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Not...but和can’t not… but…有什麼不同?
Can't help doing 和can’t help do意思一樣嗎?
Regret to do sth 與regret doing sth. 有什麼區別?
Dare 到底是什麼動詞?
Be about to 與be going to有什麼區別?
It's time 句型都有哪些形式?
Two kilometers far away from here這樣說對嗎?
Many times 與many a time表示的意思一樣嗎?
Not… but和can』t not… but…有什麼不同?
在這兩個搭配中, 雖然都包含but這個詞, 但but所作的詞性以及搭配所表示的含義卻各有不同, 一起來了解一下:
1. not… but中的but實際上是一個連詞, 整個搭配表示的意思是「不是…而是」:
In the end, it was not rapacious politicians who killed the Company, but the greed and power of its managers and shareholders.最終導致東印度公司走向毀滅的,不是貪婪的政治家,而是東印度公司經理及股東的貪婪和影響力。
For me, the biggest impact over a certain salaried threshold is not so much earning more money, but watching your expenditures.
當薪水超過一定的水準時,對於我而言,影響最大的並非是掙更多的錢,而是看緊自己的錢包。
2. can not... but...表示的意思是「不得不…」:
In the boundless huge crowd, meets unexpectedly with somebody, meets one another, but always because of some reasons or reason, but can not but separate.
在茫茫人海中，和某人邂逅、相遇，但總因為一些原因或理由，而不得不分離。
Can’t help doing和can’t help do意思一樣嗎?
Can’t help doing和can’t help do雖然只有細微差別, 但表示的含義卻相去甚遠:
1. Can’t help doing表示「忍不住, 禁不住」的意思, 而can’t help do則表示「不能為…幫忙」的意思:
Every time the subject of my motoring conviction comes up my wife can't help throwing it in my face.每當談到我開車違章判罪問題時,我妻子忍不住要以此事當面責備我。
Just as the balance of power is shifting in economics, one can't help feeling that it is in soccer, too.就像經濟世界裡新舊秩序的轉型一樣, 人們在足球世界裡也不可避免地感受到這一點。
2.can’t help do只表示「不能幫忙做…」
Sorry, since my schedule is quite tight, I can’t help do your share of the work.
很抱歉, 由於我時間非常緊, 不能幫你分擔工作了.
Regret to do sth.與regret doing sth. 有什麼區別?
Regret表示的含義是「遺憾,抱歉」, 可以接不定式to do結構, 也可以接動名詞doing結構, 但兩者存在較大差異, 我們來一起了解一下:
1. regret to do sth.表示「對發生的事情表示「抱歉，遺憾」; Regret doing sth. 表示「對已經發生的事情表示後悔」:
I regret to say that you did not gain admission to Harvard.
我很遺憾地說,你沒有被哈佛大學錄取。
I regret moving toSan Diego. I thought it was a sunny coastal city. It proves not.
我後悔搬到聖地牙哥來了。我以為這是個陽光迷人的海濱城市。可實際不是這樣。
Polls show that a majority of the Dutch population now regret joining the European single currency.民調顯示,多數荷蘭民眾現在表示,後悔當初採用了歐洲單一貨幣。
2. 在英文中, 還有很多類似結構的表達形式, 我們一起來了解一下:
a. remember，forget接動詞的-ing形式時表示動作已經發生；接不定式表示動作尚未發生。
例如：Don’t forget to tell Jim about it.別忘了告訴Jim這件事。（未告訴）
I forget telling Jim about it.我忘了曾經告訴Jim這件事了。（已經告訴他了）
He never forgets to ask for the credit after he does a good deed, it is childlike.
他做了好事總是不忘記要功,像個孩子似的。
I forget telling you that iPhonedebuted in
我忘記了曾經告訴過你iPhone在美國推出兩年後才在中國上市。
b. try to do sth. 表示 「盡力做某事」的意思; try doing sth.表示的含義是「試著做某事」:
Washington’s strategy is to try to slip back stealthily into the heart of Asia Pacific without ruffling Chinese feathers.
美國的戰略是,在不惹惱中國的情況下悄悄返回亞太地區的核心。
Yahoo’s main focus so far has been on bringing in an outside investor to try to boost the value of its core operations.
到目前為止,雅虎一直著重於引進外部投資者,以期提升核心業務的價值。
Actually, I did try different method of shaving, because people just need to try doing things sometimes.
