇量。通过对比,使这些词更易于记忆,避免用词错误。现列举如下:1.deceive,conceive,perceive,receive(1)deceive 欺骗,哄骗They deceived her into signing the papers.他...
Our daughter,Jill, has two grandmothers who are as dif-ferent as chalk and cheese.One taught her to count cards andmake her face blank when she bluffed at blackjack.The othertaught her where to place salad forks.When ...