熟練掌握中學詞彙,就能流利說英語。
今天我們來學習wonder和wander的用法。
請熟讀下面生活中常見情景例句到會說。
01wonder(n.&v.)
想知道,想弄明白,琢磨
禮貌地提問或請人做事時說
感到詫異,非常驚訝
驚訝,驚奇,驚異,驚嘆
奇蹟,奇觀
奇事,奇妙之處
能人,奇才,有特效的東西
I wonder who she is.
我想知道她是誰。
She wondered why he left his job.
她想知道他為什麼辭職。
Do you ever wonder if you made the right decision?
你有沒有想過你的決定是否正確?
I wonder if I might have a word with Mr Abbot?
我想知道我是否可以和艾博特先生談談?
I wonder at your allowing her to buy the expensive clothes.
我對你允許她買這些昂貴的衣服感到奇怪。
We wondered at the speed with which it arrived.
我們對它到達的速度感到驚訝。
Wonder is the seed of knowledge.
驚奇是知識的種子。
Time works wonders.
時間創造奇蹟。
What are the seven wonders of the world?
世界七大奇蹟是什麼?
He sat up and stared at the sky in wonder.
他坐起來,驚奇地凝視著天空。
The boys gazed in wonder at the shiny red Ferrari.
男孩們驚奇地注視著那輛閃亮的紅色法拉利。
No wonder they are losing patience.
難怪他們會失去耐心。
No wonder she was running a temperature!
難怪她發燒了!
No wonder the children are excited, - this is the first time they've been in Beijing.
難怪孩子們很興奮,——這是他們第一次來北京。
But we must face facts: it's no wonder that single people are miserable.
但我們必須面對現實:難怪單身狗很悲慘。
Being from a family that produced great actors, it's no wonder that she quickly found her way into the spotlight.
來自盡出優秀演員的家庭,難怪她很快就成了公眾關注的焦點。
02wonderful
精彩的,絕妙的,令人驚奇的,了不起的
令人高興的,使人愉快的
He told me a wonderful story.
他給我講了一個精彩的故事。
I love the spring - it's a wonderful time of the year.
我愛春天,這是一年中最美好的時光。
We had a wonderful time in Spain.
我們在西班牙過得很愉快。
03wander(n.&v.)
漫遊,遊蕩,閒逛,徘徊,流浪,漂泊
偏離(正道),走失,離散,
走神,神志恍惚,(思想)開小差
Simply wandering is a pleasure in itself.
只是漫無目的地閒逛本身就是一種樂趣。
He likes to wander over the countryside.
他喜歡在鄉間漫步。
The dog woke up, had a good stretch and wandered off.
狗醒了,伸了個懶腰,就走了。
The road wanders along through the hills.
這條路蜿蜒曲折地穿過山裡。
I felt my attention wandering during the lecture.
在聽講座時,我覺得我走神了。
Her mind began to wander.
她開始胡思亂想。
04wonder和wander的區別
從上面釋義及例句可以看出,這兩個詞彙意思完全不同。
人們容易混淆不是因為它們是同義詞,而是因為它們是形似詞;
而且還因為它們的發音近似:
wonder/wnd/
wander/wnd/
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