其實，我曾經用過不同的方式來剃鬍子，因為嘛，人總是要做一些新鮮的事。
c. mean to do sth. 表示的意思是「打算，想要做」; mean doing sth 表示「意味著做…」的意思:
She refused to go into specifics on Meet the Press. And she stressed that she did not mean to imply that a nuclear armed
她拒絕在《面對媒體》電視節目上談論有關細節。她強調她講的話並非指伊朗核武裝是不可避免的。
If all men had as honest tongues, and no more promised what they did not mean to perform, there would be less wrong done in the world.
要是每個人都長著誠實可靠的舌頭,不準備去做的事就不胡亂答應下來,世上的壞事就少了。
To take life easy does not mean doing nothing at all, but to grasp every opportunity to do good deeds.
所謂看開人生,並非什麼都不做,而是能及時行善
Choosing to be happy at work means avoiding negative conversations, gossip, and unhappy people as much as possible.
選擇快樂地工作意味著你可以儘可能地避免消極的談話、閒話和消極的人。
Dare到底是什麼動詞?
Dare這個詞, 用法很豐富. 既可以做情態動詞, 也可作及物動詞. 並且, 各自的搭配結構完全不同, 一起來了解:
1. Dare作情態動詞時, 表示「敢」，這時沒有人稱形式，但有過去式dared, 只能出現於三種句式之中:
a. dare用於否定句:
She is such a bluestocking that many men dare not to get close to her because they think she must be a little nerdy.
她是如此的一個女才子,以至很多男性都不敢接近她,因為他們覺得她很書呆子氣。
He was uneasy he had something to tell but dared not say it.
他顯得緊張不安，他有什麼事情要告訴她，但又不敢說。
I scarcely dare think of it.
我簡直不敢想。
b. dare用於疑問句及條件從句:
Dare you interrupt him? 你敢打斷他的話嗎？
How dare you assume that, after such a short tenure, you know best in all things?
你怎麼敢擔保在這麼短的任期之後,你在所有事情上都看得比別人清楚呢?
I'll hurl you out of the company if you dare say the secret!
如果你敢把這個秘密說出去，我就會把你逐出公司。
2. 當dare做及物動詞時, 必須要與不定式to do或名詞賓語進行搭配:
a. 當與不定式to do進行搭配時, 表示的含義是敢於做某事:
He is small yet tough, and no one dares to tangle with him.
他個子雖小但卻頑強，沒有人敢跟他較量。
He dares to accuse me of dishonesty. 他竟敢說我不老實。
I didn’t dare to complain. 我不敢抱怨。
Do you dare to suggest that I 『m capable of such an act?你敢說我能做出這樣的事？
b. 當dare與名詞賓語直接搭配時,表示的含義是敢於面對（某事）：
He will dare any danger. 他會敢於面對任何危險
He dared the anger of his family.
他敢於面對家人的憤怒。
The actress dared a new way of playing that famous character.
這位女演員敢於嘗試以新的方式扮演那個名人。
Be about to與be going to有什麼區別?
Be about to與be going to都表示「將要…」, 但其表達的內涵有較大的差異, 來一起了解:
1. be about to指「即將發生的事情」, 強調「事情立刻就要發生」, 請注意, 由於be about to已經包含「即將, 馬上」的意思, 因此, 句子中不能再使用如immediately這類的副詞做時間狀語:
The whistle blew to give notice that the boat was about to leave.
汽笛聲響了,告訴人們船就要馬上起航了。
After three centuries of economic dominance, the west is about to be eclipsed by a rising Asian power: China.在佔據全球經濟主導地位長達三個世紀之後,西方即將在中國這個崛起的亞洲大國面前黯然失色。
2. be going to 也表示「將要…」的意思, 但內涵更加豐富. 當主語是「物」時,強調「所發生的事情是客觀的, 而非主觀的」, 如天氣變化等; 當主語是「人」時, 強調「某人打算做…」:
The sky went very dark and we thought it was going to rain but it was a false alarm.
天空變得黑沉沉的，我們以為要下雨了，但結果只是虛驚一場。
You know something bad is going to happen in a horror film when someone decides to take a late-night stroll in a forest.
在恐怖片中,當某個人決定在深夜漫步於森林時,總會有些糟糕的事情發生。
She was going to have a bash at swimming the channel.
她打算嘗試橫渡英吉利海峽。
It』s time 句型都有哪些形式?
It’s time句型表示的含義是「該做…了」, 但在不同的句型之中, 其語法結構也不盡相同:
1. It's time for + n.表示的含義是「該是（幹）……的時候了。」:
It is time for reflection and perhaps our cultural heritage can help.
