▲a sure bet 是习语,与 a sure thing 同义,意思是“必然的事”“确定的事”“可以肯定的事”。比如《美国英语习语和短语动词词典》在 sure 词条就列有此习语:a sure bet and a sure thing:a certainty; something that is sure to take place 另外,a sure bet 还可用于人,表示“铁定人选”。如:He is a sure bet for the pre...
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▲其实你这个句子的正常词序应该是这样的:He says that three times as many young trees as those that can be cut are planted. 他说,新种的幼树是那些可砍伐树木的三倍。你的句子只不过是把 as those that can be cut 放到了句末。至于为什么会这样处理,你这里只是一个单句,没有上下文,但可能与强调或句子平衡等因素...
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▲你的两个句子都对,到底用单数还是用复数,取决于说话人是否侧其种类:Apples and pears are fruit. 苹果和梨都是水果。 Apples and pears are fruits. 苹果和梨都是水果。▲我手头有两个类似的句子,可以证明以上说法的正确性:Apples and oranges are fruits. 苹果和橘子是水果。(《兰登书屋韦氏英语学习词典》)Bananas...
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只要语义需要,英语完全可以说 enjoy sb’s doing sth。你的以下句子完全正确:She enjoyed her son being praised. 她喜欢她的儿子受到赞扬。He rather enjoys her doing nothing. 他挺喜欢她什么事都不干。They enjoy my singing old songs of their boyhood. 他们喜欢我唱他们童年时的老歌。
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▲by sea 主要表示方式,by the sea 主要表示地点。比较:1. by sea 由海路,乘船(表方式)。如:I don’t like to travel by sea. 我不喜欢乘船旅行。Did you come by land or by sea? 你是从陆路来的还是从海路来的?2. by the sea 在海边(表地点)。如:He lives by the sea. 他住在海边。A week by the sea brought her...
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▲less of a 后接单数可数名词,主要用于表明具有更小或更微不足道特性的事物;后面与 than 搭配,表示“比……更小(更少、更轻微、更不严重……),具体的翻译需根据语境需要来确定。比如:Storage is less of a problem than it used to be. 储存问题比原来要小。It seems less of a threat than I’d expected. 威胁性似比我预...
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generation 若用作主语,谓语动词可用单数(视为整体)或复数(考虑其个体)。如:The younger generation smoke(s) less than their parents did. 年轻一代比他们的父辈抽烟抽得少。The older generation is [are] always complaining about the younger generation. 老一代人总是抱怨下一代。My generation behaves [behave]...
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这里将作定语的过去分词 used 放在被修饰名词之后是有原因的:▲一般说来,单独的过去分词作定语是要放在被修饰名词之前的——这类过去分词通常具有形容词的性质或是已转化为形容词(具有形容词的描述性特点)。如:This method has an added advantage. 这个方法有一个额外的好处。We have an agreed agenda for action. 我们...
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▲下面是《张道真英语用法》对你这个问题的相关用法:表示长、宽、高可以用 by 字或 × 号:The island measures about 25 miles by 12 miles. 岛的面积约为25英里长12英里宽。The box measures approximately 26 inches long × 25 inches wide × l6 inches deep. 这个箱子约26英寸长,25英寸宽,16英寸高。Each section is 2...
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我的看法与前面两位老师的分析稍有不同,不一定成熟,提出来向大家请教!▲短语 in need 的意思在词典一查便很清楚,它表示“贫困的”“有困难的”“在困难中的”。如:It’s up to us to help people in need. 我们有义务帮助有困难的人。Alms were distributed to those in need. 救济品被分发给困难人群。The charity aims to pr...
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