at table和at the table的含義及英語口語訓練
at table和at the table究竟是什麼意思?
英語短語at table和at the table究竟是屬於同義詞辨析問題,還是屬於先明白二者各自是什麼含義,然後所謂的同義詞辨析問題「不攻自破」?
1) 體驗英語:at table
1. The whole family was (sitting) at table in the dining toom at 7 every evening.
2. Who was the man seated at table betrayed Jesus Christ(耶穌基督)?
2) 英譯英英語口語:
1. Okay.If you are (sitting) at table,you're sitting at a/the table and(for) eating a meal/eating food.
2. So,(sitting) at table means Eating food,or having a meal (in the dining room,or in a restaurant).
能把at table與eat food聯想起來就不怕忘記at table什麼意思。忘記哪個是「吃」了怎麼辦?
「愚蠢」卻實用的記憶方法:You eat and you eat the 'the',that's why the 'the' is missing in 'at table':吃飯把the吃掉了,自然at table「沒有the了」。
1) 體驗英語:at the table
1.What all the women want is a seat at the (discussion) table.
這句話的意思就是「所有婦女們想要的就是在決策層裡擁有一席之地(有一個席位)」。
跟「吃」沒有任何關係,所以the沒有「被吃掉」,還保留著:at the table.
A seat here means a position(席位,地位), the table here means where you can make drcision(決策地).
2. The boy was sitting at a/the table in the restaurant/dining room (for) doing his homework.
2) 英譯英英語口語:
So,when we are sitting a table,or at the table,we sit at the table for doing anything,for reading,for doing homework,for taking a rest,including for eating,for dinner,for lunch,etc.
不要說sit at table for dinner/for a meal.At table已經「自帶」eat dinner,所以for dinner屬於「畫蛇添足」。