現在是時間進行反思了,也許我們的文化遺產會有所幫助.
2. It's time + for sb. to do sth.表示「該是某人做……的時候了」:
It's time for the city government to clean house.
市政府應該肅清貪汙已刻不容緩.
3. It's time + that從句，通常that可省略，time可由high,about等形容詞修飾，從句中的謂語動詞需要用虛擬, 即謂語動詞用did形式, be動詞則必須用were, 當然, 也可以接上 should+動詞原形do, 此時should可以省略:
In the long run, it is high time that world governments conducted serious against smoking.
長遠看來, 現在已經是緊急時刻讓世界政府採取重要的措施往反對吸菸.
It's high time that the article were published.
發表這篇文章是適時的。
It's time that the government shouldput down interest rates.
政府早該降低利率了。
4. It's + the+序數詞+ time +to do sth.表示「某人第幾次做某事」:
Taxpayer: it is my first time to file tax return. Can you direct me?
納稅人: 我是第一次填寫申報表, 能指點一下嗎 ?
It is not the first time for me to go on an ocean voyage.
我漂洋過海這已不是第一次了.
5. It's + the+序數詞+ time+ that clause.也表示某人第幾次做某事，請注意, 在此表達中從句需用現在完成時:
It is not the first time that pandas from Sichuan have been airlifted to Beijing.
這已經不是第一次從四川往北京空運熊貓.
It is the first time in Olympic history that five mascots have been chosen.
這是奧林匹克歷史上第一次選出了五個吉祥物。
Two kilometers far away from here這樣說對嗎?
我們知道, far 既可以做形容詞, 與away from搭配表示「離…有多遠」的意思, 也可以作副詞修飾形容詞, 表程度. 但在不同句式之中, 有其特殊的語法要求, 一起來了解:
1. far用作形容詞，與away from搭配表示「距…遙遠的」. 請注意, far通常不與具體數字連用, 即: 句子中若有具體數字, 則只能出現away from, 不能出現far:
In education we are equally far away from the most economically advanced countries in the EU, as shown in the Pisa Report.
正如Pisa Report所顯示的,我們的教育支出同樣遠遠落後於歐盟中經濟最發達的國家。
Sweden and Australia urged nationals to stay at least80 kilometers away from the damaged Fukushima plant.
瑞典和澳大利亞敦促本國公民呆在距離受損的福島第一核電站至少80公裡遠的地方。
2. far 用作副詞時, 可修飾形容詞的比較級或最高級，但除極個別情況外，一般不能修飾原級，如不能說far difficult, 而只能用作far more difficult; 能夠被 far 修飾的原級形容詞主要的有 wrong, short, different 等:
To care for wisdom and truth and improvement of the soul is far better than to seek money and honor and reputation. --- Socrates
注重智慧、真理和美好的心靈遠比追求金錢、榮譽和名勝要好得多。--- 蘇格拉底
In Asia, however, KFC stands for something far different.
然而在亞洲,肯德基卻代表著某些更加與眾不同的東西。
The
美國政府希望迅速進入到下一輪的軍備談判中,屆時的談判可能比現在要困難的多。
Many times與many a time表示的意思一樣嗎?
我們知道, many times表示的意思是「很多次」, 實際上, many a time所表示的含義與many times是一樣的, 但在語法結構上, 有很大差異, 一起來了解:
1. many times除表示「多次」外, 還可表示「很多倍」:
Britainwas allied with theUnited Statesmany times in history.
歷史上英國曾多次與美國結盟.
Apple can only revolutionize consumer technology so many times.
畢竟蘋果不可能太過頻繁地給消費科技產業帶來革命性改變。
Some of the better staff emigrated to Gulf countries, where salaries were many times higher.
有些較優秀的教職員工移居到海灣國家,因為那裡的工資收入比埃及高許多倍。、
2. many a time雖然看似是一個單數形式, 但實際上也表示「多次, 常常」的意思, 請注意, 當many a time用於句首, 整個句子需要倒裝:
I met him many a time in the bus.
我在公共汽車上見過他多次.
Many a time haveAmericaandIraqplayed catch-me-if-you-can game.
美國和伊拉克已上演了多次「貓和老鼠」的遊戲.
Many a time afterwards had Hester been tortured, though less vividly, by the same illusion. --- The Scarlet Letterby Nathaniel Hawthorne
事後,海絲特曾多次受到同一幻覺的折磨, 不過那幻覺沒有那麼活生生地強烈了. --- 《紅字》, 納撒尼爾·霍桑