1. be short of 缺少
eg.: Otherwise you'll be short of money all term.
否則你整個一學期都將缺錢。
我會巧辨析: run short (of) 缺乏供應;be short for 縮寫,縮小……
2. be shown into 被帶到某地
eg.: You have to wait in a large entrance hall before being shown into the court proper.
進入皇宮時先要在入口大廳等候,由人帶領進入正殿。
我會巧辨析: be shown to 被展示給be on show 在展覽中,be shown to be 如同所示。
3. be strict in sth. 對某事嚴格要求
be strict in doing sth.中doing可省略。
eg.: We should be strict in (doing) our work.
對工作我們應該嚴格要求。
be strict with sb. 對某人嚴格要求
eg.: His father is strict with him.
他父親對他嚴格要求。
4. be successful in doing sth. 做……成功
be successful in doing sth.中的in不能省略。有時doing可省略。
eg.: She was successful in finding a new job.
她成功地找到一份新工作。
我會巧辨析:be successful in與be successful at的區別:
be successful at後面往往跟動詞、動名詞,也有用在名詞上的,指做得好,做成了的意思。
she's successful at discussing.她在辯論中取得了成功。
eg.: I'm successful at sales.我在銷售上很成功。
eg.: She's successful at invest.她在投資這件事上很成功。
eg.: I'm successful in markting.(我在營銷上很成功,對應上面的sales, markting不是一件事,也未必一定是銷售。)
eg.: I want to be successful in life.我想成為人生贏家。後面跟life或者my life以及be successful in China(贏在中國)。
eg.: He's successful in the world.他是世界贏家。
life人生、China中國、world世界不是一個事件,而是一個概念。
5. be suitable for 適合
eg.: Nobody in the first lot of applicants was suitable for the job.
在第一批求職者中無人適合做那份工作。
6. be sure (certain) to do... 確信做某事(祈使句)
be sure/certain to do sth句型中,表示一定會做某事,主語可以是人,也可以是物。
eg.: Spring is sure/certain to follow winter.
冬天過後一定是春天。
我會巧辨析: be sure/certain + about /of 表示對(某事)有把握」。主語必須是人,about/of 之後多跟名詞、代詞。